The Glorious Quran, the Muslims’ religious Scripture, was revealed in Arabic to the Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, through the angel Gabriel. The revelation occurred piecemeal, over a period of twenty-three years, sometimes in brief verses and sometimes in longer chapters. The Quran (lit. a “reading” or “recitation”) […]
Category: The Holy Quran
Did Muhammad Author the Quran?
Who authored the Quran? Someone must have produced it! After all, how many desert men have stood up in the history of man and given the world a book like the Quran? The book has amazing details of past nations, prophets, and religions as well as accurate scientific information unavailable at the time. What was […]
Sûrat Az-Zumar (The Groups) XXXIX.
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. The revelation of this Book (the Qur’ân) is from Allâh, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. 2. Verily We have sent down the Book to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) in truth: So worship Allâh (Alone) by doing religious deeds sincerely for Allâh’s sake only. […]
Sûrat Al-Qâri‘ah (The Striking Hour) CI.
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. Al-Qâri‘ah (the striking Hour i.e. the Day of Resurrection). 2. What is the striking (Hour)? 3. And what will make you know what the striking (Hour) is? 4. It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about. 5. And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Sârat Qâf .L
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. Qâf. [These letters (Qâf, etc.) are one of the miracles of the Qur’ân, and none but Allâh (Alone) knows their meanings]. By the Glorious Qur’ân. 2. Nay, they wonder that there has come to them a warner (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) from among themselves. So […]
Sûrat Al-Qamar (The Moon) LIV.
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder (the people of Makkah requested Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to show them a miracle, so he showed them the splitting of the moon).[2] 2. And if they see a sign, they turn […]
Sûrat Al-Mumtahanah (The Woman to be examined) LX.
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and polytheists) as friends, showing affection towards them, while they have disbelieved in what has come to you of the truth (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism, this Qur’ân, and Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), […]
Sûrat Al-Ghâshiyah (The Overwhelming) LXXXVIII.
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)? 2. Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).[1] 3. Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides […]
Sûrat Al-Mulk (Dominion) LXVII.
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. Blessed be He in Whose Hand is the dominion; and He is Able to do all things. 2. Who has created death and life that He may test you which of you is best in deed.[1] And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving; 3. Who has created […]
Sûrat Az-Zalzalah (The Earthquake) XCIX.
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. When the earth is shaken with its (final) earthquake. 2. And when the earth throws out its burdens. 3. And man will say: “What is the matter with it?” 4. That Day it will declare its information (about all that happened over it of good […]