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Surat al-Kahf
This surah was revealed in Makkah at a time when the hostility of the Quraysh, and their fear…
How to benefit from the Qur’an
Today I will be talking about different aspects of how we, as believers, can get from the Qur’an…
Informal notes for a tafsir class on Surat al-Qiyamah
The theme of this surah is the raising of the deadfor the Judgement. Its two opening verses forcefully…
Surat al-Insan/al-Dahr
This surah can be paired with the one before it. Al-Qiyamah ended with a brief account of the…
Authenticating the Ascription of Ṣaḥiḥ al-Bukhārī to its Author
A chance meeting A venerable shaykh had taken residence in a quiet corner of the city, renting a…
Ibrahim’s Supplication(s) in the Qur’an
The first element is an appeal to Allah for provision and security. In the fuller version, this appeal…
Hajj
The hajj represents for Muslims all the hopes and aspirations, all the testing and hardships, and all the…
Ibrahim, `alayhi al-salam:
This man, whom God Himself has praised in the Qur’an as His ¬khalil, is the exemplar of perfected…
Benefiting from our differences
The clear command of God is that when the believers are in dispute over a matter, they should…
Forty hadith
There is a reason why, when you read a very technical text, you don’t understand it. Even if…
Surat al-Takwir and Surat al Infitar
These surahs compel us to call to mind realities that we accept are true but which we almost-never…
Surah Nuh
This surah is a condensed overview of the themes found in more extended narration elsewhere in the Qur’an,…