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 include in our conscious, deliberate calculations…
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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 the benefit that, by the grace of God, it offers to us. That benefit is guidance. The…
Surah Nuh
This surah is a condensed overview of the themes found in more extended narration elsewhere in the Qur’an, of the story of Nuh `alayhi…
Informal notes for a tafsir class on Surat al-Muzzammil
The surah is named after the word in the opening verse. It is an important image. It first calls to mind someone wrapped up…
Printing translations of the Qur’an without the original Arabic text
Though the Qur’an was sent down in Arabic, its message is universal. This is very clearly stated in the Qur’an itself: ‘Say: O humankind!…
Read in the Name of Thy Lord who Created
By this link: Explain the statement of God—”Read in the name of your Lord who created!”— and remove the shrouds of confusion from us,…
The Sunnah Explains the Qurʾān
By this link: Do you agree with those who say that the entirety of the Sunnah explains the Qurʾān? I replied: Who am I to…
Questions & Answers on Tafsir
View all Q&A →Surah Baqarah verse 62
My respected student, Mr Ali Rasul, from Dallas, USA, asked me the following question: As-salāmu ʿalaykum Ustād, In Ayah 62 of Sūrah al-Baqarah, Allah says: “Indeed, those who believed, and those who were Jews, Christians, or Sabians, whoever believes in…
A question regarding an incident in Surah al-Qasas
as-salamu `alaykum Shaykh. I hope your Ramadan is going well. I wanted to ask you about the incident in Surah al-Qasas when Musa (AS) accidentally killed an Egyptian. After this incident, Moses ran away, but never sought forgiveness from the…
Removing Doubts About the Tafsīr of “And the food of those given the scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them” (Qurʾān 5:5)
Removing Doubts About the Tafsīr of “And the food of those given the scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them” (Qurʾān 5:5)