Sura At-Takathur : Bragging about plenitude and what is wrong about it
Takathur is a short, Meccan sura that warns mankind about the perils of showing off and bragging about worldly possessions and the consequences of such actions if one pursuit them until it becomes a life-style. Everyone in contemporary world, except a tiny fraction, would criticize “the system of capitalism” at every possible chance. In other […]
Sura Al-Kafiroon : Quranic Answer to Political Correctness
This sura has been revealed in Mecca, during the very turbulent times when the tyrannical moguls of Mecca was at full work trying to stop Prophet Muhammad(saw) fulfilling his divine task, calling humanity to Islam’s message. For many intricate reasons that are beyond the scope of this article, the moguls accepted or had the tendency […]
Quran Tafsir : Sura Luqman : The wisdom in parental advisory.
Sura Luqman is the 31st sura in the Holy Quran and has been revealed in Mecca. The sura derives its name from Prophet Luqman(as) who is also descendant of Prophet Abraham(as). The main message in the sura is what Luqman(as) gives his son as an advice and tells him to stay away “shirk”, which he […]
Quran Tafsir : Sura Al-Isra : A marvel of ethical manifest
Sura Al-Isra is the seventeenth sura in Holy Quran. It starts with telling about the Prophet Muhammad’s(saw) miraculous ascending to heavens and since Isra means “night walk, night journey”, this sura is named after it. According to a hadith in Tirmidhi revealed from Aisa(r.a), Rasulullah(saw) didn’t go to bed before reading sura al-Isra and sura […]
Sura An Noor : Enlightening our souls and families
This beautiful sura in Quran is the 24th sura and has been revealed in Madina. In the 35th ayat, it describes the noor of Allah(j.j), therefore the name of the sura is Sura An Noor. The whole sura is blueprint for happy family life and emphasizes the importance of family structure. The relationship between firm […]
Sura Ad-Dhuha and Sura Al-Inshirah : Motivational recipes in Islamic aqeedah
These suras are two consecutive sura, 93rd and 94th respectively and their core meaning is to boost up morale of a believer especially if they are going through dark periods. Usual interpretation is that, these suras have been revealed to Prophet Muhammad(sav) regarding a specific period in his life, but these two suras can be […]
Literary theory differences in understanding the aesthetical narration of Quran
There are many different interpretations in the field of Quran Tafsir and many different schools of thoughts in Islamic sciences in general, that claim the “miraculous literary” structure of Quran. Holy Quran is absolutely a miracle in many ways, literature is one of them. However, if the narrative structure of Holy Quran is not explained […]
Sura An-Nasr : Ultimate attitude after victory
Although this sura has been revealed in Mecca it is considered as Madani, since it has been revealed after the conquest of Mecca. The word nasr is interpreted as “Allah’s(j.j) succour, assistance to Muslims”. According to many scholars, this is the last revealed sura in Holy Quran. When comes the Help of Allah, and Victory, […]
Belam : A portrait of a sycophant character from Quran
In the following sura an example of a character is given to us: Relate to them the story of the man to whom We sent Our signs, but he passed them by: so Satan followed him up, and he went astray. If it had been Our will, We should have elevated him with Our signs; […]
Sura Al-Lail : The sagacity in contraries
Sura Al-Lail is the 92nd sura of Holy Quran and has been revealed in Mecca. In this sura, polar opposite concepts are emphasized to indicate mankind about their trade on this planet and what would be the possible consequences of such trade and results of religious “deeds”. Here, Allah(j.j) oaths to night and day and […]