by Quranic | Feb 8, 2021 | Quranic Reflections
“And when your Lord said to the angels, ‘Indeed, I will make upon the earth a khalifah.'” [2:30] Let’s talk about our purpose. A good starting point is the creation of mankind which the Quran begins with the verse above....
by Quranic | Feb 8, 2021 | Quranic Reflections
“And when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House with Ishmael, he said: ‘Our Lord, accept from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.'” [2:127] Abraham and Ishmael completed a great task: building the great House of Allah, the...
by Quranic | Feb 8, 2021 | Quranic Reflections
In the previous blog post, I mentioned there are three pairs found in the Quran. The first was prayer and charity. The second pair commonly seen together in the Quran is: reward and punishment. The first mention of ‘fire’ in the Quran:...
by Quranic | Feb 8, 2021 | Quranic Reflections
What does the Quran say about itself? “This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah” [2:2] That is the second verse of the longest chapter. The Quran is guidance for who? For those conscious of God....
by Quranic | Feb 8, 2021 | Quranic Reflections
What does the Quran say about desires? That was a question I recently discussed with my youth group, and I wanted to share the verse with you all about temptations and desires: “Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire – of women and...
