Contemplation Intermediate The Hereafter

The Day Every Soul Finds What It Has Done — Absolute Justice on the Day of Judgment

Verse: "The day every soul will find what it has done of good presented before it — and what it has done of evil; it will wish that betwee…

Contemplation Basic Ethics & Manners

Allah Commands Justice and Excellence — The Triad of Virtues and Vices

Verse: "Indeed Allah commands justice, excellence, and giving to relatives — and forbids immorality, wrongdoing, and oppression." (16:90) …

Contemplation Intermediate Ethics & Manners

Allah Does Not Forbid You from Those Who Did Not Fight You — Islam and Coexistence

Verse: "Allah does not forbid you from those who did not fight you over religion or expel you from your homes — from being righteous and j…

Contemplation Intermediate Ethics & Manners

O Believers, Be Persistently Standing Firm in Justice — Absolute Justice

Verse: "O you who believe, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah, even if against yourselves, parents, or relative…

Contemplation Basic An-Nisa

Allah Does Not Wrong Anyone Even an Atom's Weight — The Precision of Absolute Justice

Verse: "Indeed Allah does not wrong anyone by even an atom's weight — and if there is a good deed He multiplies it." (4:40) "An atom's …

Contemplation Basic Ethics & Manners

Allah Commands Justice and Excellence and Giving to Relatives

Verse: "Indeed Allah commands justice, excellence, and giving to relatives — and forbids indecency, wrongdoing, and transgression." (16:90…

Contemplation Intermediate Social Conduct

Do Not Let Hatred of a People Cause You Not to Be Just — Justice Even Toward Enemies

Verse: "Do not let hatred of a people cause you not to be just. Be just — it is nearer to taqwa." (5:8) — "Shana'an" = intense hatred. The…

Contemplation Intermediate Justice

O Believers Be Persistently Standing Firmly in Justice — Steadfastness in Justice Even Against Oneself

Verse: "O you who believe — be persistently standing firmly in justice, witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves or parents o…

Contemplation Intermediate Justice

Allah Commands You to Render Trusts to Their Rightful Owners — Trustworthiness in Judgment and Appointments

Verse: "Allah commands you to render trusts to their rightful owners, and when you judge between people, to judge with justice." (4:58) — …

Contemplation Basic Justice

Be Just — It Is Closer to Taqwa — Justice Above Personal Interests

Verse: "O believers, be persistently standing firm for Allah, witnesses in justice, and do not let hatred of a people lead you to be unjus…

Reasons for Revelation Basic Madani Events

Believers Are Brothers — The Fighting Between Aws and Khazraj

Occasion of Revelation (Hasan — Abu Dawud & Bazzar): Two Ansar men from Aws and Khazraj quarreled; their respective tribes took sides, ra…

Reasons for Revelation Intermediate Madani Events

"The Male and Female Thief — Cut Their Hands" — The Theft of a Woman From Makhzum

Verse: "The male and female thief — cut their hands." (5:38) Occasion (Agreed upon): Bukhari and Muslim narrated: a woman from Banu Mak…

Reasons for Revelation Basic Makki Events

"Allah Commands Justice and Goodness" — When Uthman ibn Mazun Heard It

Verse: "Indeed, Allah commands justice and goodness and giving to relatives, and He forbids immorality and wrongdoing and oppression." (16…

Quranic Stories Intermediate Other Prophets

Dhul-Qarnayn — Justice and Wisdom in Ruling the Earth

Verse: "We established him in the land and gave him the means to accomplish anything." (18:84) The three means: Allah gave him "means …

Quranic Stories Intermediate Nations

People of the Trench — Tribulation for Faith and Steadfastness Until Martyrdom

Quranic context: Al-Buruj, verses 1-10 Context: Allah says: "Cursed were the People of the Trench — the fire with fuel — when they sat…

Quranic Stories Basic History & Lessons

Dhul Qarnayn — Justice with Three Nations

Quranic context: The polytheists asked the Prophet (PBUH) about Dhul Qarnayn. The Quranic answer came: Allah established him in the land …

Quranic Stories Intermediate ذو القرنين

Dhul-Qarnayn in the West — He Found It Setting in a Muddy Spring

Quranic context: Dhul-Qarnayn, the believing king, travels westward until he reaches the farthest western point — and finds before him an …

Fiqh Rulings Intermediate Transactions

Justice in Testimony — Even Against Oneself

Verse: "Be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives." (4:135)…

Fiqh Rulings Advanced Family

If You Fear Injustice With Orphans Then Marry — The True Context of the Polygamy Verse

Verse: "If you fear injustice with orphans, then marry what pleases you of women — two, three, or four." (4:3) True context: Came in t…

Fiqh Rulings Intermediate Transactions

Allah Commands You to Render Trusts to Their Owners — The General Trust

Verse: "Indeed Allah commands you to render trusts to their rightful owners." (4:58) "Trusts" (amanat): More comprehensive than deposi…

Fiqh Rulings Intermediate Hudud

When You Judge Between People Judge with Justice

Verse: "When you judge between people, judge with justice." (4:58) — A command for judges, rulers, fathers, and teachers — anyone who deci…

Quranic Rhetoric Basic Antithetical Parallelism

Antithesis Between Two Sentences — Whoever Does an Atom of Good Sees It / Evil Sees It

Difference between tibaq and muqabala: Tibaq: between two words. Muqabala: between two or more sentences — each sentence against the oppo…

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