Contemplation Intermediate Signs of the Universe

There Is Nothing Like Him — Complete Exaltation of Allah

Verse: "There is nothing like Him — and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing." (42:11) "Nothing like Him": The most comprehensive sta…

Contemplation Basic Al-Kafirun

To You Your Religion and to Me Mine — Principled Separation, Not Personal Enmity

Verses: "Say: O disbelievers (1) I do not worship what you worship... To you your religion and to me mine" Reflection: The polytheist…

Reasons for Revelation Basic Madani Rulings

No Compulsion in Religion — Ansari Men Coercing Their Sons

Occasion of Revelation (Sahih — Abu Dawud & Nasai): Ibn Abbas narrated: An Ansari woman who lost children would vow to raise the next chi…

Quranic Stories Advanced Musa

Moses and Allah's Manifestation to the Mountain — "You Shall Not See Me" and the Vision

Quranic context: Al-Araf 143 Context: Moses said: "My Lord, show Yourself to me that I may look at You." Allah said: "You shall not se…

Quranic Terms Basic Creed

Tawhid — Its Three Types

Definition: Singling out Allah in what is exclusive to Him — Rububiyyah, Uluhiyyah, and Asma wa Sifat. Three types: (1) Rububiyyah: af…

Quranic Terms Intermediate Creed

Shirk — Its Major Types

Definition: Associating a partner with Allah in what is exclusive to Him. Major shirk (exits Islam): Directing supplication to other t…

Quranic Terms Advanced Quranic Sciences

Ruh and Nafs in the Quran — The Precise Distinction Between the Two Terms

First: Nafs (Soul/Self) Used in the Quran with multiple meanings: The person/individual: "Every soul shall taste death" (3:185) — ev…

Quranic Terms Intermediate Quranic Sciences

Al-Fitrah — The Meaning of the Quranic Term and Its Relation to Islam

The comprehensive verse: "So direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth. The fitrah of Allah upon which He has created peopl…

Quranic Terms Intermediate Quranic Sciences

"Amana" and "Aslama" — The Precise Distinction Between Iman and Islam in the Quran

The key verse: "The bedouins say: We have believed. Say: You have not believed. Rather say: We have submitted, for faith has not yet enter…

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