Al-hamdulillah, as I am reading Quran, I realize that Allah is so good to me. I realize how much I don't deserve his goodness but yet Allah continues to bless me. What spurred this reflection was the Ayat from Surah Al-Anfal (verse 22): "Indeed, the worst of all beings in the sight of Allah are the willfully deaf and dumb, who don't understand". Imagine being this way, no matter how many times someone tried to give you something that will benefit you, give you information that will lead to guaranteed success, you still choose not to listen. These are people who don't want any help and have a since of arrogance and pride that won't allow them to listen, see, or hear any advice, heed any warni

Surah Al-Anfal, verse 22.

In this verse, Allah Ta'ala has mentioned one of His worst creatures. The worst creatures in the sight of Allah are those who do not act with reason. Now, if we think, which creature is this who is irrational according to Allah's criteria? It does not mean that what is considered a fool in the world or a crazy madman, then he was called here as a fool and the worst. Rather, according to my thinking, those who become the most intelligent people for this world are actually the ones who are foolish in the sight of Allah. Because the intellects of such people are driven only in the external and materialistic judgments of the world. They win from the world. Avoid losses

Remember the famous incident involving Abdullah ibn al Maktum RA, the blind sahabbi? How would this have played out in the world of social media? What if this incident had taken place between 2 friends in a Watsapp chat? Would ignoring messages be considered 'he turned away' ? In his book, When Hearing Becomes Listening, Mikaeel Ahmed Smith explored facets of prophetic listening. One facet is meta messaging. How the listener conveys a willingness to listen that will propel the speaker to share more than mere words. He writes; 'A meta message is the information that accompanies the messages spoken to us'. For us to be able to read these

سورہ نمبر 8 انفال آیت نمبر 22-20 Quran to Ehl-e-Imaan Series (45th Time — 45/89) Subject: اللّہ اور اسکے رسول ﷺ کی بات سننا اور اس پر عمل کرنا ہی اہل ایمان کا شعار ہے ترجمہ اے ایمان لانے والو، اللہ اور اُس کے رسُول کی اطاعت کرو اور حکم سُننے کے بعد اس سے سرتابی نہ کرو - اُن لوگوں کی طرح نہ ہو جاوٴ جنہوں نے کہا کہ ہم نے سُنا حالانکہ وہ نہیں سُنتے۔ یقیناً خدا کے نزدیک بد ترین قسم کے جانور وہ بہرے گُونگے لوگ ہیں جو عقل سے کام نہیں لیتے 🟢🟠🔴 سورۂ الأنفال کی یہ آیات صرف جنگِ بدر کے ایک تاریخی واقعے کا تذکرہ نہیں کرتیں بلکہ ہر دور کے اہلِ ایمان کے لیے ایک دائمی اصول بیان کرتی ہیں۔ ایمان کا اصل امتحان علم میں نہیں، اطاعت میں ہے سننے میں نہیں، ماننے میں ہے۔ اللہ تعالیٰ فرماتا ہے۔۔ "اے ایمان

The theme of war and conflict flows throughout the tenth juz of the Qur’an. This juz begins at verse 41 of Surah al-Anfal and ends at verse 86 of Surah al-Tawbah. These two surahs are known as the wartime chapters and are often misquoted by Islamophobes to project a false image of Islam. There are many verses in this juz that are quoted out of context to make Islam look violent and intolerant. Yet there are many other verses in this juz that are ignored that balance or explain these verses and give the full picture. Surah al-Anfal was revealed after the Battle of Badr; Surah al-Tawbah was one of the last Madinan surahs and was revealed after the expedition to Tabook. Both surahs were re

Your perception about the challenges, obstacles and goals you want to achieve could make a difference.

When we face challenges, it's certainly uncomfortable, to say the least. At the same time, *it’s easy to lose confidence, strength and motivation required to achieve success*.

It’s easier to give power to your problems and challenges through your perception.

Just as Allah says:

إِذْ يُرِيكَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي مَنَامِكَ قَلِيلًا وَلَوْ أَرَاكَهُمْ كَثِيرًا لَّفَشِلْتُمْ وَلَتَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي الْأَمْرِ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ سَلَّمَ إِنَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ

(And remember) when Allah showed them to you as few in your (i.e. Muhammad's SAW) dream, *if He had shown them to you as many,