Scripture
I memorised the Qur’ān at 40 in memory of my mother
Memorising the Qur'ān is a deeply transformative journey; let it transform you, one page at a time.
From the Urethra to the Universe
Expelled, then washed off or thrown away. It is such a despised fluid, and yet it is the biological building block of the human. That same human will grow to contempt from…
Surah al-Buruj: a crucial lesson on human suffering
“When they sat by it” Surah al-Buruj in light of Bystanding The place of ‘witnessing’ is a salient motif in Sūrah al-Burūj. At four points within the sūrah Allah draws our attention…
Begging the Helpless for Help
Man is innately coded desiring to submit to a grander entity. The religion-less or atheists are no exception to this, but rather, they look to satiate this innate craving by deifying other…
Taming the Heart in the Animal Kingdom
It needs only a living heart, clean from the blemishes of pride and conceit, to see how much we have fallen short of gratitude to Allah. A horse’s swinging hoof has the…
“Not the Words of a Poet, Little do you believe”
When put against the templates of Arabic poetry and literature, the Qur’an was wholly different. By the admittance of one of the most influential enemies of the Prophet (sall Allahu ʿalayhi wa…
Reflecting on the Childhood of Old Age
After declaring that had He wished He could blind and deform them, Abū Hayyan explains how Allāh turns their attention to a sign that points to the truth of this declaration. Growing…
