Tag Archives: IBN KATHIR

“I saw al-Shāfi’ī in a dream after his demise. I said to him, ‘O Father of ‘Abdullāh, how did Allāh receive you?’ He replied, ‘He sat me on a throne of gold and poured over me the purest of pearls.’”

Sh Abu Rumaysah renders beautifully Ibn Kathīr's full tafsīr (for the first time in the English language) of the first verses of Sūrat al-Baqarah explaining the qualities of the Muttaqūn...

"I don’t know Arabic; can I ponder over the Qur’ān?" Practical advice to begin your journey of reflection over the book of Allāh.

"You who have faith! If a deviator brings you a report, scrutinise it carefully..."

Sūrat al-Hujurāt | Verse by Verse Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 “As for those” bedouins, coarse by nature and loud by habit[1] “who call out to you” simultaneously raising their voices to the Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) ...

"Those who subdue their voices when they are with the Messenger of Allāh are people whose hearts Allāh has tested for mindfulness..."

"You who have faith! Do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet and do not speak loudly to him as you do to one another lest your actions come to nothing without your realising it..."

Let Shaikh Abu Rumaysah take you on what is perhaps one of the most detailed journeys through Sūrah al-Hujurāt...

Tafsīr Sūrah al-Kahf – part 3 Verses 4-8 Part 1 | Part 2 وَيُنذِرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا اتَّخَذَ اللَّـهُ وَلَدًا  مَّا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَلَا لِآبَائِهِمْ ۚ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ ۚ إِن يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبًا ﴿٥﴾ فَلَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِمْ ...

Tafsīr Sūrah al-Kahf – part 2 Verses 1-3 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 الْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ الْكِتَابَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُ عِوَجًا ۜ ﴿١﴾ قَيِّمًا لِّيُنذِرَ بَأْسًا شَدِيدًا مِّن لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ ...