When is 'this' promise? they asked mockingly and in haste. If it erupted whilst they quibbled and scorned, how much laughter could they exhibit and how many tears will they shed? What are they really waiting for, is life just a game or will every spectacle of a deed or…
Having listed His blessings on land, sea and in the universe, one is left to wonder at the extent of heedlessness held by those who obstinately remain to surrender to other than Him given their dependence on Him from His extracting edible crops from grain to their voyage at…
Verse 40 spoke of the sun and the moon streaming along at speed in their own orbits. Even though nothing of the naked eye would suggest that the Sun and Moon are moving at speed, through modern advancements in technology we now know that the Moon orbits around the Earth…
Through the lens of God’s guidance are we able to see meaningful Signs in everyday occurrences. Signs and evidences which most people do not and cannot see. The previous verse from the magnificent Sūrah Yā Sīn spoke about how a particular phase in the waxing of the Moon resembles an…
Yā Sīn Series Part 14 – Let that be a Lesson, O Enemy of Allah! Click to read part: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 If an audience of the Quraysh were listening in to the Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) reciting this story from Sūrah Yā Sīn surely they would…
Yā Sīn Series Part 13 - The Call to Truth and the Devastating Regret Click to read part: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Having related to us the story of the resolute man and the barbaric way in which the disbelievers of the Town killed him, Allāh turns our attention to these people of…
Yā Sīn Series Part 12 – Keep Your Eye Fixed on the Target: Jannah! Click to read part: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 The resolute man who came from the “outskirts of the city in haste” to the defence of three Messengers faced a tough hostile crowd but Allāh related to us in…
Yā Sīn Series Part 11 – Da’wah Techniques from a Qur'anic Role Model Click to read part: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 This Believing Man from the story of the People of the Town is a tremendous role model for Muslims living in Europe, experiencing the rise the Islamophobia. Allāh has already…
Yā Sīn Series Part 10 – Money for Da'wah - is it right? Some of us read about the struggles and achievements of Prophets and deep down feel as though their example is simply beyond our reach and near-impossible to follow. Perhaps that is why Allāh relates to us the struggles…
Yā Sīn Series Part 9 – The Rare, Resolute Man Great nations are built on great ideas and great heroes. There is no nation that has greater ideas, values and beliefs than the Muslims, nor does any have greater heroes and leaders than them. Allāh decreed that half-a-page of His…
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