Welcome to ‘The Best Ramadan Ever!’ – with MuslimMatters.org and Shaykh Yahya Ibrahim! In this exclusive series, Shaykh Yahya will guide us through the philosophy of...
A few years ago, my best friend (who is also a physician) and I were discussing our concerns about fasting long June days while seeing patients...
Āyah 30 قُلۡ أَرَءَیۡتُمۡ إِنۡ أَصۡبَحَ مَاۤؤُكُمۡ غَوۡرࣰا فَمَن یَأۡتِیكُم بِمَاۤءࣲ مَّعِینِۭ (My Prophet,) Say: “Just think and ask yourself: If out of nowhere, all the...
Āyah 29 قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَعَلَیۡهِ تَوَكَّلۡنَاۖ فَسَتَعۡلَمُونَ مَنۡ هُوَ فِی ضَلَـٰلࣲ مُّبِین (My Prophet,) Say: “He is Al-Raḥmān, the Infinitely Loving and Graceful....
Āyah 28 قُلۡ أَرَءَیۡتُمۡ إِنۡ أَهۡلَكَنِیَ ٱللَّهُ وَمَن مَّعِیَ أَوۡ رَحِمَنَا فَمَن یُجِیرُ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ مِنۡ عَذَابٍ أَلِیمࣲ (My Prophet,) Say (to the disbelievers): “Just think –...
Āyah 27 فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهُ زُلۡفَةࣰ سِیۤـَٔتۡ وُجُوهُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَقِیلَ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِی كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَدَّعُونَ But when they actually see it up close and approaching, the...
Āyah 26 قُلۡ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡعِلۡمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَاۤ أَنَا۠ نَذِیرࣱ مُّبِینࣱ (My Prophet,) Say: “That information is exclusively with Allāh. And I am only a clear...
Āyah 25 وَیَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡوَعۡدُ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِینَ And they say and mockingly ask, “If you’re actually telling the truth, then when is this promise,...
Āyah 24 قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلَّذِی ذَرَأَكُمۡ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِلَیۡهِ تُحۡشَرُون (My Prophet,) Say: “No doubt, He, God, is The One who created, placed, scattered and spread...
Āyah 23 قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلَّذِیۤ أَنشَأَكُمۡ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡأَبۡصَـٰرَ وَٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةَۚ قَلِیلࣰا مَّا تَشۡكُرُونَ (My Prophet,) Say: “No doubt, He, God, is The One who created...