Introduction Both these sūrahs form a pair with relation to their subject. In the first sūrah, the basis of the argument is the authenticity of the Qur’ān, and in the second one, the signs of the Almi...
Muslims remained a great power in this world for almost a thousand years. No nation was able to compete with them with regard to knowledge and wisdom, political acumen and affluence. They reigned over...
Sūrah Muzzammil and Sūrah Muddaththir form a pair with regard to the subject discussed in them. Sūrah Muzzammil directs the Prophet (sws) to prepare himself for bearing the burden of a heavy responsib...
(This is an abridged English translation from the Urdu transcript of the interview) Question: The Qur’ān says: وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا ( ٥٩ : ٧ ) (And wha...
Both these sūrahs form a pair with regard to their subject matter. Sūrah Nūh portrays the indhār of the Qur’ān and its consequences by narrating the account of the people of the Prophet Nūh (sws), whi...
Children are born with the directive of God; however, the process adopted by God in this regard is not that He sends down a child directly from the heavens in whatever number He wishes for whichever p...
Both these sūrahs form a pair with regard to their subject matter. The first sūrah cautions the Quraysh about the punishment of the Herein and the Hereafter and the second sūrah warns such people of t...
(This writing is based on the transcript of the above interview) Question: Islam is a well established religion, and is meant to exist forever. However, with time and rapid changes in global politics,...
Religion and ethics have always accorded sanctity to human life. The Almighty has explicitly stated in His Book that no one should kill another person; it is the greatest sin after polytheism. The Qur...
Both these sūrahs form a pair with regard to their subject matter. In Sūrah Mulk, the Quraysh are warned of the Day of Judgement while in Sūrah Qalam they are warned of the punishment which a people n...
(Based on the transcript of a speech given in Australia) The First Identity of Muslims The roles and responsibilities of Muslims who live in the west have can only be understood on the basis of the mu...
In the religion of Abraham (sws), the rituals of hajj and ‘umrah are the pinnacle of worship. Their history begins with the proclamation made by Abraham (sws) after building the House of God that peop...
It is apparent to every keen eye that the greatest issue faced by Pakistan in current times is religious extremism. It is our misfortune that today this is not merely limited to an ideology and its co...
Both these sūrahs form a pair with regard to their subject matter. In the first sūrah, the Hypocrites are advised to learn a lesson from the fate of the Jews who they were inducing to evil deeds, and...
It is repeatedly stated in the law of inheritance mentioned in the Qur’ān that the inheritance should be distributed after disbursing any will made by the deceased. Two questions arise on this. First,...
Both these sūrahs form a pair with regard to their subject matter. A stern warning is sounded in the second sūrah to the Hypocrites who were creating propaganda against the jihād and infāq to which Mu...
(written for young adults) Religion is derived from the Qur’ān and Sunnah. The whole of it is found in these two. Nothing external to them can add to or subtract anything from religion. We want to und...
It is not customary in various languages of the world that every word should signify just one meaning or that every linguistic style should have just one denotation. A word or a linguistic style gener...
This is an independent sūrah and does not have a pair. The Makkan sūrahs of this group end on it. It contains a summary of all the discussion regarding reward and punishment found in the six previous...
Both these sūrahs form a pair with regard to their subject. Both have a recurring verse. Hence, this apparent similarity is very evident. The topic of both is to substantiate the Day of Judgement and...
