Verses with the Obligatory Stop in the Quran آيات الوقف اللازم

The waqf laazim is represented by the sleeping meem (see below) and one must stop at this position. (meem naaimah) . This meem is located above position of waqf laazim. Juz 1 – Surah Baqarah – Verse 26 Juz 1 – Surah Baqarah – Verse 118 Juz 2 – Surah Baqarah – Verse 212 Juz […]

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Different ways of interpreting the Quran

Introduction      The Quran is the last of the divine revelations of Allah subhaanahu wa ta’ala (abbreviated hereafter as SWT). Allah SWT has promised to protect the Quran from any distortion or loss. Allah SWT said in the Quran:  إِنّا نَحنُ نَزَّلنَا الذِّكرَ وَإِنّا لَهُ لَحافِظونَ “Verily, We have revealed the Reminder [Quran] and verily […]

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My quick reflections – Surat Al-Fajr

Listen to this surah here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-8Z31JFbmY Read the translation here – https://quran.com/89 Allah SWT wants us to ponder over how He dealt with the previous nations that were considered to be the most “powerful” of their time. The people of ‘Aad, Thamud and Fir’awn all had one thing in common and that is their […]

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Quran – The speech of The One who Created the heavens and the earth

Allah SWT has sent down this Glorious Qur’an that’s full of blessings for the one who reads its words and it’s meanings. Amongst it’s blessings is also that the one who acts upon it will never go astray. Let’s make the Quran a daily part of our life. It does not matter whether it’s one page […]

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