Surah Al-Baqarah: The Cow - Verse 243

Imagine the man who killed Hamza, the Prophet’s beloved uncle, standing before Muhammad, terrified that his sins were too huge to ever be forgiven. This is the story of Wahsh?, a man facing the weight of murder, adultery, and disbelief—and how a single revelation changed ever ...  Show more

Today, we bring you words that will uplift your spirit and fill your heart with hope. Here is a brief example: The Messenger of Allah was asked, "What is the most essential matter that guarantees faith? In other words, what must one do to truly be a believer?" He, peace be upon h ...  Show more

(105:1) Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with the people of the elephants? (105:2) Did He not bring their plan to naught? (105:3) And He sent against them swarms of birds (105:4) which smote them with stones of baked clay, (105:5) and made them like straw eaten up (by cat ...

The Quran addresses one of humanity’s perennial questions: Why are we here, and where are we going? In this episode, Hamza Yusuf elucidates the Quranic conception of this life and the prophetic practice that navigates us back to the Divine. 

Chapter six of the Quran is called The Cattle; some translations use the more encompassing word livestock. The title comes from the discussion about livestock in verses 136- 39. This chapter of 165 verses was revealed in Mecca. In a similar way to other chapters revealed in Mecca ...  Show more

Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan delves into a deep discussion on what it actually means to be responsible for being witness to Humanity. In the Qur’an, Surah Al Baqarah, Verses 142 – 143, “The foolish among the people will say, “What has turned them away from their qiblah, which they used ...  Show more