Surah Al-Baqarah: The Cow - Verse 224

Today, we begin the tafseer of Aya 34 of Surah An-Nisa. Regrettably, some men misuse this Aya to justify mistreating women, and some women harbor resentment towards it. Both are deeply mistaken. If you take the time to understand the words of our Lord, you will discover the true ...  عرض المزيد

Did you know that at the time of our beloved Muhammad, friends –who are not blood relatives- would inherit from each other. We will explain that and much more in today’s tafsir of Aya 33 of Surah An-Nisaa. 

When Prophet Muhammad learned about the assassination plot against him, he choose his most trustworthy companion to be the decoy: Ali ibn Abi Talib. Why did Abu Bakr migrated with the Prophet? Sunni vs Shia views on the merits of the Quranic verse on Abu Bakr during this hijrat ( ...  عرض المزيد

Surah Al-Qasas (The Story, Stories) by Abu Bakr al-Shatri 

This episode talks about Surah Al-Imra’an verse no.92, third juzz, where Allah SWT says you will not achieve the reward of righteousness (Jannah) until you spend out of that which you love. A heart-touching small story narrated by Anas Ibn Maalik R.A about his step father Abu Tal ...  عرض المزيد

Name The Surah is so entitled after the word `alaq in the second verse. Period of Revelation This Surah has two parts: the first part consists of vv. 1-5, and the second of vv. 6-19. About the first part a great majority of the Islamic scholars are agreed that it forms the v ...  عرض المزيد