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05/09/2025

25/08/2025

SURAH AL-INSHIRAH

(Verses 1-8)

Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem.

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. Alam nashrah laka sadrak

Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?

2. Wa wa d’ana ‘anka wizrak

And We removed from you your burden.

3. Allazee anqada zahrak

Which had weighed upon your back.

4. Wa raf ‘ana laka zikrak

And raised high for you your repute.

5. Fa inna ma’al usri yusra

For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

6. Inna ma’al ‘usri yusra

Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

7. Fa iza faragh ta fansab

So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].

8. Wa ilaa rabbika far ghab

And to your Lord direct [your] longing.

20/08/2025

SURAH AL-MA'UN

(Verses 1-7)

Bismillah-hir rahman-nir raheem.

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. Ara ‘aytal lazee yukazzibu biddeen.

Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense?

2. Fazaalikal lazee yadu’ul-yateem.

For that is the one who drives away the orphan.

3. Wa la yahuddu ‘alaa ta’aamil miskeen.

And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.

4. Fa wailul-lil musalleen.

So woe to those who pray.

5. Allazeena hum ‘an salaatihim saahoon.

[But] who are heedless of their prayer.

6. Allazeena hum yuraaa’oon

Those who make show [of their deeds].

7. Wa yamna’oonal maa’oon

And withhold [simple] assistance.

18/08/2025

SURAH YUNUS

(Verses 104 - 109)

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

(104). Say, (O Prophet), “O humanity! If you are in doubt of my faith, then ˹know that˺ I do not worship those you worship apart from Allah. But I worship Allah, Who has the power to cause your death. And I have been commanded to be a believer,’

(105). And be steadfast in faith in all uprightness, and not be one of those who associate others with Allah,’

(106). And not to invoke any other than Allah, who can neither benefit nor harm me — for if I do, I will certainly be one of the wrongdoers,’

(107). Should Allah bring you harm, there is none but He who could deliver you from it. And if He wishes you good, none can withhold His bounty. He grants it to whoever He wills of His servants. And He is the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’”

(108). Say, (O Prophet), “O humanity! The truth has surely come to you from your Lord. So whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. And I am not a keeper over you.”

(109). And follow what is revealed to you, and be patient until Allah passes His judgment. For He is the Best of Judges.

11/08/2025

SURAH AN-NISA

(Verses 36 - 37)

36. Worship Allah ˹alone˺ and associate none with Him. And be kind to parents, relatives, orphans, the poor, near and distant neighbours, close friends, ˹needy˺ travellers, and those ˹bondspeople˺ in your possession. Surely Allah does not like whoever is arrogant, boastful—

37. those who are stingy, promote stinginess among people, and withhold Allah’s bounties. We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment.

EXPLANATION

Human rights are a main focus in Surah An-Nisa. The rights of parents, relatives, neighbours, and those of human beings in general are taken up in these two Ayah.

Allah (Mighty and Exalted) talks about the need to avoid being cheap, arrogant, and pretentious.

The text presents the need to believe in the Oneness of Allah, to avoid any association with His pristine divinity, and to stay away from the rejection of the meeting on the Day of Judgment.

01/07/2025

SURAH AL-BAQARAH
(QUR'AN 2)

VERSES 21-22

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

(2:21). O mankind, serve your Lord Who has created you as well as those before you; do so that you may become righteous.

(2:22). It is He Who has made the earth a resting place for you, and the sky a canopy (ceiling), and sent down water (rain) from above wherewith He brought forth fruits for your sustenance. Do not, then, set up rivals (do not attribute anything) to Allah when you know (the Truth).

03/06/2025

FASTING ON THE DAY OF ‘ARAFAH

THURSDAY 5TH JUNE 2025

For those who are unable to perform Hajj, fasting on the Day of ‘Arafah is highly recommended.

There is great reward in doing so, as Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was asked about the observance of fasting on the Day of Arafah. He said:

"It is an expiation for the sins of the previous year and the current year".
[Hadith | Muslim]

Allah forgives sins on the Day of ‘Arafah even if they are many, and we should not underestimate the immense mercy of Allah.

There is no better day in the sight of Allah than the Day of Arafah.

Allah’s Mercy descends to the lowest sky and He boasts to the inhabitants of the heavens about the inhabitants of the earth, saying:

'Look at my servants, appearing dishevelled and dusty, standing in the sun and not shading themselves from it. They came from every distant place hoping for My Mercy and they have not seen my punishment.’

There is no day wherein more people are granted emancipation from Jahannam than the day of Arafah.

[Hadith | Sahih Ibn Hibban]

02/06/2025

SURAH AL-IMRAAN

AYA 189-191

Na Ufalme wa mbingu na ardhi ni wa Mwenyezi Mungu; na Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye uweza juu ya kila kitu.

Hakika katika kuumbwa mbingu na ardhi na kukhitalifiana usiku na mchana ziko Ishara kwa wenye akili,

Ambao humkumbuka Mwenyezi Mungu wakiwa wima na wakikaa kitako na wakilala, na hufikiri kuumbwa mbingu na ardhi, wakisema: Mola wetu Mlezi! Hukuviumba hivi bure. Subhanaka, Umetakasika! Basi tukinge na adhabu ya Moto.

02/06/2025

SURAH AL-IMRAAN

AYA 185

Kila nafsi itaonja mauti. Na bila ya shaka mtapewa ujira wenu kamili siku ya Kiyama. Na atakaye epushwa na moto na akatiwa Peponi, basi huyo amefuzu. Na maisha ya dunia si kitu ila ni starehe ya udanganyifu.

30/05/2025

6 GOLDEN RULES TO HEED

1. No wealth is greater than a family

2. No greater adviser than a father.

3. No world is bigger than a mother.

4. No partner is bigger than a brother.

5. No friend is better than a wife.

6. No one is more truthful than a sister.

24/05/2025

IMPORTANT LIFE FACTS

1. You can’t change other people, and it’s rude to try.

2. If you’re talking to someone you don’t know well, you may be talking to someone who knows way more about whatever you’re talking about than you do.

3. Bad moods will come and go your whole life, and trying to force them away makes them run deeper and last longer.

4. Children are remarkably honest creatures until we teach them not to be.

5. If everyone in the TV show you’re watching is good-looking, it’s not worth watching.

6. Yelling always makes things worse.

7. Every problem you have is your responsibility, regardless of who caused it.

8. Managing one’s wants is the most powerful skill a person can learn.

9. People embellish everything, as a rule.

10. Anger reveals weakness of character, violence even moreso.

11. Those who complain the most, accomplish the least.

12. Blame is the favorite pastime of those who dislike responsibility.

13. Everyone you meet is better than you at something.

14. Revenge is for the petty and irresponsible.

15. People cause suffering when they are suffering themselves. Alleviating their suffering will help them not hurt others.

16. If you aren’t happy single, you won’t be happy in a relationship.

17. Even if it costs no money, nothing is free if it takes time.

18. Posture and dress change profoundly how you feel about yourself and how others feel about you, like it or not.

19. Everyone thinks they’re an above average driver.

20. The urge to punish others has much more to do with venting frustration than correcting behavior.

21. By default, people think far too much.

22. There is nothing worse than having no friends.

23. Try as we might to be otherwise, we are all hypocrites.

24. Casual swearing makes people sound dumb.

25. Words are immensely powerful. One cruel remark can wound someone for life.

12/05/2025

RIGHTS OF A MUSLIM OVER ANOTHER MUSLIM

Abu Huraira(may Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Six are the rights of a Muslim over another Muslim. It was said to him: Allah's Messenger, what are these? Thereupon he said: When you meet him, offer him greetings;when he invites you to a feast, accept it. when he seeks your council give him, and when he sneezes and says:" All praise is due to Allah," you say Yarhamuk Allah (may Allah show mercy to you) ; and when he fails ill visit him; and when he dies follow his bier.

Reference : Sahih Muslim 2162b
In-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 6