Articles
Recitation and Etiquettes
Learn the Prophetic manner of reciting Sūrat al-Fātiḥah, the evidence for pausing at each verse, and the authentic ḥadīth describing Allah’s response to the worshipper.
Tafsīr
Al-Qurṭubī explains Qurʾān 7:50 and the virtue of giving water in charity, with narrations on helping the thirsty, charity for deceased parents and kindness to animals.
Magic, Jinn and Evil Eye
Read classical tafsīr reports on Sūrat al-Jinn, the reason for its revelation, Ibn Masʿūd’s account of the Night of the Jinn and the warning to remain within the line.
Virtues and Status of the Qurʾān
Ash-Shawkānī cites a report about the philosopher al-Kindī and the Qurʾān’s inimitability, highlighting the precision and eloquence of Sūrat al-Māʾidah.
Virtues and Status of the Qurʾān
Shaykh Ḥammād al-Anṣārī reflects on Sūrat al-ʿAṣr and its three verses, citing Imām ash-Shāfiʿī on the sūrah’s comprehensive guidance.
Tafsīr
An exegetical discussion on Qurʾān 33:67–68 highlighting the consequences of blind obedience to leaders in misguidance, drawing upon classical and contemporary Salafī scholarship.
Virtues and Status of the Qurʾān
Yaḥyā ibn Aktham’s account of a man’s acceptance of Islam, Sufyān ibn ʿUyaynah’s Qurʾānic explanation, and al-Bayhaqī’s remarks on the preservation of scripture.
Virtues and Status of the Qurʾān
A PDF link to the English translation of the meanings of the Qurʾān by Muḥammad Taqī ad-Dīn al-Hilālī and Muḥammad Muḥsin Khān.
Tafsīr
An explanation of the four qualities in Sūrat al-ʿAṣr: faith, righteous deeds, recommending truth and patience, with source and translation corrections.
