Quran - Al Jumuah Magazine

Are You an Agnostic? Here is an Introductory Offer From Your Creator

(Being an agnostic means remaining unsettled in the gray area between believing and rejecting the existence of God. There is no direct term, ‘agnostic’ in Islamic terminology, but they belong to the general category of kufr along with atheists, pagans, and people…

Allah or God? The Perfect Name for Almighty

(Many people wonder what is the difference between Allah and God, especially from the Qur’anic perspective. This article tries to explain some of the main distinctions that the Qur’an makes between these two terms and supports them with Qur’anic verses. It also…

Why is Allah ‘He’ Rather than ‘She’? | 2

"This grammatical gender of the name of Allah should not be a red flag for those self-identified ‘feminists’ among us, or for anyone else, once we understand how language works: The existence of noun grammatical categories ('genders ') has forced choice from…

Steps of the Seekers Madarij Al-Salikin, ibn qayyim books PDF, Translator’s Introduction, ranks of the divine seekers

Steps of the Seekers (Madarij al-Salikin) | Translator’s Introduction

"by Ibn al-Qayyim, translated by Dr Ovamir Anjum. Widely read and admired among contemporary Arabic readers for its piercing spiritual and psychological insight, literary charm and its potential to bridge the Sufi and Salafi divide, Madârij has received little attention in Western…

Why Is Allah “He” Rather than “She”? | Part 1

Should it bother us that we speak of Allah as He”; would there be anything wrong with speaking of Allah as “She”? Some Feminists have done just that. Maybe you have come across the Feminist-inspired slogan that reappears from time to time:…

How to Return to the Qur’an | Part 1

Trans. by Ghada Khafagy THOUGH AN UNLETTERED nation, when the Arabs received the Noble Quran they did so with attentive hearts. Before memorizing it, they first implemented it in their lives and their conduct. This came as a direct and enthusiastic response…

A Spiritual Swelling Up: The Concluding Ayahs of Surat Al-Tawbah

Two Attitudes Allah, Most High, says: And, again, whenever a surah like this one is sent down exposing the hypocrites, then some of them say in denial and derision to the others: Which of you has this surah increased in faith? Yet…

The Testimony Of The Quran And The Witness Of Its Messenger | Muhammad Abdullah Diraz

WITHOUT A DOUBT, it is common knowledge that the Quran is associated with a man from Arabia, born in sixth-century Makkah (in Common Era calculation), and that his name is Muhammad, the son of ʿAbdullah, the son of ʿAbd Al-Muṭalib. This much…

The Best Inheritance: A Lesson from Surat Maryam | Ghada Khafagy & Farid Al-Toni

Sûrat Maryam, Verses 2-15: Zechariah and His Son Yahya THE NINETEENTH SÛRAH of the Quran starts with Prophet Zechariah supplicating to the Lord. Zechariah was anxious to have an heir, but the inheritance he wanted his son to receive had nothing to do with…

Only Those Who Follow It Reflect On It (2)

WE CONTINUE FROM Part 1, where we introduced the Quranic concept of tadabbur: Heeding the admonitions of the Quran and acting upon them. This practice was central to the practice of our righteous ancestors (salaf), in emulation of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Awakening…