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# IQRA Principle

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- [HQ 2: 249-256; pages 41+42](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-21-hq-2-249-25-pages-4142/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! What a verse! Aayatul Kursi…(2:55) آية الكرسي/ 'Verse of Knowledge' Before you switch off today, (please take time to listen to it, read it in your own language on the Tanzil website, and find out what Yusuf Ali, Muhammad Asad, and any commentator of your choosing says about it. COMMENTS:
- [HQ 10:22-33, pages 211+212](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-107-quran-10-22-33-page-211-212/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter. Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. We saw how Verse 21 gave us a generalization regarding how people tend to react when at ease after difficulty. Verses 22-23 relate to that, and what Asad says about this section is very interesting: “The above discourse on the psychology of agnosticism
- [HQ 4:51-65, pages 87+88](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-44-hq451-65-pages-8788/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! COMMENTS: 1. These verses relate to some among the People of (earlier) Compilation, not all. Such persons did not take their entire compilation to heart, but rather, took only the self-serving parts of it. Muhammad Asad points out in note 66 that this is because they considered themselves God’s ‘Chosen.’ But these verses must stand for
- [HQ 10:11-21, pages 209+210](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-106-quran-1011-21-page-209-210/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter. Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: 1. Verse 11 shows us the value of time and the reason behind delaying the full consequence to our actions; we are given ample time throughout life to learn from our mistakes, to rethink our decisions, and to make amends. But time flies! The less time
- [HQ 10:1-10, pages 208+209](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-105-quran-10-1-10-page-208-209/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! The subject-matter in our last Reading was tough, but I do hope that I have well-illustrated the necessity of keeping Qur’anic verses -indeed everything we report – in context. Also, since many people around the world (due to media bias and disinformation) do NOT realize that Islam is historically known for
- [HQ 10: 54-70, pages 215 + 216](https://iqraprinciple.com/hq-10-54-70-pages-215-216/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter. Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: 1. After we discussed ‘shirk/associating partners with God’ last time, and the dire recompense of those who were committing wrongs, our Reading now starts with Verse 54 which speaks of EACH wrongdoing Self harboring its regret.[1] The Qur’an (here and in Q.34:33)
- [HQ 10: 71-88, PAGES 217 + 218](https://iqraprinciple.com/hq-10-71-88-pages-217-218/) - Qur’an 10: 71-88, page 217 + 218 Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! I don’t know about you, dear Reader, but reading the last few verses I felt utterly humbled thinking about the great honor bequeathed to Humanity in that some among us would be considered ‘Awliyaa’ul-Lah- أولياء الله-’- ‘Those with a close relationship to God’? And by
- [HQ 10: 89-103, pages 219 + 220](https://iqraprinciple.com/quran-10-89-106-page-219-220/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter. Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: 1. Before we begin, let us reflect on the last verse before this, where we heard Prophet Moses’ severe, heartfelt, prayer against Pharaoh and his chieftains. Today’s Reading (Verse 89) begins with God asserting that their prayer has been answered (it seems
- [HQ 10: 104-109; pages 220 + 221](https://iqraprinciple.com/hq-10-104-109-pages-220-221/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter. Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: This post has been e x t e n d e d so as to better understand certain important words! We start here with Verse 104: قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِّن دِينِي فَلَا أَعْبُدُ الَّذِينَ تَعْبُدُونَ مِن
- [<strong>HQ 11: 15 - 27; pages 223 + 224</strong>](https://iqraprinciple.com/hq-11-15-27-pages-225-226/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: 1. Our Reading today begins with Verse 15, the first of eight verses of Dissuasion! It conveys a very powerful statement, highlighting at its beginning a person’s INITIATED intent/ iraadah, then showing us the worldly recompense for the fulfilled intention (having been
- [HQ 11: 1 - 14; pages 221 + 222](https://iqraprinciple.com/hq-11-1-14-pages-221-222/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. ســـــــــورة هود 1. Now we begin another Meccan Surah/Chapter, of which Asad says: “REVEALED very shortly after the tenth surah (Yunus) – that is, during the last year of the Prophet’s sojourn in Mecca – Hud bears a great resemblance to the
- [Qur’an 11:45-60, pages 227 + 228](https://iqraprinciple.com/quran-1145-60-pages-227-228/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: 1. Our Reading today begins with Verse 45 (from page 226), continuing the narrative about Prophet Noah, peace upon him. After the waters receded and the Arc comes to a final stop, Prophet Noah calls upon his Lord-Sustainer regarding his son who was not saved
- [HQ 11: 28 - 44; pages 225 + 226](https://iqraprinciple.com/hq-11-28-44-pages-225-226/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: 1. Our Reading today begins with Verse 28 (from page 224) where Prophet Noah, peace upon him, responds to the accusations of his people (discussed last time). He begins with the endearing words ‘O my people/ Ya Qawmi,’ then tells them that he was (calling upon
- [How it all began!](https://iqraprinciple.com/example-post-3/) - In 2010 this writer made a daring leap into the worldwide web putting her years of painstaking research into a daily blog format. At 'iqrathechallenge,' using Qur'anic context and the earliest 10th century lexicon, she went through the entire Qur’an, page by page, dispatching a several-thousand-page linguistic discussion. She tried to include the most important
- [HQ 2: 6-24; pages 3+4.](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-2-hq-2-6-24-pages-34/) - Welcome, Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! How was your reading so far? Do tell! I will know better which way to go when you tell me what you think. It might sound simple to read 2 pages a day. One would think that the difficult part is studying the words and understanding their intent, but in
- [HQ 8:45–61, pages 183+184](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-93-quran-8-45-61-pages-183184/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter COMMENTS: 1. Today’s Reading starts with two VERY IMPORTANT verses that call unto Those Who Attained Faith: They hold 5 commands to be heeded by those of us who wish to succeed as a community, to be respected, and to have God WITH us:[1]
- [HQ 1:1- HQ 2:5, pages 1+2](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-1/) - Welcome, Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! We’re at our very first day of this exciting Qur’an reading! Hopefully, at the end of one year, spending 30 minutes together here every day, we’ll be able to say that we have gone through the entire Qur’an in our attempt to fulfil our duty towards the command: Iqra! Disclaimer:
- [HQ 2:25-37, pages 5+6.](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-3-hq-2-25-37-pages-56/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! So far this has been great, considering that my internet broke down yesterday. All I could think of was, “What am I going to do now?” But things eventually worked out after hours on the phone getting busy signals, and then talking to answering machines, and finally to the provider,
- [HQ 2:58-69; pages 9+10.](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-5-hq-2-58-69-pages-910/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! I hope you are using the tools added to our project. At the altafsir website there also are many explanations in Arabic, such as al Zamakhshari’s from which I quoted yesterday. It’s so much easier with such tools at our fingertips. May God reward all the early scholars who toiled
- [HQ 9:86-99, pages 201+202](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-102-quran-9-86-99-page-201-202/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Congratulations are in order: Our page-count tells us that we’ve just covered ONE THIRD of the entire Qur’an, AlHamdulil-Lah; all Praise to God! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter. Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: 1. The following verses continue to speak of the Hypocrites/ Al Munafiqoon (given the title in Verse 73).
- [HQ 9:100-111, pages 203+204](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-103-quran-9100-111-page-203-204/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter. Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: 1. Today’s Reading begins by mentioning The First and Foremost! We prick up our ears to listen: Who are these people; everybody loves a winner! The verse starts: ‘Those Foremost First of the Emigrants and the Helpers /Supporters (who gave ‘naSsr prominence)[1]
- [HQ 9:112-129, pages 205-207](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-104-quran-9-112-129-page-205-207/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! I’d like to introduce our dear Readers to another renowned scholar, Arthur J. Arberry, who, in 1955, first published ‘The Koran Interpreted.’ This book is noteworthy for its lyrical English and considered by some to be the most beautifully translated meanings of the Qur’an in the English Language. In his ‘Preface,’ Arberry highlights the beauty
- [HQ 10:34-53, pages 213+214](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-108-quran-10-34-53-page-213-214/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter. Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: 1. Verse 34 asks a question, highlighting the serious topic of ‘shirk’ as it speaks to those who ‘shirk God/associate partners with Him.’ The verses present such people with a challenge, asking them to use their own minds to evaluate: Who
- [HQ 7:23-37, pages 153-154](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-78-quran-7-23-37-pages-153-154/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! We encountered the story of Adam in our second Chapter, The Cow (put ‘Adam’ in ‘Search’ on https://iqralaan.wordpress.com/). Looking back at what we discussed then -and at our posts now- we can see how this project has become so much more engrossing than we initially thought! We shall continue to explore the linguistic
- [HQ 7:38-51, pages 155+156](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-79-quran-7-38-51-pages-155156/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! In today’s Reading we come across the reason for the title of this chapter, al A’raaf. Yusuf Ali’s Explanation. Muhammad Asad’s Explanation. COMMENTS: PAGE 155: 1. Our last Reading ended with God’s Messengers taking into full deliverance the spirits of wrong-doers (‘wafaat’ indicates the end of this life for Human Cognizance/spirits). Today’s Reading continues
- [HQ 7:52-64, pages 157+158](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-80-quran-7-52-64-pages-157158/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! We ended yesterday’s Reading with mention of those who, by making light of their Accountability Standard, become prey to the delusions and seductions of the ‘immediate/lowly’ Life, causing them to neglect/ignore the eternal Life of the Hereafter. Note that, by taking their Accountability lightly, although not totally forgetting/neglecting it, they ended
- [HQ 7:65-79, pages 159+160](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-81-quran-7-65-79-pages-159160/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Our last post was full of thought-provoking scenes and important information which we pondered upon, and wished the whole world knew: There we found that the single ‘Kitaab’ which God had sent was Gift-Guidance and Mercy for A People (Qawm/قوم) Who have Faith and Trust. We realized that Those Who have
- [HQ 7:80-95, pages 161+162](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-82-quran-7-80-95-pages-161162/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! We ended our last Reading just as Prophet Saleh’s people were destroyed by a quake, and he left them there as he lamented the fact that they did not like al-NaaSiHeen/ the Restorers (of relationships/values etc..). This is something for us to reflect on: How do we receive the good advice
- [HQ 7:96-116, pages 163+164](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-83-quran-7-96-116-pages-163164/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! In the last Post we noted that Verses 94-95 spoke of communities in general, without specifying any single community, showing us the consequences that follow a certain course of COMMUNAL action. Here we learn valuable lessons regarding the alternation of relief and adversity, each serving to shed light on the other;
- [HQ 7:117-137, pages 165+166](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-84-quran-7-117-137-pages-165166/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! In our last Reading we encountered the topic of ‘magic,’ and realized the Qur’an defined it as ‘visual deception’ plus apprehension رهبة /rahbah. This shows us the importance of COGNIZANCE (being cognizant both of the deception AND cognizant of the Arabic meaning of words). COMMENTS: PAGE 165: 1. Verses 117-120 (page 164) quite briefly
- [HQ 7:138-149, pages 167+168](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-85-quran-7138-149-pages-167168/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! In yesterday’s Reading, God’s Word was fulfilled upon Bani Isra-eel for their patient forbearance, while Pharaoh and his people, and everything they had fabricated and constructed, was destroyed. COMMENTS: 1. Verses 138-140 see the deliverance of Bani Isra-eel across the ‘wide body of water’ the ‘baHr- بحر1’– which as our 1,000 year old
- [HQ 7:150-158, pages 169+170](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-blog-day-86-quran-7150-158-pages-169170/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter. Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: 1. Verses 150-151 continue with the story of Prophets Moses and Aaron, peace upon them both, showing us Moses’ disappointment/sense of loss/asaf[1] upon returning to find his people worshipping the calf, and his ‘ghaDab’ feelings of severity that had reached
- [HQ 7:159-170, pages 171+172](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-blog-day-87-quran-7159-170-pages-171172/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! After the closing verses of our last Reading (HQ7:157-158), I feel that I must begin by saluting all our dear Brothers and Sisters who made the leap of faith, not from one ‘religion’ to another (we now know that the concept of different ‘religions’ is flawed) but the leap to a
- [HQ 7:171-186, pages 173+174](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-88-quran-7171-186-pages-173174/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan!Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter.Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: 1. Verse 171 concludes this chapter’s historical narrative of Bani Isra-eel, by mentioning the circumstances in which God obtained their pledge. This incident was mentioned earlier (HQ 2:63; 2:93; 4:154), where I gave a similar opinion (Blog Post Day 7 - Blog Post Day 51) on
- [HQ 7:187-206, pages 175+176](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-89-quran-7-187-206-pages-175176/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan!Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter.Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: 1. In Verses 187-188, the Messenger Muhammad, peace upon him, was asked a question about the ‘Hour,’ to which he was told to relay a very important concept: That its knowledge is with His Lord-Sustainer, with God; that he (the Messenger) has no power
- [HQ 8:1-16, pages 177+178](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-90-quran-8-1-16-pages-177178/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Congratulations to our Regular Readers on the start of a new chapter! As any large project, this endeavor will be AS fulfilling as the amount of effort we put into it. سورة الأنفال The Bequests/ Bounties This Chapter is named ‘al Anfaal,’ translated mostly as the ‘Spoils of War,’ revealed in
- [HQ 8:17-32, pages 179+180](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-91-quran-8-17-32-pages-179180/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter COMMENTS: 1. Verses 17-18 relate to the decisive Battle of Badr and God’s promise to the Messenger and his companions that He shall make feeble the plans and stratagem of the Deniers’ (we spoke earlier of ‘kayd/كيد’; here God promises to enfeeble/weaken the Deniers’
- [HQ 8:33-44, pages 181+182](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-92-quran-8-33-44-pages-181182/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan!Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this ChapterMuhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter COMMENTS: 1. Our Reading today begins with Verse 33, which discusses the idolatrous tribe of Qureish; God would not visit suffering upon them whilst Prophet Muhammad peace upon him was still in their midst, nor would God visit suffering upon them whilst they were asking for
- [HQ 8:62-75, pages 185+186](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-94-quran-8-62-75-pages-185186/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! We ended our last Reading with the Qur’an commanding the Prophet, peace upon him, to incline to peace when the enemy so inclines. Our Reading today shows us beautiful characteristics of the earliest recipients of the Qur’an and delivers further details regarding their first battle, the Battle of Badr. COMMENTS: 1. We find
- [HQ 9:1-13, pages 187+188](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-95-quran-9-1-13-pages-187188/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan!Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter.Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. سورة التوبة / Surat Al Tawbah COMMENTS: 1. ‘Repentance,’ or ‘Tawba’ is the only chapter/surah in the Qur’an that does NOT start by the invocation, “In the ‘name of God, The Compassionate Creator, The Unceasingly Merciful ‘بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم’ The two reasons commonly offered for this omission
- [HQ 9:14-24, pages 189+190](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-96-quran-9-14-24-pages-189190/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! As we said yesterday: Understanding the Qur’an Linguistically AND IN CONTEXT is to everyone’s best interest! In this Chapter we notice that the Qur’an urges Those who attained Faith to fight against the ‘Mushriks of Qureish - the Shirkers who had shirked God and associated other deities with Him. We also notice
- [HQ 9:25-35, pages 191+192](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-97-quran-9-25-35-pages-191192/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter. Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: 1. We stopped last time at the center of page 190, before discussing the Battle of Hunayn, of which Asad says: “The battle of Hunayn, a valley situated on one of the roads leading from Mecca to Ta’if, took place in
- [HQ 9:36-47, pages 193+194](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-98-quran-9-36-47-pages-193194/) - Welcome Friends! Day 98; Qur’an 9: 36-47, pages 193+194 Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yusuf Ali’s Translation of this Chapter. Muhammad Asad’s Translation of this Chapter. COMMENTS: Today’s Reading is a little tough because in explaining verses here we had to refer back to earlier Suras to clarify verses there. After our Study Group has read this we
- [HQ 9:48-61, pages 195+196](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-99-quran-9-48-61-pages-195196/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Our last Posting was thought-provoking! Wouldn’t the Qur’an’s WISDOM truly help us IF we made it an integral part of our lives and realized, for example, that when reluctant people do NOT join us… it IS actually a blessing? Verse 47 showed us how their negativity would impact the most enthusiastic of us. This
- [HQ 9:62-72, pages 197+198](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-100-quran-962-72-pages-197-198/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Isn’t it wonderful when linguistic research of the Arabi tongue corrects our perspective and helps us discover original intent? Now we can better grasp what God has been telling us! A verse we had always thought of as negative, or ‘against us,’ turns out to be positive and ‘in our favor’!
- [HQ 9:73-85, pages 199+200](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-101-quran-9-73-85-pages-199-200/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! This post is all about the Hypocrites. Remember the beginning of Suratul Baqara, Chapter 2 of the Qur’an, where Verses 2-5 described The Aware, the next two verses described those who Denied, and the next THIRTEEN verses described those in whose heart is dis-ease? Although unnamed at that time, it was
- [HQ 4:141-154, pages 101+102](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-51-hq4141-154-pages-101102/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Celebrations are in order: We just passed the 100 page marker, finishing 5 of 30 segments of the entire Qur’an!Way to go! COMMENTS: 1. Our topic continues in Verse 141 with Hypocrites playing both camps, waiting to see how the tide turns, whether The Faithful or the Deniers would succeed, so they
- [HQ 4:155-170, pages 103+104](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-52-hq4155-170-pages-103104/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Our last Posting ended with a description of some among the People of (earlier) Compilation, in that they had made a Solemn Pledge with God which they DID not honor. Today’s Posting continues with the same subject, baring their iniquities on one hand, but also -on the other- including a beautiful description
- [HQ 4:171- HQ 5:2, pages 105+106](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-53-hq4171-hq-52-pages-105106/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Today we can look back at the Chapter of ‘Nisaa’ and say, “We’ve done that, Thank God…!” The benefit each of us gets out of this project is parallel to the effort put into it. Those who worked hard will heave a long sigh of relief and will feel good about
- [HQ 5:3-8, pages 107+108](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-54-hq53-8-pages-107108/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Today’s Reading is quite challenging, so sit comfortably and have your favorite drink at hand! COMMENTS: 1. We begin today’s Reading with a verse unlike any other, most famous because it holds the all-important final verses revealed to the Messenger Muhammad, peace upon him. Verse 3 begins by continuing on the topic
- [HQ 5:9-17, pages 109+110](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-55-hq5-9-17-pages-109110/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan!! COMMENTS: 1. Today’s Reading starts with Verse 9 which holds a Promise “wa’ad” -وعد- made to Those Who Attained Faith and performed good deeds, that they shall indeed obtain Forgiveness and a great reward. As we always see in the Qur’an, attaining faith and performing good deeds must go hand-in-hand, the latter
- [HQ 5:18-31, pages 111+112](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-56-hq5-18-31-pages-111112/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! COMMENTS: 1. The first verse in today’s Reading starts out by responding to the allegation, “We are God’s children and His beloved!” The verse was, at the time, in response to the allegation made by Jews and Christians, but it responds to many today who might have the same inflated opinion of themselves. The
- [HQ 5:32-40, pages 113+114](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-57-hq5-32-40-pages-113114/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Put on your ‘thinking-caps’- today is tough! COMMENTS: 1. In yesterday’s Reading prophet Muhammad, peace upon him, was commanded to tell the People of (earlier) Compilation the story of the two brothers. When we read it, we noticed the raging impact envy could have upon a self-aggrandizing personality, in contrast to the amazing restraint which Awareness could
- [HQ 5:41-50, pages 115+116](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-58-hq5-41-50-pages-115116/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! It is indeed such a privilege to have one’s mind occupied by the Qur’an; reading, researching….and praying… asking God’s Guidance to the Truth, to the best that we can understand. You will find much to think about today, dear Friends, and much motivation. Thank you, dear Readers, for this partnership! COMMENTS: 1. Although
- [HQ 5:51-64, pages 117+118](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-59-hq5-51-64-pages-117118/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! COMMENTS: 1. For new-comers: See Blog Post Day 33 so that you get an accurate idea as to what the Qur’an is saying in today’s Reading. Relationships of friendships and cooperation between us and all people in general are encouraged, especially since these are the building-blocks to knowledge and mutual respect. On the
- [HQ 5:65-76, pages 119 +120](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-60-quran-5-65-76-pages-119-120/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! COMMENTS: 1. As we have already noticed, this Chapter, ‘the Repast,’ addresses in most part the Followers of (earlier) Compilation, both directly and indirectly, reminding them of their OWN obligations and their responsibility in upholding what had originally been Revealed to them. This is yet another indication that this Final Compilation was revealed
- [HQ 5:77-89, pages 121+122](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-61-hq5-77-89-pages-121122/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Congratulations dear Friends: Today we begin the 7th Section of the Qur’an! As we noticed so far, this Chapter ‘the Repast,’ addresses in most part the Followers of (earlier) Compilation, calling them to have Faith in their own Compilation, and showing them the rewards of upholding such faith and trust. From
- [HQ 5:90-102, pages 123+124](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-62-hq5-90-102-pages-123124/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! How are you doing with your Readings? Isn’t it wonderful to be together on this journey, attempting to fulfil God’s command ‘Iqra’ together? Some Readers already sense great positivity in themselves, while others have yet to make a Priority of their daily Qur’anic reading with the rest of us. All it takes
- [HQ 5:103-110, pages 125+126](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-63-hq5-103-110-pages-125126/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! COMMENTS: 1. Verse 103 denounces the superstitions that were traditional to the idolatrous tribe of Qureish, where they would prohibit themselves from slaughtering some of their livestock, assigning 4 categories of prohibition; for details see Yusuf Ali’s note and Muhammad Asad’s note. The verse ends by denouncing their lies, where they ‘attribute
- [HQ 5:111- HQ 6:6, pages 127+128](https://iqraprinciple.com/day-64-hq5-111-hq66-pages-127128/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! This section is full of important lessons and insight, quite relevant to our own circumstances! COMMENTS: Today we discuss the story of ‘The Table-spread/Repast,’ and conclude the Chapter by that name. After we were introduced in our last Reading to the questioning of Messengers in the Hereafter, peace upon them
- [HQ 6:7-26, pages 129+130](https://iqraprinciple.com/day-65-hq6-7-26-pages-129130/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Many might wonder whether there is a clearer definition of the word ‘Qur’an’ than what is commonly known.With God’s Grace, linguistic and grammatical research will continue to help us come closer to understand God’s Arabi words together. Last time we started on the Chapter of ‘Al An’am,’ the Cattle, and noted
- [HQ 6:27-45, pages 131+132](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-66-hq627-45-pages-131132/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yesterday, we ended our reading with Verse 26, which discussed the response shown by ‘Those who Deny,’ towards the Qur’an: “Even as they are prohibiting others from it (the Qur’an), they are distancing themselves from it. And none are they ‘breaking down’ (يهلكون) except their (own) Selves without so realizing.” COMMENTS: Before we continue
- [HQ 6:46-58, pages 133+134](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-67-hq646-58-pages-133134/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! We ended yesterday’s Reading with verses 44 and 45, which may have seemed surprising to some, in that God opened wide the gates of Worldly Pleasures to these Heedless persons, who indulged in these pleasures, only to be taken suddenly ‘to account/to task,’ then becoming dumbstruck and despairing/mublisoon. This turn of
- [HQ 6:59-73, pages 135+136](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-68-hq6-59-73-pages-135136/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! In our last Reading the Qur’an clearly indicated that only God knows the Unseen ‘al gheyb’ الغيب)), referring to what no one has -or perhaps what no one could- observe or perceive. Today’s Reading begins with a most beautiful illustration of that fact, mentioning what some understand as ‘keys’ to
- [HQ 6:74-90, pages 137+138](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-69-hq674-90-pages-137138/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Before we start today, I must point out that reading these posts alone does NOT constitute a ‘Qur’anic’ Reading. Please read the Qur’an interpretation (Yusuf Ali/ Muhammad Asad) which this discussion is about, and IF POSSIBLE, you must read the 2 pages we are discussing from the Arabi Qur’an itself.
- [HQ 6:91-99, pages 139+140](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-70-hq691-99-pages-139140/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! COMMENTS: 1. Today’s Reading starts with TWO VERSES that make us stop in our tracks and RECONSIDER EVERYTHING WE HAVE EVER LEARNT (or failed to learn) about God and His Compilation: The first, Verse 91 begins “They did not hold God in His rightful Esteem …” Although this verse is of the
- [HQ 6:100-107, page 141](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-71-hq6100-107-page-141/) - Welcome Friends! Day 71; HQ6:100- 107 page 141 Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Today’s Reading is about ‘Shirk,’ quite a topic! COMMENTS: 1. Verse 100 tells us about what people tend to revere besides/instead of God (‘partners’ شركاء), in this instance, the ‘Jinn’ الجن–. From Yusuf Ali’s note 929: “The root meaning of junna, yujannu, is “to be covered or hidden”,
- [HQ 6:108-116, page 142](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-72-hq6108-116-page-142/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! In our last Reading we ended with Verse 107 which reminded listeners that, had God willed/shaa2/ شاء…… the Mushriks/ Associat-ers/ Shirkers/ would not have associated. This follows the general concept in HQ10:99 which indicates that -had God so willed/shaa2[1]- He could have made everyone on earth have faith and trust in
- [HQ 6:117-131, pages 143-144](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-73-quran-6117-131-pages-143-144/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! The last few pages held important concepts which we discuss for the first time, which is why our daily readings are divided the way they are! COMMENTS: 1. Yesterday’s Reading ended with a statement (addressed directly to Prophet Muhammad, peace upon him, and indirectly to us all) showing that, if ‘you’ were
- [HQ 6:132-142; pages 145-146](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-74-quran-6132-142-pages-145-146/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Yesterday’s Reading was SO interesting! It ended by giving us one reason why God sent Messengers to mankind: Our Lord-Sustainer would not bring about the break-down/expiry/death’ of wrong-doing townships without their people having been warned. This detail is very important! [1] COMMENTS: 1. Today’s Reading continues, indicating the importance of our deeds and
- [HQ 6:143-150; pages 147-148](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-75-quran-6143-150-pages-147-148/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Dear Readers, congratulations are in order! We have now studied together 1/4th of the Qur’an! Today we will attempt to arrive at an understanding of several important concepts, so do wear your ‘thinking caps!’ COMMENTS: 1. In today’s Reading, Verses 143-144 ridicule other superstitions and customs among the idol-worshipping tribes of the time, related to
- [HQ 6:151-165; pages 149-150](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-76-quran-6151-165-pages-149-150/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Readers who started with us from Day One would have noticed that we did not get into detailed explanation of the all-important first Chapter of the Qur’an, the Faatiha, or Opener. The Faatiha holds too many concepts to grasp all at once, which is why we plan to discuss each concept
- [HQ 7:1-22, pages 151-152](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-77-quran-71-22-pages-151-152/) - Today we start a new Chapter, The Heights- ‘Al A’raaf,’ so-named because of this word’s recurrence الأعراف in verses 46, 48. This chapter was also revealed in Mecca (it is the longest Meccan Surah). By now Readers would have noted the importance of our COMPARATIVE approach, reading from both Yusuf Ali and Muhammad Asad’s interpretations, enlightened by LINGUISTIC
- [HQ 3:23-37; pages 53+54](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-27-hq-323-37-pages-5354/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! What a challenge the last Posting was, with so many important concepts to deal with! Although many of you voted for the linguistics, please tell me when they get too heavy. Voice your opinions to see the changes you need. With our one month mark fast approaching, committed readers have
- [HQ 3:38-52; pages 55+56](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-28-hq-338-52-pages-5556/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! We’ve been following the Qur’anic account leading up to the story of Prophet Jesus, peace upon him: HQ3:35-39 ﴾Behold! a woman of 'Imran said: “My Lord, I have dedicated unto You what is in my belly, committed to Your Service, so accept of me: For You Alone Are The All-hearing,
- [HQ 3:53-70; pages 57+58](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-29-hq-353-70-pages-5758/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! COMMENTS: The last verse in yesterday’s reading (HQ3:52) was a question posited by Jesus, peace upon him, after he sensed Denial in those whom he had hoped would benefit from his guidance: “Who would be my Supporters/Helpers in (giving prominence to) God’s cause?” The Disciples/the white-garbed ones (Y. Ali, Muhammad
- [HQ 3:71-83; pages 59+60](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-30-hq-371-83-pages-5960/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! COMMENTS: “O People of the Compilation/Ya ahlal-Kitaab!” (Verse 3:71). Although this title is given to both Jews and Christians, many of these verses are addressed to the former, as we shall see. Here, this is the third time (3:65; 3:70) that God calls upon them directly; He asks them why
- [HQ 3:84-100; pages 61+62](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-31-hq-384-100-pages-6162/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! If you have just joined our Blog readings, you will understand today’s Post better by going back a few Readings to get the correct terminology. A good strategy would be to put the search-word you need in ‘SEARCH’ (bottom left). Another is to copy the material into a word-document where you
- [HQ 3:101-115; pages 63+64](https://iqraprinciple.com/day-32-hq-3101-115-pages-6364/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! How do you feel today? I feel energized! COMMENTS: We touched yesterday upon Verse 100, a warning to Those Who Attained Faith who were already told in HQ3:32 (to obey) to follow the guidance of God and His Messenger, that if they (obeyed) followed the guidance of a certain faction
- [HQ 3:116-132; pages 65+66](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-33-hq-3116-132-pages-6566/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! How wonderful is this?! We are getting so much done, and it doesn’t seem too difficult when we do just a little, every day. Gaining a better understanding of the entire Arabic Qur’an is within our reach! But there is a wonderful ‘side-effect’ to that, a Positivity which Readers may have started to
- [HQ 3:133-148; pages 67+68](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-34-hq-3133-148-pages-6768/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! We must bear in mind that many of these verses continue to relate to the Battle of Uhud, which we spoke of in our last reading. I advise everyone -once in a lifetime- to read the beautiful book of the Prophet’s Life/Seerah, peace upon him, ‘Muhammad: his life based on the
- [HQ 3:149-157; pages 69+70](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-35-hq-3149-157-pages-6970/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! How amazing was it to meet all those who had become honored title-holders! The statement ‘God Loves The MuHsineen appears five times in the Qur’an. The account relating to the Battle of Uhud continues today. COMMENTS: 1. In verses 149-151, just as Those Who Attained Faith were previously warned against obeying the
- [HQ 3:158-173; pages 71+72](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-36-hq-3158-173-pages-7172/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! We continue on the subject of the Battle of Uhud. Read about it. COMMENTS: 1. Our Reading starts with a statement regarding death, and then a beautiful description of the Prophet’s leniency, peace upon him, and his relationship with his companions: “It is by the Mercy of God that you were lenient (لِنتَ) with
- [HQ 3:174-186; pages 73+74](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-37-hq-3174-186-pages-7374/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! SubhaanAllah at the wonders we’re discovering together. We are blessed, and should be congratulating ourselves and thanking God for His immeasurable Grace. The further we advance through this reading of the Holy Qur’an the more we realize the value of what we are learning, as well as the extent of that which
- [HQ 3:187-200, pages 75+76](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-38-hq-3187-200-pages-7576/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Chapter Three of the Qur’an ends with today’s Reading! 1. Verses 187-188 tell us that those from the (earlier) Compilation who had turned their backs on the Message and ‘sold’ it off for cheap gain, were in fact doing so in breach of a covenant they had with God. Their ‘selling’ or ‘bartering’
- [HQ 4:1-10, pages 77+78](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-39-hq-41-10-pages-7778/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! It is important that we understand Qur’anic verses related to marriage upon the background of: The FUNCTION and PURPOSE of the Marriage Union and its MUTUALITY in serving both spouses Check out: 'IQRA': The Challenge: The Marriage Union. HISTORICAL realities: Check out ‘Women In Islam Versus Women In The Judaeo-Christian
- [HQ 4:11-19, pages 79+80](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-40-hq-411-19-pages-7980/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! What can I say about our last posting except, ‘Thank God it is done!’ During our ‘tadabbur’of certain important verses of the Qur’an we shall, inshaAllah, seek an explanation as linguistically-accurate as possible, and follow through to its conclusion.[1] Despite that however, our explanation and translation will necessarily be a reflection
- [HQ 4:19-26, pages 81+82](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-41-hq-419-26-pages-8182/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! COMMENTS: 1. Verse 19 is addressed to Those Who Attained Faith in general, telling them that is not ‘halaal/unbound/permissible’ for them to inherit women under duress; the verse does not say ‘wives’ as Asad writes, but rather ‘women’ as Yusuf Ali explains. This verse is seen in two ways, either indicating that
- [HQ 4:27-37, pages 83+84](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-42-hq4-27-37-pages-8384/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Thank you for your patience. This Reading was so very much tougher than I could ever have anticipated. COMMENTS: 1. Our reading continues with what the Qur’an highlights most beautifully as God’s intent in verses 27-28: ‘God yureed/wills to turn in Mercy to you…’ ‘God yureed/wills to lighten for you (your load)…” When
- [HQ 4:36-50, pages 85+86](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-43-hq436-50-pages-8586/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! COMMENTS: 1. Our Reading today starts with a call to worship God Alone, without association-Shirk. Interestingly, ‘shirk’ is an English word first used in 1633, which (according to Etymology) came “perhaps from the German word schurke” (notice how in English it is pronounced identical to Arabic) and means ‘to practice fraud… in the sense of
- [HQ 4:66-79, pages 89+90](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-45-hq466-79-pages-8990/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! COMMENTS: Verses 66-68 continue in their discussion of the Hypocrites saying that, HAD they done what they were advised, they would have felt steadier and would have been indeed guided to a Straightened Path. Yusuf Ali’s note 585 mentions that the Qur’an offers four advantages of obedience to God, given in the
- [HQ 4:80-90, pages 91+92](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-46-hq480-90-pages-9192/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! COMMENTS: 1. Although Verse 80 may seem like another call to support and obey the Messenger, it is much more than that. This verse is a statement, a warning, and a solace. · It is a general statement of fact, that any who obey and support the Messenger of God will be doing
- [HQ 4:91-101, pages 93+94](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-47-hq491-101-pages-9394/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! In our last reading we were introduced to the contrast of ‘amn’ – أمن versus ‘khawf’ خوف – the concepts of ‘security, or feeling of safety’ versus ‘fear, or sense of alarm.’ Knowing that these two are ‘opposing concepts’ will help us better understand today’s verses. Let us keep in mind that our topic continues
- [HQ 4:102-113, pages 95+96](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-48-hq4102-113-pages-9596/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! In our last reading we saw the importance of travel, and looking in our ‘Tanzil’ link, we find that the Qur’an says no less than 13 times ‘travel through the earth.’ COMMENTS: 1. Some might find it amazing that the Qur’an –more than 14 centuries ago - was encouraging oppressed people
- [HQ 4:114-126, pages 97+98](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-49-hq4114-126-pages-9798/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! COMMENTS: 1. People who hold ‘secretive’ conversations usually have something to hide, which indicates that the topics they discuss, or the plans they make, are more likely NOT to be about general welfare! Although Verse 114 seems to allude to groups other than Those Who Attained Faith, it remains general in its statement:
- [HQ 4:127-140, pages 99+100](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-50-hq4127-140-pages-99100/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Grab some caffeine before you join us! Today’s Reading is tough, and had to be rethought and rewritten, again and again. COMMENTS: 1. Verse 127 returns to the subject of orphans and their mothers with which this chapter started: “And they seek instruction of you (O Muhammad) regarding the women, say God
- [HQ 2: 38-57; pages 7+8.](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-4-hq-2-38-57-pages-78/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Perhaps some of you might have noticed that, with regard to the Prophets and their messages, Qur’anic and Old Testament narratives seem similar at times and dissimilar at others. However, the most significant difference between both narratives is that, in the Qur’an, each of these Prophets plays much more of
- [HQ 2: 70-83; pages 11+12.](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-6-hq-2-70-83-pages-1112/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! How do you feel, now that you’ve tried to fit this in with your daily activities? Frankly, the intimidation of having to write-up my thoughts and post -on a daily basis- scares me, but I am doing it anyway, enjoying it, and hoping and praying for the best. If Julie
- [HQ 2: 84-93; pages 13+14](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-7-hq-2-84-93-pages-1314/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! There is real concern in the fact that very few who profess Islam are familiar with the Qur’an. We must look upon the Qur’anic verses as living lessons for us all, and benefit from them, especially when we see around us the very actions that the Qur’an denounces, leading us
- [HQ 2: 94-105; pages 15+16.](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-8-hq-2-94-105-pages-1516/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Our reading has been an eye-opener, showing us where WE are going wrong. Perhaps we now understand better why so many Qur’anic verses discuss Bani Isra’eel. It wasn’t solely for the benefit of early listeners that these verses were revealed. Listeners of later times have derived great benefit from knowing
- [HQ 2: 106-119; pages 17+18.](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-9-hq-2-106-119-pages-1718/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! We’re on track, alHamdulilLah, always remembering our M.O., Prophet Muhammad's saying, peace upon him: 'The Believers most ideal in their faith are those of the best demeanor."أكمل المؤمنين إيماناً أحاسنهم أخلاقاً"” COMMENTS: These verses continue to be addressed to those ‘Who have attained to Faith’: H.Q. 2: 106: “None of
- [HQ 2: 120-134; pages 19+20.](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-10-hq-2-120-134-pages-1920/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! We’ve just reached our “Ten-day mark”- completing 20 pages of Qur’an. Feels good, right? COMMENTS: Although Verse 120 is directed towards Prophet Muhammad, peace upon him, it also discusses uncompromising attitudes amongst us when, no matter what you do, you cannot truly please people of a different ideology except by
- [HQ 2: 135-145; pages 21+22.](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-11-hq-2-135-145-pages-2122/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! In yesterday’s reading there was a compelling question (verse 130): Who, unless the weak of mind, would want to abandon Abrahams’ creed? Our study helps us identify the rightful followers of Abraham, peace upon him. By accepting the Messenger whom Abraham had asked God to send them, these followers in
- [HQ 2: 146-163; pages 23+24.](https://iqraprinciple.com/205-2/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! After today’s Reading we would have completed half of the longest Chapter in the Qur’an. Those who are unfamiliar with the Qur’an, are usually amazed that Muslims so often remember Prophet Abraham peace upon him. They find mention of him in Muslims’ daily prayers and in many verses of the
- [HQ 2: 164-176; pages 25+26](https://iqraprinciple.com/day-13-hq-2-164-176-pages-2526/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! With each day’s Reading we think even more deeply about ourselves and realize how far we have strayed from God’s beautiful Message to Humanity. As Cognizant Humans, we should have recognized its worth. As Muslims, we should have made more effort to follow its guidance and values. As Arabs however,
- [HQ 2: 177-186; pages 27+28.](https://iqraprinciple.com/day-14-hq-2-177-186-pages-2728/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! COMMENTS: In revisiting the topic of Qiblah, we understand in Verse 177 that the direction of prayer has nothing to do with forthcoming genuineness(‘Birr.’ Muhammad Asad calls it ‘Piety,’ while Yusuf Ali calls it ‘Righteousness.’ ‘Birr’ from the root-verb ‘barra’ means being genuine, forthcoming, true to oneself and others).[1] And
- [HQ 2: 187-196; pages 29+30](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-15-hq-2-187-196-pages-2930/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Our previous Reading had an important statement at the center of Verse 185. A statement indeed central to God’s Message and our interaction with it: “….God wills every facility/ease for you and does not will hardship...” Besides being a source of comfort to Believers, this statement helps us realize our
- [HQ 2: 197-210; pages 31+32](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-16-hq-2-197-210-pages-3132/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! We had so much to discuss in yesterday’s Reading. Was it too much? The idea is that we read the Qur’an, find clarifications in reputable explanations such as Muhammad Asad & Yusuf Ali’s, and then just use this forum, as discerning readers, to pace ourselves, gain a deeper understanding through
- [HQ 2: 211-219; pages 33+34](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-17-hq-2-211-219-pages-3334/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Our daily reading is taking us places: Yesterday we ‘went’ to Hajj, prayed for a ‘hasanah’ both in Life and in the Afterlife, dodged those who dazzle us with idle talk, turned our back on the Deviant and his missteps, and entered wholeheartedly and thoroughly into Peace. What a wonderful
- [HQ 2: 220-230; pages 35+36](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-18-hq-2-220-230-pages-3536/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! In yesterday’s Reading we dealt briefly with important Qur’anic concepts that DO deserve more scrutiny, most important among them is the concept of ‘tahreem- تحريم’ or ‘prohibition,’ so we’ll try to recap before we comment on today’s reading. RECAP & COMMENTS: We often hear people offering reasons for the ‘tahreem/prohibition’
- [HQ 2: 231-237; pages 37+38](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-19-hq-2-231-237-pages-3738/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! The subject matter of yesterday’s reading is ongoing today. Some of you who did the Reading in Arabic may have noticed that, in these verses, the ‘waiting-period’ of widows/divorcees to remarry was called ‘tarabbuS/تربُّص’ (literally ‘waiting’). The common term among Muslims however is ‘iddah’ "عِدّة while no one uses the
- [HQ 2: 238-248; pages 39+40](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-20-hq-2-238-248-pages-3940/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! With our next reading we begin Section 3 of the Qur’an, which is divided into 30 sections. We are progressing slowly and surely, with God’s grace. COMMENTS: Having initially called upon Those who Attained Faith in Verse 228, we now find Verse 238 continuing its address to them, telling them
- [HQ 2: 257-264; pages 43+44](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-22-hq-2-257-264-pages-4344/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! In yesterday’s reading we came upon ‘Aayatul Kursi- آية الكرسي -The Verse of Dominion/Knowledge’ a powerful verse which we repeat in times of need. Its concepts indeed help us put matters into perspective: Our problems diminish when we think of God and what we know about Him (the little He
- [HQ 2: 265-274; pages 45+46](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-23-hq-2-265-274-pages-4546/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! Today’s reading (as well as tomorrow’s) is all about how BEST to spend what we see as ‘our’ wealth, and the resources we ‘control.’ Although -in reality- it is NOT our wealth and we are only entrusted with it temporarily, we ARE fully responsible for it as long as it is
- [HQ 2: 275-282; pages 47+48](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-24-hq-2-275-282-pages-4748/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! In yesterday’s reading there was mention in verse 273 of people who deserve our help, those who are needy but cannot travel[1] or move freely to earn a livelihood. Because they abstain from asking, they seem well-off to the untrained eye. People might be robbed of their land and livelihood, or lose
- [HQ 2:283-HQ: 3:9; pages 49+50](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-25-hq-2283-hq-39-pages-4950/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! In yesterday’s Reading we spoke of Loans, and visited the website of ‘European Courier’ which spoke of ‘Islamic Banking’ during the recession. As we read the article we came across the name of ONE Muslim who made such a world of difference with his innovative concept of ‘Micro-credit,’ he helped MILLIONS of
- [HQ 3:10-22; pages 51+52](https://iqraprinciple.com/welcome-friends-day-26-hq-310-22-pages-5152/) - Welcome Friends: Ahlan wa sahlan! We have recently come upon two beautiful supplications worth memorizing. We feel so blessed to be able to ask of God, IN HIS EXACT WORDS, what would otherwise remain in the depths of our hearts and minds. Also, what this means is that our supplication has already been answered, seeing that

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