Taqwa

03/09/2026

A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan

In the Name of Allâh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful...

And the answer of his [i.e., Abraham's] people was not but that they said, "Kill him or burn him," but Allāh saved him from the fire. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

And [Abraham] said, "You have only taken, other than Allāh, idols as [a bond of] affection among you in worldly life. Then on the Day of Resurrection you will deny one another and curse one another, and your refuge will be the Fire, and you will not have any helpers."

Quran 29:24-25

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

The Response of Ibrahim's People -- and how Allah controlled the Fire

Allah tells us how Ibrahim's people stubbornly and arrogantly disbelieved, and how they resisted the truth with falsehood. After Ibrahim addressed them with his words of clear guidance,
﴾إِلاَّ أَن قَالُواْ اقْتُلُوهُ أَوْ حَرِّقُوهُ﴿
(except that they said: "Kill him or burn him.") This was because proof had clearly been established against them, so they resorted to using their power and strength.
﴾قَالُواْ ابْنُواْ لَهُ بُنْيَـناً فَأَلْقُوهُ فِى الْجَحِيمِ - فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِ كَيْداً فَجَعَلْنَـهُمُ الاٌّسْفَلِينَ ﴿
(They said: "Build for him a building and throw him into the blazing fire!" So they plotted a plot against him, but We made them the lowest.) (37:97-98). They spent a long time gathering a huge amount of firewood, they built a fence around it, then they set it ablaze until its flames reached up to the sky. No greater fire had ever been lit. Then they went to Ibrahim, seized him and put him into a catapult, then they threw him into the fire. But Allah made it cool and safe for him, and after spending several days in it, he emerged unscathed. For this reason and others, Allah made him an Imam for mankind, for he offered himself to the Most Merciful, he offered his body to the flames, he offered his son as a sacrifice, and he gave his wealth to care for his guests. For all of these reasons he is beloved by the followers of all religions.
﴾فَأَنْجَاهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ النَّارِ﴿
(Then Allah saved him from the fire. ) means, He rescued him from it by making it cool and safe for him.
﴾إِنَّ فِى ذلِكَ لآيَـتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ﴿
(Verily, in this are indeed signs for a people who believe.) Ibrahim, peace be upon him, explains to his people that idols are incapable of doing anything,
﴾وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا اتَّخَذْتُمْ مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْثَـناً مَّوَدَّةَ بَيْنِكُمْ فِى الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا﴿
(And (Ibrahim) said: "You have taken idols instead of Allah. The love between you is only in the life of this world,) Here Ibrahim was rebuking his people for their evil deed of worshipping idols, and telling them: `You have taken these as gods and you come together to worship them so that there is friendship and love among you in this world,'
﴾ثُمَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَـمَةِ﴿
(but on the Day of Resurrection,) the situation will be the opposite, and this love and friendship will turn into hatred and enmity. Then
﴾يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُكُمْ بِبَعْضٍ﴿
(you shall deny each other,) meaning, `you will denounce one another and deny whatever was between you,'
﴾وَيَلْعَنُ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً﴿
(and curse each other, ) means, the followers will curse their leaders and the leaders will curse their followers.
﴾كُلَّمَا دَخَلَتْ أُمَّةٌ لَّعَنَتْ أُخْتَهَا﴿
(Every time a new nation enters (the Fire), it curses its sister nation (that went before)) (7:37).
﴾الاٌّخِلاَءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلاَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿
(Friends on that Day will be foes one to another except those who have Taqwa.) (43:67) And Allah says here:
﴾ثُمَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَـمَةِ يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُكُمْ بِبَعْضٍ وَيَلْعَنُ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً وَمَأْوَاكُمُ النَّارُ﴿
(but on the Day of Resurrection, you shall deny each other, and curse each other, and your abode will be the Fire,) meaning, `your ultimate destiny after all accounts have been settled, will be the fire of Hell, and you will have no one to help you or save you from the punishment of Allah.' This will be the state of the disbelievers. As for the believers, it will be an entirely different matter.

02/09/2026

02/09/2026

A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan

In the Name of Allâh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful...

Is not Allāh sufficient for His Servant [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)]? And [yet], they threaten you with those [they worship] other than Him. And whoever Allāh leaves astray - for him there is no guide.

Quran 39:36

02/09/2026

A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan

In the Name of Allâh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful...

Prophet Ibrahim (AS) Hijrah From Iraq To Sham...

02/09/2026

A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan

In the Name of Allâh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful...

Then is He who is a maintainer of every soul, [knowing] what it has earned, [like any other]? But to Allāh they have attributed partners. Say, "Name them. Or do you inform Him of that[1] which He knows not upon the earth or of what is apparent [i.e., alleged] of speech?"[2] Rather, their [own] plan has been made attractive to those who disbelieve, and they have been averted from the way. And whomever Allāh sends astray - there will be for him no guide.

Footnote
[1] i.e., other "deities."
[2] i.e., your attributing of divinity to other than Allāh,

Quran 13:33

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

There is no Similarity between Allah and False Deities in any Respect

Allah said,
﴾أَفَمَنْ هُوَ قَآئِمٌ عَلَى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ﴿
(Is then He (Allah) Who takes charge of every person and knows all that he has earned) Allah is the guard and watcher over every living soul and knows what everyone does, whether good or evil, and nothing ever escapes His perfect observation. Allah said in other Ayat,
﴾وَمَا تَكُونُ فِى شَأْنٍ وَمَا تَتْلُواْ مِنْهُ مِن قُرْءَانٍ وَلاَ تَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ إِلاَّ كُنَّا عَلَيْكُمْ شُهُودًا إِذْ تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ﴿
(Neither you do any deed nor recite any portion of the Qur'an, nor you do any deed, but we are witness thereof, when you are doing it.) 10:61 and Allah said,
﴾وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلاَّ يَعْلَمُهَا﴿
(Not a leaf falls, but He knows it.) 6:59
﴾وَمَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ فِي الاٌّرْضِ إِلاَّ عَلَى اللَّهِ رِزْقُهَا وَيَعْلَمُ مُسْتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسْتَوْدَعَهَا كُلٌّ فِى كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿
(And no moving creature is there on earth but its provision is due from Allah. And He knows its dwelling place and its deposits. All is in a Clear Book.)11:6,
﴾سَوَآءٌ مِّنْكُمْ مَّنْ أَسَرَّ الْقَوْلَ وَمَنْ جَهَرَ بِهِ وَمَنْ هُوَ مُسْتَخْفٍ بِالَّيْلِ وَسَارِبٌ بِالنَّهَارِ ﴿
(It is the same (to Him) whether any of you conceals his speech or declares it openly, whether he be hid by night or goes forth freely by day.) 13:10
﴾يَعْلَمُ السِّرَّ وَأَخْفَى﴿
(He knows the secret and that which is yet more hidden.) 20:7 and,
﴾وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ﴿
(And He is with you wherever you may be. And Allah is the All-Seer of what you do.) 57:4 Is He Who is like this similar to the idols, that the polytheists worship, which can neither hear nor see nor do they have a mind nor able to bring good to themselves or to their worshippers nor prevent harm from themselves or their worshippers The answer to the question in the Ayah was omitted, because it is implied, for Allah said next,
﴾وَجَعَلُواْ للَّهِ شُرَكَآءَ﴿
(Yet, they ascribe partners to Allah.) which they worshipped besides Him, such as idols, rivals and false deities,
﴾قُلْ سَمُّوهُمْ﴿
(Say: "Name them!") make them known to us and uncover them so that they are known, for surely, they do not exist at all! So Allah said,
﴾أَمْ تُنَبِّئُونَهُ بِمَا لاَ يَعْلَمُ فِى الاٌّرْضِ﴿
(Is it that you will inform Him of something He knows not in the earth) for had that thing existed in or on the earth, Allah would have known about it because nothing ever escapes His knowledge,
﴾أَم بِظَـهِرٍ مِّنَ الْقَوْلِ﴿
(or is it (just) a show of words) or doubts expressed in words, according to Mujahid, while Ad-Dahhak and Qatadah said, false words. Allah says, you (polytheists) worshipped the idols because you thought that they had power to bring benefit or harm, and this is why you called them gods,
﴾إِنْ هِىَ إِلاَّ أَسْمَآءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـنٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلاَّ الظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى الاٌّنفُسُ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ الْهُدَى ﴿
(They are but names which you have named - you and your fathers - for which Allah has sent down no authority. They follow but a guess and that which they themselves desire, whereas there has surely come to them the guidance from their Lord!)53:23 Allah said next,
﴾بَلْ زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مَكْرُهُمْ﴿
(Nay! To those who disbelieved, their plotting is made fair seeming,) or their words, according to Mujahid. This Ayah refers to the misguidance of the polytheists and their propagation night and day. Allah said in another Ayah,
﴾وَقَيَّضْنَا لَهُمْ قُرَنَآءَ فَزَيَّنُواْ لَهُم﴿
(And We have assigned for them (devils) intimate companions, who have made fair-seeming to them.) Allah said next,
﴾وَصُدُّواْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ﴿
(and they have been hindered from the right path;) Some read with Fatha over the Sad (i.e. wa Saddu), which would mean, `and they hindered from the right path, feeling fond of the misguidance they are in, thinking that it is correct, they called to it and thus hindered the people from following the path of the Messengers.' Others read it with Damma over the Sad (i.e. wa Suddu), which would mean, `and they have been hindered from the right path,' explained it this way: because they thought that their way looked fair or correct, they were hindered by it from the right path, so Allah said,
﴾وَمَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ هَادٍ﴿
(and whom Allah sends astray, for him there is no guide.) Allah said in similar instances,
﴾وَمَن يُرِدِ اللَّهُ فِتْنَتَهُ فَلَن تَمْلِكَ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئاً﴿
(And whomsoever Allah wants to suffer a trial, you can do nothing for him against Allah.) 5:41, and,
﴾إِن تَحْرِصْ عَلَى هُدَاهُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَهْدِى مَن يُضِلُّ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِّن نَّـصِرِينَ ﴿
(If you covet for their guidance, then verily, Allah guides not those whom He makes to go astray. And they will have no helpers.)16:37

01/09/2026

A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan

In the Name of Allâh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful...

Iblis [Aka Lucifer, Satan] cried when he Heard this...

01/09/2026

A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan

In the Name of Allâh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful...

It Is Allah Who Inspires His Servants To Ask...

01/09/2026

A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan

In the Name of Allâh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful...

O Allah, I ask You because I bear witness that You are Allah, there is no deity except You, Al Ahad, The One, Al Samad, The Eternal Refuge who neither begets nor is bom, and there is none comparable to Him...

It was narrated from 'Aishah (RA) that:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught her this supplication:

"Allahumma inni as'aluka minal-khayri kullihi, 'ajilihi wa ajilihi, ma 'alimtu minhu wa ma la a'lam. Wa a'udhu bika minash-sharri kullihi, 'ajilihi wa ajilihi, ma 'alimtu minhu wa ma la a'lam. Allahumma inni as'aluka min khayri ma sa'alaka 'abduka wa nabiyyuka, wa a'udhu bika min sharri ma 'adha bihi 'abduka wa nabiyyuka. Allahumma inni as'alukal-jannatah wa ma qarrab ilayha min qawlin aw 'amalin, wa a'udhu bika minan-nari wa ma qarraba ilayha min qawlin aw 'amalin, wa as'aluka an taj'al kulla qada'in qadaytahuli khayran

(O Allah, I ask You for all that is good, in this world and in the Hereafter, what I know and what I do not know. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from all evil, in this world and in the Hereafter, what I know and what I do not know. O Allah, I ask You for the good that Your slave and Prophet has asked You for, and I seek refuge with You from the evil from which Your slave and Prophet sought refuge. O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and for that which brings one closer to it, in word and deed, and I seek refuge in You from Hell and from that which brings one closer to it, in word and deed. And I ask You to make every decree that You decree concerning me good)."

Grade: Sahih (Authentic)
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3846

Allahumma Ameen Ya Ahad Ya Samad Ya Rub Al Alameen 🌹 🤲🏽 💖

01/09/2026

A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan

In the Name of Allâh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful...

O Allah, I ask You because I bear witness that You are Allah, there is no deity except You, Al Ahad, The One, Al Samad, The Eternal Refuge who neither begets nor is bom, and there is none comparable to Him...

May Allah make us among the people of Jannah, accept our good deeds, forgive our sins and keep us firm upon His obedience.

Allahumma Ameen Ya Ahad Ya Samad Ya Rub Al Alameen 🌹 🤲🏽 💖