The Quran

Every time Allah uses the plural to refer to Himself, it is based on the respect and honour that He deserves, and on the great number of His names and attributes, and on the great number of His troops and angels, taken mainly from Al-'Aqeedah al-Tadmuriyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah

Listening to the Qur'an being recited correctly is enough to soften even the hardest of hearts and Muslims and non-Muslims alike find it a deeply moving experience even if they do not understand what is being said....

It is distressing to see that the Muslims of today have turned away from this great treasure that has been revealed to them - the very Speech of Allah. They have made the Qur’aan a sacred family heirloom; to be treasured in exotic and expensive covers, yet to be uninhabited by the best of all covers - their hearts; to be recited and listened to in the best and most melodious of voices, yet to ignore its meanings; to be placed high above all other objects in any room, yet to occupy the lowest station in their daily lives; to be read when a death has occurred, yet to be ignored by the living...

Laylatul-Qadr is the most blessed night. A person who misses it has indeed missed a great amount of good. If a believing person is zealous to obey his Lord and increase the good deeds in his record, he should strive to encounter this night and to pass it in worship and obedience....

A Tafseer of Ayahs 2 to 4 of Surah al-Anfal: Taken from Tafsir Ibn Kathir abridged by a group of scholars under the supervision of Shaykh Safiur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

We all feel touched when we open up a good translation of the meaning of the Qur’an and we ponder and wonder at the beauty of the words and the deep meanings within. But in reality we are just seeing a glimpse of the real treasure that the Qur’an is. Imagine how you’d feel if you could understand the words of Allah in the form in which they were sent down and not just rely on a translation of the meaning in English. Imagine the power of the words and the directness of the message then! The potency would be awesome!

A Tafseer of Ayahs 137 and 143 of Surah ali-Imraan: Taken from Tafsir Ibn Kathir abridged by a group of scholars under the supervision of Shaykh Safiur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Al-Ibaanah Issue No.1, Dhul-Qa'dah 1415H / April 1995: Tafseer of the 55th Ayah in Surah Nur, which highlights the Revelation by Allah on how the Khilafah will be re-established upon this world

A detailed tafseer of the second verse