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A Woman’s Right to Inherit
From the very beginning of this surah, the theme of universal human rights, particularly those relating to family life, has been discussed. The previous verses dealt with the rights of orphans, and the coming verses discuss the rights of women, as well as orphans, which relate to inheritance. Thus, Allah Ta‘ala declares,
لِلرِّجَالِ نَصِيْبٌ مِمَّا تَرَكَ الْوَالِدَانِ وَالْأَقْرَبُونَ وَلِلنِّسَاءِ نَصِيْبٌ مِمَّا تَرَكَ الْوالِدَانِ وَالْأَقْرَبُوْنَ مِمَّا قَلَّ مِنْهُ أَوْ كَثُرَ نَصِيْباً مَفْرُوْضاً
“For …
The Power of One Takbeer
Muhammad As-Sameen (rahimahullah) was a sufi shaikh of Baghdad, from whom the great luminary, Junaid Baghdaadi (rahimahullah) had also benefitted.
On one occasion, he joined the Muslim army to fight against the Romans. When the Roman army drew closer, the Muslims were overcome with fear due to the large army that stood before them.
Muhammad (rahimahullah) noticed that he was also affected by this fear of the Romans. Hence, he began rebuking himself saying; “O liar! Where …
The Punishment
(Ambiyaa [‘alaihimus salaam] Series – Nabi Saalih [‘alaihis salaam] #03)
The people of Thamood did not listen to the warnings of Nabi Saalih (‘alaihis salaam) and disobeyed the command of Allah Ta‘ala by killing the camel. After killing the camel, they did not feel bad about what they did. They were still proud and boastful.
They told Nabi Saalih (‘alaihis salaam) to bring the punishment which he had promised them if he was a prophet of Allah Ta‘ala. Nabi Saalih (‘alaihis …
