Say: “As for me, my Sustainer God has directed me to the Straight Path—a path that is steeped in righteousness, in the tradition of Abraham, the bearer of truth and faith, who was not a polytheist.” Say: “My …

The unity of the Godhead in relationship with human destiny (6:1–3, 6,11, 46, 72–73, 94)

2. Faith cannot be arrived at by external means (6:7–9, 111,158)

3. Alignment with God is the real faith and source of success (6:12–19)

4. Denial of God is based on failure to understand reality (6:7, 20, 29, 31–32, 40–41, 46)

THIS CHAPTER (SURAH) GETS its name from its mention of people who will be at an elevated place on the Day of Judgment, when they will be able to see people in Heaven and in Hell and fully recognize their own …

Alif Lam Mim Swad. (This is) A Book that has been inspired to you. Let there be no doubt about it in your heart so that you may caution people with it, and it may serve as a conscious reminder for those …

(God said): “O Adam, enjoy life in Heaven with your wife and partake of anything it has to offer, but do not approach this tree lest you commit an act of injustice (against yourselves).” But the Devil whispered to them …

Say: “Who forbids what God provides—beautifications and protections for life and wholesome provisions for sustenance—given to those who believe (to share with others) in this life, exclusively for …

Those who believe and who do good (it is all within your ability) as We do not put a burden on any soul beyond what it can bear—these are the companions of Paradise where they will reside. We will cleanse them of any ill …

Your Sustainer God is the One Who created the universe and this planet Earth in six stages [periods, days] (see also: 41:9–12) and took control of their affairs; He lets the night overtake the day in constant pursuits; the …

We (God) sent Noah to his people, and he said to them: “O my people, serve God; you have no other deity besides Him. I worry about the consequences for you on that Day of Difficulty.” The leaders of his community

o the People of Thamud, We sent Salih, who was of them, and he said: “O my people, serve God; besides Him, you have no other deities. Your God has sent you guidance that can be easily …

We [God] do not send a Prophet to a land except that We make its inhabitants face misfortune and hardship (as a consequence of their conduct with respect to the prophet, his message, and social justice) so they (will …

(After these generations) We sent Moses to the Pharaoh and his chiefs with Our Guidance, but they rejected it; see then the end results of those who spread corruption. Moses said: “O Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the …

We overpowered the Pharaoh and his people with drought and reduction in food supply so that they might be reminded; but when good fortune came to them, they would say: “This is by us,” and when any affliction came …

We (God) brought the Children of Israel across the sea, and they came upon a people (perhaps Amalekites as described in the Bible) who worshipped idols. They (the Children of Israel) said to Moses: “Set up for us a god …

After Moses (went to the mountain), his people made the body of a calf using their ornaments that produced low-pitched sounds. They took it for worship though they could see that it did not speak to them, nor did it …

Those who follow the unlettered [Ummi] Messenger whom they find written about in the Torah and the Bible;381 who invites them to what is right and good and dissuades them from what is evil; who …

From the followers of Moses, there is a community who guide themselves to truth and establish justice with such guidance. We grouped them into twelve tribes, as communities. When his people asked …

[Consider the truth] when your Sustainer God brings forth the offspring of the children of Adam, from themselves, He makes them confirm the truth about themselves: “Am I not your Sustainer God?” They …

Those who deny Our (God’s) messages, We lead them (to their consequences) gradually, in a manner that they do not recognize that this is happening. I (God) allow them respite (to continue their denials and …

He (God) is the One who created you from a single being, from it its mate, so that he may incline to her. So when he has intimate contact with her, she conceives a weight light enough to move about with …