وَلَلْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ الْأُولَىٰ Assuredly, what comes after will be better for you than what has gone before. (Ad-Duhā 93:4) Sūratu’d-Duhā was revealed when Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, was having the most distressful days in Makkah. Revelation had ceased to come for a...
It is more accurate to take the phrase in the sentence “you will be contented” to mean the maqām ar-ridā, or “the rank of being pleased with and pleasing to God.” To illustrate, our master Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, came to the world with the...
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ Therefore, when you are free (from one task), resume (another task).(Al-Inshirāh 94:7) This verse presents Muslims with an important philosophy of life. Indeed, a believer should always be active; both their working and resting should be an activity. In other words, believers should arrange...