humungous MYTH: Qur'an is difficult to learn!

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

The Qur'an is our guide in life, and the road map which leads straight to Jannah. Allah sent it to mankind as a whole, so why would He make it difficult?!?!

{وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآَنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ}

Allah repeatedly reminds us that the Qur'an has been made easy and straightforward to learn. Subhan Allah, if you think about it, that is SUCH a true fact, and afterall, the Qur'an is all based on true facts, that, if you ponder in life and the verses in the Qur'an you will be amazed as to how accurate the verses are.

Compare the language of the Qur'an to english for example...! English is one of those languages that, I feel, are sort of a mean conspiracy. All the ambiguity in spelling, inconsistencies, and 'exceptions' make it more difficult to learn. For example: though, tough, trough, through....! Come on now! Think of all the time 'wasted' in teaching people English, just because of all these nuisances, and this proves the verse {ولو كان من عند غير الله لوجدوا فيه اختلافا كثيرا} as there is alot of 'ikhtilaf' in these languaes.

Alhamdulilah that words in Arabic sound exactly how they are written. If you want to relieve your students just remind them of that! There are no tricks... وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآَنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

Moreso, those early muslim generations made it even easier for us, by adding dots and 'harakat', and signals as to when to stop in verses and such helpful hints, alhamdulilah.

This all proves that the Qur'an is truly divine, and that Allah is truly merciful towards us, and we praise Him for making the Qur'an easy for all ages and tongues!

ــــــــــبوت the spider parable كمثل العنكبـــــــــــ

have you ever wondered...
how and why some people resemble a spider?!
this creature, that many tend to find 'creepy'.. some to the extent of fear!
but in reality... its very weak.

my window - a couple of weeks ago

{مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْلِيَاء كَمَثَلِ الْعَنكَبُوتِ اتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتًا وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ الْعَنكَبُوتِ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ } surat al-ankaboot.

*Meanings/translations of "أولياء" : Guardians, patrons, or protectors. (source)

There are many ways that mushriks resemble spiders:


1- Just as a spider has many 'legs', a mushrik, or polytheist, does not call on one Lord, rather, he's lost and holds on to too many things at once. However, all he is reaching out are worldy affairs and desires!


2- No matter how 'big' a spider is, their webs are all the same and are all weak. The ayah makes you sense the spider's hard work or careful 'effort' in building its web, and allows you to compare it to the end result: frailty.


3- Looking at its web, the main focus of the verse, it is very weak, just like shirk. It is not a shield from anything nor shelter.


4- As artistic and precise as the web is when you look at it, its neither intact nor stable in reality.


5- Even though its material is silk(as I was told), again, it doesn't serve any good, nor does it provide any shelter or preservation.


6- Any kind of climate can ruin it: strong winds, rain etc. The sun light (light of eiman/faith) overcomes it as well.


7- The only things that get caught in the web are other insects, resembling the attraction of other kuffaar to shirk.


8- The spider then weaves a 'sack' around the insect, and sometimes, it could even be a bee! A bee resembles someone a little better than a mushrik, since it actually produces good stuff, but it shows that one can fall for shirk if they're not careful.


9- When the spider's house is ruined, guess what...it just rebuilds it!! Like a kafir who never learns from their mistake.

10. As time passes, and as the spider keeps rebuilding or mending its web, it starts looking more and more distorted, eventually... its d e s t ro y e d.


and Allah knows best.

what made them cry? (1)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Crying while reciting the Qur'an is a sign that there is some kind of understanding going on! People usually shed tears when reciting something about the mercy of Allah or punishment of disbelievers.
When the imam cries, the follower's hearts are touched, and its usually clear to them, and easy to figure out, what made them cry.
..but it's different when it's a verse that seems 'normal' to many of us. Two incidents recalled are when the imam cried while reciting the last two verses of surat al-fatihah...!
What made him cry?
اهدنا الصراط المستقيم
What did he realize at this point? Why didn't he cry before? What incident or occasion did he link it with?
صراط الذين أنعمت عليهم غير المغضوب عليهم ولا الضالين

It was the first time for this imam to live in a non-muslim country- to see those who disobey Allah day in and day out... and to ponder on those who are astray!
It was probably the first time he saw arrogance in its clearest forms, and to appreciate the sweetness of 'tawheed' he was surrounded with.
Maybe he thought of the verse {رب فلا تجعلني في القوم الظالمين}almu'minoon...
He might've also recalled the hadith :

روى البخاري ومسلم عن زينب بنت جحش رضي الله عنها: أنَّ النبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم استيقظَ يومًا من نومه فزِعًا وهو يقول: "لا إله إلا الله، ويلٌ للعرب من شرٍّ قد اقترب، فُتحَ اليوم من ردم يأجوج ومأجوج مثل هذا (وحلَّق بين أصبعيه السبابة والإبهام)" . فقالت له زينب رضي الله عنها: يا رسول الله! أنهلك وفينا الصالحون؟ قال: "نعم؛ إذا كَثُرَ الخَبَث".

One narration from Zainab bint Jahsh may Allah be pleased with her: That the Prophet came to her in a state of fear saying, "None has the right to be worshiped but Allah! Woe to the Arabs because of evil that has come near. Today a hole has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog as large as this." pointing with two of his fingers making a circle. zainab said, "I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Shall we be destroyed though amongst us there are pious people? ' He said, 'Yes, if evil increases."

اللهم ربنا لا تجعلنا في القوم الظالمين

ربنا لا تجعلنا فتنة للذين كفروا