Essential Verses in the Quran

And keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His countenance.  And let not your eyes pass beyond them, desiring adornments of the worldly life, and do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follows his desire […]

“And if you were to count God’s favors, you would not be able to number them; most surely God is Forgiving, Merciful.” (Quran 16:18) Our lives are a continuous succession of God’s gifts. Many people, due to their outlook on life or their circumstances, fail to see that they are receiving God’s bounty. God has

And (remember) when God will say (on the Day of Resurrection): “O Jesus, son of Mary! Did you say unto men: ‘Take me and my mother as deities beside God?’”  He will say: “Glory be to You! It was not for me to say what I had no right (to say).  Had I said such

In the previous article we established that God does not burden a person beyond his or her capabilities and that each person is responsible for his or her own actions.   On the Day of Judgement no one is able to intercede on behalf of anyone else.  Each person stands alone before God and it is

“The Messenger believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, as do the faithful. They all believe in God, His angels, His scriptures and His messengers. ‘We make no distinction between any of His messengers,’ they say, ‘We hear and obey.  Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord. To You we all

“Who is there that can intercede with Him, except by His permission?” No one can intercede and be an advocate on behalf of someone without God’s permission and pleasure.  Allah has perfect control of everything.  Intercession is by God’s grace and mercy and reserved on the Day of Judgment only for those whom God allows

“Allah: there is no true God but Him.  The Ever-Living, the Eternal Master of all.  Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him.  His is all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth.   Who is there that can intercede with Him, except by His permission?  He knows all that lies open before them