He is the owner of all things, and hence no creation can come close in resembling Him. Exalted be He, the One Allah.
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Sura al-Ikhlas in plain English
Monotheism
Sura al-Msad in plain English
thorns
Once the Prophet Muhammad – peace be upon him- stood on a mountain and raised his voice calling the people of Quraish to a meeting. When they assembled the prophet said “If I am to tell you that an army is approaching to invade you from behind this mountain, would...
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Sura al-Nasr in plain English
the victory
At that time, be aware – O Muhammad – that My message has completed and your duty as a Messenger has ended, and now be prepared to come back to me
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Sura al-kafirun in plain English
the disbelievers
Out of ignorance, the disbelievers of Quraish invited the Prophet Muhammad – peace be upon him – to worship their deity one year, and in exchange, they will worship the deity of Muhammad the next year, so this chapter was revealed
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Sura al-Kawthar in plain English
the plenty
We have given you O Muhammad plenty of things in this world and the Hereafter. Among them are the Quran and prophethood and kept a special river for you in paradise.
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Sura al-Qadr in plain English
the Night of Decree
The reward of fasting, praying, and doing all righteous deeds in this night exceeds the reward of doing righteous deeds in a thousand months that do not have this night.
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Sura al-Maoun in plain English
assistance
These hypocrites combined their negligence towards Allah with negligence towards fellow human beings. They do not even lend simple assistance in terms of money or other goods that could benefit their neighbors or others
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Sura Quraish in plain English
the tribe of Quraish
Let you know O people of Makkah that if you disobeyed the message of my Messenger Muhammad, who called you to worship me alone and leave all deities then I can lift these two bounties from you, so you return to the misery of hunger and wars.
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Sura al-Feel in plain English
the elephant
Remember O people of Makkah that I have protected you not because you are better than those army, or that your religion of polytheism is better than the religion of that army (i.e., Christianity), rather I have protected you to preserve my House which I would later honor further by...
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Sura Fatiha in plain English
I find it helpful to explain a verse of the Quran with a very short elaboration to make the verse closer to the reader. In this series -which I start here with chapter 1 (al-Fatiha) - I try to get a gist of the verses from the book of commentary...
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