PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 30-34

“And when your Lord said to the angels, “Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.” They said, “Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we exalt You with praise and declare Your perfection?” He [Allah] said, “Indeed, I know that which you do not know.”Continue reading “PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 30-34”

PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 28-29

“How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned. It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. ThenContinue reading “PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 28-29”

PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 26-27

“Indeed, Allah is not timid to present an example – that of a mosquito or what is smaller than it. And those who have believed know that it is the truth from their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, they say, “What did Allah intend by this as an example?” He misleads many therebyContinue reading “PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 26-27”

PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verse 25

“And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, “This is what we were provided with before.” And it is given to them in likeness. And they willContinue reading “PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verse 25”

PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 23-24

“And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down [the Quran] upon Our Servant [Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses [supporters] other than Allah, if you should be truthful. But if you do not – and you willContinue reading “PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 23-24”

PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 21-22

“O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous. [He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to AllahContinue reading “PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 21-22”

PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 19-20

“Or [it is] like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allah is encompassing of the disbelievers. The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein;Continue reading “PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 19-20”

PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 17-18

“Their example is that of one who kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness [so] they could not see.  Deaf, dumb and blind – so they will not return [to the right path].” The one who kindled the fire could beContinue reading “PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 17-18”

PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 14-16

“And when they meet those who believe, they [hypocrites] say, “We believe”; but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say, “Indeed, we are with you; we were only mockers.” [But] Allah mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly. Those are the ones who have purchased error [inContinue reading “PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verses 14-16”

PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verse 13

“And when it is said to them [hypocrites], “Believe as the people have believed,” they say, “Should we believe as the foolish have believed?” Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not.” The beginning of this verse indicates the importance of advising others on good things and by extension, warningContinue reading “PodQuran: Chapter 2 – Al Baqarah, Verse 13”