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17th December 2018, 9 Rabiulakhir 1440H The Jews ( يَهُودِ ) in Quran Surat Al-Baqarah  (The Cow), Chapter 2, Verse 26: "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 thereby and guides many thereby. And He misleads not except the defiantly disobedient,"  ( Quran 2:26 ) Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Chapter 2, Verse 62: " Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve." ( Quran 2:62 ) Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Chapter 2, Verse 75-76: " Do you covet [the hope, O bel...

10th July 2018, 26 Syawal 1439H Seeking Forgiveness ( إستغفار ) Istighfar ( إستغفار ) is an arabic word which means, " asking for Allah's forgiveness " It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas that : the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever persists in asking for forgiveness, Allah will grant him relief from every worry, and a way out from every hardship, and will grant him provision from (sources) he could never imagine." ( Sunan Ibn Majah: 3819  & Sunan Abi Dawud: 1518 ) Dari Abdullah bin ‘Abbas dia berkata; Rasulullah SAW bersabda: “Barang siapa yang melazimi membaca istighfar, Allah akan menjadikan dari setiap kesedihan kelonggaran, dan dari setiap kesempitan jalan keluar dan memberi rezeki kepadanya dari arah yang tidak disangka-sangka.” ( HR Ibnu Majah  & HR Abu Daud ) Remembrance of Allah Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Ikrimah quoted Ibn Abbas as saying: When asking for something you should raise y...

30th March 2018, 12 Rejab 1439H Animals in Quran and Hadith Surat Luqmān  (Luqman), 31:10 " He created the heavens without pillars that you see and has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with you, and dispersed therein from every creature . And We sent down rain from the sky and made grow therein [plants] of every noble kind." (Quran 31:10) Surat An-Naĥl  (The Bee), 16:66 "And indeed, for you in grazing livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from what is in their bellies - between excretion and blood - pure milk, palatable to drinkers." (Quran 16:66) Animals mentioned in the Quran It is forbidden for us to worship any animals or make animals into idols, because all animals are Allah's creations and belong to Him. We are forbid to worship any creations. Allah created the animals for us to use as helper or as food. There are animals that we cannot eat, not because it the animals are sacred, but because as subm...