Those who intend to make any change in Qur’an will find no refuge from Divine Wrath

Qur'an, the last of the four Divine Scriptures, has never been accepted by the non believers, even by the followers of the earlier three scriptures. There have been efforts even during the time of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to make "some" changes in the Divine revelations that could also accommodate the viewpoint of the non believers. In this context, one may read Sürah 109. Al Kafirun (The Unbelievers / Those Who Deny the Truth), in which the...

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What is patience in Good Grace (صَبۡرٌ جَمِيۡلٌ)

Patiance is the hallmark of a believer. When confronted with a setback, a loss or being devastated by a calamity, Allah advises His servants to be patient. Although, man by nature is too weak and meek, exercising patience more often than not becomes too difficult to exercise. Therefore, at number of places in Qur'an, man has been continuously advised to be patient for Allah has something better in store against what has been lost."And resort...

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Man laments: I'm unappreciated - Allah reassures: Your efforts will be appreciated and rewarded

It is human nature that a man expects his work to be appreciated and rewarded accordingly. When men's work is lauded, appreciated and rewarded whether monetarily or a fillip on one's shoulder by the company head. Such demonstrated acts of appreciation motivate men to work more and remain focused to further improve their output. That is appreciation and rewards increase one's ability to work diligently to be in the category of good workers.Likewise,...

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But those who believe are indeed just a few

Standing alone or with the few is one of the most difficult things to do. By doing so, one not gets isolated but also has to listen to the others in large numbers. Such a bunch of a few is always subjected to criticism, and even sarcasm for not siding with the majority. This generally happens in democracy and one's faith. Whenever a prophet or a messenger called upon its people to follow the Divine Truth, none but a few paid heeds to them. Rather...

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Indeed, Allah is Bounteous to mankind; but Most People do not give thanks in return

"Most of us" generally look for Divine support when we are in distress or need help. Yet when our needs are fulfilled, we do not give thanks in return to the Lord of the universe, without whose help we could not have overcome our difficulties and distress. This has been specially so whenever prophets went to their people and called them to the righteous path. Many initially showed their willingness and as long Divine blessings descended upon...

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Death from which you flee will certainly overtake you

Of all the words in vocabularies, the most feared word is Death. No one, even suffering from any serious ailment, hopes to die. But whether one likes or not, death befalls on any living being that is created. Wikipedia describes death as an inevitable process that eventually occurs in all organisms. It is an irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the...

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