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Instead of complaining about things I have no control over, I should be glorifying God for the myriad of blessings He has bestowed upon me, the greatest of these being the Quran. It is truly our life-line to God, a life-line that is indestructible and always available to us. Let us see what God, Himself, says about the Quran. [2:2] This scripture is infallible; a beacon for the righteous.
[10:37] This Quran could not possibly be authored by other than GOD. It confirms all previous messages, and provides a fully detailed scripture. It is infallible; for it comes from the Lord of the universe.
[18:1-2] Praise GOD, who revealed to His servant this scripture, and made it flawless. A perfect (scripture) to warn of severe retribution from Him, and to deliver good news to the believers who lead a righteous life, that they have earned a generous recompense.
[4:82] Why do they not study the Quran carefully? If it were from other than GOD, they would have found in it numerous contradictions.
[10:57] O people, enlightenment has come to you herein from your Lord, and healing for anything that troubles your hearts, and guidance, and mercy for the believers.
[12:111] In their history, there is a lesson for those who possess intelligence. This is not fabricated Hadith; this (Quran) confirms all previous scriptures, provides the details of everything, and is a beacon and mercy for those who believe.
[17:9] This Quran guides to the best path, and brings good news to the believers who lead a righteous life, that they have deserved a great recompense.
[17:82] We send down in the Quran healing and mercy for the believers. At the same time, it only increases the wickedness of the transgressors.
[17:88] Say, “If all the humans and all the jinns banded together in order to produce a Quran like this, they can never produce anything like it,
no matter how much assistance they lent one another.”
[18:54] We have cited in this Quran every kind of example, but the human being is the most argumentative creature.
What a beautiful and profound scripture God has given us to study and strengthen our souls with.
I would like to share some of the beautiful passages from Quran that I read when I glorify God:
[20:130] Therefore, be patient in the face of their utterances, and praise and glorify your Lord before sunrise and before sunset. And during the night glorify Him, as well as at both ends of the day, that you may be happy.”
[2:286] GOD never burdens a soul beyond its means: to its credit is what it earns, and against it is what it commits. “Our Lord, do not condemn us if we forget or make mistakes. Our Lord, and protect us from blaspheming against You, like those before us have done. Our Lord, protect us from sinning until it becomes too late for us to repent. Pardon us and forgive us. You are our Lord and Master. Grant us victory over the disbelieving people.
[3:8] “Our Lord, let not our hearts waver, now that You have guided us. Shower us with Your mercy; You are the Grantor.”
[12:101] Initiator of the heavens and the earth; You are my Lord and Master in this life and in the Hereafter. Let me die as a submitter, and count me with the righteous.
[14:40] My Lord, make me one who consistently observes the Contact Prayers (Salat), and also my children. Our Lord, please answer my prayers.
[17:80] And say, “My Lord, admit me an honorable admittance, and let me depart an honorable departure, and grant me from You a powerful support.”
[18:38] As for me, GOD is my Lord, and I will never set up any other god besides my Lord.
[30:40] GOD is the One who created you. He is the One who provides for you. He is the One who puts you to death.
He is the One who resurrects you. Can any of your idols do any of these things? Be He glorified. He is much too exalted to have any partners.
[25:63-66] The worshipers of the Most Gracious are those who tread the earth gently, and when the ignorant speak to them, they only utter peace. In the privacy of the night, they meditate on their Lord, and fall prostrate. And they say, “Our Lord, spare us the agony of Hell; its retribution is horrendous. “It is the worst abode; the worst destiny.”
I am feeling so much better now. I was in dire need of God’s forgiveness and mercy and guidance. I really needed to reaffirm my belief of how important the Quran is to my health and well-being. I became distracted by such unimportant events – events that could not harm or benefit my soul.
[25:3] Yet, they set up beside Him gods who do not create anything―they themselves are created―and who possess no power to even harm or benefit themselves, nor do they possess any power to control life, or death, or resurrection.
We need to often reaffirm our belief and faith in God Alone and hold fast to Him, and read the Quran as much as we can—the best life-line in the entire seven universes!
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The meaning of the word illusion is an instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience, a deceptive appearance or impression, a false idea or belief. Synonyms are: mirage, hallucination, apparition, phantasm, phantom, vision, fantasy, figment of the imagination, delusion, misapprehension, misconception, deception, false impression, mistaken impression
God warns us in the Quran that the life of
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