To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. And to Allah is the final return.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do you not see that Allah gently drives the clouds, then joins them together, piling them up into masses, from which you see raindrops come forth? And He sends down from the sky mountains ˹of clouds˺ loaded with hail, pouring it on whoever He wills and averting it from whoever He wills. The flash of the clouds’ lightning nearly takes away eyesight.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah alternates the day and night. Surely in this is a lesson for people of insight.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And Allah has created from water every living creature. Some of them crawl on their bellies, some walk on two legs, and some walk on four. Allah creates whatever He wills. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We have indeed sent down revelations clarifying ˹the truth˺. But Allah ˹only˺ guides whoever He wills to the Straight Path.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And the hypocrites say, “We believe in Allah and the Messenger, and we obey.” Then a group of them turns away soon after that. These are not ˹true˺ believers.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And as soon as they are called to Allah and His Messenger so he may judge between them, a group of them1 turns away.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But if the truth is in their favour, they come to him, fully submitting.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Is there a sickness in their hearts? Or are they in doubt? Or do they fear that Allah and His Messenger will be unjust to them? In fact, it is they who are the ˹true˺ wrongdoers.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The only response of the ˹true˺ believers, when they are called to Allah and His Messenger so he may judge between them, is to say, “We hear and obey.” It is they who will ˹truly˺ succeed.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
For whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, and fears Allah and is mindful of Him, then it is they who will ˹truly˺ triumph.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran