Exploring Quran Majeed with Wasiq

Islamic culture is not limited to major religious occasions, ceremonies, or acts of worship. It is also reflected in the small habits that shape a Muslim’s everyday life. Islam teaches adab —good manners, modesty, cleanliness, remembrance of Allah, and awareness of one's behavior. Simple actions such as looking in a mirror, entering the washroom, eating, sleeping, dressing, and leaving the home can become opportunities to remember Allah. These habits help transform Islamic teachings from something practiced only in the mosque into a living culture practiced throughout daily life. 🪞 Looking in the Mirror: Beauty and Character Looking at oneself in a mirror is an ordinary activity, but it can also become a moment of reflection. Muslims are encouraged to appreciate Allah's creation while remembering that physical appearance is not the measure of a person's worth. A commonly circulated supplication is: اللَّهُمَّ أَحْسَنْتَ خَلْقِي فَأَحْسِنْ خُلُقِي Allāhumma aḥsanta khalqī f...

The Qur’an presents women as individuals with dignity, legal rights, financial rights, and the freedom to make important decisions about their lives. These principles are particularly important when discussing widows , because the death of a husband does not cause a woman to lose her rights. A widow remains a person with her own property, inheritance rights, dignity, consent, and the ability to make decisions about her future. The Qur’an also establishes principles that protect women from being forced, controlled, or treated as property. 1. A Widow Has a Right to Inheritance The Qur’an explicitly gives wives a prescribed share of their deceased husband’s estate: “For them is one-fourth of what you leave if you have no child. But if you have a child, then for them is an eighth of what you leave...” Qur’an 4:12 This establishes that a widow has a defined inheritance right. Her entitlement is not dependent upon whether her husband's family considers her deserving of inheritance. The d...

Introduction Islamic culture promotes a society built on dignity, justice, modesty, family responsibility, mercy, and respect for women . The Qur’an presents marriage not simply as a social arrangement or a means of sexual satisfaction, but as a serious covenant based on tranquility, affection, mercy, responsibility, and mutual rights . When discussing relationships before and after marriage, it is important to distinguish between human feelings , lawful marriage , and unlawful sexual relationships . The Qur’an provides clear foundational principles concerning these matters. This article focuses primarily on the Qur’anic position , rather than presenting later juristic details as though every detail were stated explicitly in the Qur’an. 1. Women’s Rights in the Qur’an The Qur’an recognizes women as individuals with their own spiritual, financial, legal, and marital rights. Right to inheritance The Qur’an explicitly recognizes a woman's right to inheritance: “For men is a share of w...