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Here is today's reflection from the Quran:

And speak to them a generous word [Quran 17:23]

This segment is from a verse in Sura Isra. [the full verse is this: And your Lord has commanded that you shall not serve (any) but Him, and goodness to your parents. If either or both of them reach old age with you, say not to them (so much as) "Ugh" nor chide them, and speak to them a generous word]

Here Allah is advising us that an important part of honouring and showing goodness to your parents is how you speak to them.

Qawlan Kariman means noble words, gentle and soft words showing honour and esteem.

We have a major obligation of excellence of conduct towards our parents. After God, they are the most important object of our love, attention and affection.

And because children mean so much to parents, the hearts of parents tend to be very sensitive towards their children. And they become more sensitive as parents age, when roles are reversed and when they may be forced to depend on those to whom they were caregivers for most of their lives. A careless word from a child which the child may not think twice about, has the power to deeply wound those that gave birth to him and raised her.

Such words from children are doubly painful because

a) They come from one whom you love most in the world and have sacrificed for and because

b) Parents tend to blame themselves for the conduct of their children. It is easier for a parent to believe that their child is not displaying good conduct because of a shortcoming in their parenting rather than believe that their offspring could be anything other than perfect.

This is why we need to pray extra attention to our communication towards our parents.

Let us use our words to provide comfort to them, appreciate them and show love and gratitude. Let them see that they have done a good job with us.

A noble, generous word from a child has the power to bring gladness and joy to a parent. It is such a simple way for us to earn happiness in this world and salvation in the next.

I go into more depth in today's audio and video. Do subscribe to the YouTube Channel and Loving and Living the Quran on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Just joining? You catch the past reflections on the blog.

Wishing you a day full of spiritual up liftment, positivity, purpose and peace.

Warm blessings

Marzia  

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Here are various resources to continue studying the Quran. These have been chosen for ease of use, accessibility and relevance to the challenges of modern life

Quran Translations:

Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Kindle Edition (FREE) by Abdullah Yusuf Ali (Translator), M. H. Shakir (Translator), Marmaduke William Pickthall (Translator)

The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary by Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Caner K. Dagli
The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics) by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Commentary on the Quran
1)    https://www.al-islam.org/enlightening-commentary-light-holy-quran-vol-1 Various volumes are available online
2)    These websites allow you to search various translations of a single verse. Here are my favourites:
a)    http://quran.al-islam.org
b)    http://www.alim.org/library/quran/surah/arabic/1/ARB
c)    http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp

Podcast: Loving and Living the Quran Podcast
Audio lectures on Quranic Surahs and practical spirituality
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Listen on Libsyn: http://marziahassan.libsyn.com

Facebook Live sessions on Quran Study

Quran Study Circle

Websites:

Academy for Learning Islam great website for loads of audio and written resources on Quran and spirituality.

Living the Quran – Practical Spirituality for Modern Muslims my website with audio and written material.


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