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sillygoose01's avatar

Wow. Mashallah. Amazing job <3

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Zahra Hassan's avatar

So kind! Thank you 🤍

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bilalyyy's avatar

jazakallah khayr for sharing these beautiful verses and your reflections. on ALLAH (SWT) swearing by the position of the stars specially, i am reminded of the cosmic distance ladder and how much of an achievement in logic and mathematics it has been for us humans to solve the question of what is around us, from the radii of the earth, moon and sun, the distance between them all the way to the size of the galaxy and universe. in the time of the ancient greeks, some scholars used geometry to estimate the sun as being massive and quite far away (+ heliocentric) even though it appears to be the same size as the moon—what complicated this was the greeks could not imagine that the stars which appear fixed or moving at a constant rate could exist under this framework because they would have to be so massive and so far away. if only they knew the might of ALLAH who is limitless, who has created space and time, who has created such a marvelous universe that we can only say subhanallah when we examine anything from the subatomic level to the galactic, from the most simple of life to ourselves!

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Zahra Hassan's avatar

Thank you for reading and engaging! Yes absolutely you’ve said it perfectly!! How majestic SubhanAllah! JazakAllah ☺️

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

Thank you for sharing these beautiful reflections, it's made me think more deeply about (8:24), which is one of the verses that has always stuck with me.

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Zahra Hassan's avatar

It’s such a memorable verse, I could’ve included its entirety because it’s so beautiful and impactful but that warrants a much longer post! Thank you for reading :)

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Marwa Essam's avatar

This is so spiritually reviving and soothing! Thank you for writing this piece that reveals the eternal beauty of the holy Qur'an. ✨💖

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Zahra Hassan's avatar

JazakAllah dearest Marwa! 🤍 Thank you for such kind words, I’m humbled and so grateful they could be impactful!

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Literary Collective Conscious's avatar

I can feel the sincerity with you wrote this piece mashallah, May Allah swt be pleased with you ❤️

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Zahra Hassan's avatar

Thank you so much for reading and your kind words beautiful 🤍 I extend the same dua to you, may Allah always look upon you favorably 🤲🏼🤍

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Areeba♡'s avatar

may Allah bless you, such a thoughtfully written piece.

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Zahra Hassan's avatar

Thank you jaani, likewise Allah bless you always 🤍

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Mubeen I.'s avatar

A beautiful and gently written piece. May Allah bless you!

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Zahra Hassan's avatar

Thank you so much Mubeen! Likewise Allah’s blessings be upon you :)

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sand grain's avatar

Ilahi Ameen! 😍💞✨

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Zahra Hassan's avatar

🤍🤍🤍

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IqraSense's avatar

JazakiAllah khair for your reflection on these very beautiful verses. I agree that the verse about attributing lies to Allah should make us pause and take it as a warning for everyone, including Muslims. We must be extremely careful when attributing anything to Him or when attempting to interpret the meanings of His Book. Thank you again!

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Zahra Hassan's avatar

Thank you for reading! Definitely! And thank you also for recommending my newsletter, I’m so appreciative! Jazakallah :)

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Fatima Mehdi's avatar

this is so lovely Zahra, loved reading how such beautiful verses land in your heart 🤍

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Zahra Hassan's avatar

thank you dearest Fatima 💕

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