Surah 2. Al-Baqara (21 - 30)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

21- O mankind! Worship your Lord, Who hath created you and those before you, so that ye may ward off (evil).
22- Who hath appointed the earth a resting place for you, and the sky a canopy; and causeth water to pour down from the sky, thereby producing fruits as food for you. And do not set up rivals to Allah when ye know (better).
23- And if ye are in doubt concerning that which We reveal unto Our slave (Muhammed), then produce a surah of the like thereof, and call your witnesses beside Allah if ye are truthful.
24- And if ye do it not - and ye can never do it - then guard yourselves against the fire prepared for disbelievers, whose fuel is of men and stones.
25- And give glad tidings (O Muhammed) unto those who believe and do good works; that theirs are Gardens underneath which rivers flow; as often as they are regaled with food
of the fruit thereof, they say: This is what was given us aforetime; and it is given to them in resemblance. There for them are pure companions; there for ever they abide.
26- Lo! Allah disdaineth not to coin the similitude even of a gnat. Those who believe know that it is the truth from their Lord; but those who disbelieve say: What doth Allah wish (to teach) by such a similitude? He misleadeth many thereby, and He guideth many thereby; and He misleadeth thereby only miscreants;
27- Those who break the covenant of Allah after ratifying it, and sever that which Allah ordered to be joined, and (who) make mischief in the earth: Those are they who are the losers.
28- How disbelieve ye in Allah when ye were dead and He gave life to you! Then he will give you death, then life again, and then unto Him ye will return.
29- He it is who created for you all that is in the earth. Then turned He to the heaven, and fashioned it as seven heavens. And He is Knower of all things.
30- And when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the earth, they said: Wilt Thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee? He said: Surely I know that which ye know not.

Surah 2. Al-Baqara (11 - 20)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

11- And when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We are peacemakers only.
12- Are they not indeed the mischief-makers? But they perceive not.
13- And when it is said unto them: Believe as the people believe, they say: Shall we believe as the foolish believe?
Are they not indeed the foolish? But they know not.
14- And when they fall in with those who believe, they say: We believe; but when they go apart to their devils they
declare: Lo! we are with you; verily we did but mock.
15- Allah (Himself) doth mock them, leaving them to wander blindly on in their contumacy.
16- These are they who purchase error at the price of guidance, so their commerce doth not prosper, neither are they guided.
17- Their likeness is as the likeness of one who kindleth fire, and when it sheddeth its light around him Allah taketh away
their light and leaveth them in darkness, where they cannot see.
18- Deaf, dumb and blind; and they return not.
19- Or like a rainstorm from the sky, wherein is darkness, thunder and the flash of lightning. They thrust their fingers in their ears by reason of the thunder-claps, for fear of death. Allah emcompasseth the disbelievers (in His guidance).
20- The lightning almost snatcheth away their sight from them. As often as it flasheth forth for them they walk therein, and when it darkeneth against them they stand still. If Allah willed, He could destroy their hearing and their sight. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things.

Surah 2. Al-Baqara (1 - 10)

1. Alif. Lam. Mim.
2. This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil).
3. Who believe in the unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that We have bestowed upon them;
4. And who believe in that which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) and that which was revealed before thee, and are
certain of the Hereafter.
5. These depend on guidance from their Lord. These are the successful.
6. As for the disbelievers, whether thou warn them or thou warn them not it is all one for them; they believe not.
7. Allah hath sealed their hearing and their hearts, and on their eyes there is a covering. Theirs will be an awful doom.
8. And of mankind are some who say: We believe in Allah and the Last Day, when they believe not.
9. They think to beguile Allah and those who believe, and they beguile none save themselves; but they perceive not.
10. In their hearts is a disease, and Allah increaseth their disease. A painful doom theirs because they lie.

Al-Fatiha

[1] In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

[2] Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;

[3] Most Gracious, Most Merciful;

[4] Master of the Day of Judgment.

[5] Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek,

[6] Show us the straight way,

[7] The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.

How Kind is Allah!

There lived an idolator in the past who made an idol out of stone and would worship it everyday. He would call it upon it by saying "Ya Sanam." For seventy years, he worshipped this idol. One day by mistake he uttered "Ya Samad" instead of Ya Sanam. Samad is a name of Allah which means The Self Sufficient Master. Allah Ta'ala immediately replied back to this idolator by saying "I am present oh My slave." The angels asked Allah why He replied to him since he didn't even call upon Him intentionally. Allah told the angels that for seventy years I have been waiting for this servant of mine to turn towards Me!
If a mother has only one child then how much would she love him? He would be the coolness of her eyes and the comfort of her heart. But if this son calls her saying "Mommy" more than four or five times, she would get irritated eventhough she loves him more than her ownself. On the other hand, when we call Allah once, He replies back to us 70 times by saying "Labbaik Ya Abdi (I am here oh My slave)." How unfortunate we are that we have not recognized our Allah who is so Kind, Merciful and Forgiving.