Quran Garden - The Holy Quran Explained in Clear English (English Tafsir)

The Power of Prayer. When you are faced with difficulty, and you have tried your best, yet all you tried fails, always rest assured that one door never closes: The door of prayer. Learn more in this week's update.

In this week's update, you can learn about the two types of verses that are never nullified or changed. Verses that are constant since the time of Adam. Please take a few moments to listen and to share with your family and friends.

How did Islam change over time? Why were some Quran verses nullified and replaced with new ones? Learn the answers and much more in this week's update.

Why did religion change over time? Why did Christianity come to change some teachings of Judaism? Why did some teachings change within Islam? Find the answer and much more in this week's update.

Animosity towards Muslims. God says: Neither those who disbelieve from among the People nor those who associate partners with God would like anything good to be sent down to you from your Lord, but God chooses for His mercy whoever He will: His bounty has no limits. (Chapter 2: Verse 105) Take a few moments to learn about this verse.

God says: O you who believe! Do not say 'ra‘ina', but say, 'unzurna', and listen. A painful punishment awaits the unbelievers. (Chapter 2, Verse 104) Do you know the story behind this verse? Find out in this week's update:

God always leaves the doors of repentance and mercy wide open for his servants. True reward and advantage come through being mindful of Allah, not through seeking magic to outclass others. Take a moment to listen and to share with your family & friends.

God Almighty created the universe in balance and harmony, so that no one creation can transgress over the other. There are those who seek to break this balance through magic and communicating with the Jinn. Find out more in this week's update.

What is Magic? Are the miracles of prophets (like Moses' staff) a form of magic? How about the Jinn, do they practice magic? Find out the answers and much more in this week's update.

The devils are mentioned in many verses of the Quran. What is a devil? learn more in this week's update.

Faith in Action! Faith is a combination of knowledge and action, if you have the knowledge but do not act, then what good is faith? Learn more in this week's update.

God says: The Messenger believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, as do the faithful. They all believe in God, His angels, His scriptures, and His messengers. ‘We make no distinction between any of His messengers,’ they say, ‘We hear and obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord. To You we all return!’-(2:285) Learn more about the unity and oneness of belief in this week's update.

The Archangel Gabriel. God says: Say, "Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel - it is he who has brought the Qur'an down upon your heart, by God's permission, confirming that which was before it and as guidance and good news to the believers (Chapter 2:Verse 97). Take a few moments to learn about this verse and much more in this week's update.

Facing Death. Facing death is one of the most difficult moments you and I will encounter. Take a few moments out your busy day to learn about this subject as we continue with the 95th verse of 'Al Baqara'

Who will go to heaven? Christians? Jews? Muslims? find the answer and much more in this week's update.

Does Allah force anyone into belief? How about when He raised mount Toor above the heads of the Israelites? Find the answer and much more in this week's session.

God says: And when they are told: "Believe in that which He has sent down," they retort: "We believe in only what was sent down on us," and they disbelieve in what is beyond that, though it is the truth, confirming what they already possess. Say: "Why then did you kill the Prophets of God before, if indeed you are believers?" (Chapter 2: Verse 91). Learn about the Tafsir of this verse and much more in this week's update.

Please take a few moments to listen as we continue with the 90th verse of 'The Cow.'

God says: Now that God has sent them this Book, which confirms their Scriptures, they deny it! even though before that they were praying for victory over the disbelievers, Yet when it was sent to them, they recognized it and chose to disbelieve in it! The disbelievers are cursed by God. (Chapter 2: Verse 89) Learn about this verse and much more in this week's update.

Some people continue to do sin, and they blame God for misguiding them. They use verses like this one from the Quran as an excuse: …..God leaves whoever He will to stray and guides whoever He will. (35:08) How do you answer these claims? Learn this and much more in this week's session

Prophet Jesus' miracles were of two distinct types. Do you know them? Learn the answer and much more in this week's session.

Do you know about the Holy Spirit in Islam? God says in the Quran: And we gave Moses the Scripture and We sent messengers after him in succession. We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear signs and strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. (Chapter 2, Verse 87) What is meant by the Holy Spirit? Take a few moments to learn in this week's session.

God says: Such are the ones who have bought the present, worldly life in exchange for the Hereafter. So their punishment will not be reduced, nor will they be helped (Chapter 2: Verse 86) What kind of deal are you making for yourself? is it a profitable deal in the hereafter? Find the answers and more in this week's update.

QuranGarden is 100! A special thank you for all our subscribers who have been with us for 100 sessions. Please take a moment to listen to this week's update.

God says: As for the God-revering, pious: they will be in Gardens and springs, Taking what their Lord gave them, that they were before that good doers. sleeping only little at night, praying at dawn for God’s forgiveness, giving a rightful share of their wealth to the beggar and the deprived. (51:15-19) Take a few moments to learn how to earn God's forgiveness and paradise.

God says: God accepts the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and repent soon afterwards; to them God will turn in mercy: For God is full of knowledge and wisdom. (04:17) Learn more in this week's update.

God says: And the true promise of the Last Hour has been close at hand, and look, the eyes of those who stubbornly disbelieve stare in horror fixedly, exclaiming: "Woe to us! Indeed we have lived in heedlessness and forgetfulness of this. Ah! We truly have been wrongdoers (21:97) Spend a few moments with the Quran this week as we continue with the 79th and 80th verses of 'The Cow.'

Do these two verses contradict each other? God says: Say, ‘Should I seek a Lord other than God, when He is the Lord of all things?’ Each soul is responsible for its own actions; no soul will bear the burden of another. You will all return to your Lord in the end, and He will tell you the truth about your differences. (06:164) and in another verse: On the Day of Resurrection they will bear the full weight of their own burden, as well as some of the burden of those they misled with no true knowledge. How terrible their burden will be! (16:25) Learn about these verses and more in this week's update (also available through the QuranGarden App).

God says: when they meet the believers, they say, ‘We too believe.’ But when they are alone with each other they say, ‘How could you tell them about God’s revelation to us? They will be able to use it to argue against you before your Lord! Have you no sense?’ (Chapter 2: Verse 76) Take a few moments to listen to this week's update as we continue with Sura "Al Baqara'.

Defending Prophet Muhammad. How did the Prophet act when he was harmed or attacked? How does his behavior compare to our behavior? How did the prophet's companions act when he was harmed? Take a few moments to listen to this week's update.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) narrated: “Unquestionably, within the body there is a lump of flesh; if it is sound and upright, the whole body is sound and upright, and if it is corrupt, the whole body is corrupt. Behold, it is the heart!” Learn how to bring peace and calm to your heart as we continue with the 074 verse of the 2nd chapter of the Nobel Quran.

Resurrection. God says: He brings forth the living from the dead, and brings forth the dead from the living, and revives the earth after its death. Likewise you shall be raised. (30:19) Learn more in this week's update as we continue with the second chapter of the Holy Qur'an.

Do you know the real story behind 'The Cow'? Do you know how Allah benefited a boy with a large amount of Gold? What happened between the Israelites and Prophet Moses? Take a few minutes to listen to this week's update.

Why do you pray? Why do you fast during Ramadan? What is the reason behind Hajj or any religious obligation? Find the answer in this week's update.

God says: Ask them about the town by the sea; how its people broke the Sabbath when their fish surfaced for them only on that day, never on weekdays- We tested them in this way: because of their disobedience- (07:163) Please take a few moments from your busy day to learn about this story.

God says: Allah shows great favor to mankind, but most people are not grateful (2:243). In this week's session, we explore God's favor and mercy on entire mankind. Please take a few moments to listen and to share with your family and friends.

God says: God does not burden any soul with more than it can bear: each gains whatever good it has done, and suffers its bad-... (02:286) Many people misinterpret this verse for their own benefit. They think that it is up to them to decide what they can bear and what they are not able to do. Find the true meaning for this verse as we continue our journey with the 2nd chapter of the Nobel Quran.

God says: Indeed the faithful, the Jews, the Christians, and the Sabeians —those of them who have faith in Allah and the Last Day and act righteously— they shall have their reward near their Lord, and they will have no fear, nor will they grieve. (Chapter 2: Verse 62). Learn more about this verse in this week's update.

Do you the know the difference between a Prophet & a Messenger? For the answer, take a few moments to listen as we continue with the 61st verse of 'The Cow'

God is One. Allah is Wahed Ahad. Do you know the true meaning of this phrase? Take a few moments to listen and to share with your family and friends as we continue with the 61st verse of the second chapter of the Quran 'The Cow.'

Allah says: Why do they not study the Qur’an? If it was the words of other than God, they would have found many contradictions in it. (4:82) Take a few minutes to study with us as we continue with the 60th verse of 'The Cow.'

We continue with the 60th verse of 'The Cow' and discuss God's perfection in creating rain, and the wonderful balance of nature around us. Please take a few moments to listen.

Allah, the most merciful says: Those who do good will have the best and more! Neither dust nor debasement will darken their faces. They are the Companions of the Garden, remaining in it timelessly, forever. (10:26) Take a few moments break and spend it with the Quran and a new English Tafseer session. Do not forget to share with your family and friends.

Please take a few moments from your busy schedule to listen to this week's update as we continue with the 56th and 57th verses of 'The Cow'. Would you like to listen on your phone or tablet? Download the Quran Garden App (available for iphone and Android devices).

Can you see God? Has anyone in this world seen God? Is it possible? Find the answers and more in this week's update as we continue with the 54th and 55th verses of 'Al Baqara' "The Cow'.

God says: "Say, ‘My servants who have harmed yourselves by your own excess, do not despair of God’s mercy. God forgives all sins: He is truly the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful" (39:53) Please take a few moments today to listen to this week's update and learn more about forgiveness.

Shortly after the Israelites were saved from Pharaoh and his men, they took to worship a golden calf. Do you know the story behind the gold? There is a great lesson we can all learn from how this calf was made. Please, take a few moments to listen.

Do you know why religious obligations and the Hijri calendar are related to the moon, not the sun? Find the answer, and learn more about the story of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) and the Israelites in this week's update.

Did you know that the Noble Quran accurately described the history of Egypt's Pharaohs and Hyksos 11 centuries before the discovery of the Rosetta stone? Did you know of this historical miracle? Find out more in this week's session.