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Khatera

A short reflection on today's verse

Verse of the day

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ

So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.

Qur'an 99:7-8

Translation: Saheeh International

Recitation: Sheikh Abdul Basit Abdus Samad · everyayah.com

Khatera

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Small does not mean unseen: this verse tells us that whoever does "an atom's weight of good will see it." Wiping up a spill someone else left in the break room at work, without mentioning it to anyone, is a good of just that size. Today, a small good done quietly is a fine place to begin.

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97:1-3

إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ ۝ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ ۝ لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ

Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree. And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree? The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

Khatera

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A single night outweighs a very long stretch of time in this verse: the Night of Decree, when the Qur'an was sent down, is "better than a thousand months." We cannot make a night like that one, but on a short visit to an aging parent we can put the phone away and stop counting the minutes. Today we might give one brief visit our whole attention.

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114:1-6

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ۝ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ۝ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ ۝ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ۝ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ۝ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, The Sovereign of mankind. The God of mankind, From the evil of the retreating whisperer - Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind - From among the jinn and mankind."

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When a harsh or restless thought creeps in, this verse gives us somewhere to turn: "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind." At a kitchen table late at night, when a quiet voice says we are not enough, those words can be our first reply. May we reach for that refuge whenever the whispering starts.

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113:1-5

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ۝ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak From the evil of that which He created And from the evil of darkness when it settles And from the evil of the blowers in knots And from the evil of an envier when he envies."

Khatera

A short reflection on today's verse · New every day

This verse gives words for seeking refuge in God when darkness, harm, or envy leave us feeling vulnerable. In everyday moments of fear, we can turn to Him for protection. Perhaps we can reflect together on what seeking refuge means amid our own worries.

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