David Given Schwarm

Married, Father, United

Tag: Qur’an

  • Surah XX 12

    Surely I am your Lord, therefore put off your shoes; surely you are in the sacred valley, Tuwa.

  • Surah XII 44

    They said: Confused dreams, and we do not know the interpretation of dreams.

  • Surah XII 25-28

    25. And they both hastened to the door, and she rent his shirt from behind and they met her husband at the door. She said: What is the punishment of him who intends evil to your wife except imprisonment or a painful chastisement?
    26. He said: She sought to make me yield (to her); and a witness of her own family bore witnesses: If his shirt is rent from front, she speaks the truth and he is one of th liars:
    27. And if his shirt is rent from behind, she tells a lie and hi is one of the truthful.
    28. So when he saw his shirt rent from behind, he said: Surely it is a guile of you women; surely your guile is great.

  • Surah XI 9-11

    9. And if We make man taste mercy from Us, then take it off from him, most surely he is despairing, ungrateful.
    10. And if We make him taste a favor after distress has afflicted him, he will certainly say : The evils are gone away from me. Most surely he is exulting, boasting;
    11. Except those who are patient and do good, they shall have forgiveness and a great reward.

  • Daily Qur’an Reading

    I am still reading about 10 lines from the Qur’an basically daily. I think I originally came to this to find the thread of extremism that scares me so much in today’s Muslim. But I also wanted to find the thread of love that Sahar finds in this faith. I think what I have actually found is something much more serious inside of me – some facets of my inability to take things seriously that is founded I my ego’s belief that I am smarter then everyone – hubris of the mind. a very hard thing to let go.

  • Surah VII 176

    And if We had pleased, We would certainly have exalted him thereby; but he clung to the earth and followed his low desire, so his parable is as the parable of the dog; if you attack him he lolls out his tongue; and if you leave him alone he lolls out his tongue; this is the parable of the people who reject Our communications; therefore relate the narrative that they may reflect.

  • Surah I

    Praise be to God , the lord of the worlds, the merciful, the compassionate, the ruler on the day of Judgment.
    You alone we serve, from you alone we seek our help.
    Lead us on the straight path, the path of those whom you have given grace, not on the path of those upon whom your wrath resets nor on the path of the lost.