Previously, I have written about the miracles of Surah Fatiah through which one requests guidance from God. This also happens to be the first Surah in the Quran.

In my re-reading the Quran (in English) for the third time (iA), I was once again struck with awe. Specifically, with the placement of the Surahs. You see, while in Surah Fatiah one is asking for guidance, in the next Surah (Al-Baqara) God provides such guidance! It reads like a manual filled with parables to illustrate and emphasize the points. In fact, it reminded me a little bit of law school complete with contract law, trust and estates, family law, etc.

What was most important to me, however, were the set of guidelines offered to live a complete life in faith.
For example [2:177]:

“…but righteousness is this that one should believe in Allah and the last day and the angels and the Book and the prophets, and give away wealth out of love for Him to the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and the beggars and for (the emancipation of) the captives, and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate; and the performers of their promise when they make a promise, and the patient in distress and affliction and in time of conflicts — these are they who are true (to themselves) and these are they who guard (against evil).”

Alhumdulillah for this guidance!

Stay blessed!
xoxo