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Contemplation
Intermediate
Social Conduct
Whoever Is Saved From His Own Greed — Those Are the Successful
Verse: "Whoever is saved from his own greed — those are the successful." (59:9) — "Shuhh" (greed) is more intense than "bukhl" (miserlines…
Contemplation
Basic
Al-Layl
As for One Who Gives and Fears Allah — Two Paths and No Third
Verses: "As for one who gives and fears Allah (5) and believes in the best reward (6) We will ease him toward ease (7) But as for one who …
Contemplation
Basic
Al-Layl
His Wealth Will Not Avail Him When He Falls — Wealth Cannot Save at the Critical Moment
Verse: "And his wealth will not avail him when he falls"
Reflection:
"Taredda" means to fall into destruction or to fall into an abys…
Reasons for Revelation
Basic
الإنفاق
Do Not Make Your Hand Tied — The Young Man Who Asked for Charity
Verse: "And do not make your hand tied to your neck nor extend it completely and then sit blamed and regretful." (Al-Isra 29) Context: …
Quranic Stories
Basic
Nations
Companions of the Garden (Surah Al-Qalam) — Miserliness, Punishment, and Belated Regret
Quranic context: Al-Qalam, verses 17-33
Context: Sons inherited a garden from their righteous father. He used to give the poor their s…
Quranic Rhetoric
Intermediate
Metonymy
Kinaya About an Action — "Do Not Make Your Hand Chained" as a Metaphor for Miserliness
Definition of Kinaya:
Kinaya: a word by which its consequent meaning is intended with the literal meaning remaining possible. Divided int…