[4]. This world is the place of striving and the Hereafter is the place of reward or punishment, where the believers will be rewarded with Paradise and the disbelievers will be punished with Hell.
Paradise is good and none but those who are good will enter it. Allāh is Good and accepts nothing but that which is good. So the way of Allāh with the people is to test them with calamities and tribulations, so that the believer may be known from the unbeliever and so that the truthful may be distinguished from the liar.
[5]. The seven sleepers of Ephesus.
[6]. Rather, it is only one of the many wonders of Allāh.
[7]. Fleeing from their disbelieving people.
[8]. They asked Allāh for a means of which the end is firmness on the path to the Truth, Islam, being spared from the idolaters, gaining useful knowledge and acting upon it, so that their religious and worldly affairs would be on the right side.
[9]. Their ears are specifically mentioned because the sense of hearing above and beyond any other sense is the one that spoils sleep most. If done in perfect circumstances, rarely is sleep disturbed by a cause other than noise.
[10]. From that sleep. Sleep is a kind of death.
[11]. Youth is the most vital stage of life, worthy to make the best use of it and to strive toward excellence. Youngsters are full of energy and vivid passions. Their road is paved with hope, persistence and enlightened thinking. Indeed, it is the period of beneficial production for generations to come. Muslim youth must be aware of the essential importance and value of their life, direct it to the right way in order to achieve the best outcome.
Islamic history has a myriad of examples of great Muslim youth who were luminaries of humanity. We remind you of young believers who gathered around the Prophet (peace be upon him) to name a few, Zaid bin Thabet (may Allah be pleased with him) who collected the whole text of the Holy Qur’an, and Mus’ab bin Umair (may Allah be pleased with him) who was the first ambassador in Islam. He was asked by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to go to Madina to teach the Qur’an and through him and his teachings the people of Madina converted to Islam, Usama bin Zayd, Ibn Abbas, and Hassan and Husain (may Allah be pleased with them all).
The Messenger of Allah said: 'Hasan and Husain will be the leaders of the youth of Paradise, and their father is better than them."
And in this chapter Allāh relates the story of the 'faithful' youths who believed in their Lord 'Allāh alone'.
[12]. Before their king, who had commanded them to worship idols and false gods.