[1]. A common disease that we find among many people today is the disease of heedlessness and negligence, in the Islamic context it is the sin of forgetting Allāh and the purpose behind one’s existence and one’s duty to Allāh 'God', and simultaneously forgetting one’s eventual abode. This phenomenon is becoming more and more widespread among many people as they move further and further away from the true religion of God, Islam, and indulge themselves deeper into the world and what it has to offer of ephemeral pleasures. They get taken away by the fast-paced society they live in today and become lost in it as the world pulls them deeper into their state of heedlessness. Allāh has described such people in the Qur’an as having insight into the affairs of the wordly life while being completely heedless and negligent of the affairs of the Hereafter life.
[2]. There will be terrible times in the last days. Most people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, ungodly, ungrateful... Being ungrateful to Allāh means turning away from him and His messenger, the Prophet Muhammad. That is why the Qur’an teaches us to carefully examine our hearts.
[5]. This is said to them in ridicule.
[7]. I.e. a wife or a son.
[8]. Such a thing, Glory be to Allāh, He is Highly Exalted above that.
[9]. Those whom they call sons or daughters of God, e.g., Jesus, the angels.
[10]. If the trial we face involves an inducement to evil, we should not regard the inducement to evil as coming from Allāh. We believe that evil should not be attributed to Allâh, due to His perfect mercy and wisdom. The Prophet said: “And evil is not attributable to You."
Allāh does not will anyone to sin, and He does not tempt us to sin. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of Allāh; for Allāh doesn't use evil to tempt others. The trial, not the sin, is His aim. Trials are designed to refine us as gold is refined by fire.
[13]. i.e., the Levant.
[14]. Illness and loss of family and wealth.
[15]. of the night, the sea, and the whale’s stomach.
[16]. The word chastity here means the abstention from illicit sexual activities and to take a vow of chastity, promising to abstain from all illicit sexual activities.
The Sunnah exhorts young men to treat older women as mothers and younger women as sisters with all chastity and purity. Treat every woman the way you want someone to treat your mother or your sister. Once a young man came to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, and he said, “O Messenger of Allāh, give me permission to commit adultery.” The people turned to rebuke him, saying, “Quiet! Quiet!” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Come here.” The young man came close and he told him to sit down. The Prophet asked, “Would you like that for your mother?” The man said, “No, by Allah, may I be sacrificed for you.” The Prophet asked, “Neither would people like it for their mothers. Would you like that for your daughter?” The man said, “No, by Allah, may I be sacrificed for you.” The Prophet said, “Neither would people like it for their daughters. Would you like that for your sister?” The man said, “No, by Allah, may I be sacrificed for you.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Neither would people like it for their sisters. Would you like that for your aunts?” The man said, “No, by Allah, may I be sacrificed for you.” The Prophet said, “Neither would people like it for their aunts.” Then, the Prophet placed his hand on him and he said, “O Allah, forgive his sins, purify his heart, and guard his chastity.” After that, the young man never again inclined to anything sinful.
The Quran’s teaching on sexual chastity is clear. Any sexual activity outside the marriage wedlock is a deadly sin .
But chastity is more than abstention from sex; chastity begins in the heart. It is from the heart that all evil comes.
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught that even private sexual lust is unchaste and sinful. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allāh fixed the very portion of adultery which a man will indulge in. There would be no escape from it. The adultery of the eye is the lustful look and the adultery of the ears is listening to voluptuous (song or talk) and the adultery of the tongue is licentious speech and the adultery of the hand is the lustful grip (embrace) and the adultery of the feet is to walk (to the place) where he intends to commit adultery and the heart yearns and desires which he may or may not put into effect. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) also said: "Every eye commits adultery, and when the woman uses perfume and she passes by a gathering of men, then she is like this and that.'" Meaning an adulteress.
Pornography, immodest clothing by not wearing the proper dress code, and heavy make-out sessions between dating couples all violate the Quran’s principle of chastity.
Chaste people must set personal boundaries so that their hearts are not led into temptation. Limiting exposure to sexually exploitive images and situations promotes chastity. Regular worship, prayer, reciting and meditation on the Qur’an help keep our minds chaste. Even though the concept of chastity is quickly vanishing from our world’s value system, it remains vital part of God’s true religion, Islam. Allāh looks the hearts and minds of every person, seeking those whose hearts are wholly His. Allāh, the Creator of our bodies and our souls is not fooled by our outward displays of chastity designed to impress onlookers. He seeks those who long to be pure in heart. When chastity is our goal in every area of life, Allāh strengthens and rewards us with power to overcome sin and enjoy more of His presence.
[17]. Of Allah's Infinite Power and Greatness as He created Jesus without father, and his mother Mary bore him without having a partner.
[18]. When Gog and Magog attacks the land of Levant, Allāh will execute judgment upon them with plague and bloodshed. Thousands of invading soldiers lie unburied. Allāh sends the birds of the air to pluck the flesh right off their bodies.
[20]. Of the Day of Resurrection and Judgment.
[21]. Psalm 37:9: "For evil men will be done away with, but those hoping in Allāh will possess the earth 'of Paradise'."
Psalm 37:29: "The righteous will possess the earth 'of Paradise', and they will live forever in it."
Proverbs 2:21: "For only the upright will reside in the earth 'of Paradise', and the blameless will remain in it."
Matthew 5:5 : “Happy are the mild-tempered, since they will inherit the earth of Paradise."
[22]. If you verbally declare, “that there is no God except Allāh and that Mohammad is God's servant and messenger,” and believe that in your heart, you will be saved from the Hellfire and admitted to Paradise.
[23]. The love and compassion of Allah's Messenger for all kinds of creatures was not of the kind claimed by today's 'humanists'. He was more compassionate than any other person and than mother to her child. Muhammad was a Prophet raised by Allāh, the Creator and Sustainer of all beings, for the guidance and happiness of conscious beings - mankind and jinn - and the harmony of existence. Therefore, he lived not for himself but for others; he was a mercy for all the beings.
[24]. We must surrender everything to Allāh. When we center our daily activities on Him, “trust in Him and do good, take delight in Him, and surrender to Him all our desires, problems, anxieties, and the daily events of our lives, Allāh will direct us and give us peace. As believers in Allāh, it is vital for us to let Him determine what our lives should be. Let’s surrender and trust Allāh. As we do, He will take action and do what’s necessary and best for us.
[26]. Of untrue things to Allāh, saying that He has taken a son or daughters, or that His messenger Muhammad is sorcerer or poet, or saying that the Qur’an is magic.