[1]. I.e., Adam, the father of humanity, was created from clay, processed earth.
[2]. Who is rightfully worshiped by the dwellers of these two realms.
[3]. God's Message sent with the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
[4]. The fact that these earlier nations who were endowed with such abundance and were given water (the source of life and prosperity) both flowing and pouring without end were destroyed, did not make them think over their fate contemplatively.
[5]. I.e., the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ who is mentioned in the Bible.
[6]. When you recite the Qur’an.
[7]. Having a constant commitment to just do the right thing by following the Qur'an and the Sunnah, helps us get and stay good.
[8]. By worshiping others besides Allāh or by committing other deadly sins, e.g., disbelief, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, treason, exploitation of the vulnerable, neglecting obligations of the prayer, zakat, fasting of Ramadan, or the Hajj.
[9]. I.e., the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his followers.
[10]. One very important fact they tried to hide was Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ Messengership.
[11]. The day break, the sun, the moon and the stars are among the many cosmic Signs that need to be contemplated and pondered upon to lead to believing in The Oneness of God; that there is only one God, Allāh, and that Prophet Muhammad is His last and final messenger. Monotheism further refers to the nature of God—that he is not composed, not triune god, but One and only diety who has no partners.
[13]. Upon slaughtering it.
[14]. In cases of dire necessity, what is normally prohibited becomes permissible, but only to the extent of the need.
[15]. This is the reason behind that they were straying; they were lured by this worldly life and all the pleasures it has to offer.
[16]. The different ranks people will occupy in the Hereafter either in Hell or Paradise, will be each according to their deeds. The more good one does, the higher rank they will have in Paradise, the more evil one commits the severer the place in Hell.
[17] But He gives them respite to reflect and try to mend their ways. That He allows people to go on rebelling against Him is not to be mistaken for any lack of ability.
[18]. It was an Arab heathen ritual to allocate two shares out of their livestock; a share for Allāh to be spent on the poor and destitute. and a share for idols to be spent on them. If a portion of Allāh’s share was mixed with that of their idols to be spent on them, they would not deduct it, saying that Allāh is in no need of it. Yet if a portion of their idols’ share fell with that of Allāh’s they would readily take it and add it on to their idols’ share.
[19]. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "While a man was riding a cow, it turned towards him and said, 'I have not been created for this purpose (i.e. riding), I have been created for ploughing." The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ went on, "A wolf caught a sheep, and when the shepherd chased it, the wolf said, 'Who will be its guard on the day of wild beasts, when there will be no shepherd for it except me?' "(It has been written that) a wolf also spoke to one of the companions of the Prophet near Madinah. He said, "I was amongst my sheep. Suddenly a wolf caught a sheep and I shouted at it. The wolf sat on its tail and addressed me, saying, 'Who will look after it (i.e. the sheep) when you will be busy and not able to look after it? Do you forbid me the provision which Allāh has provided me?' " He added, "I clapped my hands and said, 'By Allāh, I have never seen anything more curious and wonderful than this!' On that the wolf said, 'There is something (more curious) and wonderful than this; that is, Muhammad, God's messenger ﷺ, in those palm trees, inviting people to God 'i.e. Islam'.' "Then he went to God's messenger and informed what happened and embraced Islam.
[20]. i.e., clawed animals that have nails in their toes, e.g., camels, ostriches, duck, geese, etc.
[21]. Monotheism is the source of all virtue, whereas polytheism 'associating others with Allāh in worship is the source of all evil.
[22]. Whoever follows this Straight Path becomes one of the righteous.
[23]. of Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, etc.