Theme
Protection from trials
Start and end of surah
The surah begins and ends with mention of the Qur’an.This suits the theme of the Surah as the Qur'an is a safeguard from all trials.
Topics in the surah
- Trial of the religion and its safeguard- story of the young boys.
- Trial of wealth and its safeguard- story of the people of Two Gardens.
- Trial of the religion and its safeguard- story of Musa with Khidr (peace be upon them)
- Trial of power and its safeguard- story of Dhul Qarnain (may Allah have mercy on him)
Lessons from the surah
- Calling to Allah is mentioned in different levels:
- The young boys calling the king of their city
- The companion calling his companion
- The teacher calling the students
- The king calling the citizens
- The surah does not mention the names of the boys and this shows us that the value of a person is with his deeds.
Source: أول مرة أتدبر القرآن