Theme

Belief in the unseen and succession on the earth

Start and end of surah

The surah begins with a trait of the pious which is belief in the unseen and also ends with the belief in the unseen. This is the foundation of the religion and what gives rest to the heart of the slave.

Topics in the surah

• The first Juz gives examples with the story of Adam (peace be upon him) as an introduction, a failure example through Banu Israel and ends with a successful example of Ibrahim (peace be upon him).
• Then the second Juz, explains to us the divine curriculum and legislations to follow in order to establish succession on earth.

Lessons from the surah

• Faith and certainty in Allah helps a slave complete the path as shown in story of Ibrahim (peace be upon him).
• Allah favored man with knowledge.
• Repentance of the slave is between two repentance from Allah - He guides to repentance and accepts repentance.
• This is the only surah where all the five pillars of Islam are mentioned.

Source: أول مرة أتدبر القرآن