Construct your hearts and construct your homes by the Qur`ān. Qatādah, in: سنن الدارمي ٧٧/٣٢٤٧…
[And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor] Fajr:18 The context of the above āyah talks about the polytheists of Quraish and their vile beliefs and actions, which included not encouraging each other to feed the poor. Notice, it does not talk about the actual act of feeding the poor, but simply encouraging it and motivating others to do it. And this is not the only place in the Qur`ān where the unbelievers are condemned for not…
[And tell My slaves to say that which is best. Indeed, Shayṭān induces dissention among them. Indeed, Shayṭān is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy] Isrā`:53 With all the differences in this Ummah, let us not forget that our real enemy is Shayṭān, not each other. Once people start practicing Islām, i.e. really become Muslim, it gets harder for Shayṭān to seduce them into disobeying Allah. And so as an easier alternative, Shayṭān creates disunity and discord between them. Oh…
[By the Dawn; And by the ten nights; And by the even and the odd] Fajr:1-3 By the Dawn: Allah takes an oath by the dawn (or Fajr). When Allah takes an oath by something it is to highlight its significance and Allah subḥāneh wa t’āla can take an oath by whatever He wills, we on the other hand, cannot swear by anything or anyone but the Almighty. If we were to translate it literally Fajr would translate to, ‘to…