[Those who are misers and enjoin upon people miserliness. And whosoever turns away, then Allah is Rich, the Praiseworthy] Ḥadīd:24 There are two types of misers: those who abstain from giving charity. And those who abstain from remembering Allah (obeying Him and worshipping Him). And thus, at the end of this āyah Allah tells us that He is Al Ghany (الغني) – The Rich – if we don’t give charity which was intended to purify us, He does not…
Īmān is not a cloak to be taken off and put back on as dictated by desires. Neither is it a thing segregated to the heart. [And when they meet those who believe, they say, “We believe”; but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say, “Indeed, we are with you; we were only mocking.”] Baqarah:14 Notice how the hypocrites were those who used their flawed idea of Īmān as a cloak? Not necessarily how they dressed, but…
[Say, “Is it other than Allah that you order me to worship, O ignorant ones?”] Zumar:64 Regardless of how much scientific, technological, medical, intellectual, what, advancement they have, they’ll always remain ignorant (jāhil) if they remain worshipping their false gods. A look into books of tafsīr: To understand why those who worship other than Allāh are called ignorant we look at the āyāt preceding the above āyah. We learn that the preceding āyāt talk about the creation of the heavens…
[O you who believe! Keep your duty to Allah and fear Him, and say befitting words (qawlan sadīda). He will then direct you to do righteous good deeds and will forgive you your sins] Aḥzāb:70-71 Those who use foul language and indulge in ill speech often use freedom of expression as an excuse. Little do they know, they become what they say. Their tongues translate what is in their hearts and sooner or later, what is on their tongues…