In a nutshell, this chapter contains laws on: Food, Retribution for death, dispensation of property, Saum (Fasting), Fighting, Hajj/Umrah, Charity, Alcohol & gambling, orphans, marriage, menstruation, divorce and widowhood, Riba, and business transactions. If we adhere to these laws, we will make a ‘garden’ on earth. It repeatedly emphasizes on spending in the way …
The theme is based on people who reject the book even though they encounter many signs. Instead of evaluating the message which the messenger has brought, they seem to be more interested in his ability to perform miracles. Thus, these people mock the messengers and belie them! No accounts of previous messengers are given …
The theme of this chapter is gratefulness. Throughout the surah, the ungrateful are condemned, and the grateful commended. The act of Shukr is not simply saying: “Thank god!” Rather, one shows appreciation by sharing his bounties with others. The idea that everything we temporarily own and the means through which we earned it, ultimately belongs …