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"As for man, whenever his Lord tries him with honor and with favors He bestows on him. he says 'My Lord has honored me.' But whenever He tries him by stinting his means, then he says 'My Lord has left me humiliated.' " [Qur'an: 89:15-16] Such is man's thinking about the various forms of trial Allah may set for him, be it comfort or hardship, wealth or scarcity. Allah may test him with comforts, honor, wealth or position, but he does not realize the probationary nature of what he is given. Rather he considers the gesture as proof that he deserves to be honored by Allah and as evidence that He has chosen him for a special honor. It is a line of thinking which mistakes trial for reward and test for result. It imagines honor in the sight of Allah to be measured by the amount of worldly comforts given to a certain person. Allah also tries man by stinting his means, and man again mistakes trial for reward and imagines the test ...

"Rivalry for worldly gain distracts you, until you enter your graves.Indeed you shall know! Again, you shall certainly come to know. Indeed, were you to have certain knowledge.. You shall certainly see the fire of Hell. Yes, you will see it with your very eyes. Then, on that day, you shall be questioned about your joys and comforts" [102: 1-8] From Fi Dhilaal al-Qur'aan Wake up Muslim Brothers and Sisters and pay heed to the caution and warning given in this sura before it is too late. "This surah has a rhythm that is majestic and awe-inspiring-as if it-were the voice of a warner standing on a high place and projecting his voice which rings out in weighty emphasis. He calls out to people who are drowsy, drunken, confused. Then approach a precipice with their eyes closed and their feelings numbed. So the warner increases the volume of his voice to the limit: "Rivalry for worldly gain distracts you until you enter your graves". You drunk...

"Indeed Allah will help those who help Him. Indeed Allah is Exalted in Might, All-Powerful."[ Al-Qur'an 22:40] Muhammad al-Amin ash-Shanqiti Imam Ash-Shanqiti (d. 1393H) - rahimahullah - said: Allah - the Mighty and Majestic - explains in this noble ayah that He has sworn to help and give victory to those who help Him. It is known that the help and victory of Allah comes by following what He has prescribed, obeying His commend, avoiding His prohibitions, by helping His Messengers and their followers, aiding His Religion and fighting against His enemies and overpowering them - until the word of Allah is made uppermost, whilst the word of His enemies is debased and mode low. Then Allah - the Most High, the Most Magnificent - explains the characteristics of those whom He has promised would receive His help and victory, distinguishing them from others. So He said - explaining those to whom He swore He would aid and give victory to - because He is the on...

Tafseer Ibn Kathir (261. The parable of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah, is that of a grain (of corn); it grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains. Allah gives manifold increase to whom He wills. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knower.) This is a parable that Allah made of the multiplication of rewards for those who spend in His cause, seeking His pleasure. Allah multiplies the good deed ten to seven hundred times. Allah said, << The parable of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah… >> Sa`id bin Jubayr commented, "Meaning spending in Allah’s obedience". Makhul said that the Ayah means, "Spending on Jihad, on horse stalls, weapons and so forth". The parable in the Ayah is more impressive on the heart than merely mentioning the number seven hundred. This Ayah indicates that Allah `grows’ the good deeds for its doers, just as He grows the plant for whoever sows it in fertile ...