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This surah mentions Solomon's grateful prayer after seeing the ants, upon which he Surah is named after, and reminds to remain grateful and perhaps about how grateful Allah's power is yet disbelievers wonder aimlessly proud.

As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have certainly made their ˹evil˺ deeds appealing to them, so they wander blindly.

Allah and Allah's light, wherever it might be, is surrounded by angels.

Now, throw down your staff!” But when he saw it slithering like a snake, he ran away without looking back. ˹Allah reassured him,˺ “O Moses! Do not be afraid! Messengers should have no fear in My presence.

˹Fear is˺ only for those who do wrong. But if they later mend ˹their˺ evil ˹ways˺ with good, then I am certainly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.¹

10

When shown signs of Allah,

And, although their hearts were convinced the signs were true, they still denied them wrongfully and arrogantly. See then what was the end of the corruptors!¹

14

[Privilege Allah over those you love, and things you have, and things going good.]

And David was succeeded by Solomon, who said, “O people! We have been taught the language of birds, and been given everything ˹we need˺. This is indeed a great privilege.”

Solomon’s forces of jinn, humans, and birds were rallied for him, perfectly organized.

And when they came across a valley of ants, an ant warned, “O ants! Go quickly into your homes so Solomon and his armies do not crush you, unknowingly.”

So Solomon smiled in amusement at her words, and prayed, “My Lord! Inspire me to ˹always˺ be thankful for Your favours which You have blessed me and my parents with, and to do good deeds that please you. Admit me, by Your mercy, into ˹the company of˺ Your righteous servants.”¹

16

Don't be tempted with wealth as what Allah provides is much greater.

[You will come across many tests in life to see if you are grateful or ungrateful]

Elegance is a prime way to convert people to the path of Allah

[God has saved up a lot for us to experience, so we should not be ungrateful and create our own world- and judge our gratefulness according to that selfmade vision]

What falls from the rain is a measure of how much Allah loves you or not atm, weather it be divine crop growing water or hailstone and brimstone

Or ˹ask them,˺ “Who responds to the distressed when they cry to Him, relieving ˹their˺ affliction, and ˹Who˺ makes you successors in the earth? Is it another god besides Allah? Yet you are hardly mindful!”¹

62

Or ˹ask them,˺ “Who guides you in the darkness of the land and sea, and sends the winds ushering in His mercy? Is it another god besides Allah? Exalted is Allah above what they associate ˹with Him˺!¹

63 / Seeing the stars as navigation / and knowledge how to interpret it - is a blessing from Allah

No one has knowledge of the unseen except Allah [if you know it Allah is speaking through you]

As per disbelievers,

Do not grieve for them, nor be distressed by their schemes.¹

70 / [As it is impossible to do anything about them as they are like deaf and blind people]

Nor can you lead the blind out of their misguidance. You can make none hear ˹the truth˺ except those who believe in Our revelations, ˹fully˺ submitting ˹to Allah˺.¹

81

And when the decree ˹of the Hour˺ comes to pass against them, We will bring forth for them a beast from the earth, telling them that the people had no sure faith in Our revelations.¹

82

[To demonstrate His ability to bring people back to life from the past, Allah usually refers to some wonders of His creation, such as the planets, the alternation of the day and night, the mountains, and the development of the human embryo.]

Whoever comes with a good deed will be rewarded with what is better, and they will be secure from the horror on that Day.¹

89

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I have only been commanded to worship the Lord of this city ˹of Mecca˺, Who has made it sacred, and to Him belongs everything. And I am commanded to be one of those who ˹fully˺ submit ˹to Him˺,¹

91 / Mecca is special

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