Allah reminds us that there were powerful people before us who were destroyed despite their authority and dominion. So that is not the nature of the power we should pursue in our lives. In this session: conclusory comments; Taqwa as a means of harnessing power in Jannah; the mirages of worldly pursuits; Al-Muqtadir; a simple, not simplistic, formula for success.

Allah reminds us that there were powerful people before us who were destroyed despite their authority and dominion. So that is not the nature of the power we should pursue in our lives. In this session: conclusory comments; Taqwa as a means of harnessing power in Jannah; the mirages of worldly pursuits; Al-Muqtadir; a simple, not simplistic, formula for success.

Allah Subhanahu showed to the people of Fir’awn through His signs that Fir’awn was not their Lord. In this session: the trial of locusts; Allah’s control encompasses the celestial and the terrestrial; verse 43 taking the Quraysh to task; the far-reaching impact of Dajjal; Withstanding the Day of Judgment; the right of the Divine; the mu’jizah is in the language and then the meaning; Divine order unlimited by the laws of cause-and-effect.

This Surah is a prelude to the literary brilliance of Surah Al-Rahman. In this session: denying the Nabi; the resilience of messengers; the prophet’s deference to Divine commands over their innate nature; the prophetic mission to save animals.