Lessons are informed insights from scholars and seekers of knowledge, distinct from primary sources such as Tafsir (the scholarly interpretation of the Quran).
Man's development and survival is also outlined in the surah:
"We have created man from a drop of mingled fluid, so that We might try him. Therefore, we have endowed him with hearing and sight." (Verse 2)
The 'drop of mingled fluid' perhaps refers to its formation when the man's sperm fertilizes the woman's egg. Alternatively, it may refer to the genes, or units of heredity, which distinguish the human species in the first place and transmit fe...
Thawbân, the servant of the Messenger of Allah, narrates: I was standing near the Messenger of Allah (saws) when a Jewish Rabbi came. He said: 'Peace be upon you, O Muhammad.' So I pushed him so hard that he almost fell because of it. He said: 'Why did you push me?' I said: 'Should you not say: ‘O Messenger of Allah’?' The Jewish man said: 'We only call him by the name with which his family called him.' The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: 'My nam...
'Was there not a period of time when man was nothing to speak of? We created man from a drop of mingled fluid to put him to the test; We gave him hearing and sight.' (76:1-2)
This Juz of the Qur’an is replete with instructions from Allah to reflect: to reflect upon ourselves, and to learn from the people before us. In the same Juz, Allah asks, 'Did We not create you from a humble fluid, placing it in a secure place...