What is the most important message of Surah al-Masadd?

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The most important message of this Surah (chapter) can be explain in such a way that wealthy, position and family relationship with prophets cannot protect an individual from God’s wrath or fury.

Abu Lahab is an example in this chapter of the Quran. He is one of the chiefs of the clan of Quraish, the Holy Prophet’s uncle and a wealthy man among his people but none of these things were of any use to him.

Neither his position as a tribal leader nor his wealth or family relationship to the Prophet helped him attain proximity to God.  This is the divine promise: “The best of you to God is the most pious of you.”

What is the Quran’s perspective on waste and extravagance?

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The religion of Islam is the religion of life and its precepts and rules set the grounds for human felicity and success, both for the individual, as well as the society. Islam has brought forth a complete program for every facet of human life and has advised balance and moderation to its followers in all affairs.

Extravagance and waste means going past the proper boundaries and is the opposite of moderation. The limits of such are set by the precepts of religion, the intellect, and society. Here, waste (Tabdheer) takes on the meaning of waste and excess in the usage of food, as well as in general matters of life.

The Quran has labeled the people who waste and are extravagant as the ‘Brothers of Satan’. People who waste on purpose and with full knowledge are considered as being one with Satan.

An individual who wastes in regards to the public treasury, his life, and his day to day expenditures with full knowledge and awareness is considered as being far from the reality of religion and he cannot be considered as being on the straight path (the Sirat al-Mustaqim).

improve and optimize your memory

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We can classify those effective methods of enhancing and optimizing memory and comprehension into some divisions which are as follows: A) Spiritual methods: 1. Remembering Allah (by worshiping Him and doing the canonical duties especially praying on time) 2. Reciting those duas which are effective for enhancing and optimizing memory such as the Holy prophet (P.B.U.H) taught Imam Ali (a.s). In which He recommended Imam Ali (a.s) to say:

«سبحان من لایعتدى على اهل مملکته، سبحان من لایأخذ اهل الارض بالوان العذاب، سبحان الرؤوف الرحیم، اللهم اجعل لى فى قلبى نورا و بصرا و فهما و علما انک على کل شى‏ء قدیر»[i] 3. Reciting the verses of the Holy Quran especially Ayatul Kursi. 4. Avoidance of those things which cause forgetfulness like sin. 5. Attenuating anxiety and finding tranquility especially when you are studying. 6. Reducing those things which our memory become obsessed with. 7. Improving our concentration and attention. B) Observing material things. 1. Providing natural and Physiological necessities like proper nutrition, sport and sanitation. 2. Brushing teeth. 3. Using more articles of food which contains glucose like date, honey, natural sweets; also using those foodstuffs which contain calcium, phosphor and vitamins like milk products, fish oil, orange, tomato, bran, fresh vegetables, carrot and liver. 4. Practicing and repeating those topics we learned. C) Observing psychological recommendations: Psychologist said: “you will be able to enhance your memory if you use these following solutions” 1. Scanning. 2. Make it meaningful. 3. Organizing. 4. Providing safe environment. 5. PQ4R method.