About this episode

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy shares lessons from Surah an-Naml about mercy, responsibility, and wisdom through the story of Prophet Sulayman and an ant.

What can a single ant teach us about how to live? In Surah an-Naml, the Quran captures an exchange between Prophet Sulayman (peace be upon him) and an ant warning its colony of approaching danger, a moment Allah chose to preserve for all generations. Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy shares lessons from the surah on mercy that extends beyond those who look like us, the responsibility to contribute rather than curse the times we live in, and the wisdom of pairing advice with explanation rather th...

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Host: Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

Topics covered

• mercy
• responsibility
• wisdom
• Quran
• Islam
• lessons from nature

Keywords

• Sulayman
• ant
• Quran
• mercy
• responsibility
• wisdom
• Surah an-Naml

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Books & works: Surah an-Naml

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