Sura Saba Tafseer: - Types of ilm and the one that is the important one: one that can be translated into action. - ways to acquire ilm: ibrat = 1. Results from actions, leads to baseerat, leads to understanding, leads to ilm. This ilm leads to action. Baseerat can be acquired by looking at our lives. - sura sabaa (14mins+): barzakh for baseerat. - urooj us saadah - specially 1st 100 pgs. Habits gives shape to our souls. - kaafir do not want to accept quran or any other book as their way of action. See results in hereafter. - should not consider self any better (istikbar), with or without reason. Abuzarr was mustazaf but had izzat and fought agst injustice. - munafiqeen : always look for excuses. - kuffaar\\\'s success should not confuse us - if we r strong in imaan we can stand up agst them. We bow down to their suggestions in sports, fashion, eating, occassions, type of constructions - total lifestyle. - need to ask for forgiveness for our mistakes and inabilities.