"O my soul, it is only a few days, bear them patiently.A lifetime seems long but a flitting reverie"

~Imam Shafi~
" “The heart will rest and feel relief if it is settled with Allah and it will worry and be anxious if it is settled with people.” – Ibn al-Qayyim"....Say : "This is my way; I invite unto Allah with sure knowledge, I and whosoever follows me with sure knowledge" (Qur'an - 12:108) "Say: we believe in God and in what has been revealed to us, and what was revealed to Abraham, Isma'il: Isaac, Jacob and The Tribes, and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus and the Prophets, from their Lord: We make no distinction between one and another, among them, and to God do we bow our will (in Islam)." (Qur'an, Al-Imran 3:84) . "And if he (Muhammad SAW) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah),We would have seized him by the right hand;And then certainly should have cut off his life artery (Aorta),And none of you could withhold Us from (punishing) him" (Qur'an,Al-Haqqah 69:44-47) "Do they not ponder the Quran! If it were revealed from a source other than Allah,certainly they would have found,many contradictions."[Holy Quran 4:82] " O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, and you will meet (i.e. the results of your deeds which you did)" [Holy Qur'an, 84:6] Say, "Is it other than Allah I should desire as a lord while He is the Lord of all things? And every soul earns not [blame] except against itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you concerning that over which you used to differ." ~Holy Quran 6:164 Imam Malik (rh): “Do not look to the sins of people as if you are Lords, but look to your own sins as if you are slaves. Have mercy on the people of affliction and praise Allah for your well-being, and never say, ‘This person is from the people of Hellfire, and this person is from the people of Paradise.’ Do not be arrogant over the sinners, but rather ask Allah to grant them hidayah and rashad (i.e. guidance).” Ibn Kathir (Ra) narrated: كان نقش خاتم عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه : كفى بالموت واعظاً ياعمر “The engraving on ‘Umar ibn al Khataab’s(Ra) ring was: “Sufficient is death as an admonisher O Umar”. ["Al-Bidaayah wan-Nihaaya]. "When you fear the creation, you run away from it, but when you fear the Creator, you feel close to Him,& run towards Him.".Ibn Qayyim . "Allahumma la‘aisha illa‘aish-al-Aakhirah": 'There is no life but the life of the next world' "And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (i.e. death)". (Quran 15:99) “And those who strive for Us – We will surely guide them to Our ways.And indeed, Allah is with the doers of good.” [Quran: 29:69] "... And my success is not but through Allah . Upon him I have relied, and to Him I return." ~ Al Quran 11:88
"Nothing in this world is really useful to you unless it has some utility and value for the next world"-Imam Ali(R)

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

The Benefits Of Taqwa

1. With taqwa, Allah loves His servants. He says: 'Nay, those who fulfil their promise and observe taqwa, then (he should know that) Allah loves the muttaqoon.' [Surah Al-Imraan: 76]

2. With taqwa, the servant draws closer to Allah. He says: 'And My Mercy encompasses everything. So I shall allocate to those who have taqwa.' [Surah Al-Araaf: 157]

3. With taqwa, Allah stays with the servant at all times: 'And fear Allah, and know that certainly Allah is with those who fear.' [Surah Nahl: 128] And: 'Certainly Allah is with those who fear and those who are excellent.' [Surah Baqarah: 194]

4. With taqwa, the servant is protected from Allah's punishment: 'So whoever fear and reform themselves, they shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve.' [Surah Araaf: 35]

5. With taqwa, the servant attains great honour and status with Allah, even though he may be among the poorest and most wretched in the world: 'For the disbelievers, the world has been decorated and (because of that) they mock those who believe. So those who fear will be above (superior to) them on the Day of Judgement.' [Surah Baqarah: 212]

6. With taqwa. the servant will enter Paradise and enjoy all its pleasures: 'For those who fear, they will receive with their Lord gardens under which rivers now and live forever. They will also receive pure mates and the Pleasure of Allah which is the greater (than all delights). Allah is watching over His servants.' [Surah Al-Imraan: 15] And: 'Race towards the forgiveness of your Lord and towards a garden whose width is as broad as the heavens and the earth. It (the garden) has been prepared for those who fear.' [Surah Al-Imraan: 133] And: 'This is the Paradise that we shall give (as inheritance) to those servants of ours who feared.' [Surah Maryam: 63] Also: 'The god-fearing will be escorted to their Lord - towards Paradise in groups'. [Surah Zumar: 73] And also: 'Say the enjoyment of the world is little and the Hereafter is better for those who fear.' [Surah Nisa: 77]

7. With taqwa, the servant receives great reward and glad tidings in both worlds: 'For those who believe and fear, they will receive glad tidings in the life of the world and in the Hereafter.' [Surah Yunus: 62/63] And :'lf you believe and fear, then you shall receive great reward.' [Surah Al-Imraan: 179]

8. With taqwa, the actions of the servant are readily accepted: 'Allah accepts only from those who fear.' [Surah Maidah: 28]

9. With taqwa, the servant is able to reform his actions and acquire Allah's forgiveness: 'O you who believe! Fear Allah and speak the truth, for that will reform your actions and your Lord will forgive you. Whoever obeys Allah and His messenger has indeed succeeded with great success.' [Surah Ahzaab: 70-71]

10. With taqwa, the servant receives help against his enemies: 'If you are steadfast and observe taqwa, then their schemes can never harm you.' [Surah Al-Imraan: 120] And: 'Nay, if you are steadfast and observe taqwawhile they attack you all of a sudden, then your Lord will assist you with 5,000 angels from the heavens - all in formation.' [Surah Al-Imraan: 125]

This is why Umar wrote to Sa'd ibn Abi Waqas who was a commander of an army: 'I command you and the army with you to fear Allah at all times. The fear of Allah is the best weapon against the enemy and the best strategy in war.'

11. With taqwa, the servant's sins are erased even though they may be abundant: 'lf the People of the Book believed and feared, We would have forgiven their sins.' [Surah Maidah: 65] And: 'And whoever fears Allah, He will forgive his sins and increase his reward.' [Surah Talaq: 5]

12. With taqwa, the servant's affairs are facilitated and his sustenance increased: 'If the towns-people believed and feared, We would have opened the blessings of the heavens and the earth.' [Surah Araaf: 96] And: 'Whoever fears Allah, He will create an avenue for him and give him sustenance from sources he does not even imagine.' [Surah Talaq: 2-3] And: 'Whoever fears Allah, He will make his matter easy.'[Surah Talaq: 4]

13. With taqwa. the servant is protected from the Devil's touch and blows: 'Those who fear - after a group of devils touch them - remember and become aware.' [Surah Araaf: 201]
Allah did not say that the people of taqwa are infallible. However, He said that when the devils approach them , their taqwaallows them to remember His Greatness and come back to Him.

14. With taqwa, the servant is able to discern truth from falsehood and light from darkness : 'O you who believe! Ifyou fear Allah, He will create for you a sense of discernment and forgive your sins.' [Surah Anfaal: 29]

15. With taqwa, the servant receives Allah's help: 'As for those who give and fear and certify goodness, We shall facilitate the path of ease (good deeds) for him.' [Surah Layl: 5-7]

16. With taqwa, the servant becomes successful in both worlds: 'So fear Allah O people of intelligence so that you may be successful.' [Surah Maidah: 100]

17. With taqwa, the servant receives Allah's friendship: The wrongdoers are friends of one another and Allah is the friend of those with taqwa. [Surah Jathiyah: 19] And: 'Beware! The friends of Allah shall have no fear, nor will they grieve. They are those who believe and fear.' [Surah Yunus: 63]

18. With taqwa, the servant will escape the punishment of Hell: 'Everyone will come to it (Hell), this is binding upon your Lord. Then We shall deliver those who fear and desert the wrongdoers on their knees.' [Surah Maryam 71-72]

19. With taqwa, the servant will receive a good ending: 'That is the abode of the Hereafter which We will allocate for those who wish neither glory on earth, nor corruption. The best ending is for those who fear.' [Surah Qasas: 83] And: 'Command your family to pray and be firm with it you rself. We are not asking any provisions of you. ln fact, We shall provide for you for the best ending is for those with taqwa'. [Surah Taha: 132]

20. With taqwa, the servant will be in the Station of Trust on the Day of Judgement: 'Certainly, those who fear will be in the Station of Trust.' [Surah Dukhaan: 5]

21. With taqwa, the servant becomes noble in the Eyes of Allah: 'Certainly, the most noble amongst you is he who is the most fearing.' [Surah Hujuraat: 13]

22.Friends on that Day will be foes one to another except those who have Taqwa.

These are a few benefits of taqwa. May Allah open our hearts and grant us taqwa so that we may reap those fruits. Ameen


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