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5490 "Remove from them their ills". The ills may be sins, faults, mistakes, or evil tendencies; Allah will of His grace cover<br />

them up, and blot out the account against them; or they may be sorrows, sufferings, or disappointments: Allah may<br />

even change the evil of such persons into good, their apparent calamities into opportunities for spiritual advancement:<br />

xxv. 70. This is because of their sincere Faith as evidenced by their repentance and amendment. (64.9)<br />

5491 "Gardens" the place of the highest Bliss, see ii. 25, n. 44; xiii. 35; xlvii. 15. (64.9)<br />

65:11 -An Apostle who rehearses to you the Signs of Allah containing clear explanations that he<br />

may lead forth those who believe and do righteous deeds from the depths of Darkness into<br />

Light. And those who believe in Allah and work righteousness He will admit to Gardens<br />

beneath which rivers flow to dwell therein forever: Allah has indeed granted for them a most<br />

excellent provision. 5525<br />

. 5525 Cf. xxiv. 40: the unbelievers' state is "like the depths of darkness in a vast deep ocean, overwhelmed with billow<br />

topped by billow, topped by dark clouds; depths of darkness, one above another." Cf. ii. 257; "Allah is the Protector of<br />

those who have Faith: from the depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light." (65.11)<br />

72:23 - "Unless I proclaim what I receive from Allah and His Messages: for any that disobey and<br />

His Apostle for them is Hell: they shall dwell therein forever."<br />

98:8 - Their reward is with Allah: Gardens of Eternity Beneath which rivers flow; They will dwell<br />

therein for ever; Allah well pleased with them and they with Him: all this for such as fear their<br />

Lord and Cherisher. 62336234<br />

6233 The Good Pleasure of Allah is the final Bliss of Salvation. The good pleasure is mutual; the truly saved is he whose<br />

will has become completely identified with Allah's universal will. (98.8)<br />

6234 The fear of Allah is the fear to offend against His holy law, the fear to do anything which is against His holy Will. Such<br />

fear is akin to love; for with it dawns the consciousness of Allah's loving-care for all His creatures. (98.8)<br />

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith<br />

Hadith 7.670 Narrated by<br />

Abu Huraira<br />

The Prophet said, "Whoever purposely throws himself from a mountain and kills himself, will be in the (Hell) Fire falling down<br />

into it and abiding therein perpetually forever; and whoever drinks poison and kills himself with it, he will be carrying his<br />

poison in his hand and drinking it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally forever; and whoever kills himself with an<br />

iron weapon, will be carrying that weapon in his hand and stabbing his abdomen with it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide<br />

eternally forever."<br />

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith<br />

Hadith 2.446 Narrated by<br />

Abu Huraira<br />

The Prophet said, "He who commits suicide by throttling shall keep on throttling himself in the Hell Fire (forever) and he who<br />

commits suicide by stabbing himself shall keep on stabbing himself in the Hell-Fire."<br />

REMEMBRANCE:<br />

5:7 - And call in remembrance the favor of Allah unto you and His Covenant which He ratified with<br />

you when ye said: "We hear and we obey": and fear Allah for Allah knoweth well the secrets of<br />

your hearts. 705<br />

705 There is a particular and a general meaning. The particular meaning refers to the solemn Pledge and Covenant taken<br />

by two groups of people at 'Aqaba, a valley near Mina, the first about fourteen months before the Hijra, and the<br />

second a little later. These were Pledges of fealty to the Messenger of Allah, comparable to the Covenant under<br />

Mount Sinai taken in the time of Moses (See 0. ii. 63 and n. 78). The general meaning has been explained in n. 682 to<br />

v. 1: man is under a spiritual obligation under an implied Covenant with Allah: Allah has given man reason, judgment,<br />

the higher faculties of the soul, and even the position of vicegerent on earth (ii. 30), and man is bound to serve Allah<br />

faithfully-and obey His Will. That obedience begins with cleanliness in bodily functions, food, etc. It goes on to<br />

cleanliness of mind and thought, and culminates in purity of motives in the inmost recesses of his heart and soul. (5.7)<br />

2:152 - Then do ye remember Me; I will remember you. Be grateful to Me and reject not faith. 156<br />

156 The word "remember" is too pale a word for zikr, which has now acquired a large number of associations in our<br />

religious literature, especially Sufi literature. In its verbal signification it implies: to remember; to praise by frequently<br />

mentioning; to rehearse; to celebrate or commemorate; to make much of; to cherish the memory of as a precious<br />

possession. In Sufi devotions zikr represents both a solemn ritual and a spiritual state of mind or heart, in which the<br />

devotee seeks to realise the presence of God. Thus there is zikr of the mind and zikr of the heart. For beginners the<br />

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