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thought and kind deed, for this is the service and sacrifice which Allah requires of us. If we fail in this, the loss is our
own, not any one else's: for it stunts our own spiritual growth. (63.9)
72:17 - "That We might try them by that (means) but if any turns away from the remembrance of his
Lord He will cause him to undergo a severe Penalty. 5741
5741 To remember Allah is to realise His presence, acknowledge Iiis Goodness, and accept His guidance. If we fail to do
so, by deliberately turning away, He will withdraw His Grace, and that will be a severe Penalty indeed. (72.17)
8:45 - O ye who believe! when ye meet a force be firm and call Allah in remembrance much (and
often); that ye may prosper.
24:37 - By men whom neither traffic nor merchandise can divert from the Remembrance of Allah
nor from regular Prayer nor from the practice of regular Charity: their (only) fear is for the Day
when hearts and eyes will be transformed (in a world wholly new) 30073008
3007 "Remembrance of Allah" is wider than Prayer: it includes silent contemplation, and active service of Allah and His
creatures. The regular Prayers and regular Charity are the social acts performed through the organised community.
(24.37)
3008 Some renderings suggest the effects of terror on the Day of Judgment. But here we are considering the case of the
righteous, whose "fear" of Allah is akin to love and reverence and who (as the next verse shows) hope for the best
reward from Allah. But the world they will meet will be a wholly changed world. (24.37)
57:16 - Has not the time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all humility should engage in
the remembrance of Allah and of the truth which has been revealed (to them) and that they
should not become like those to whom was given Revelation aforetime but long ages passed
over them and their hearts grew hard? For many among them are rebellious transgressors.
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5295 Humility and the remembrance of Allah and His Message are never more necessary than in the hour of victory and
prosperity. (57.16)
5296 The men immediately referred to are the contemporary Jews and Christians. To each of these Ummats was given
Allah's Revelation, but as time passed, they corrupted it, became arrogant and hard-hearted, and subverted justice,
truth, and the purity of Life. But the general lesson is far wider. No one is favoured of Allah except on the score of
righteousness. Except on that score, there is no chosen individual or race. There is no blind good fortune or ill fortune.
All happens according to the just laws and will of Allah. But at no time is humility or righteousness more necessary
than in the hour of victory or triumph. (57.16)
11:114 - And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of the
night: for those things that are good remove those that are evil: be that the word of
remembrance to those who remember (their Lord): 161616171618
1616 The two ends of the day: Morning and afternoon. The morning prayer is the Fajr, after the light is up but before
sunrise: we thus get up betimes and begin the day with the remembrance of Allah and of our duty to Him. The early
afternoon prayer, Zuhr, is immediately after noon: we are in the midst of our daily life, and again we remember Allah.
There is no disagreement among scholars regarding which prayer is meant by one of these two ends of the day. They
agree that it is Fajr prayer which may be performed from dawn until a little before sunrise. There is disagreement,
however, regarding the prayer which ought to be performed at the other end of the day. It is said variously that the
reference is to Asr or Maghrib prayer. (11.114)
1617 Approaches of the night: Zulafun, plural of Zulfatun, an approach, something near at hand. As Arabic has, like Greek,
a dual number distinct from the plural, and the plural number is used here, and not the dual, it is reasonable to argue
that at least three "approaches of the night" are meant. The late afternoon prayer, 'Asr, can be one of these three, and
the evening prayer, Magrib, just after sunset, can be the second. The early night prayer, 'Isha, at supper time-when
the glow of sunset is disappearing, would be the third of the "approaches of the night", when we commit ourselves to
Allah before sleep. These are the five canonical prayers of Islam. (11.114)
1618 "Those things that are good": in this context the words refer primarily to prayers, but they include all good thoughts,
good words, and good deeds. It is by them that we keep away everything that is evil, whether referring to the past, the
present, or the future. (11.114)
5:11 - O ye who believe! call in remembrance the favor of Allah unto you when certain men formed
the design to stretch out their hands against you but (Allah) held back their hands from you: so
fear Allah. And on Allah let believers put (all) their trust. 708
708 In the life-time of the Prophet it happened again and again that the enemies of Islam stretched out their hands against
him, his people, and his teaching. The odds were, from a worldy point of view, in their favour, but their hands were
rendered inert and powerless because they were fighting against the truth of Allah. So does it happen always, now as
it did then. True faith must take heart, and at the same time humbly recognise Allah's favour and mercy, and be
grateful. (5.11)
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