رَبِّ ابْنِ لِى عِندَكَ بَيْتاً فِى الْجَنَّةِ
'My Lord! Build for me a home with You in Jannaah'
(At-Tahreem 66:11)


Tuesday, July 31, 2012

The content of the Qur'aan


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By Ibnul Qayyim (Rahimahullaah)

"If we look closely at the words of the Qur'aan, we will find a Sovereign, to whom belongs all Dominion & all praise & thanks are Due to Him, all affairs are in His grasp, & He is the source & the end of all affairs. He rose over His throne, & no secret of His kingdom shall ever be hidden from Him, as He is the Knower of the servant's souls. He alone is the Planner of the Kingdom’s affairs. He hears, sees, grants, averts rewards, punishes honors, abases, creates, gives, & takes life, provides estimates, judges, & conducts the affairs of man. The decrees, whether minor or major, descend & ascend by His permission. Nothing can move, even equal to the weight of an atom, except by His permission; not a leaf falls, but He knows it. 


Let's think about the way, in which He praises & glorifies Himself, & how He warns His servants and guides them to happiness and salvation, by directing their interest to the right path. He warns them against the way of destruction. He acquaints them with His Names & Attributes, & He gets closer to them by bestowing His blessings & grace upon them. He reminds them of His blessings & orders them to the way of salvation. He warns them against His wrath, reminding them of the reward prepared for them if they are obedient, & also of the torment prepared for them if they are disobedient. He narrates the stories of the believers & disbelievers as well as the end of both parties. He praises the believers by virtue of their good deeds & qualities, & He dispraises His enemies by their wrong doings & evil qualities. 

He sets forth parables & provides evidence & proof. He refutes the lies of His enemies by portraying the best of answers & believing the truthful & belying the liars. He says the truth & guides to the right path. He calls to the dwelling of peace, mentioning its characteristics, & its bliss. He warns against the dwelling of destruction, mentioning its torment, awfulness & pain. He mentions His servants & their need for Him at all times, there is NEVER a time when they are not in need of Him, even for the twinkling of an eye. He states His richness above all creatures, & the fact that He is free of all needs & wants. He mentions the fact that all creatures stand in need of Him, & no one can attain the least blessing or more except by His Mercy & Grace, & no one can be afflicted by the least amount of evil or more except by His justice & wisdom. 

The speech of Allaah implies His gentle admonition to the believers, because in spite of everything He raises them from their falls, forgives & excuses them, reforms their corruption & supports them. For them, He is the defender, the supporter, the sustainer, & the rescuer from every distress. He always fulfills His promises. They have no protector other than Him, for He is their true Master, & their Helper against their enemies, so what an excellent protector & what an excellent helper! If the hearts witness through the Qur'aan, a glorious great bountiful, merciful sovereign like this, then how can these hearts stop loving Him, & how can they not compete in approaching Him and getting closer to Him? For them, that sovereign should be the most lovable of all, & His satisfaction should be sought more than the satisfaction of others. Really, how can these hearts stop remembering Him, since loving, & longing for Him are the source of power & remedy, to the extent that if the hearts do not have these things then destruction and corruption would be their destiny, & their lives would be of no value. 

Transcribed by Umm Abdullah: AL FAWA'ID - A collection of wise sayings page 50-51

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