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Do We Have this Taqwa?
Allah ﷻ says in Surah Al-Hashr
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ
O you who believe! Have Taqwa of Allah
This ayah ordains the Taqwa of Allah ﷻ which pertains to obeying what He ordered and staying away from what He forbade.
Allah ﷻ continues,
وَلْتَنظُرْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍۢ ۖ
and let every person look to what he has sent forth for tomorrow,
Meaning, hold yourselves accountable before you are recompensed, and contemplate what you have kept for yourselves of good deeds for the Day of your return and being paraded before your Lord,
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ
Have Taqwa of Allah
again ordering Taqwa,
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
Verily, Allah is All-Aware of what you do.
[59:18]
Allah ﷻ asserts that surely, He knows all of your deeds and actions. Nothing that pertains to you ever escapes His observation, nor any matter of yours, whether major or minor, is ever beyond His knowledge,
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Allah ﷻ emphasises on Taqwa in this Ayah by stating twice!
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A man once asked Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه ‘what is al-Taqwa?” He replied, “Have you ever taken a path filled with thorns?” The man replied, “I have.” Abu Hurayrah asked him, “What did you do?” He replied, “When I saw a thorn I would dodge it or pass over it or behind it.” Abu Hurayrah said, “That is al-Taqwa.”
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We all are walking a thorny path, especially in this Dunya, in this era, the Thorns are bigger and sharper than before.
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The more effort and the more Mujahadah we commit to in avoiding these thorns will only earn us bigger gardens at the end of the path!
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As Allah ﷻ says
هَلْ جَزَآءُ ٱلْإِحْسَٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلْإِحْسَٰنُ
Is there any reward for good, except good?
[55:60]
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So strive in doing good deeds! In pleasing Allah ﷻ by following the guidance of the Qur’an!
By following the Sunnah of Muhammad ﷺ!
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As Allah ﷻ says
لِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ ٱلْعَٰمِلُونَ
And for the likes of this, let the workers, work.
[37:61]
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For the likes of what?
The likes of Jannah!
Seeing Allah!
Eternal Bliss, no negativity!
Anything your heart desires.
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But this reward comes with effort!
May Allah ﷻ grant us the highest of Jannah and forgive all our sins.
آمِيْن يَارَبَّ الْعَالَمِينْ
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