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In our
previous chapter we discussed having faith in Allah
is
beneficial for us . if we do not believe in Him, It is harmful
for us, not to Him as He is the Lord of every thing. He
doesn’t need to be recognized. He has so many attributes about
Him that He himself said, "if Forests of whole world become pen
and all oceans become the ink, they can not describe all My
attributes". Dear friends it clearly shows that this religion
of Allah and his holy prophet( pbuh )are our own need.
Someone
enquired of Hazrat Ali (ra) that, if we don’t follow Allah then
what will happen? He replied, neither you nor me will be safe
and law of the jungle will rule and might will be right. By now
you must have understood that rules of Allah are for our
training, which gradually progresses. It begins with the piety
and ends at love of God. That is why Piety is sometimes used in
the context of fear of God but usually it is used in the context
of love of God. It is the demand of this love that we should
avoid all such actions which result in the annoyance of the
Almighty. If we are afraid of our utterances in front of our
worldly Gods, then how much afraid should we be of the One who
listens, observes and knows all our thoughts. Though it is His
kindness that on ill-thoughts he does not give punishment until
they are acted upon. However on good thoughts, He rewards us.
It is a kept secret between you and your God, even the angles
don’t know about it. You will find such rewards of virtue on the
Day of Judgment that even you were not aware of. But there will
be no sin which you had not committed. It is His great kindness
that He doesn’t punish us on our each deed, doesn’t insult us by
opening all our secrets, rather stops us from publicizing any
sin we have committed. We should rather ask for forgiveness by
returning to the ways of God.
Holy Prophet
(peace be upon him) said, "God is far happier when asked for
forgiveness". But to ask forgiveness is not that one should
keep on sinning and keep on asking for forgiveness. First
give-up that sin completely and then ask for forgiveness from
heart with the promise that you will not redo it. God will
forgive our rights towards him but in order to demand
forgiveness for human rights there are a few conditions. For
example; one who has been hurt by you should forgive you, goods
you have stolen should be returned etc. so that on the Day of
Judgment all your good deeds should not be replaced with his bad
deeds. Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) said that on the Day of
Judgment most poor will be the person who had wasted all his
rewards like this. On the Day of Judgment your currency will be
your deeds. All your wealth in gold and silver will be of no
use.
In the court
of Almighty, all human beings will be equal and answerable for
their own deeds. As Allah is the supreme judge. No one will be
given any concession and everyone will be judged by the same
rule. This is also true that without His forgiveness no body can
have paradise as no one is perfect. This is also up to His
mercy. When we offer prayers, our attention is usually somewhere
else. We can cherish fame whereas God is pleased only with
purity (Ikhlas) and that means, all your deeds should be to
please God and only God and no one else. Neither are your
charities such as used substandard torn clothes, stale food,
acceptable in the court of God, nor charities from earning of
illegal means. Think for a moment, what are we doing and what
reward are we expecting?
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