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In the previous chapter, we talked about
the problems of a new convert to Islam. However, in spite of
our character, if some body accepts Islam then we have been
ordered to console him and help him financially if needed. Do
not confuse him by bringing forth any hypothetical questions,
otherwise he may get fed up and give up Islam. If any sect lost
one person it will not be a big loss .ALLAH may give you another
one but if this happens because of you, then you will be held
responsible. Try to be rational and considerate when you talk
to a new Muslim.
We finished talking about verses of Surah
Ikhlas, in our effort to develop a short syllabus, now let us go
on to “Ayat ul Kursi”. Let us read between the lines of these
verses. Allah is omnipresent and only He is eternal. These
verses are, “It is ALLAH! Non else Who deserves to be
worshiped, He is everlasting.( The one Who sustains, and
protects all that exist.) He neither slumbers, nor sleep takes
over Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and on the
earth. Who is he intercedth with Him saved? ( with out his
permission) He focuses up on whatever happens to His creation in
this world, and what will happen to them in the hereafter. (No
one can guess any thing of His knowledge except that which He
reveals). His kursi (throne) extends over the heavens and earth,
and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving it. He is the
most high and the most great.” In this, there is a lot of
negation as to the power of humans, and the positive is only for
Allah. It teaches us that we should attach all our hopes to
Allah, Who controls every thing. He is eternal while humans are
mortal and sooner or latter they will die. If someone cannot
save himself from death, then how could he save others? Nobody
is safe from death, so much so that even the angel of death will
die on the Day of Judgment since he would not be needed
anymore. Then the dwellers of paradise will be happy there and
rejoicing that Allah fulfilled His promise and the dwellers of
Hell will be sorry due to their shortcomings. So we should put
our hopes with the eternal (Allah). We creatures are transitory
and our joy and sadness is temporary. In history, we know that
the rulers of world when they pleased they appointed some
minister, whenever they became angry with someone they got him
and his progeny murdered, however whoever was in good books of
Allah has lived in people’s minds for thousands of years and we
recite their praises and pray for them. We try to mimic the
lives of the chosen ones. Read the history to know that the
followers and companions of tyrants who did not even care for
the sanctity of Kabba, on their death beds they were repenting
that in vane they followed the kings and not Allah and they
begged for His mercy in their prayers. They had Quran and
Hadith to guide them, but they did not pay heed to it. These
people murdered thousand of human beings to please their king.
They did not accept that, though Allah can forgive sins against
Him, but would not forgive the sins against humanity and
usurping of rights of other human beings. When we are dishonest
with the rights of others, only they can forgive us and Allah
will transfer the virtues of such people to whom they have been
unjust. Every wise man wants to acquire things of permanence,
be it a house, job or business. We should not wish for things
that are transitory in nature. Allah is eternal and benevolent
Who keeps an eye on your shortcomings and would try to correct
your path if you go a bit astray. He is the one we should keep
our alliance with. So we have to choose between the worldly and
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