In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the
Merciful
Excerpts from Chapter 41 of QUR’AANIC
STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir:
30. Those indeed who say,
‘Allah is Our Lord’ and then remain steadfast, the angels come down to them saying,
“Fear not, nor regret, but rejoice in the glad news of Paradise that has been
promised to you!”
31. “We are your close friends
in this life and in the Hereafter. And in the Hereafter, you will get whatever
you desire, and you will have therein whatsoever you ask for”
6. Verses 30, 31 and 32 above together constitute a brief divine
recipe for salvation. The recipe is just to have an unshakeable belief in Allah
being the Lord (i.e., one’s creator, nourisher, protector, guide, judge,
benevolent ruler but also one to give severe punishment to the evil-doer, all
rolled into one). It is easy for one to declare that Allah is one’s Lord, but
Allah, from time to time, puts that belief to test throughout one’s life. It is
important to pass those tests. The Verses also define what the salvation is. It
is a gift from the Creator freely available to anyone who would conduct one’s
life as per that practical recipe. But are there many takers – even among the
so-called Muslims?
Friday, the 16th
of March 2018.
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