Patience and Piety

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

Patience and Piety

Extract from QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir PART I:

186. Latublawunna fee amwalikum waanfusikum walatasmaAAunna mina allatheena ootoo alkitaba min qablikum wamina allatheena ashrakoo athan katheeran wa-in tasbiroo watattaqoo fa-inna thalika min AAazmi al-omoori

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3:186. You shall certainly be put to test in your wealth and your lives, and you shall certainly hear from those who have been given the Book before you, and from the polytheists, much hurtful comments. And if you are patient and observe piety, that indeed is a determining factor in all matters.¹⁸⁰

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180. It is obvious that in the sight of our Creator, patience and piety play a crucial role in the determination of all matters in the life of a human being. These attributes contribute to that person's ultimate success.

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Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 10^th of January 2020.

Divine Warning

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

Extract from QUR’AANIC STUDIES -A Modern Tafsir PART I:

266. Ayawaddu ahadukum an takoona lahu jannatun min nakheelin waaAAnabin tajree min tahtiha al-anharu lahu feeha min kulli alththamarati waasabahu alkibaru walahu thurriyyatun duAAafao faasabaha iAAsarun feehi narun faihtaraqat kathalika yubayyinu Allahu lakumu al-ayati laAAallakum tatafakkaroona

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2:266. Would any of you wish to be like one in a situation as follows? He has a garden of palm trees and grape vines, underneath which run streams of water, and he gets all kinds of fruits there from. He has reached old age and his children are weak. And in these circumstances a fiery hurricane hits his garden and burns it down. Thus, Allah does make signs/Verses/messages clear to you so that you may ponder over them.⁵⁰¹

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501. This is a clear divine warning to those who are endowed with riches in this world. They do have to spend their wealth in Allah's Path; otherwise He could easily turn their wealth to naught any time.

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Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 27^th of September 2019.