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Preparing for tomorrow
Al-Hashr (The Gathering)
Chapter 59: Verses 18-19
"O you who Believe! Fear Allah, and let every soul look to what (provisions) he has sent for the morrow. And Fear Allah: for Allah is well- acquainted with all that you do. And be not like those who forgot Allah; and He made them forget themselves! Such are the rebellious transgressors."
The 'Fear of Allah' is akin to love; for it means the fear of offending Allah or doing anything wrong that will forfeit His Good Pleasure. This is "Taqwa", which implies self restraint, guarding ourselves from all sin and injustice and doing good. It is not merely a feeling or emotion: it is an act, a doing of things which become a preparation for the Hereafter- 'the Morrow'.
This whole worldly life is "today", whose "tomorrow" is the Day of Resurrection, which is going to follow it. Just as we work hard to have food and shelter for the days to come we need to pay heed doing good deeds for the Hereafter. Unless a person develops in himself the sense of what is good for him and what is evil, he cannot appreciate whether what he is doing will make his future in the Hereafter or mar it. And when this sense becomes active in him, he will have to contemplate and see for himself whether the way in which he is expending his time, wealth, energies and capabilities leads to Heaven or Hell. To do so is in his own interest; for if he does not do so he will ruin his own future itself,
Forgetfulness of God inevitably leads to forgetfulness of one's own-self. When man forgets that he is slave to somebody, he will inevitably form a wrong view of his position in this world and his whole life will go wrong because of this basic misunderstanding. Likewise, when he forgets that he is slave to nobody except Allah, he does not serve the One Whose slave he is, in fact he goes on serving all others. Man's remaining firm and steadfast on the right path entirely depends on his remembering God at all times. For as soon as he becomes heedless of Him he becomes heedless of himself and this very heedlessness turns him into a sinner.
Compiled From:
"The Holy Quran" - Abdullah Yusuf Ali
"Towards Understanding the Quran" - Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi
Chapter 59: Verses 18-19
"O you who Believe! Fear Allah, and let every soul look to what (provisions) he has sent for the morrow. And Fear Allah: for Allah is well- acquainted with all that you do. And be not like those who forgot Allah; and He made them forget themselves! Such are the rebellious transgressors."
The 'Fear of Allah' is akin to love; for it means the fear of offending Allah or doing anything wrong that will forfeit His Good Pleasure. This is "Taqwa", which implies self restraint, guarding ourselves from all sin and injustice and doing good. It is not merely a feeling or emotion: it is an act, a doing of things which become a preparation for the Hereafter- 'the Morrow'.
This whole worldly life is "today", whose "tomorrow" is the Day of Resurrection, which is going to follow it. Just as we work hard to have food and shelter for the days to come we need to pay heed doing good deeds for the Hereafter. Unless a person develops in himself the sense of what is good for him and what is evil, he cannot appreciate whether what he is doing will make his future in the Hereafter or mar it. And when this sense becomes active in him, he will have to contemplate and see for himself whether the way in which he is expending his time, wealth, energies and capabilities leads to Heaven or Hell. To do so is in his own interest; for if he does not do so he will ruin his own future itself,
Forgetfulness of God inevitably leads to forgetfulness of one's own-self. When man forgets that he is slave to somebody, he will inevitably form a wrong view of his position in this world and his whole life will go wrong because of this basic misunderstanding. Likewise, when he forgets that he is slave to nobody except Allah, he does not serve the One Whose slave he is, in fact he goes on serving all others. Man's remaining firm and steadfast on the right path entirely depends on his remembering God at all times. For as soon as he becomes heedless of Him he becomes heedless of himself and this very heedlessness turns him into a sinner.
Compiled From:
"The Holy Quran" - Abdullah Yusuf Ali
"Towards Understanding the Quran" - Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi