Fight In The Way Of Allah Almighty

 

Fight in the Way of Allah (L-232) 

وَقاتِلوا في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذينَ يُقاتِلونَكُم وَلا تَعتَدوا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يُحِبُّ المُعتَدينَ190.

190.  Wa  qaatiluu  fii  sabiiLiIlaahil-laziina  yuqaatiluunakum  wa  laa  ta’-taduu.  ‘InnAllaaha  laa yuhibbul-mu’-tadiin.

190.  And fight in the cause of God those who fight you, but do not commit aggression; God does not love the aggressors.

Qaatiluu – (Fight), this word has been derived from the word Qataal, which means ‘to fight’. The Muslims are being commanded at the stage when the enemies and oppressors of Islam have had tyrannized them. This oppression was not only for a few days, but they were being oppressed for last thirteen years during the stay at Makkah. Having patience in reply of aggression and cruelty of Infidels, when the Muslims left their homes and native land, and colonized in Madinah, then after so long and hard trial, they were permitted to fight against the enemies for protection which was due to their attacks and the act of vexing also again and again.

Fii  sabiiLillaahi – (in the Way of God), that is to say; not for their own need, but only to repute the name of God, to efface the plurality, to support the Right Religion and to attain the pleasure of God.

‘Al-laziina  yuqaatiluunakum – (those who fight against you), namely; the people, who raised weapons over you. There have been revealed following two things from these words:

1.   The war was neither begun at first by the Muslims and nor they were to be so. All the battles fought by the Muslims against the Infidels, in which Holy Messenger (ﷺ) participated, were only for defense and protection purpose.

2.   The war would only be fought against those people who participate practically in it. The entire old people, children, women, patients and impartial individuals are excluded. It is not lawful in Islam to fight against them. However, all enemies are included in ‘Al-laziina  yuqaatiluunakum who are busy in preparations against Islam and the Muslims, and are helping the enemy fighters in any form.

Laa  ta’-taduu – (Don’t begin hostilities), this word has come out from the word ‘i’-ta-daa, which means ‘to advance from the just’ and go forth from the limits. It may have many forms:

• The meaning of ‘the Limits’ can be the limits of Divine Laws of the Religion, for instance; to kill also those persons of enemy’s nation emotionally as revenge and anger, who have not participated in the battle, to burn their crops, gardens and fruit-bearing trees and to kill their speechless animals.

• Aim of ‘the limit’ may also be the limit of agreement, for example; ‘not to care also the agreements personally; following the other nations and attacking by starting breach of faith to their promise’.

• One other form of crossing ‘the limit’ may be ‘to fight for any other cause or purpose than Fii  sabiiLillaahi (in the Way of God)’.

https://youtu.be/NfmfkgrhmR0

 

A Custom Of Ignorance

  

A custom of the times of ignorance (L-231)

وَلَيسَ البِرُّ بِأَن تَأتُوا البُيوتَ مِن ظُهورِها وَلٰكِنَّ البِرَّ مَنِ اتَّقىٰ ۗ وَأتُوا البُيوتَ مِن أَبوابِها ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُم تُفلِحونَ189b.

189b.  Wa  laysal-birru  bi-‘an-  ta’-tul-  bu-yuuta  min- zuhuurihaa  wa  laakinnal-birra  manittaqaa.  Wa’-tul-bu-yuuta min  ‘abwaabihaa;    wat-taQullaaha  la-‘allakum  tuflihuun.

189b.  It is not virtuous that you approach homes from their backs, but virtue is to be pious. So approach homes from their doors, and observe God, that you may succeed.

Before Islam, it was a tradition during the times of ignorance that when the people of Arab used to make a vow of Pilgrimage (during the days of Hajj, they used to consider it inauspicious and ill-omened for entering their houses through gates/doors. Moreover, they used to enter making doors in the back walls of their houses or climbing on the roofs from the backyard of their houses and leap in their houses. They used to suppose it themselves a great worship and respect of the temple of Makkah, the Square Building (Ka’-bah). After looking them doing so, some Companions (may God be pleased with them) of Holy Messenger (ﷺ) were fallen also in this misunderstanding and deemed against the respect of “the Act of Interdicting” to enter through the doors of their houses in Ihram (the Determined Dress).

In this verse, this misunderstanding has been removed and described that righteousness is not in it that you enter your house from its back and the righteousness is not in it also to consider worship “to any self invented description”. Moreover, it is the righteousness that the Orders of God are obeyed, you must fear from disobedience of His Commands, be temperate from evil doings and whenever you wish to enter your house, come in from its door/gate, give up ancient traditions and self-invented concoctions/wrongs and act upon the Guidance of God.

It has also been cleared from the same that those all acts, which are not verified or supported by Holy Qur’an and the Sayings of Holy Messenger (ﷺ), taking them as worship in personal heart and admitting them as the Divine law of the religion or making them compulsory over personal life are sins and that is called heresy.

Then it has become evident also that the real righteousness is the fear of God, that is to say; obeying His Orders wholeheartedly and acting upon them, fearing from disobedience of God and escaping from His forbidden matters. This righteousness is required by God and this is the touch-stone of mankind’s deeds and his life’s goodness and badness.

At the end, it has been expounded that the consequence of the righteousness like this is perfect success and achievement of the object. This verse reminds us again that how much fear of God and success has deep relationship among each other. The Fear of God is the basic principle of fame/respect and comfort forever in the both Worlds.

https://youtu.be/axUK7Uk7cmc  

     

Account Of The Moon

 

Lunar calendar (L-230)

يَسأَلونَكَ عَنِ الأَهِلَّةِ ۖ قُل هِيَ مَواقيتُ لِلنّاسِ وَالحَجِّ ۗ 189a.

189a.  Yas-‘aluunaka  ‘anil- ‘Ahil-lah.  Qul  hiya  mawaa-qiitu  lin-naasi  wal-Hajj.

189a.  They ask you about the crescents. Say, “They are timetables for people, and for the Hajj.”

‘Ahil-lah – (the new moon), ‘Ahil-lah is plural of Hilaal. About the moon, the questions of the people were nearly like, “first rising of the moon, it’s increasing date-wise, it’s decreasing date-wise, and then until the time of it’s disappearing – why it is so? And what is the reason of these changes?

Mawaaqiitu – (times, seasons), it is plural of miiqaat which means prescribed time or instrument and a measure of the time.

The changes, which come in the moon, those may be commonly seen and felt. Asking about these things by the mankind is a natural thing because he remains restless for getting more and excessive knowledge. Some people asked from the Messenger of God (ﷺ) about the reasons of increase and decrease of the moon: What are the causes of rising and setting of it? The Prophet (ﷺ) responded these questions with the inspiration of God: The advantage of increasing and decreasing of the moon is that fixing the days, dates, months and years for worldly matters become easy and lawful accounts of the people are maintained by it.

The foundation of the worshiping whims and ascribing plurality to God would be minimized by this clear description of Holy Qur’an. Many nations of the world used to adore the moon. The nations like these used to adore the new moon; having belief that it was demi-God. Increasing of the moon was considered as blessed and its decreasing as wretched. So those people did not use to even marry during the last dates of the moon. Holy Qur’an declared the purpose of increasing and decreasing of the moon; that the times and period for working by the human beings could be fixed easily by it. It helps also in worships and lawful accounts besides the worldly matters. The word Hajj (Pilgrimage) has been used particularly here because it was a very important part of the lives of Arabian people.  

Due to following some extra advantages in the Lunar account; Holy Qur’an has preferred it from the Solar account:

• In the solar calendar, many difficulties happen because seasonally it remains in the same condition. Which ordinary change comes due to rising of the sun and its setting, the people cannot guess it.

• Availability of well acquainted person, who keeps the correct solar account, is much difficult in backward and uncivilized territories.

• Everybody (literate and illiterate) can estimate the time and date due to regularly equal changes in the conditions of the moon.

• The weather doesn’t affect on the rising of the moon and its setting. So different months come in different weathers on the entire earth and the Muslims of every country and territory can perform their worships turn by turn in every season.

https://youtu.be/JFvKWeWZCbQ

 

Bribe

 

A Bribe (L-229)

وَتُدلوا بِها إِلَى الحُكّامِ لِتَأكُلوا فَريقًا مِن أَموالِ النّاسِ بِالإِثمِ وَأَنتُم تَعلَمونَ188b.

188b.  Wa tudluu bihaaa ‘ilal-huk-kaami  li-ta’-kuluu  fariiqam-min  ‘amwaalin-naasi  bil-‘ismi  wa  ‘antum  ta’-lamuun. (Section 23/7)

188b.  nor offer it as bribes to the officials in order to consume part of other people’s wealth illicitly, while you know.

Tudluu – this word has come out from ‘adlaaa’, which means “putting a bucket in the well, causing anything anywhere” or the meaning “making it a source” can also be taken from it. Actually it aims that you should neither seek to gain by giving money or any other valuable thing to the officials for getting their favor and nor put affect on the rulers/officers by means of giving them bribe or property as financial gifts for approaching and reaping unlawful advantage.

For justice, equity and security of the rights of the people in society, Holy Qur’an has forced here on two things:

1.   If anybody intends to put affect on the rulers and officials, and wins their influence by means of tributes, presents, gifts, holding feasts and bribe, and uses all other likewise means, these entire are unlawful, because doing so, the rulers may become partial and supporter. The balance of the justice is bent, existence of the truth-loving and justice goes to an end, tyranny and rights destruction becomes common, false claims, false documents, liar evidences, false oath forms and slinking away from the true talk - becomes common. Due to these evils - corruption in the society spreads and the ratio of slaughtering and killing increases. This law has been made to escape from all such evils because it is necessary to keep the rulers/officials neutral, just-lovers and partial of the right, so that none may try to tempt the officials by his property/wealth.

2.   Holy Qur’an has commanded us that due to every individual’s conscience, the mankind inclines towards goodness in every matter and business/money dealings and his heart reproaches him due to evil. It is clear that, however; the matters will be decided by the best court and the best just ruler according to situation of the law-suit and evidence of the witnesses, and to err and slip into them is possible. So, in spite of the decision of any Justice or Ruler, actual guilty may be saved from penalty according to their view and the evil-doer from punishment of his evil. But the conscience of the human being can not deceive him on the condition that he would not have killed his conscience by pressing it again and again.

It has come in the Sayings that once; the Messenger of God (ﷺ) commanded: Whenever any case is brought to me, the plaintiff proves it correct while the Right is on the other side, I decide according to the statement. But he should understand that unlawfully devouring the property of any other person is just like getting the Fire.

https://youtu.be/ptppxv9fkv4

  

To Eat Up others' Property Unjustly

 

Unlawful earning (L-228)

وَلا تَأكُلوا أَموالَكُم بَينَكُم بِالباطِلِ 188a.

188a.  Wa  laa  ta’-kuluu  ‘am-waalakum-   bay-nakum-  bil-baa-tili

188a.  And do not consume one another’s wealth by unjust means,

Bay-nakum – (mutually themselves), the wise people have told that the circle of this word is very spacious. This command is not limited only for the property of the Muslims; but it also means the property of the entire human beings, whether they are Muslims or Infidels, getting the property of any individual by treachery, deception, oppression or in vanity is illegal and unlawful.  

Bil-baa-tili – (unjustly, unfairly), it aims every illegal manner of the possession of others’ property. There can be many forms of it but the lawful method is only one. The way, which will be adopted except this one, will be considered unlawful and unjust.

It was intended from the obligation of the fasts that the spirit of the people of the nation should become pure, habit of leaving the usage of lawful things may grow first of all into them and gaining the willingness of God, so that it may become easier for them to leave the unlawfully gotten property in future and they should refrain entirely from it.

Living collectively and mixing up with one another; and the need of exchanging the things is certain. So it is commanded: And eat not up your property among yourselves in vanity (you must not try to snatch the property of any other individual in vanity during mutual money dealings), you should give up plundering, being entangled in gambling, getting others’ property by deception, fraud, cleverness or other unfair means, like this, the charges of singing and playing upon musical instruments, business of wine, for example; preparing, buying and selling it etc. bribing, false evidence, embezzlement in trust, eating up the property of weak and helpless people in vanity, all at once because these are unfair means. The human beings should ward off these evils.

Holy Qur’an has left its decision usually on the people’s own conscience that every individual should feel his responsibility at his own, correct his behavior and character, have fear of his act’s accounts in his mind, every matter be dealt with honesty and trust, so that the government may interfere only in the proper and particular matters, which are necessary for her.

Abridgment of this verse is: It is not the only goodness to leave the pure and lawful things during the month of Ramadan, but the real goodness is to leave eating up and getting unlawful property of others forever. Do never acquire any one’s property by deception, fraud, dishonesty, tyranny, oppression or unjust. Taking bribe and illegal gifts are unlawful. As the spirit of the Muslims will become pure with the fasting; like this; their deeds and acts will become nice by following these commands also. It will have blessed effect on morality, social deeds, politics, and justice; as well as; every field of life.

https://youtu.be/RaayDPW3YE4

 

The Limits Imposed By Allah

 

Limits imposed by God (L-227)

تِلكَ حُدودُ اللَّهِ فَلا تَقرَبوها ۗ كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ آياتِهِ لِلنّاسِ لَعَلَّهُم يَتَّقونَ187e.

187e.  Tilka  huduuDullaahi  falaa taq-rabuuhaa.  Kazaalika  yubay-yiNullaahu  ‘AayaatiHii  linnaasi  la-‘allahum  yatta-quun.

187e.  These are the limits of God, so do not come near them. God thus clarifies His revelations to the people, that they may attain piety.

Holy Qur’an has explained all concerning rules and regulations after discussing about the blessings, being the fast an obligation, the necessities and codes regarding restraining in the mosque. Now it has been warned in this last piece of this verse that the entire laws, principles, limits and prohibitions have been imposed by God.

Turning from them and disobeying will not be an ordinary thing. Moreover, God has exposed them, because He has the Knowledge and knows the Philosophy. His Guidance and Commands are quite right, based on advisability, and Guarantor of betterment and success. This world and the Hereafter will become better by their execution and following. Disobedience and refusal from them will become forerunner of ruin and destruction. So none should cross such limits and should remain within the imposed limits of Him.

As God has expounded in detail about the commandments regarding the fasting, its limits, timings, restraining in mosque and other concerning matters, like this; He commands about remaining orders for mankind’s betterment and prosperity in detail. Fear of God, control on the passions, spirit of obeying and obedience, sincerity and sacrifice, chastity and honesty, good nature and well wishing will grow in the human being due to abiding by these rules strongly.

Any individual cannot establish himself any path for his expedience and betterment due to less sense nature. He needs instructions of a Sage and Excellent Life, an Aggregate Scholar and an Absolute Master, Who is One i.e. God. He has guided us towards the success and prosperity with His extremely Kindness. So we must go on the Straight Path unhesitatingly and get the real object. https://youtu.be/dM81D94Cq40

Orders During Being At Devotions In Mosque

 

Laws regarding Restraining (Devotions) (L-226)

وَلا تُباشِروهُنَّ وَأَنتُم عاكِفونَ فِي المَساجِدِ ۗ187d.

187d.  Wa  laa tubaashi-ruuhunna  wa  ‘an-tum  ‘aakifuuna, fil-masaajid.

187d.  But do not approach them while you are in retreat at the mosques.

Laa tubaashi-ruuhunna – (touch the wives not), here the word ‘to go in unto the wives’ has been used in the spacious meanings, that is to say, not only to stop committing a sexual intercourse but kissing and bugging is also forbidden during curbing one’s passion from religious motives continuing in the mosque (Staying in the mosque and thinking of God) particularly during the third ‘Ashrah of the month of Ramadan.

‘Aakifuuna – (to be at devotions), its literal meanings are “to keep oneself preventing from the use of anything or make something necessary over oneself. Technically it means ‘endowing oneself for worship, Restraining in the mosque’

Another command has been revealed regarding the fasting: Don’t go in unto your wives while you are being at your devotions in mosque. Some more necessary commandments regarding “’i’-tikaaf” (being at devotions in mosque) are stated below:

It is necessary for the people who have to be at devotions in the Mosque, that they should remain in the mosques every time during that period, also eat, drink, sleep and wake there. They may come out from the mosque only at the time of bodily and lawful needs. The minimum period for the devotions is one day and there is no limit for excessive period. It is declared from the word fil-masaajid that the Restraining should always be in the mosques. However, it can be observed by the women in any corner of the house instead of the mosques.  

Conversation is lawful during the Restraining on the condition that it should not be against the reverence of the mosque and the respect of the devotions.

It was the habit of the Messenger (ﷺ) that he used to be at his devotions in the Mosque whole days during the last ‘Ashrah of the month of Ramadan and break his entire relationship from the worldly matters. So Restraining in the mosque is reasonable practice of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), which means that if anyone man from a Ward observes this practice then other entire persons will not be liable.

Restraining has many advantages – there is no other way of becoming fresh for the purpose of belief and to achieve the spiritual strength, because during that period the mankind passes his time continuously in worship and obedience. He remains in solitude and loneliness.

We must follow this practice of the Messenger (ﷺ), get the light of faith, achieve the vicinity of God, be entitled of pleasure of the Messenger Muhammad (ﷺ) and purify ourselves completely at the very least a few days, break the relationship with worldly matters for some time and attend to the Real Worshiped. https://youtu.be/MSWEAg54FZ0

Timings Of The Fasting

  

Fasting times (L-225)

وَكُلوا وَاشرَبوا حَتّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الخَيطُ الأَبيَضُ مِنَ الخَيطِ الأَسوَدِ مِنَ الفَجرِ ۖ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّوا الصِّيامَ إِلَى اللَّيلِ ۚ187c.

187c.  Wa  kuluu  wash-rabuu  hattaa  yata-bayyana    lakumul-khaytul-‘abyazu  minal-khaytil-‘aswadi  minal-Fajr.  Summa  ‘atimmus-Siyaama  ‘ilal-layl.

187c.  and eat and drink until the white streak of dawn can be distinguished from the black streak. Then complete the fast until nightfall.

 ‘Al-Fajr – (the dawn), it does not mean “the false dawn but that is the light of early in the morning which can be seen some time later than just before daybreak”, while the light begins to spread towards east and the west, that is called ‘dawn of the day’. Till that time food may be taken for fasting. Taking meals has been much appreciated in the Sayings of Messenger (ﷺ) during the last time. The Messenger of God (ﷺ) commanded that Bilaal (May God be pleased with him) calls very early (during false dawn) for preparing the people for prayer, so don’t stop eating on his call (Azaan) or looking only light in the north and south. Moreover consider reliable spreading of the light.

Once Omar (May God be pleased on him) instructed that care to eat and drink at the time of fasting is necessary when morning light becomes clear on the paths and peaks of the hills.

‘Al-layl – (the nightfall), night in Arabia begins immediately at the end of the day and sunset, so the next date of Islamic Calendar begins immediately after the sunset. On the contrary, the date of solar year is changed after passing the midnight. ‘ilal-layl (till nightfall) means “break the fast as soon as the night enters”. It does not mean to keep the fast till spreading the darkness of the night.  

Before this commandment, the Muslims used to sleep after breaking the fast. Then they did not use to eat anything till next evening. They have been permitted to eat, drink and sleep with their wives after breaking the fast till the light of early in the morning.

It is another concession and facility which was bestowed afterward that it is permitted to eat and drink till the time the white thread becomes distinct from the black thread of the dawn and then the fast will be observed during the entire day after finishing of the time of taking meals for fasting till the sun sets and the darkness begins to spread.

It is found also from this commandment that without taking meals for a fast and breaking it continuously is odious. Islam teaches us the path of temperance, does not like severity and strictness. So we should follow the manner which has been established by God strictly and which concessions have been given; we should reap advantage from them. https://youtu.be/rTOXxFGg0qI

Object Of Holding Intercourse

 

Aim of copulation (L-224)

عَلِمَ اللَّهُ أَنَّكُم كُنتُم تَختانونَ أَنفُسَكُم فَتابَ عَلَيكُم وَعَفا عَنكُم ۖ فَالآنَ باشِروهُنَّ وَابتَغوا ما كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكُم ۚ 187b.

187b.  ‘AlimAllaahu  ‘annakum  kuntum   takhtaanuuna  ‘anfusakum  fataaba  ‘alaykum  wa  ‘afaa  ‘an-kum.  Fal-‘aana  baashiruu-hunna  wabtaguu  maa  katabAllaahu  lakum,

187b.  God knows that you used to betray yourselves, but He turned to you and pardoned you. So approach them now, and seek what God has ordained for you,

Takhtaanuuna  ‘anfusakum – (you were deceiving yourselves), some weak Muslims used to convict themselves of deception.

Baashiruu-hunna – (hold intercourse with your wives)

In the above lesson, it has been described that in the beginning of Islam, the Muslims did not use to go in unto their wives during the nights of the fast like the People of the Scripture. But some of them could not control themselves and either broke this restriction due to being subdued of their sexual feelings or grew desire and intention of deception in the heart of someone. God cleared this matter and permitted to hold intercourse with their wives also like eating and drinking at night.

‘Abtaguu  maa  katabAllaahu  lakum – (seek that which Allah has ordained for you) ‘abtagaa’ means to try to get and seek for anything. Maa  katabAllaahu  lakum (which God has ordained for you). It indicates towards the children and their breeding which is a cause of production in the consequence of intercourse.

In addition to the permission, a warning has also been given. That is to say; the purpose of going in unto wives should be to produce the children. Although someone gets natural taste also from the act of intercourse but Islam has kept the real and bigger object from this act which is attainment of the children and augmentation of the breed, so that the relish of an individual may become the cause of collective gain.

It has become evident from this guidance of Holy Qur’an that birth control and pregnancy prohibition etc. all are the wrongful and unlawful paths. It is the natural result of holding intercourse. One should keep hope of it and wait for it. Only the sensuality has no object. https://youtu.be/R9QO3jhFfBU

Relation Between Husband And Wife

 

Relationship between husband and wife (L-223)

أُحِلَّ لَكُم لَيلَةَ الصِّيامِ الرَّفَثُ إِلىٰ نِسائِكُم ۚ هُنَّ لِباسٌ لَكُم وَأَنتُم لِباسٌ لَهُنَّ ۗ 187a.

187a.  ‘U-hilla  lakum  laylatas-Siyaamir-rafasu  ‘ilaa  nisaaa-‘i-kum.  Hunna  libaasul-lakum  wa  ‘antum  libaasul-lahunn.

187a.  Permitted for you is intercourse with your wives on the night of the fast. They are a garment for you, and you are a garment for them

‘Ar-rafasu – (to go in unto (wives), literal meaning of the word rafasa is ‘the speech or talk which excite sexual feelings and sensual wishes. Here it means ‘to sleep together of husband and wife for intercourse’.

You know that Commandments of the Divine Religion of Islam were revealed slowly and gradually. Like the people of the Scripture (the Children of Israel), the Muslims also used to refrain from committing sexual intercourse with their wives after sleeping at night during the month of Ramadan. It has been softened by means of this verse, and permitted that they can perform sexual intercourse with their wives at night.

It discloses that Islam doesn’t desire to cause the wishes and feelings of mankind to suffer entirely. Moreover, it desires to put the entire works in order and according to the Will of God. We should do any work when God wills and stop doing it when it is forbidden by Him because He understands best about our betterment and expedience. We don’t know about profit and loss of ourselves.

Besides the fasting, there is no restriction for husband and wife during day and night. But it is forbidden in the day time during the fasting. If anybody disobeys this commandment, he will either keep the fasts for sixty days continuously as punishment of one broken fast or set free a slave or feed sixty poor persons as the case may be.  

Libaasun – (raiment, clothing), it has been revealed concerning close relationship of husband and wife by commanding them as clothing of one  another which is an inference among the relationship of them with the permission of God. This example of raiment exists in many forms, for instance; their close relationship between themselves, their need of each other, their perfect bodily nearness, grace and beauty for one another, and being reason of satisfaction and facility, best of all that, is concealing blemishes of each other also, being perfect trusty of one another.  

Please think that how much things have been made for one to understand; by using the one word Libaasun ‘the raiment’. It is necessary for husband and wife (both) that they should prove themselves clothing (confident), trustworthy, secret keepers, hearty rest provider and cause of pleasure for each other. https://youtu.be/yB3fvbbtsZA

Two Conditions For The Supplication

 

Two Conditions For The Supplication (L-222)

فَليَستَجيبوا لي وَليُؤمِنوا بي لَعَلَّهُم يَرشُدونَ186b.

186b.  Fal- yastajiibuu  Lii  wal-yu’-minuu  Bii  la-‘allahum  yar-shuduun.

186b.  So let them answer Me, and have faith in Me, that they may be rightly guided.

 It was stated previously that God is extremely nigh to the human beings. He is Aware of the most of their circumstances. He is apprised their needs, knows their expedience, wishes their welfare and betterment, hears their call, accepts their supplication, and treats them with kindness and blessings. Now two conditions have been commanded by God for acceptance of the supplication:

Fal- yastajiibuu  Lii – (So let them hear My call, they should obey My Revelations), it also includes the meanings – to agree, to believe, to suppose, to confess, to accept. First condition of the supplication is that the suppliant should obey the commands, guidelines and manners instructed by God.

Wal-yu’-minuu  Bii – (and let them believe in Me), the words ‘iimaan (belief) and Mu’-min (believer) have been derived also from this word. It has already been explained about the word ‘Belief’ that is to say, to promise, to accept with the tongue, to believe in the heart and to devise for practice as the belief. It is the second condition for acceptance of the supplication. Besides these basic conditions, many other conditions have also been mentioned in Holy Qur’an and the Sayings of the Messenger (ﷺ), for instance; to pray for right and correct thing, to beg with faith and sincerity, lawful earnings, to take pure and lawful food, to be remained good etc.   

Sometimes our prayers are not accepted, then we should not become desperate and broken heart, and think that any command or decision of God is never without philosophy and expedience. However, it may be suspicion of defects and weaknesses in our supplication. It is also possible that the acceptance of supplication may be hurtful for us. So we should believe in betterment on the decision and philosophy of God.

Secondly, we should bear in mind that due to non acceptance of some supplications, it is not reasonable that praying is not useful. Because sometimes no medicine becomes useful in any disease, but the treatment is not left. So, there is no reason of giving up praying due to non acceptance. There would be certainly any reason in non acceptance. God knows our condition. He desires our betterment. So we should pray all the times also, again and again before Him, act upon His Guidelines, because it is the only Path of Success. https://youtu.be/dzvK7rMVryA

The Supplication

  

The supplication (L-221)

وَإِذا سَأَلَكَ عِبادي عَنّي فَإِنّي قَريبٌ ۖ أُجيبُ دَعوَةَ الدّاعِ إِذا دَعانِ ۖ 186a.

186a.  Wa ‘izaa sa-‘alaka ‘ibaa-Dii ‘anNii fa-‘inNii Qariib. ‘Ujiibu  da’- watad-daa-‘i   ‘izaa da-‘aani,

186a.  And when My servants ask you about Me, I Am near; I answer the call of the caller when he calls on Me.

‘Annii - (concerning Me, about Me), that is to say; they ask about My closeness and distance. Some religions have considered that God is at so much distance and height from us that reaching there, is entirely impossible. Islam rejected this false belief and described that God is extremely near to the human being.

‘Innii Qariibun - (surely I am near (near), it means that God is near to the mankind also in accord with His knowledge and acquaintance, as well as close to them for listening to their prayer and accepting too. In Holy Qur’an it is commanded at another place.Nahnu ‘Aqrabu ‘ilayhi min hablil wariid (We are closer to them (human beings) than their jugular vein).

It is the Soul of the religion that every individual must do cut off from every one and be just of only one God, pray for a boon from Him, raise hands for asking before Him, his life and death, his worship and sacrifice should be for Him only. For producing this soul, Allah Almighty taught; how to pray and commanded: I am not more away from the human beings. Moreover, when any individual calls Me with full sincerity leaving everything, I hear his supplication, answer him, accept his prayer, and fulfill his desire.

In the Saying (Hadith), it comes that during the last third part of the night, God comes to the nearest sky and proclaims, “Is there any suppliant, I accept whose prayer? Is there any beggar, to whom I bestow? Is there anyone asking for forgiveness to whom I forgive? Once Messenger of God (ﷺ) said: The prayer is worship. In another Hadith it has come that God is so much modest and kind that He does not wish to return anyone who prays with empty hands. But there is a condition for accepting the prayer that the heart shouldn’t be indolent and careless. It does not depend only in such last part of the night; God hears the call of every caller (the individual who prays earnestly) every time, at every place, on the condition that he should call sincerely and honestly.

 In this verse, how God has filled strength and trust for the helpless human beings, hope for broken hearts, expectation for the sinners, support for the tired ones. If the mankind doesn’t ask from Him then from whom he should ask? But how much indolent and cruel is this mankind that he feels shame when praying unto Him and hesitates in spreading hands before Him. 

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