Allah Is My Guide

Qur’aanic Verse 10.84:

 

Transliteration:

 84 Waqala moosa ya qawmi in kuntum amantum biAllahi faAAalayhi tawakkaloo in kuntum muslimeena

Translation:

 84. And Moses said, “O my people! If you do believe in Allah and if you are of those who do submit to Him, then do trust Him.”²⁵

Study Note:

25. It is as if, through this Verse, Allah Almighty is Himself addressing the Muslims of this age. They are, by and large, Muslims only in name. They have no real belief in Allah. They neither submit to Him completely, nor do they trust Him wholeheartedly.

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Qur’aanic Verse 10.65:

 

Transliteration:

 65 Wala yahzunka qawluhum inna alAAizzata lillahi jameeAAan huwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu

Translation:

 65. And let not what they say grieve you. To Allah indeed belongs all the honour²¹. He is the One Who hears and knows all things.

Study Note:

21. Man is wont to have a false sense of honour. He tends to forget that he is merely a creature. It was this false sense of honour (pride) that caused Satan’s downfall. He disobeyed Allah’s command to prostrate before Adam because the latter was created of matter while he himself was created of energy. This satanic trait is inherent in man also. It is this false sense of honour that generates violence among individuals and nations. It can prove to be his downfall like that of Satan. It can cause grief in him. A is grieved when B accuses him falsely. A wouldn’t grieve if he strongly believes that Allah hears and knows everything.

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The above is extracted from yet-to-be-published Qur’aanic Studies - Volume XXII It will be published, in due course, inshaAllah on the website INVITATION TO SALVATION, in continuation of Volumes I to XXI already published and freely available thereon.

Mohammad Shafi