LESSON
# 397 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
Live
at Islam, Die at Islam
Don’t
Live & Don’t Die Save at Islam
Surrender
Heartily Unto God (Allah)
Existence
Upon Islam, Death Upon Islam
Surah
‘Aali ‘Imran (The Family Of ‘Imran, Chapter - 3)
Verse
–102 of 200, Section –11 (Part – 4)
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O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah
with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto
Him)
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Yaaa-‘ayyuhal-laziina
‘aa-manut-taqullaaha haqqa tuqaa-tihii
wa laa tamuutunna
‘illaa wa ‘antum-Muslimuun.
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Lesson
Auspicious Existence of the Messenger of Allah
Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) and blessings of his
company were described in the previous lesson. In addition, it was told that
how a Muslim could go to the darkness of Infidelity after getting the light of
Belief, in the presence of Allah’s Beloved Messenger Muhammad (grace, glory,
blessings and peace be upon him) and his teachings. The Muslims are being
preached in this verse, “Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and
die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him) so that Allah Almighty
keep you steadfast on the path of guidance.
haqqa
tuqaa-tihii - (with right observance), we should have fear
from Allah Almighty as though and as much as we have to Observe our duty to Him with right observance. It has
been explained many times earlier about God fearing, abstinence, piety, and the
word “Taqwaa” has also been used
individually.
Taqwaa is the Soul
of Islam and Belief, because it is difficult to spring up the Islamic
characteristics and chaste life without living with virtuousness, care and
looking after. Therefore, Allah Almighty commanded here, “Observe your duty to
Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered
(unto Him)”. As though, Messenger of Allah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings
and peace be upon him) said himself, “Belief is in between the Fear and the
Hope”. The earth and the skies, sun and
moon, rivers and mountains, forests and greensward, animals, vegetation and
plants, minerals, fossils and stones etc, on the whole, the entire existing
things are Allah’s created and in His holding. Any atom of the world cannot
move hither to thither without His order. Life and death of the human beings is
in His Hand and their standing and sitting, walking and moving is in His
Jurisdiction. Living in poverty and prosperity is according to written fate of
Allah Almighty. Briefly, each ordinary movement of the humanity is in the Power
and authority of Allah Almighty. Therefore, whose right observance on the human
life can be more than Allah Almighty? While the humankind is indigent of Allah
Almighty for his life and its continuance on each step, then it is necessary
for him to be frightened from Allah Almighty as much as He has the right to be
afraid from Him.
In the second piece of the verse, Allah Almighty
commanded the Muslims, “and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto
Him)”, do not do any act against Islam, your life and death should be at pure
Islam, it is due upon you that you should not die until the time you don’t
become a true and perfect Muslim. In other words, it means that, you should
remain living with Islamic glory each second ad each minute. Who knows that
when the death comes. Infidelity, devilishness, greed and selfishness should never
cause to winnow near oneself during the lifetime. This is the form only in
which we can come out with credit in the obedience of His Order that we should
Live for Islam and Die for Islam.
