Answers From the Qur'an 3. English

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ANSWERS FROM THE QUR’AN-III

Can a man spend his entire life f r ! d"

God informs us about the real meaning of the life of this worldin Sura 67, verse 2:

He Wh #reated death and life t test $hi#h f % & is 'estin a#ti n( He is the Almi)ht%* the E+er-F r)i+in)( ,Q&r’an*

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As stated in this verse, everybody is tested in his deeds. Thosewho do good desire to earn the pleasure of God and to enterparadise. And they now that they therefore need to spend everymoment of their lives engaged in su!h an e"ort.

Some people, however, are mista en on this point. They thin that only performing prayers and avoiding what is forbidden are forthe pleasure of God, and that the rest of the time is not !onne!ted tothe religion.

#n fa!t man should try to earn the good pleasure of God at everysingle moment, in every word, in every thought and in every deed.Someone who intends to devote every moment of his life to Godalways spea s in a manner that will be pleasing to $im. $e remindspeople of God, forbids them what is wrong and !ommands them todo what is right. At every instant, he !onsiders how he !an best earnthe good pleasure of God.

To spend one%s entire life for God is among the basi! demandsof the religion. Therefore in Sura 6, verse &62, God !ommandsbelievers to:

Sa%/ 2M% pra%er and m% rites* m% li+in) and m% d%in)* aref r ! d al ne* the 3 rd f all the $ rlds(4 ,Q&r’an* / 5 01

Wh% sh &ld n t man deem himself self-s&6i#ient"

The main purpose of a person who fears God is to be morallypleasing to $im. This person nows that he needs to improve himself and to engage in a !ontinual e"ort to be better in behaviour'be!ause virtues su!h as sin!erity, honesty, diligen!e, self(sa!ri)!eand modesty have no *upper limits+.

#n other words no(one !an say *# have a!hieved modelbehaviour, it !ouldn%t be any better than this+.

A person%s spiritual improvement will be rapid if he sees himself as imperfe!t and see s to be!ome better. Su!h a person puri)eshimself of his wrongdoings and progresses towards even betterbehaviour every single day. #f someone sees himself as su"i!ient inany matter, then he will not attempt to see or ma e any

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improvement. As a matter of fa!t he is unable to )nd his faults andimperfe!tions and so !annot amend them, whi!h preventsimprovement. God states in Sura 6, verses 6(7, that imagining

oneself to be self(su"i!ient is a serious mista e:N indeed7 Tr&l% man is &n'ridled seein) himself as self-s&6i#ient( ,Q&r’an* 8 / -.1

-or that reason man should not deem himself su"i!ient, neitherin performing good deeds that would please God nor in spirituallyimproving himself. sing the reason that God granted to him heshould always as for improvement.

9 # n#epts sh as impatien#e and despair ha+e an%

pla#e in the li+es f 'elie+ers"#n verse 2// of Sura 0 * God advises the faithful to be patient in

times of di"i!ulty.

: & $h 'elie+e* 'e steadfast; 'e s&preme insteadfastness; 'e >1

1elievers use their intelle!t, all material and spiritual meansand ma e the best possible e"ort in order to over!ome di"i!ulties.

et on the other hand, nowing that hardships are spe!ial !onditionsthat God !reates to test them and that there is an absolute goodhidden behind these events, they put their trust in God. Trust in Godis essential in the steadfastness of believers. They have an e3pli!ittrust that God !reates every event with absolute wisdom, and that inanswering the prayers of believers $e will remove these di"i!ulties.That is why believers never e3perien!e su!h feelings as despair andhopelessness.

Stating in Sura 0 , verse 40, 2Sa%/ ?M% ser+ants* % & $hha+e trans)ressed a)ainst % &rsel+es* d n t despair f themer#% f ! d( Tr&l% ! d f r)i+es all $r n) a#ti ns( He is theE+er-F r)i+in)* the M st Mer#if&l(?4 5 ur%an, 0 : 40 , God!ommands believers not to despair of the mer!y of God, no matterwhat happens.

H $ is e@tra+a)an#e referred t in the Q&r’an"

God has forbidden $is servants to be e3travagant, revealingwhat the !riterion when spending should be:

Th se $h * $hen the% spend* are neither e@tra+a)ant n r mean* '&t ta e a stan#e mid $a% 'et$een the t$ (,Q&r’an* 0B/ .1

8uslims spend everything they have in the way of God and inthe way that would please $im most. They do not forget that what

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they have is what God has given them as a blessing and that they arenot the real owners of any of them. 9hen they have to ma esa!ri)!es they spend everything they have as !ommanded by the

ur%an' yet when it would be unne!essary e3penditure they avoidspending even a single penny wastefully. God, in the ur%an, has!ommanded believers to give their goods to those in need, but not tos uander them:

!i+e % &r relati+es their d&e* and the +er% p r andtra+ellers '&t d n t s &ander $hat % & ha+e(S &anderers are 'r thers t the satans* and Satan $as&n)ratef&l t his 3 rd( ,Q&r’an* 5./ 0 -0.1

;n the other hand, avoiding e3travagan!e should not bemisunderstood as to mean avoiding the gifts of God. $e states in the

ur%an 2((( eat and drin '&t d n t 'e pr Di)ate( He d es n tl +e the pr Di)ate(4 5 ur%an, 7: 0& . #n this verse God has toldbelievers to en


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Where d es #allin) thers '% 6ensi+e ni# names standin the Q&r’an"

?eople who do not live by the religion of God deride otherpeople by !alling them by o"ensive ni! names in attempt todishonour them and thus e3alt themselves. 1elievers, on the otherhand, never behave in su!h a poor manner. God stri!tly prohibitsbelievers from doing so, stating that those who do not obey thisin


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every warning from God and $is messengers. They are the peoplewho do not measure the power of God to its full e3tent and ignorethe fa!t that they will be B-5> 1

What is the pla#e f ) ssip in the Q&r’an"

#n the ur%an, God forbids believers from ba! biting, and refersto it as an inde!en!y:

(((and d n t 'a# 'ite ne an ther( W &ld an% f % & li et eat his 'r ther?s dead Desh" N * % & $ &ld hate it( Andheed ! d( ! d is E+er-Ret&rnin)* M st Mer#if&l( ,Q&r’an*G8/ 501

As !ommanded by this verse, people who live by the religionand are li e brothers and sisters to ea!h other stri!tly avoid thisbehaviour. ;n the !ontrary, believers remember only ea!h other%sgood intentions and always try to highlight their good attributes.They do not try to )nd defe!ts or faults in those who are submissiveto the will of God.

Gossip is a !orruption that never e3ists among believers whomaintain the limits set by God. 9hen believers noti!e animperfe!tion or other defe!t in another, they do not ba! bite, butinstead admonish the person dire!tly so that he will amend hisuna!!eptable behaviour.

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The attention that believers pay to this issue is a result of theirfear of God. @nowing that they will en!ounter every a!tion theyperform in the hereafter and fearing the punishment of God,

believers are very !areful and


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their permanent abode. Therefore, in every deed they perform, theyaim to gain a good deed for the hereafter. aturally they tal , havefun, eat, laugh, thin and wor the same as everyone else' but in

doing these things they always bear good thoughts in their mindswhi!h will be bene)!ial to other people and to the religion. Apartfrom these things, all believers% a!ts serve a purpose. They alwaysturn towards to good deeds that will most gain the pleasure of God.They use their time e"i!iently by properly distinguishing between allworldly matters. They do this by use of their !ons!ien!e and reason,de!ide what is *worthless+ and what is useful, and a!t in a totallydetermined manner. The attitude adopted by believers when theyhear *worthless tal + is related in the ur%an in these words:

When the% hear $ rthless tal the% t&rn a$a% fr m it andsa%* 2We ha+e &r a#ti ns and % & ha+e % &r a#ti ns(Kea#e 'e &p n % &( We d n t desire the # mpan% f thei)n rant(4 ,Q&r’an* 0 / BB1

Ta ing this superior morality des!ribed in the ur%an as ane3ample is a ma


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We $ill test % & $ith a #ertain am &nt f fear and h&n)er and l ss f $ealth and life and fr&its( &t )i+e ) d ne$st the steadfast/ Th se $h * $hen disaster stri es them*

sa%* 2We 'el n) t ! d and t Him $e $ill ret&rn(4 Th seare the pe ple $h $ill ha+e 'lessin)s and mer#% fr mtheir 3 rd; the% are the nes $h are )&ided( ,Q&r’an* 0/5BB-5B.1

#f you want to have a pleasant reward in this world and thehereafter, then be patient and be of good morals in the fa!e of alldi"i!ulty and si! ness.

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