Monday, July 16, 2012

Those who Ardently Hope for Paradise: The Party of Allah

Allah has inscribed faith upon such people's hearts,will reinforce
them with aspirit from Him, and admitthem into Gardens with rivers
flowing under them, remaining in them timelessly, forever. Allah
ispleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. Such people are
the party of Allah. Truly it is the party of Allah who aresuccessful.
(Surat al-Mujadala, 22)
Those believers to whom Allah has announced His promise of good news
have important qualities, as revealed in the Qur'an:
-They believe and do rightactions. (Surat al-Baqara, 25)
- They fear Allah. (Surah Al'Imran, 15)
- They spend for the causeof Islam in times both ease and hardship.
(Surah Al 'Imran, 134)
- They control their rage. ( Surah Al 'Imran, 134)
- They pardon other people.( Surah Al 'Imran, 134)
- After they act indecently or wrong themselves, they remember Allah
and ask forgiveness for their wrong actions. (Surah Al 'Imran, 135)
- They do not knowingly persist in doing wrong actions. (Surah Al 'Imran, 135)
- The obey Allah and his Messenger. (Surat an-Nisa', 13)
- They keep up prayer, spend in charity, believe in and support
Allah's messengers. (Surat al-Ma'ida, 12)
- They are truthful. (Surat al-Ma'ida, 119)
- They leave their homes for the cause of Allah and strive in Allah's
way with their souls and possessions. (Surat at-Tawba: 20)
- They do good. (Surah Yunus, 26)
- They humble themselvesbefore their Lord. (Surah Hud, 23)
-They repent of their sins. (Surah Maryam, 60)
- They honor their trusts and contracts. (Surat al-Mu'minun: 8)
- They safeguard their prayers. (Surat al-Mu'minun: 9)
- They compete with one another in the doing of good deeds. (Surah Fatir, 32)
- They are Allah's chosen servants. (Surat as-Saffat, 40)
- They believe in the Qur'an. (Surat az-Zukhruf, 69)
- They say "our Lord is Allah" and thereafter stand firm in their
faith. (Surat al-Ahqaf, 13)
- They are heedful. ( SurahMuhammad, 15)
- They turn toward Allah with their whole heart. (Surah Qaf, 32)
- They stand in awe of theMost Gracious, although He is beyond the
reach of human perception, and come unto Him with a heart returning in
repentance. (Surah Qaf, 33)
- They are the doers of good. (Surat adh-Dhariyat,16)
- They ask for Allah's forgiveness before the dawn. (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 18)
- They are the forerunners. (Surat al-Waqi'a, 10)
- They always keep their word and fear a day whose evil will spread
far and wide. (Surat al-Insan, 7)
- They give food, despite their love for it, to the poor and orphans
and captives. (Surat al-Insan, 8)
- They give the appropriate respect to theMessenger of Allah. (Surat
al-Hujurat, 3)

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