Masjid al-Haram) the same as believing in Allah and the Last Day and striving in the Way of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. Allah does not guide wrongdoing people. (Surat at-Tawba, 19)
Narrated Abu Hurairah: Allah’s Messenger said, “Wealth isnot diminished by giving (in charity). Allah augments the honour of one who forgives; and one who displays humilitytowards another seeking the Pleasure of Allah, Allah exalts him in ranks.” (Muslim)
Being attached to this world is a great incident. Being attached to this world is, excuse me but, nothing but being idiocy. A person must be insane to be attached to this world. There is only enough time for being a servant to Allah. It is explicitly seen that this is the most reasonable method. Let’s say that there are a few insane in the world, the fact that 99percent of them is in this state is a very weird situation. This is always stated in the verse, “A majority of people do not believe”. “A majorityof people do not give thanks .” Allah always states this. (A9 TV, March 17, 2012)
Purity Of Heart: An Invalid Excuse Made From Worldly Desires
It is the way that people suppress their consciencesthat prevents most of them genuinely turning to Allah and that keeps them from abiding by the moral values commandedby Him.
“My heart is pure, so Allah will forgive me.” We oftenhear such words from those around us. This highly distorted logic thatin fact consists of an excuse made up by people themselves is usedin order to suppress the voice of the conscience. What does this “purity of heart” actually mean? According to Qur’anic moral values, is “not doing anyone any harm” sufficient justification for ignoring the responsibilities revealed to us by Allah?
We are informed in the Qur'an that Allah considers people's hearts, as He reveals in "But only he [will prosper] who brings to Allah a sound heart." (Surat ash-Shu’ara, 89) The Qur'anic concept of a"sound heart" is not the pureness of heart that some people understand it to be, for the Qur'an defines a sound heart as turning to and submittingfully to Allah.
People with sound hearts,in the Qur'anic sense, havefaith in Allah, observe the limits and prohibitions that He has established, and submit to Him fully. In the Islamic sense, thereis no other form of a sound heart, for the Qur'an defines a person with a sound heart as someone who constantly brings Allah to mind and feels at peace with His remembrance. The following verse makes this quite clear:
Those who believe and whose hearts find peacein the remembrance of Allah. Only in the remembrance of Allah can the heart find peace. (Surat ar-Rad, 28)
In another verse, Allah describes believers as those "whose hearts quake at the mention ofAllah" (Surat al-Hajj, 35)
A very important characteristic of believers is sensitivity of the heart that enables them to derive pleasure from the Qur'an's morality and to feel a great pleasure and peace in obeying Allah. Allah describes this sensitivity as "Allah's guidance". (Surat az-Zumar, 23)
Consequently, a truly sound heart in the Islamiccontext means a heart that is purified from all forms of impurity that draw one away from Allah. Such people stay away from worldly greed,selfishness, fears, and insecurity. As a result, they do not become attached to any person or thing other than Allah or feel a type of love for them that is independent of Allah.
It is of course important and excellent for someone to be known in the community for “beinggood and having a pure heart.” However, basing oneself on the importancein society of “having a pure heart” and then saying, “I do no harm to anyone, I give food to animals in the street or I get along well with my neighbors” does not mean that one is fully living by the moral valuesof the Qur’an. And these are of course good behaviors. But the way to avoid eternal suffering in Hell, the way to attain theapproval and mercy of Allah, lies not in being known as “a good person,” but in being a true believer in the manner described by Allah in the Qur’an.
An act or an attitude that is accepted as a good deed by a society remote from the Qur’anic morality, although it is not based upon the Qur'an's values, may not be worthy in Allah's sight. The main criterion that renders a deed good and worthy in His sight is the degree of its conformity with Allah’s good pleasure.
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