Saturday, March 2, 2013

A profound respect forAllah is a sign of genuine faith

A profound respect for Allah, the religion, the Qur'an, our Prophet
(saas), the angels and all our spiritual values is an important sign
of genuine faith. Allah described in the Qur'an how the prophets and
true believers stood in respectful awe of Him and remembered him with
awe, how their hearts were softened by fear of Him, and how they came
with a sound and pure faith through their profound fear. Therefore,
all Muslims must be scrupulous and punctilious when it comes to
remembering Allah, in speaking of our Prophet (saas) and all the other
prophets, and in discussing religious matters.
Language that is disrespectful of Allah willimpose a heavy
responsibility in the Hereafter and also have a negative impact on
people of weak or no faith who hear it. Every Muslim must carefully
avoid talking in any suchway.
BELIEVERS' PROFOUND RESPECT FOR ALLAH
(Believers are) those WHO ARE FILLED WITH THEFEAR of their Lord.
(Surat al-Muminun, 57)
(People of intelligence are) those who join what Allah has commanded
to be joined and are AFRAID OF THEIR LORD and fear an evil Reckoning.
(Surat ar-Rad, 21)
Those who fear their Lord in their most secret thoughts, and WHO HOLD
THE HOUR (OF JUDGMENT) IN AWE. (Surat al-Anbiya',49)
We responded to him and gave him John, restoring for him his wife's
fertility. They outdid one another in good actions, calling outto Us
in yearning and in awe, and HUMBLING THEMSELVES TO US. (Surat
al-Anbiya', 90)
If We Had sent down thisQur'an onto a mountain, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN IT
HUMBLED, CRUSHED TO PIECES OUT OF FEAR OF ALLAH. We make such examples
for people so that hopefully they will reflect. (Surat al-Hashr, 21)
HAS THE TIME NOT ARRIVED FOR THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO BELIEVE TO YIELD
to the remembrance of Allah and to the truth He has sent down, so they
are not like those who were given the Book before for whom the time
seemed over long so that their hearts becamehard? Many of them are
deviators. (Surat al-Hadid, 16)
(It is) so that you might all believe in Allah and His Messenger and
honorHim and RESPECT HIM and glorify Him in the morning and the
evening. (Surat al-Fath, 9)
Men and women who are Muslims, men and women who are believers, men
and women who are obedient, men and women who are truthful, men and
women who are steadfast, MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE HUMBLE, men and women
who give charity, men and womenwho fast, men and women who guard
theirchastity, men and women who remember Allah much: Allah has
prepared forgiveness forthem and an immense reward. (Surat al-Ahzab,
35)
Among the people of theBook there are some who believe in Allah andin
what has been sent down to you and what was sent down to them, and WHO
ARE HUMBLE BEFORE ALLAH. They do not sell Allah's Signs for apaltry
price. Such peoplewill have their reward with their Lord. And Allah is
swift at reckoning. Surah Al 'Imran, 199)
Those who speak in a manner that is inappropriate towards Allah and
Islam, who foolishly adopt a mocking tone or who behave in such a way
as to weaken people's love and respect for Allah in this world will be
able todo none of these things when they are brought into His Presence
and will seriously regret their actions.
DENIERS' AND HYPOCRITES'FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND SPEECH IN THE PRESENCE OF ALLAH
On that day they will follow the Summoner who has no crookednessin him
at all. VOICES WILL BE HUMBLED BEFORE THE ALL-MERCIFUL AND NOTHING BUT
A WHISPER WILL BE HEARD. On that Day intercession will not be of any
use except for him whom the All-Merciful has authorized and with whose
speech He is well pleased. (Surah Ta Ha, 108-109)
You will see them as theyare exposed to it, ABJECT IN THEIR ABASEMENT,
glancing around them furtively. Those who believe will say, 'Truly the
losers are those who lose themselves and their families on the Day of
Resurrection.' The wrongdoers are in an everlasting punishment. (Surat
ash-Shura, 45)
'Be moderate in your tread and LOWER YOUR VOICE. THE MOST HATEFUL OF
VOICES IS THE DONKEY'SBRAY.' (Surah Luqman, 19)
Therefore, (O Prophet,) turn away from them. The Day that THE CALLER
WILL CALL (THEM) TO A TERRIBLE AFFAIR. They willemerge from their
graves with DOWNCAST EYES , like swarming locusts, necks outstretched,
EYES TRANSFIXED, RUSHING HEADLONG TO THE ONE WHO SUMMONS. The
unbelievers will say, 'This is a pitiless day!' (Surat al-Qamar, 6-8)
THEIR EYES WILL BE DOWNCAST, darkened by debasement; for they were
called on to prostrate when they were in full possession of their
faculties. (Surat al-Qalam, 43)
Do not consider Allah to be unaware of what the wrongdoers perpetrate.
HE IS MERELY DEFERRING THEM TO A DAY ON WHICH THEIR SIGHT WILL BE
TRANSFIXED, rushing headlong–heads back, eyes vacant, hearts hollow.
(Surah Ibrahim, 42-43)
ON THE DAY IT COMES, NO SELF WILL SPEAK EXCEPT BY HIS PERMISSION. Some
of them will be wretched and others glad. (Surah Hud, 105)
By your Lord, We will collect them and the demons together. THEN WE
WILL ASSEMBLE THEM AROUND HELL ON THEIR KNEES. (Surah Maryam, 68)

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