A qualified medical worker from India emigrated to Canada to live a
better life. This Muslim brother had a beard. He applied to many
different places for a job and was called for interviews. Though he
was highly qualified for the jobs, the interviewers hesitated to hire
him because of his beard. One by one, he was rejected from all the
companies. One interviewer actually mentioned to him indirectly that
his beard was an obstacle to getting the job. Truly, it was a big test
for him from Allah. Hopeless and exhausted, the brother decided to
remove the obstacle, which was to shave off his beard. Thenhe returned
to that company and requested for another interview. When the
interviewer saw him without a beard this time, he refused to give him
the job again. The brother became confused and asked to know the
reason. The interviewer said "If you are not faithful to your God, how
will you be faithful to us?"
This true incident was narrated to us by a friend who personally knows
this brother, however, his identity will remain private. In reality,
obeying the commandments of Allah does not bring failure. Inthe
beginning, we may face various problems, but the end results will be
very sweet. Prophet of Allah (SAW) also faced many problems in the
beginning, but in the end, he saw how hundreds and thousandsof people
turned towards Allah for his steadfastness. Ibn 'Umar,may God be
pleased with him, said: "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and give him peace, ordered us totrim closely the mustache and leave
the beard as it is (that is grow the beard)." (Reported in Sahih
al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.)
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Miracles of The Quran About the Sun
One of the things that prove that Quran is the words of Allah, is that
it informs us of scientific facts that no one could have possibly
known aboutwhen Quran was sent 1400 years ago. The information
provided in Quran about the Sun is just one of these amazing miracles.
http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_110.html
HE HELIO-CENTRIC SYSTEM
He created the heavens and the Earthwith truth. He wraps the night
around the day and wraps the day around the night, and has made the
Sunand Moon subservient, each one running for a specified term. Is He
not indeed the Almighty, the Endlessly Forgiving? ( Surat az-Zumar, 5)
In the above verse themovement of the Earth is described by the word
"yukawwiru," which comes from root verb "takwir," meaning "tocover up
a spherical body," in the way thatthe rotation of the Earth gives rise
to night and day, like the winding of a turban. In addition to the
spherical shape ofthe Earth the word is also the most
accurateexpression of its movement around theSun. Because of the
Earth's spherical shape and its movement around theSun, the Sun always
illuminates one side of the Earth while the other is in darkness. The
side in shadow is shrouded by the darkness of night, to be replaced by
the brightness of day when the Sun rises. The positions of the Sun and
Earth are revealed as follows in Surah Ya Sin:
And the Sun runs to itsresting place. That is the decree of the
Almighty, the All-Knowing. And We have decreed set phases for the
Moon, until it ends up looking like an old palm spathe. It is not for
the Sun to overtake the Moon nor for the night to outstrip the day;
each one is swimming in a sphere. (Surah Ya Sin, 38-40)
The movements of theSun and Moon in verse 40 of Surah Ya Sin are
described by the Arabic word"yasbahoon a ," meaning "flowing, passing
or swimming." This wordrefers to an action performed by someone on
their own. Someone acting according to this verb continues to perform
it alone, with no intervention from anyone else. The above verses may
therefore be referringto the Sun's independent movement in the
universe, independent of any other celestial body. (Allah knows the
truth.) It is impossible for us to see or follow the movement of the
Sun with our own eyes. It is only possible to determine that movement
using special technological equipment. As stated in verse 39 of Surah
Ya Sin, in addition to rotating around its own axis once every 26
days, the Sun also moves through its own course.
The verse also reports that the Sun is not allowed to "overtake the
Moon," and the Qur'an thus states thatthe Sun and Moon do not revolve
around the same body, as astronomers put it. At the same time, the
verse makes it clear that there is no connection between the motion
responsible for night and day and the movement of the Sun and Moon.
(Allah knows the truth.)
Until the 16th century it was thought that the Earth was the center of
the universe. This view is known as the "geo-centric model," from the
Greek words geo (Earth) and centron (center). This belief was
questionedby the famous astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus in 1543 in his
book De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (Ofthe Revolutions of
Heavenly Spheres), in which he suggested that the Earth and the other
planets revolve around the Sun. But as a result of observations using
a telescope performed by Galileo Galilei in 1610, it was
scientifically established that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Since it had hitherto been thought that the Sun revolved around the
Earth, most scholars ofthe time rejected Copernicus' theory. The
famous astronomer Johannes Kepler's views setting out the movements
ofthe planets confirmedthe helio-centric model in the 16th and17th
centuries. In this model, whose name comes from the words Helios
(Sun) and centron (center), the Sun is the center of the universe,
rather than the Earth. Other heavenly bodies also revolve around the
Sun. Yet this was all revealed 1400 years ago in the Qur'an.
By saying that the Earth was the center of the universe, the ancient
Greek astronomer Ptolemy was responsible for the geo-centric idea of
the universe that prevailed for hundreds of years. Forthat reason, at
the time of the revelation of the Qur'an, nobody knew that the
Earth-centered model that accounted for the formation of day and night
in terms of the movement of the Sun was incorrect. On the contrary,
all the stars and planets were regarded as revolvingaround the Earth.
Despite these prevalent errors of the time, the Qur'an contains many
expressions that agree with the scientific facts regarding day and
night:
By the Sun and its morning brightness, and the moon when itfollows it,
and the daywhen it displays it, and the night when it conceals it
(Surat ash-Shams, 1-4)
As set out in the above verse, day, the brightness of the Sun, is the
result of the movement of the Earth. It is not the movement of the Sun
that is responsible for night and day. In other words, the Sun is
immobile in terms of night and day. The information in the Qur'an
refutes the thesis that the Earth isfixed while the Sun revolves
around it. The Qur'an is clearly descended from the presence of our
Lord, He Who is unfettered by space and time. As science and
technology advance more and more examples of the compatibility between
the Qur'an and science are coming to light. This isset out in another
verse from the Qur'an:
There is instruction in their stories for people of intelligence.This
is not a narration which has been invented but confirmation of all
that came before, a clarification of everything, and a guidance and a
mercyfor people who believe. (Surah Yusuf, 111)
http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/
THE SUN WILL EVENTUALLY EXPIRE
And the Sun runs to itsresting place . That is the decree of the
Almighty, the All-Knowing. (Surah Ya Sin, 38)
The Sun has been emitting heat for around 5 billion years as a result
of the constant chemical reactions taking placeon its surface. At a
moment determined by Allah in the future, these reactions will
eventually come to anend, and the Sun will lose all its energy and
finally go out. In that context, the above verse may be a reference to
the Sun's energy one day coming to an end. (Allah knows the truth.)
The Arabic word"limustaqarrin" in the verse refers to a particular
place or time. The word"tajree" translated as"runs," bears such
meanings as "to move, to act swiftly, to move about, to flow." It
appears fromthe meanings of the words that the Sun will continue in
its course in time and space, but that this motion will continue until
a specific, predetermined time. The verse "When the sun is compacted
in blackness," (Surat at-Takwir, 1) which appears in descriptions of
Doomsday, tells us that such a time will be coming. The specific
timing is known only to Allah.
The Arabic word"taqdeeru," translatedas "decree" in the verse,
includes such meanings as "to appoint, to determinethe destiny of
something, to measure." By this expression in verse 38of Surah Ya Sin,
we are told that the life span of the Sun is limited to a specific
period, one ordained by Allah. Other verses of the Qur'an on the
subject read:
Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any support –you can see
that – andthen established Himself firmly on the Throne. He made the
Sun and Moon subservient, each running for a specified term . He
directs the whole affair. He makes the Signs clear so that hopefully
you will be certain about the meeting with your Lord. (Surat ar-
Ra'd, 2 )
He makes night mergeinto day and day merge into night, andHe has made
the Sun and Moon subservient, each one running until a specified
time . That is Allah, your Lord. The Kingdom is His. Those you call on
besides Him have no power over even the smallestspeck. (Surah Fatir,
13)
He created the heavens and the earthwith truth. He wraps the night
around the day and wraps the day around the night, and has made the
Sunand Moon subservient, each one running for a specified term . Is
He not indeed the Almighty, the Endlessly Forgiving? (Surah az-Zumar,
5)
The use of the word"musamman" in the above verses shows that the life
span of the Sun will run for a"specified term." Scientific analysis
regarding the end of the Sun describes it asconsuming 4 million tons
of matter a second, and says that the Sun will die when that fuel has
all been consumed . 1 The heatand light emitted from the Sun is the
energy released whenmatter is consumed ashydrogen nuclei turn into
helium in the nuclear fusion process. The Sun's energy, and
thereforeits life, will thus come to an end once this fuel has been
used up.(Allah knows the truth.) A report titled"The Death of the Sun"
by the BBC News Science Department says:
... The Sun will gradually die. As a star's core crashes inwards, it
eventually becomes hot enough to ignite another of its constituent
atoms, helium. Helium atoms fuse together to form carbon. When the
helium supply runs out, the centre collapses again and the atmosphere
inflates. The Sun isn't massive enough to fully re-ignite its core for
a third time. So it goes on expanding, shedding its atmosphere in a
series of bursts... The dying core eventually forms a white dwarf - a
spherical diamond the size of the Earth, made of carbon and oxygen.
From this point on the Sun will gradually fade away, becoming dimmer
and dimmer until its light is finally snuffed out. 2
A documentary, also called "The Death of the Sun," broadcast by
National Geographic TV, provides the following description:
It (the Sun) generates heat and sustains life on our planet. But
likehumans, the Sun has alimited lifespan. As our star ages, it will
become hotter and expand, evaporating all of our oceans and killing
all life on planet Earth... The Sunwill get hotter as it ages and
burns fuel faster. Temperatures will increase, eventually wiping
outanimal life, evaporating our oceans and killing all plant life...
the Sun will swell and becomea red giant star, swallowing up the
nearest planets. Its gravitational pull will lessen and perhaps allow
Earth to escape. By the end, it will shrink into a white dwarf star,
emitting a week glow for hundreds of billions of years. 3
Scientists have only recently unravelled the structure of the Sun and
discovered what goes on inside it. Before that, nobody knew how the
Sun obtained its energy or how it emitted heat and light. The way that
such a giant mass of energy would one day consume all its energy and
expire was revealed 1400 years ago in the Qur'an shows the presence of
a sublime knowledge. That knowledge belongs toour Lord, Whose
knowledge enfolds allthings. Another verse of the Qur'an reveals:
... My Lord encompasses all things in His knowledge so will you not
pay heed? (Surat Al-An'am, 80)
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/stars/death/index.shtml;
3. "Death of the Sun", National Geographic Channel, 20 Mart
2006,director: Rabinder Minhas, bölüm no. 25, sezon no. 3.
it informs us of scientific facts that no one could have possibly
known aboutwhen Quran was sent 1400 years ago. The information
provided in Quran about the Sun is just one of these amazing miracles.
http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_110.html
HE HELIO-CENTRIC SYSTEM
He created the heavens and the Earthwith truth. He wraps the night
around the day and wraps the day around the night, and has made the
Sunand Moon subservient, each one running for a specified term. Is He
not indeed the Almighty, the Endlessly Forgiving? ( Surat az-Zumar, 5)
In the above verse themovement of the Earth is described by the word
"yukawwiru," which comes from root verb "takwir," meaning "tocover up
a spherical body," in the way thatthe rotation of the Earth gives rise
to night and day, like the winding of a turban. In addition to the
spherical shape ofthe Earth the word is also the most
accurateexpression of its movement around theSun. Because of the
Earth's spherical shape and its movement around theSun, the Sun always
illuminates one side of the Earth while the other is in darkness. The
side in shadow is shrouded by the darkness of night, to be replaced by
the brightness of day when the Sun rises. The positions of the Sun and
Earth are revealed as follows in Surah Ya Sin:
And the Sun runs to itsresting place. That is the decree of the
Almighty, the All-Knowing. And We have decreed set phases for the
Moon, until it ends up looking like an old palm spathe. It is not for
the Sun to overtake the Moon nor for the night to outstrip the day;
each one is swimming in a sphere. (Surah Ya Sin, 38-40)
The movements of theSun and Moon in verse 40 of Surah Ya Sin are
described by the Arabic word"yasbahoon a ," meaning "flowing, passing
or swimming." This wordrefers to an action performed by someone on
their own. Someone acting according to this verb continues to perform
it alone, with no intervention from anyone else. The above verses may
therefore be referringto the Sun's independent movement in the
universe, independent of any other celestial body. (Allah knows the
truth.) It is impossible for us to see or follow the movement of the
Sun with our own eyes. It is only possible to determine that movement
using special technological equipment. As stated in verse 39 of Surah
Ya Sin, in addition to rotating around its own axis once every 26
days, the Sun also moves through its own course.
The verse also reports that the Sun is not allowed to "overtake the
Moon," and the Qur'an thus states thatthe Sun and Moon do not revolve
around the same body, as astronomers put it. At the same time, the
verse makes it clear that there is no connection between the motion
responsible for night and day and the movement of the Sun and Moon.
(Allah knows the truth.)
Until the 16th century it was thought that the Earth was the center of
the universe. This view is known as the "geo-centric model," from the
Greek words geo (Earth) and centron (center). This belief was
questionedby the famous astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus in 1543 in his
book De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (Ofthe Revolutions of
Heavenly Spheres), in which he suggested that the Earth and the other
planets revolve around the Sun. But as a result of observations using
a telescope performed by Galileo Galilei in 1610, it was
scientifically established that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Since it had hitherto been thought that the Sun revolved around the
Earth, most scholars ofthe time rejected Copernicus' theory. The
famous astronomer Johannes Kepler's views setting out the movements
ofthe planets confirmedthe helio-centric model in the 16th and17th
centuries. In this model, whose name comes from the words Helios
(Sun) and centron (center), the Sun is the center of the universe,
rather than the Earth. Other heavenly bodies also revolve around the
Sun. Yet this was all revealed 1400 years ago in the Qur'an.
By saying that the Earth was the center of the universe, the ancient
Greek astronomer Ptolemy was responsible for the geo-centric idea of
the universe that prevailed for hundreds of years. Forthat reason, at
the time of the revelation of the Qur'an, nobody knew that the
Earth-centered model that accounted for the formation of day and night
in terms of the movement of the Sun was incorrect. On the contrary,
all the stars and planets were regarded as revolvingaround the Earth.
Despite these prevalent errors of the time, the Qur'an contains many
expressions that agree with the scientific facts regarding day and
night:
By the Sun and its morning brightness, and the moon when itfollows it,
and the daywhen it displays it, and the night when it conceals it
(Surat ash-Shams, 1-4)
As set out in the above verse, day, the brightness of the Sun, is the
result of the movement of the Earth. It is not the movement of the Sun
that is responsible for night and day. In other words, the Sun is
immobile in terms of night and day. The information in the Qur'an
refutes the thesis that the Earth isfixed while the Sun revolves
around it. The Qur'an is clearly descended from the presence of our
Lord, He Who is unfettered by space and time. As science and
technology advance more and more examples of the compatibility between
the Qur'an and science are coming to light. This isset out in another
verse from the Qur'an:
There is instruction in their stories for people of intelligence.This
is not a narration which has been invented but confirmation of all
that came before, a clarification of everything, and a guidance and a
mercyfor people who believe. (Surah Yusuf, 111)
http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/
THE SUN WILL EVENTUALLY EXPIRE
And the Sun runs to itsresting place . That is the decree of the
Almighty, the All-Knowing. (Surah Ya Sin, 38)
The Sun has been emitting heat for around 5 billion years as a result
of the constant chemical reactions taking placeon its surface. At a
moment determined by Allah in the future, these reactions will
eventually come to anend, and the Sun will lose all its energy and
finally go out. In that context, the above verse may be a reference to
the Sun's energy one day coming to an end. (Allah knows the truth.)
The Arabic word"limustaqarrin" in the verse refers to a particular
place or time. The word"tajree" translated as"runs," bears such
meanings as "to move, to act swiftly, to move about, to flow." It
appears fromthe meanings of the words that the Sun will continue in
its course in time and space, but that this motion will continue until
a specific, predetermined time. The verse "When the sun is compacted
in blackness," (Surat at-Takwir, 1) which appears in descriptions of
Doomsday, tells us that such a time will be coming. The specific
timing is known only to Allah.
The Arabic word"taqdeeru," translatedas "decree" in the verse,
includes such meanings as "to appoint, to determinethe destiny of
something, to measure." By this expression in verse 38of Surah Ya Sin,
we are told that the life span of the Sun is limited to a specific
period, one ordained by Allah. Other verses of the Qur'an on the
subject read:
Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any support –you can see
that – andthen established Himself firmly on the Throne. He made the
Sun and Moon subservient, each running for a specified term . He
directs the whole affair. He makes the Signs clear so that hopefully
you will be certain about the meeting with your Lord. (Surat ar-
Ra'd, 2 )
He makes night mergeinto day and day merge into night, andHe has made
the Sun and Moon subservient, each one running until a specified
time . That is Allah, your Lord. The Kingdom is His. Those you call on
besides Him have no power over even the smallestspeck. (Surah Fatir,
13)
He created the heavens and the earthwith truth. He wraps the night
around the day and wraps the day around the night, and has made the
Sunand Moon subservient, each one running for a specified term . Is
He not indeed the Almighty, the Endlessly Forgiving? (Surah az-Zumar,
5)
The use of the word"musamman" in the above verses shows that the life
span of the Sun will run for a"specified term." Scientific analysis
regarding the end of the Sun describes it asconsuming 4 million tons
of matter a second, and says that the Sun will die when that fuel has
all been consumed . 1 The heatand light emitted from the Sun is the
energy released whenmatter is consumed ashydrogen nuclei turn into
helium in the nuclear fusion process. The Sun's energy, and
thereforeits life, will thus come to an end once this fuel has been
used up.(Allah knows the truth.) A report titled"The Death of the Sun"
by the BBC News Science Department says:
... The Sun will gradually die. As a star's core crashes inwards, it
eventually becomes hot enough to ignite another of its constituent
atoms, helium. Helium atoms fuse together to form carbon. When the
helium supply runs out, the centre collapses again and the atmosphere
inflates. The Sun isn't massive enough to fully re-ignite its core for
a third time. So it goes on expanding, shedding its atmosphere in a
series of bursts... The dying core eventually forms a white dwarf - a
spherical diamond the size of the Earth, made of carbon and oxygen.
From this point on the Sun will gradually fade away, becoming dimmer
and dimmer until its light is finally snuffed out. 2
A documentary, also called "The Death of the Sun," broadcast by
National Geographic TV, provides the following description:
It (the Sun) generates heat and sustains life on our planet. But
likehumans, the Sun has alimited lifespan. As our star ages, it will
become hotter and expand, evaporating all of our oceans and killing
all life on planet Earth... The Sunwill get hotter as it ages and
burns fuel faster. Temperatures will increase, eventually wiping
outanimal life, evaporating our oceans and killing all plant life...
the Sun will swell and becomea red giant star, swallowing up the
nearest planets. Its gravitational pull will lessen and perhaps allow
Earth to escape. By the end, it will shrink into a white dwarf star,
emitting a week glow for hundreds of billions of years. 3
Scientists have only recently unravelled the structure of the Sun and
discovered what goes on inside it. Before that, nobody knew how the
Sun obtained its energy or how it emitted heat and light. The way that
such a giant mass of energy would one day consume all its energy and
expire was revealed 1400 years ago in the Qur'an shows the presence of
a sublime knowledge. That knowledge belongs toour Lord, Whose
knowledge enfolds allthings. Another verse of the Qur'an reveals:
... My Lord encompasses all things in His knowledge so will you not
pay heed? (Surat Al-An'am, 80)
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/stars/death/index.shtml;
3. "Death of the Sun", National Geographic Channel, 20 Mart
2006,director: Rabinder Minhas, bölüm no. 25, sezon no. 3.
Mistakes are part of destiny
No one wants to make a mistake and do himself or others mischief.
However, making mistakes is animportant part of our trial in the life
of this world. Allah created our trial in the life of this world in
this way.Anyone can make a mistake but what is important is that he
repents after his mistake and strive notto repeat this mistake.
Allah reveals in the verses of the Qur'an that human beings are weak
creatures who can forget and be mistaken. A personcan make a mistake
when he does not think something through, ignores something, does not
take the necessary precautions, is overwhelmed by his weak points,
forgets or is mistaken. This is very natural. Howeverthe important
thing ishow the person reactsafter this, rather than the mistake
itself. However big the mistake is, as soon as the person decides to
resign himself and begins to show the attitude hoped to please Allah,
that mistake disappears -by Allah's leave. Almighty Allah reveals as
such in Surah Al- Imran:
" Those who, when they act indecently or wrong themselves, remember
Allah and ask forgiveness for their bad actions (andwho can forgive
bad actions except Allah?) and do not knowinglypersist in what they
were doing." (Surah Al 'Imran, 135)
Allah Creates Everything We Do
Everything a person lives throughout his or her life, everything they
do, every situation they face, allof them are created by Allah with
all of thepros and cons. In the verses it is revealed that not even a
single leaf falls without the knowledge of Allah. (Surah al-An'am,
59). In Surat al-Qalam, it is revealed "Everything they did is in the
Books. Everything is recorded, big or small." (Surat al-Qamar, 52-53).
This means that the personmakes that mistake because Allah wills him
to do so; it is in his destiny to make that mistake. When heacts
according to the Qur'an, something good will happen after that
mistake.
For example, a personmay break a vase when walking by it because he is
not careful enough or does not look ahead. Or he can bump into adinner
plate preparedwith great effort and knock it off a table. Hemay cause
the people waiting for him to delay their jobs because he fell
asleep.Now in all these there is a variety of reasons created by
Allah. Allah is the One Who breaksthat object. Maybe that object would
have caused a conflictbetween its owners or broken in a dangerous way
that would harm someone.Maybe Allah will makea much more beautiful one
to be purchased instead. In the same way, Allah is the One Who makes
the food spill on the floor. Maybe there is an bad ingredient inside
that food and itwould have made someone ill. Maybe that food would
have prevented that personfrom eating something healthier. Also Allah
is the One Who does not wake a person who is late for a job because he
fell asleep because maybehis friends waiting forhim need to be late
aswell. Maybe this will protect them from some danger or maybe bring
the means to carry out a more important job.
If one does not realizethese facts, when he makes a mistake he would
panic and feel anxiety and sorrow. He would feet unease and dismay.
His sadness would increase even becauseof the effect of this situation
on other people and his troubles increase day by day. However, it is
not in line with the moral values of the Qur'an to feel sad, dismay
and troubled because of a mistake, which took place in his destiny by
Allah's will. Muslims overthrow their discomort and anxieties as a
result oftheir mistakes again by turning to Allah and acting according
to the moral values of the Qur'an. They do not fall into depression
like people who do not live by the morality of religion. They do not
feel sadness, sorrow or hopelessness by evaluating their mistakes with
an emotional state of mind. They only experinece a very deep and
strong sense of regret. However this is not anevil kind of regret; it
is a Muslim kind of regret because this feeling of regret helpsthem
hold onto the Qur'an even more strongly. They pray to Allah even more
deeply. Their religiousenthusiasm, determination to live by the moral
values ofthe Qur'an, submission to Allah, faith in the hereafter and
fear of Allah increase tremendaously. They take very sincere decisions
to become better in every way and become more enthusiastic and
energetic by striving more in this way. They know that even if they
could take the time back, they wouldstill make the same mistakes. When
they criticize themselves and feel regret for their actions, they do
not forget that all things have occured according to destiny.
Therefore they do not"live in a sense of guilt" as irreligious people
do. Allah revealed in the Qur'anas such:
"Everything they did is in the Books. Everything is
recorded, big or small.(Surat al-Qamar, 52-53)
It is impossible to claim that a person will never make any mistakes
throughout his life and is complete and flawlessbecause human beings
are created as weak creatures who can make mistakes. Our Almighty Lord
is the One Who is forgiving and accepts repentance. Therefore, a
believer needs to take lessons from the mistakes he made knowingly or
unknowingly or because he followed his inner self. What heneeds to do
is to regret it and follow the truth and submit to our Lord and strive
not to repeat that mistake. Of course he needs to be very careful
about not making any mistakes and commit any further sins and
protecting the boundaries of our Lord. But even if he makes a mistake
it is avery good quality of faith to ask for forgiveness from Allah.
The names of Allah as "The Acceptor of Repentance" (At-Tawwab), "The
All-Forgiving" (Al-Ghaffar), "The All-Merciful" (Ar-Rahman) are
manifested on the believers who regret their mistakes, ask
forforgiveness and turn to Allah.
Believers Take LessonsFrom Their Mistakes
As a result of their faith and fear of Allah,mistakes help believers
become more clean morally. Maybe they make a mistake on one thing, but
they remember that mistake all their lives and avoid making a similar
mistake by taking lessons from it.
However, Allah created human beingsespecially in a character so that
they can use their conscience, feel regret and repent, turn to Him and
ask for His forgiveness and take decisions not to repeat that mistake.
A person must do all he can not to make a mistake; and strive to act
in a very moral way by using his mind, will and conscience to the
end.But when there is a mistake, he needs to act in the way as
described in the Qur'an.
If that mistake has helped the person to better understand his
weakness in the face of Allah's infinite power and his need for Allah,
then this shows that person's sincere faith and fear of Allah. If he
regrets his mistake and fears to be held responsiblein the Day of
Judgment, and if he submits to Allah's mercy and forgiveness, then he
isabiding by the moral values of the Qur'an by Allah's leave. Such a
person prays sincerely so Allah accepts his repentance and forgives
him. He promises to Allah witha true heart not to repeat that mistake.
In one verse, our Lord heralds that He will accept the repentanceof
his sincere servants:
"But if anyone makes repentance after his wrongdoing and puts things
right, Allah will turn towards him. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most
Merciful." (Surat al-Ma'ida, 39)
The Qur'an is the only measure for believers,so their approach to
aperson who makes a mistake is always in line with the moral values of
the Qur'an. Abeliever knows that every person is a human being who is
weak and who can make a mistake easily.He does not forget that Allah
is the One Who creates everything –by Allah's leave- and he can
distinguish a sincere mistake from a deliberate one. When a person is
sincere, hislove or respect would not change because of a single
mistake - by Allah's leave.
However, making mistakes is animportant part of our trial in the life
of this world. Allah created our trial in the life of this world in
this way.Anyone can make a mistake but what is important is that he
repents after his mistake and strive notto repeat this mistake.
Allah reveals in the verses of the Qur'an that human beings are weak
creatures who can forget and be mistaken. A personcan make a mistake
when he does not think something through, ignores something, does not
take the necessary precautions, is overwhelmed by his weak points,
forgets or is mistaken. This is very natural. Howeverthe important
thing ishow the person reactsafter this, rather than the mistake
itself. However big the mistake is, as soon as the person decides to
resign himself and begins to show the attitude hoped to please Allah,
that mistake disappears -by Allah's leave. Almighty Allah reveals as
such in Surah Al- Imran:
" Those who, when they act indecently or wrong themselves, remember
Allah and ask forgiveness for their bad actions (andwho can forgive
bad actions except Allah?) and do not knowinglypersist in what they
were doing." (Surah Al 'Imran, 135)
Allah Creates Everything We Do
Everything a person lives throughout his or her life, everything they
do, every situation they face, allof them are created by Allah with
all of thepros and cons. In the verses it is revealed that not even a
single leaf falls without the knowledge of Allah. (Surah al-An'am,
59). In Surat al-Qalam, it is revealed "Everything they did is in the
Books. Everything is recorded, big or small." (Surat al-Qamar, 52-53).
This means that the personmakes that mistake because Allah wills him
to do so; it is in his destiny to make that mistake. When heacts
according to the Qur'an, something good will happen after that
mistake.
For example, a personmay break a vase when walking by it because he is
not careful enough or does not look ahead. Or he can bump into adinner
plate preparedwith great effort and knock it off a table. Hemay cause
the people waiting for him to delay their jobs because he fell
asleep.Now in all these there is a variety of reasons created by
Allah. Allah is the One Who breaksthat object. Maybe that object would
have caused a conflictbetween its owners or broken in a dangerous way
that would harm someone.Maybe Allah will makea much more beautiful one
to be purchased instead. In the same way, Allah is the One Who makes
the food spill on the floor. Maybe there is an bad ingredient inside
that food and itwould have made someone ill. Maybe that food would
have prevented that personfrom eating something healthier. Also Allah
is the One Who does not wake a person who is late for a job because he
fell asleep because maybehis friends waiting forhim need to be late
aswell. Maybe this will protect them from some danger or maybe bring
the means to carry out a more important job.
If one does not realizethese facts, when he makes a mistake he would
panic and feel anxiety and sorrow. He would feet unease and dismay.
His sadness would increase even becauseof the effect of this situation
on other people and his troubles increase day by day. However, it is
not in line with the moral values of the Qur'an to feel sad, dismay
and troubled because of a mistake, which took place in his destiny by
Allah's will. Muslims overthrow their discomort and anxieties as a
result oftheir mistakes again by turning to Allah and acting according
to the moral values of the Qur'an. They do not fall into depression
like people who do not live by the morality of religion. They do not
feel sadness, sorrow or hopelessness by evaluating their mistakes with
an emotional state of mind. They only experinece a very deep and
strong sense of regret. However this is not anevil kind of regret; it
is a Muslim kind of regret because this feeling of regret helpsthem
hold onto the Qur'an even more strongly. They pray to Allah even more
deeply. Their religiousenthusiasm, determination to live by the moral
values ofthe Qur'an, submission to Allah, faith in the hereafter and
fear of Allah increase tremendaously. They take very sincere decisions
to become better in every way and become more enthusiastic and
energetic by striving more in this way. They know that even if they
could take the time back, they wouldstill make the same mistakes. When
they criticize themselves and feel regret for their actions, they do
not forget that all things have occured according to destiny.
Therefore they do not"live in a sense of guilt" as irreligious people
do. Allah revealed in the Qur'anas such:
"Everything they did is in the Books. Everything is
recorded, big or small.(Surat al-Qamar, 52-53)
It is impossible to claim that a person will never make any mistakes
throughout his life and is complete and flawlessbecause human beings
are created as weak creatures who can make mistakes. Our Almighty Lord
is the One Who is forgiving and accepts repentance. Therefore, a
believer needs to take lessons from the mistakes he made knowingly or
unknowingly or because he followed his inner self. What heneeds to do
is to regret it and follow the truth and submit to our Lord and strive
not to repeat that mistake. Of course he needs to be very careful
about not making any mistakes and commit any further sins and
protecting the boundaries of our Lord. But even if he makes a mistake
it is avery good quality of faith to ask for forgiveness from Allah.
The names of Allah as "The Acceptor of Repentance" (At-Tawwab), "The
All-Forgiving" (Al-Ghaffar), "The All-Merciful" (Ar-Rahman) are
manifested on the believers who regret their mistakes, ask
forforgiveness and turn to Allah.
Believers Take LessonsFrom Their Mistakes
As a result of their faith and fear of Allah,mistakes help believers
become more clean morally. Maybe they make a mistake on one thing, but
they remember that mistake all their lives and avoid making a similar
mistake by taking lessons from it.
However, Allah created human beingsespecially in a character so that
they can use their conscience, feel regret and repent, turn to Him and
ask for His forgiveness and take decisions not to repeat that mistake.
A person must do all he can not to make a mistake; and strive to act
in a very moral way by using his mind, will and conscience to the
end.But when there is a mistake, he needs to act in the way as
described in the Qur'an.
If that mistake has helped the person to better understand his
weakness in the face of Allah's infinite power and his need for Allah,
then this shows that person's sincere faith and fear of Allah. If he
regrets his mistake and fears to be held responsiblein the Day of
Judgment, and if he submits to Allah's mercy and forgiveness, then he
isabiding by the moral values of the Qur'an by Allah's leave. Such a
person prays sincerely so Allah accepts his repentance and forgives
him. He promises to Allah witha true heart not to repeat that mistake.
In one verse, our Lord heralds that He will accept the repentanceof
his sincere servants:
"But if anyone makes repentance after his wrongdoing and puts things
right, Allah will turn towards him. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most
Merciful." (Surat al-Ma'ida, 39)
The Qur'an is the only measure for believers,so their approach to
aperson who makes a mistake is always in line with the moral values of
the Qur'an. Abeliever knows that every person is a human being who is
weak and who can make a mistake easily.He does not forget that Allah
is the One Who creates everything –by Allah's leave- and he can
distinguish a sincere mistake from a deliberate one. When a person is
sincere, hislove or respect would not change because of a single
mistake - by Allah's leave.
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