Quranic Verse Combining All Forms of Good
Allah SWT
Says, {O believers! Be mindful of Allah and seek
what brings you closer to Him and struggle in His Way, so you may be successful.}
[Al-Ma’idah 5:35]
In these
three commands, Allah Gathered all forms of goodness: fear Allah, seek
the means to Him, and strive in His cause. When Muslims fear their Lord by
avoiding His prohibitions, seek closeness to Him through obedience and
fulfilling His rights, and strive against His enemies, true happiness is
realized.
They
fulfill their obligations and strive against the enemies of Allah in order to
invite them to the religion of Allah and guide them to the truth. These,
altogether, are the causes of happiness.
Piety:
The Foundation of Faith and Guidance
That a
servant fulfills what Allah has Made obligatory upon him—this is piety (taqwa).
Piety is to
carry out what Allah has Commanded and to avoid what He has Forbidden. This is piety;
this is faith; this is complete guidance.
When
Allah Mentions piety together with action, the meaning is clear: avoiding
prohibitions and fulfilling obligations. His statement “Be mindful of Allah”
means to abandon what He has Forbidden, to revere Him, and to fear Him.
This is the wholesome of religion.
Seeking
Closeness to Allah Through Obedience
Included
in “seek what brings you closer to Him” are
all other acts of closeness and obedience. The greatest of them are those that Allah has Made
obligatory upon the servant, and their perfection lies in the voluntary acts
that Allah has Legislated for His servants.
This is a
duty upon all believers, wherever they may be: to fear Allah by performing what
He has made obligatory, avoiding what He has forbidden, and striving in His
cause according to one’s ability.
Striving takes place through speech, through action, and through the sword.
Calling
to Allah is striving in His cause; bearing arms and fighting the enemies is
striving in His cause; and enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong is striving in His cause. And Allah is the One whose
help is sought.
For Further Reading:
- Deeds Allah Loves Most
- Reliance on Allah in Light of the Quran and Sunnah
- Joy of Secret Invocation to Allah - Munajah
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