Servants of the Most Merciful

8/3/2019 Servants of the Most Merciful

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Surah al-Furqan 61-77


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025.061B lessed is He Who made constellations in the skies, and

placed therein a Lamp and a Moon giving light;

025.062 And it is He Who made the Night and the Day to followeach other: for such as have the will to celebrate His praises or to

show their gratitude.

025.063 And the slaves of the Most Merciful are those who walk on

the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!";

025.064Those who spend the night in adoration of their Lord

prostrate and standing;


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025.065Those who say, "Our Lord! avert from us the Wrath of Hell, for its Wrath is indeed an affliction

grievous,-

025.066" Evil indeed is it as an abode, and as a place to

rest in";

025.067Those who, when they spend, are not extravagant

and not niggardly, but hold a just (balance) betweenthose (extremes);


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025.068Those who invoke not, with Allah, any othergod, nor slay such life as Allah has made sacred exceptfor just cause, nor commit fornication; - and any that

does this (not only) meets punishment.

025.069the Penalty on the Day of Judgment will be

doubled to him, and he will dwell therein in ignominy,-


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025.070U nless he repents, believes, and works righteousdeeds, for Allah will change the evil of such personsinto good, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful,

025.071 And whoever repents and does good has truly

turned to Allah with an (acceptable) repentance;-


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025.072Those who witness no falsehood, and, if they pass by futility, they pass by it with honourable(avoidance);

025.073Those who, when they are admonished with the

Signs of their Lord, droop not down at them as if they were deaf or blind;

025.074 And those who pray, "Our Lord! Grant unto us

wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes,and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous."


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025.075Those are the ones who will be rewarded with thehighest place in heaven, because of their patient constancy:therein shall they be met with salutations and peace,

025.076Dwelling therein;- how beautiful an abode and placeof rest!

025.077Say (to the Rejecters): "My Lord is not uneasy becauseof you if ye call not on Him: B ut ye have indeed rejected

(Him), and soon will come the inevitable (punishment)!"


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y The B uilding of a believer s charactery The basic structurey The dcor


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025.061 B lessed is He Who made constellations in the skies,

and placed therein a Lamp and a Moon giving light;

025.062 And it is He Who made the Night and the Day tofollow each other: for such as have the will to celebrate His

praises or to show their gratitude.

Signs Reminder Realize the inherent Gnosis Gratitude


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025.063 And the slaves of the Most Merciful are those who walk on

the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, theysay, "Peace!";

y : An expression of love; the most honored state of ahuman

y Face is the index of mindy I m a slave not a master

y Self-confident, mature, forbearing; leave it for a better time.T here are two realities which we must fully grasp in order to be

truly characterized with the noblest characteristic of humility.First and foremost is to come to truly know Allah s perfection, Hisabundant favors upon us and how we are fully dependent uponHim. Secondly, we have to come to know ourselves, where wecome from and our numerous weaknesses and shortcomings.


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025.064Those who spend the night in adoration of their

Lord prostrate and standing;y One step further than last week s crew


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073.001O thou folded in garments!

073.002Stand (to prayer) by night, but

not all night,-

073.003Half of it,- or a little less,

073.004Or a little more; and recite theQur'an in slow,measured rhythmic tones.

073.005Soon shall We send down to

thee a weighty Message.

073.020 Thy Lord doth know that thoustand forth (to prayer) nigh two-thirds of the night, or half the night, or a third of the night, and so doth a party of those with thee. And Allah determines the

measure of the night and the day!


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025.065Those who say, "Our Lord! avert from us thesuffering of Hell, for its Wrath is indeed an affliction

grievous,-

025.066Evil indeed is it as an abode, and a station


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025.067Those who, when they spend, are notextravagant and not niggardly, but hold a just

(balance) between those (extremes);


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025.068T hose who invoke not, with Allah, any other god, nor slay such life as Allah has made

sacred except for just cause, nor commit fornication; - and any that does this (not only)meets punishment .

y The foundation of sins, the small of them and the great, is three:y 1-Shirk , associating partners with Allah (swt), which is the heart s attachment to other

than Allah (swt).y 2- Dhulm, oppression and injustice, which is from obeying the furious rage in the hearts.y 3- Fawahish , indecency and illicit acts, which is from the strong desires and lusts.

y The height of Shirk is to worship others besides Allah (swt). The height of rage is killing.The height of lusts is fornicating. This is why Allah (swt) has combined these three inone ayah.

y These sins lead to each other. Associating partners with Allah ( shirk ) leads to oppressionand injustice ( dhulm ) and immorality ( fawahish ), just as sincerity ( ikhlas ) and Onenessof Allah ( tawheed ) wipes them out.

Imam ibn al-Qayyam


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y Shirk: Sanctity of Creator-Slave relationshipy Q atl: Sanctity of Slave-Slave relationshipy Z ina: Sanctity of husband-wife relationship

025.069the Penalty on the Day of Judgment will be

doubled to him, and he will dwell therein inignominy,-


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025.070U nless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, for Allah will change the evil

of such persons into good, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful,

025.071 And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah with an (acceptable)

repentance;-

y Iman leaves you when you are sinningy 3 or 4 steps of tawba

y Acknowledgement and resentmenty Resolutiony Actiony Rectification if other people involved

y The Christian dilemma


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-------------The centurion murderer

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If the worst criminals can be forgiven then you can too!


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025.072Those who witness no falsehood, and, if they

pass by futility, they pass by it with honourable

(avoidance);y The crew in Surah al-Mo mioon refrained from it; this

is the next level


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025.073Those who, when they are admonished with the

Signs of their Lord, droop not down at them as if they

were deaf or blind;


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025.074 And those who pray, "Our Lord! Grant unto us

wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our

eyes, and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous.

y Y ou pray for those you love and are concerned for


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025.075Those are the ones who will be rewarded withthe highest place in heaven, because of their patientconstancy: therein shall they be met with salutations

and peace,

025.076Dwelling therein;- how beautiful an abode and

station!

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