Among the necessities or elements of faith (Al-Eemaan) is to be contented with all that is decreed:both what is good and what is bad. "And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to the patient ones." (Qur'an 2:155) What is decreed for us is not always in harmony with our desires and fancies. But … [Read more...] about Worship Allah by Surrendering Your Will to Him.
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You Will Not Die Before Your Appointed Time.
"When their term is reached, neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour [or a moment]." (Qur 'an 7:34) This verse contains within it a consolation for cowards, those that die many deaths before their actual death. This verse tells us that for every person there is an appointed time to die:it cannot be brought forward, nor can it be held back, even if all of the … [Read more...] about You Will Not Die Before Your Appointed Time.
Yesterday Will Never Return.
"In order that you may not be sad over matters that you fail to get..." (Quran 57:23) Adam said to Moosa (Moses) may peace be upon them, "Do you blame me for that which Allah had decreed upon me forty years before He created me." Concerning this last saying, the Prophet (Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Adam overcame Moosa in his arguments - Adam overcame … [Read more...] about Yesterday Will Never Return.
Fear Not! Surely, You Will Have the Upper Hand.
"Fear not! Surely you will have the upper hand." (Qur'an 20:68) Moosa (Moses) was especially in trouble on three occasions: 1. When he entered the council of the evil Fir'awn, he said: "Our Lord! Verily! We fear lest he should hasten to punish us or lest he should transgress [all bounds against us]." (Qur'an 20:45) "He [Allah] said:'Fear not, verily! I am with you both, … [Read more...] about Fear Not! Surely, You Will Have the Upper Hand.
Whatever Is Written for You Will Unerringly Come to You.
Whatever Is Written for You Will Unerringly Come to You. A person who is impatient about his sustenance, worried about why he has so little, and unsatisfied at being lower than others in worldly status is like one who precedes the Imam when going from one stage of prayer to the next. At the end, he cannot make Salaams (the final action that makes the prayer complete) until … [Read more...] about Whatever Is Written for You Will Unerringly Come to You.