Two requirement for collective strenth of Muslims 1.TAQWA and 2.UNITY


Allah Pak says in Surah Al-Imran (Ayat 102,103)

﴿يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلاَ تَمُوتُنَّ إِلاَّ وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ - وَاعْتَصِمُواْ بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعاً وَلاَ تَفَرَّقُواْ وَاذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ كُنتُم أَعْدَآءً فَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم بِنِعْمَتِهِ إِخْوَاناً وَكُنتُمْ عَلَى شَفَا حُفْرَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ فَأَنقَذَكُمْ مِّنْهَا كَذلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَـتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ ﴾

(Translation and commentry from English translation of Maariful Quran by Mufti Taqi Usmani Sb (Certified by Al Azhar). http://www.islamibayanaat.com

Translation
0 those  who believe,  f e a r  Allah,  a  f e a r  which i s  His due, and let not yourself die save a s  Muslims. (Ayah 102).And hold on to the  cord of  Allah, all of  you, and be not divided ....(l03)

Commentary 
I n t h e two verses appearing here, two important principles  have been given which go to make the collective strength of muslim impregnable. These are

1.Taqwa 
2.Unity

The  first  principle  appears  i n  t h e   first  of  the   two  verses.  The second principle follows in the second verse. The first principle  stated in the said verse is t h a t  one must 'fear Allah', t h a t  is, one should organize and  manage his  life  with  a full  sense  of  responsibility  before Allah,  avoiding  all  t h a t   i s  forbidden  or  undesirable,  doing  so in  a manner 'which is His due'.

What Taqwa is ?  
 In Arabic, the  word, ' Taqwa is used to denote avoidance and abstinence. I t  is translated as  'fear' in the sense that  things one is asked to abstain from are nothing but things that  cause fear, or alert one to the danger of Divine retribution. 
Taqwa  h a s  i t s  own degrees, the lowest is to avoid Kufr  and Shirk, that is, disbelieving in Allah  and His Message and  attributing partners to His Divinity.  In  thi s  sense, every Muslim  can be  counted  as  Muttaqi (one who ha s  the quality of  Taqwa), even if he is involved in sins. At  several  places  in  the   Holy  Qur'an,  t h e  words,  ' M u t t a q i n '  (plural of Muttaqi and 'Taqwa' have been used in that  sense as  well. 
What is really desirable falls under the  second degree of  Taqwa & that  is, to avoid that  which i s  disliked  by  Allah  and His Messenger. The merits and blessings of  Taqwa enumerated in the  Quran and Hadith  have been promised on this degree of avoidance and abstinence. As  far as  the   third degree  of Taqwa  i s  concerned, this   is  a  high station destined  for  prophets , the i r   devoted  deputies and men  of  Allah,  for it  is  not  within  th e  grasp of  everybody. To  s t a n d  guard over one's heart against the onslaught of what does not relate to Allah, and to keep i t  filled with the   remembrance  of  Allah  and t h e  desire to seek His pleasure, are great assignments. 
(May Allah give us Taufeeq an Hidayah)




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