Portrait of Believers

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Portrait of Believers

 

Taken from

Qur'an Reflections - Juz Nineteen

Surah al-Furqān

Al-Balagh

 

This sūrah ends with another snapshot of the character of believers. As mentioned  in  the  reflections on  Sūrah al- Mu’minūn, these should not be seen as so many disjointed commands, but as pointers to the desirable personality. These are the people who can affectionately be called the servants of the Most Merciful.

It is also to be noted that the qualities are listed not as goals but accomplishments. These āyahs are not saying, “O believers do this.” Rather they are saying, “Believers are already doing this.” At other places in the Qur’ān believers have been praised for virtuous acts though they were not commanded to do them anywhere in the Qur’ān. Reflecting on this will enlighten us about both the role of the Prophet ﷺ and that of the Companions. The Companions  either learned these qualities directly from the Prophet ﷺ or as a result of Prophetic training, they developed that mindset that automatically led them to the praiseworthy course of action.

 

Qualities:

They walk humbly.

They avoid arguments with the ignorant people.

They spend the nights in worship of Allāh.

They follow the path of moderation in economic matters. They are neither spendthrift nor stingy.

They respect sanctity of life.

They do not commit fornication or adultery.

They do not bear false witness.

They do not turn deaf and dumb to the words of Allāh.

They seek and pray for raising a family based on piety and virtue.

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Qualities of Faithful Believers

From Sūrat al-Tawbah

 

﴿وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَـتِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ﴾

 

(The believers, men and women, are supporters of one another;) they help and aid each other.

 

 

 

 

﴿يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ﴾

 

(...they enjoin good, and forbid evil), this is similar to,

 

 

 

﴿وَلْتَكُن مِّنْكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ﴾

 

(Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining Al-Ma`ruf and forbidding the Munkar...) (3:104).

Allah said next,

 

 

﴿وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَوةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَوةَ﴾

 

(they perform the Salah, and give the Zakah), they obey Allah and are kind to His creation,

 

 

 

 

﴿وَيُطِيعُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ﴾

 

(and obey Allah and His Messenger), concerning what he commands and refraining from what he prohibits,

 

 

 

﴿أُوْلَـئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ اللَّهُ﴾

 

(Allah will have mercy on them.) Therefore, Allah will give mercy to those who have these qualities,

 

 

 

﴿أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ﴾

 

(Surely, Allah is All-Mighty), He grants glory to those who obey Him, for indeed, might and glory is from Allah Who gives it to His Messenger and the believers,

 

 

 

﴿حَكِيمٌ﴾

 

(All-Wise), in granting these qualities to the believers, while giving evil characteristics to hypocrites. Surely, Allah's wisdom is perfect in all His actions; praise and glory be to Him.

 

 

 

 

﴿وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَـتِ جَنَّـتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَـرُ خَـلِدِينَ فِيهَا وَمَسَـكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِى جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ وَرِضْوَنٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ ذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ ﴾

 

(72. Allah has promised the believers -- men and women, -- Gardens under which rivers flow to dwell therein forever, and beautiful mansions in gardens of `Adn (Eden; Paradise). But the greatest bliss is the good pleasure of Allah. That is the supreme success.)

 

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Characteristics of a Mu’min

(As Described in Surah al-Mu’minoon)

 

 

Allah swt says in Surah al-Mu’minoon 23 verses 1 to 10:

 

“Successful indeed are the believers (1)

 

Those who offer their Salat with full submissiveness (2)

And those who turn away from Al-Laghw (vain talk) (3)

And those who pay the Zakat (4)

And those who guard their chastity (5)

Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for then, they are free from blame (6)

But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors (7)

Those who are faithfully true to their Amana (Trusts) and to their covenants; (8)

And those who strictly guard their obligatory daily Prayers (9)

 

These are indeed the inheritors (of the Paradise) (10)”

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Qualities of True Believers, Male & Female, in the Noble Qur’an

Surat Al-‘Ahzab [33:35]

 

 

Lo! men who surrender unto Allah, and women who surrender, and men who believe and women who believe, and men who obey and women who obey, and men who speak the truth and women who speak the truth, and men who persevere (in righteousness) and women who persevere, and men who are humble and women who are humble, and men who give alms and women who give alms, and men who fast and women who fast, and men who guard their modesty and women who guard (their modesty), and men who remember Allah much and women who remember - Allah hath prepared for them forgiveness and a vast reward.