The first admirable quality: taqwa

Allah Almighty says in the third Juz of the Holy Quran, Surah Aale ‘Imran, verse number 76:

فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ یُحِبُّ الْمُتَّقِیْنَ(۷۶)

Allah indeed likes the pious.^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers! Taqwa is the essence of servitude and obedience towards Allah. Imam Fakhr al-Din al-Razi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه adds a highly intellectual point to this topic, by saying, “Allah has mentioned this quality of taqwa in the Holy Quran, highlighting that the Quran itself is guidance for the people of taqwa. He says,

هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِیْنَۙ(۲)

guidance for those who fear (Allah).^[2]

In another verse, He also says,

هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ

(it is) guidance for the people^[3]

By joining these two verses, the following conclusion is reached: only those who are pious and adopt taqwa have the right to label themselves human, in essence. Whoever is does not take on taqwa, does not have the right to even call themselves human.”^[4]

Let’s look an example to help us understand this. A bus is travelling from Makkah al-Mukarramah to Madina al-Munawwarah, with 72