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The People of Taqwa
encourage others to do the same. May Allah grant us the ability to act upon this!
اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ عَلَیْہِ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
The fourth Caliph of Islam Sayyidunā ꜤAli b. Abī Ṭālib رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ once beautifully said:
Taqwā is a collection of four things:
1. اَلْخَوْفُ مِنَ الْجَلِیْلِ - The fear of Allah.
2. اَلْعَمَلُ بِالتَّنْزِیْل - Acting upon the Quran.
3. اَلْقَنَاعَۃُبِالْقَلِیْلِ - Being content with little.
4. اَلْاِسْتِعْدَادُ لِیَوْمِ الرَّحِیْلِ - Continuing to prepare for the hereafter.[1]
Whichever fortunate person has these four attributes will become pious.
The fear of Allah is a restraint which prevents one from committing sins. If it is removed from the heart, one will have no remorse in committing sins. For this reason, the fear of Allah is a necessary attribute for the people of taqwā.
ʿUmar bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه and his fear of Allah
It is reported that Sayyiduna ʿUmar bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه once asked Yazīd Raqqāshi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه for some advice. The latter exclaimed,
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- The people of taqwā
- Excellence of sending salāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Advice of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Acting upon Advice
- Taqwā is the basis of all goodness
- Glad tidings and reward for people of taqwā
- Advice for all nations
- The beloved of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Honour is in taqwā
- Taqwā is the best provision for a journey
- The qualities of the people of taqwā
- 1. Refraining from that which is doubtful
- The taqwā of Imam Ibn Sirīn رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
- The taqwā of Bāyazīd Bisṭāmi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
- An excellent quality of the pious
- Having taqwā is easy
- Four Attributes of the Pious
- 1. Fear of Allah
- ʿUmar bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه and his fear of Allah
- How to acquire fear of Allah?
- 2. Acting upon the Quran
- Madrassat al-Madinah for adults
- 3. Being Content
- Examples of our Pious Predecessors
- Virtues of being content
- 4. Preparing for the Hereafter
- Fear the day you will die
- The people of taqwā and their preparation for death
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