Book Name:Qurbani Ek Ba Maqsad Fariza
continued to remember Allah for as long as they were alive, and they were ultimately sacrificed in His name.”[1]
O those who love Allah’s Messenger! The central lesson of qurbani is that we must become true servants of Allah and obey Him at all times.
Allah revealed qurbani was made obligatory on every ummah. He then revealed it is an expression of gratitude and should be performed solely for His sake. He then finally declared at the end of this verse:
وَ بَشِّرِ الۡمُخۡبِتِیۡنَ (ۙ۳۴)
And give glad tidings, O Beloved, to those humble ones.[2]
In this part of the verse, Allah instructs His Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم to give glad tidings of Paradise to the mukhbitīn (those who are humble).
So, who is mukhbit (humble) in reality? Who has these qualities of humility and humbleness? Explaining this, Allah announced:
الَّذِیۡنَ اِذَا ذُکِرَ اللہُ وَجِلَتۡ قُلُوۡبُہُمۡ وَ الصّٰبِرِیۡنَ عَلٰی مَاۤ اَصَابَہُمۡ وَ الۡمُقِیۡمِی الصَّلٰوۃِ ۙ وَ مِمَّا رَزَقۡنٰہُمۡ یُنۡفِقُوۡنَ (۳۵)
That when Allah is mentioned, their hearts begin to fear, and who patiently endure whatever befalls them, and those who keep salah established and who spend part of what We have provided (to them).[3]
The humble person is he, whose heart trembles with fear and awe when Allah is mentioned before him. The fear they feel from being punished becomes physically evident upon them. When they face calamities in