THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yawm Ath-thalaatha. 28th day of Jumaadal Awwal, 1445AH (Tuesday, 12th December, 2023). LESSONS FROM SUURATUL FAATIHAH continues. BismilLah.

When ALLAH (swt) describes the people who have HIS Grace, they always come from within the group of people ALLAH mentioned in Qur’an, 4:69 as follows which we must strive to follow to become successful. 

Nabiyeen/Prophets: The bearers of the Message of ALLAH, the deliverers of Knowledge from ALLAH to humanity, and the providers of the religious foundation for generation and all the groups that follow below.

Siddiqeen/the Sincere and Truthful: Those whose hearts are purified and are sincere in their reverence for ALLAH and in their actions amongst people. Truthfulness emanates not only in their speech but in their actions because their intentions are pure and for ALLAH alone.

Shuhadaa/Witnesses: Those who actively strive to witness to the Truth under extraordinary circumstances, whether under threat of loss of life or wealth. They testify to Islam and call to goodness and benefit and may eventually find themselves giving all they have in order to defend innocent people and protect the lives of others.

Swaaliheen/the Righteous: Those who dedicate extraordinary amounts of time to the doing of good deeds. Prayer, fasting, giving charity, visiting the sick, helping the orphan, remembering the name of ALLAH, reciting the Qur’an, and doing their utmost to have their limbs always in the worship of the Creator and in the service of HIS Creation.

It is amazing that in describing the people of the Straight path, the Qur’an mentions all of the various goals and methods, the seeking of knowledge, the purification of the soul, activism, and the doing of good deeds. 

As a Muslim today, you can not find any group of people possessing all these qualities above aside from the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam and his companions so its a must for any Muslim to learn more about the ways of the Prophet and his companions to be able to maintain your eemaan on the straight path. 

As the Prophet said, “A person is upon the religion of his/her friends.” The most intimate companions of a person will often affect his/her faith and will influence the direction of his/her life.  But if we know that we should be seeking the knowledge and stay within the framework provided by the Prophet, strive to be with people who show purity and sincerity as best as we can notice, spend time in circles of activism and call to good things, and work hard to do righteous actions and be in groups that do righteous actions, the Qur’an is telling us that while in that company, we are on the Straight Path – in shaa ALLAH (God-willing). May Allah keep guiding us all and protect us from any satanic influences. Aameen.