(We hope Allah, the Exalted, will grant us the grace and aptitude to perceive this meaning by means of deriving benefit from the enlightening words of the Ahl al-bayt ( ‘a ).) For every reason fear of Allah and/or fear of harm which appears by means of man himself and can be repelled by Allah causes man to attain deeper attention and in the same way eagerness for reward and profit and that which Allah grants to His slave, or eagerness for being in the beatific divine presence also gives rise to more attention and presence of heart.
Even if for a lot of people fear plays a greater role in arousing and compelling them to action and freeing them from negligence and making them perceive the danger and harm. Every person can test himself as to whether they become more impelled to take action by listening to fearful news which foretells extra danger and harm for them or hope and reward. For us endeavor to repel harm is more important than attracting reward.
Perhaps, this very point has become the cause that the Glorious Qur’an pays more heed to warning and premonition than it does to giving good news and tidings and the prophets (S) have been introduced as warners. In some ayat s the prophets ( ‘a ) have been introduced as both warners and givers of glad tidings, like the ayat : ... فَبَعَثَ اللهُ النَّبيّينَ مُبَشِّرينَ وَمُنْذِرِينَ...
“…So Allah raised prophets as bearers of good news and as warners…” [^1] And very few instances are found where the Prophets ( ‘a ) have been introduced as bearers of good tidings [ bashir or mubashshir ] but the title of warners [ nadhir ] has been employed alone in a lot of instances, like the verse: تَکَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِن الْغَيْظُ کُلَّمَا أُلْقِيَ فِيهَا فُوْجٌ سَأَلَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا أَلَمْ يَأْتِکُمْ نَذِيرٌ “Almost bursting for fury; whenever a group is cast into it, its keeper shall ask them: did there not come to you a warner?” [^2] (Emphasis on the prophets ( ‘a ) being warners is because their warnings leave more effect in the hearts of the people than their glad tidings.) Fear of Allah is one of the states having a lot of benefits for man, especially if it becomes a stable habit and as has been mentioned, one of its benefits and effects is remembrance and deep attention to Allah.