Qul hal yastawil-laziina ya‘-lamuuna wal-laziina laaya‘-lamuun?
Qul hal yastawil-laziina ya‘-lamuuna wal-laziina laaya‘-lamuun? ’In-namaa yatazak-karu ’ulul-’albaab. 9. Or (dost thou deem thyself equal to) one who devoutly worships (God) throughout the night, prostrating himself or standing (in prayer), ever mindful of the life to come, and hoping for his Sustainer’s grace? Say: “can they who know and they who do not know be deemed equal? (But) only they who are endowed with insight keep this in mind!
Prerequisites of a true servant of Allah (swt) Surah Al – Furqan, 25:63-77 وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجَاهِلُونَ قَالُوا سَلَامًا Wa ‘ibaadur-Rahmaanil-laziina yamshuuna ‘alal-’arzi hawnanw-wa ’izaa khaataba-humul-jaahiluuna qaaluu “Salaamaa!” 63.
For, (true) servants of the Most Gracious are (only) they who walk gently on earth, and who, whenever the foolish address them, reply with (words) of Peace; وَالَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًا وَقِيَامًا Wal-laziina yabiituuna li-Rab-bihim suj-jadanw-wa qiyaa-maa. 64.
and who remember their Sustainer far into the night, prostrating themselves and standing; وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا Wal-laziina yaquuluuna Rab-banas-rif ‘an-naa ‘Azaaba Jahan-nama ’in-na ‘Azaa-bahaa kaana gharaa-maa,- 65.
and who pray: “O our Sustainer, avert from us the suffering of hell - for, verily, the suffering caused by it is bound to be a torment dire: إِنَّهَا سَاءتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا ’In-nahaa saaa-’at mustaqar-ranw-wa muqaa-maa. 66. verily, how evil an abode and a station!” -; وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا أَنفَقُوا لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا وَكَانَ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ قَوَامًا Wal-laziina ’izaaa ’anfaquu lam yusrifuu wa lam yaqturuu wa kaana bayna zaalika qawaamaa. 67.
and who, whenever they spend on others, are neither wasteful nor niggardly but (remember that) there is always a just mean between those (two extremes); وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا Wal-laziina laa yad-’uuna ma-‘al-laahi ’ilaahan ’aakhara wa laa yaq-tuluunan-nafsal-latii har-ramal-laahu ’il-laa bil-haq-qi wa laa yaz-nuun; wa man-yaf-‘al zaalika yalqa ’athaamaa.
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