People of three Chapters have strayed far away.

People of three Chapters have strayed far away. Allah -azwj does not Accept anything but virtuous deeds and Allah -azwj does not Accept (anything) without loyalty in keeping up with ones stipulations and covenants. Whoever fulfils his stipulations toward Allah -azwj and completes whatever is in ones covenant, he will find (the reward that is) with Him -azwj and He -azwj will fulfil His -azwj promise.

Allah -azwj has Informed the people of the ways of guidance and has established for it the ‘الْمَنَارَ’ Lighthouse -asws . He -azwj has informed them how to behave, saying, I am All-forgiving to the righteously striving believers who repent and follow the right guidance. (20:82) Allah -azwj has also said, Allah accepts only the offerings of the pious ones.

(5:27) ‘Whoever maintains piety before Allah -azwj in the matter of His -azwj Commands he will come in the presence of Allah -azwj as a believer in whatever Muhammad -saww has brought from Him -azwj . How remote, far away and lost are the people who have died before achieving guidance, and had thought that they were among the believers. They had considered things as partners of Allah without knowing what they had done.

Whoever comes to a house through its door finds proper guidance, and whoever looks for a way other than the door has chosen a condemned path. Allah -azwj has Joined (His -azwj ) obedience to that of His Messenger -saww along with obedience to those who possess Divine Authority -asws . And the obedience to His Messenger -saww with obedience to His -azwj own Commands.

Therefore, whoever does not obey the people -asws who possess Divine Authority, they have not obeyed Allah -azwj and His Rasool -saww and it (obedience to people who possess Divine Authority) is the affirmation of what has come from Allah -azwj . Dress up (in piety) before every Masjid. Find the houses through the doors to them, the houses for which Allah -azwj has Granted permission to be raised high, wherein people speak of Him -azwj .

He -azwj has Informed you that in these houses there are men who do not become distracted because of trade and business from speaking of Allah -azwj from prayer and paying al-Zakat (charity). These men fear the Day wherein the hearts and eyes undergo turbulent conditions. Allah -azwj Chose and purified the messengers for His -azwj Command, then He -azwj purified and chose them -asws who are confirmed in His warnings. Allah -azwj Says: No nation who lived before was left without a Warner ….

(35:25).

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