Allah [swt]
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So no soul knows what is hidden for them of that which will refresh the eyes; a reward for what they did."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 73; Surah Sajdah 32:17 link
And they were not enjoined anything except that they should serve Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 74; Surah Bayyanah 98:5 link
Say: I am commanded that I should serve Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 74; Surah Zumar 39:11 link
Say: My Lord has enjoined justice, and set upright your faces at every time of prayer and call on Him, being sincere to Him in obedience
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 74; Surah Araf 7:29 link
Say: I am only a mortal like you; it is revealed to me that your god is One God, therefore whoever hopes to meet his Lord, he should do good deeds, and not join anyone in the service of His Lord.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 74; Surah Kahf 18:110 link
Surely the hypocrites strive to deceive Allah, and He shall requite their deceit to them, and when they stand up sluggishly; they do it only to be seen of men and do not remember Allah save a little. Wavering between that (and this), (belonging) neither to these nor to those
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 74; Surah Nisa 4:142 link
So woe to the praying ones, who are unmindful of their prayers, who do (good) to be seen
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 74; Surah Maoon 107:4-6 link
he loses this world as well as the hereafter; that is a manifest loss."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 77; Surah Hajj 22:11 link
"...therefore whoever hopes to meet his Lord, he should do good deeds, and not join anyone in the service of his Lord."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 77; Surah Kahf 18:110 link
"...and despair not of Allah's Mercy; surely none despairs of Allah's Mercy except the unbelieving people
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 84; Surah Yusuf 12:87 link
The fire ignited by the order of Namrood to burn Ibrahim (a.s.) was made bereft of its burning property, by Allah. It is said, that the fire was so intense that birds flying at a height of three miles used to be scorched by the heat and drop dead.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 85; Surah Anbiya 21:69 link
A powerful king like Firon wanted to kill Hazrat Musa (a.s.) while he was still in his mother's womb, but he did not succeed and Musa (a.s.) was born. Firon continued in his efforts to murder him but all his plans were foiled by Allah. Physical and spiritual causes are of no significance in comparison to the Divine decree. Thus Musa (a.s.) was not only born safely but grew up in Firon's own palace and in his own lap.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 86; Surah Qasas 28:9 link
Balam Baoor had achieved a high stage of perfection. But in order to please the ruler he started opposing the prophet of his time. Consequently he became involved in a life of sin from which it was not possible to extricate himself. He was doomed to Hell, to the seventh stage of the fire that is the worst of the stages of Hell. He is compared to a dog in the holy Quran,
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 87; Surah Araf 7:176 link
Certainly I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and certainly I will crucify you all. They said: No Harm; surely to our Lord we go back.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 89; Surah Shura 26:49-50 link
"...she said: My Lord! build for me a house with Thee in the Garden and deliver me from Firon and his doings, and deliver me from the unjust people.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 89; Surah Tahrim 66:11 link
Surely none despairs of Allah's Mercy except the unbelieving people
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 92; Surah Yusuf 12:87 link
Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s.) was one hundred and twelve years and according to another report one hundred and twenty years. His respected wife Hazrat Sarah was ninety-seven years. They did not have any children. Allah sent to them an Angel to inform them that they would be gifted with a son.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 93; Surah Hud 11: 71-73 link
The age of Hazrat Zakaria (a.s.) was ninety-nine years and that of his wife eighty nine. Yet, he was hopeful of the Grace of Allah and he prayed with sincerity, "He said My Lord! Surely my bones are weakened and my head flares with hoariness, and my Lord! I have never been unsuccessful in my prayer to Thee: And surely I fear my cousins after me, and my wife is barren, therefore grant me from Thyself an heir, who would inherit me and inherit from the children of Yaqub, and make him, my Lord, one in whom Thou art well pleased."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 93; Surah Maryam 19:4-9 link
If one intends to achieve humility and insight, he must study the life of Hazrat Ayyub (a.s.). After being inflicted with a horrible disease for seven years and according to other reports for eighteen years, he prayed to Allah.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 94; Surah Anbiya 21:83 link
It may be that you dislike a thing while it is good for you, maybe that you love a thing while it is evil for you.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 96; Surah Baqarah 2:216 link
Allah brings about ease after difficulty
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 96; Surah Talaq 65:7 link
There is no God but Thou, glory be to Thee, surely I am of those who make themselves to suffer loss."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 97; Surah Anbiya 21:87 link
And He it is who accepts repentance from His servants and pardons the evil deeds and He knows what you do
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 98; Surah Shura 42:25 link
Say: O my servants! who have acted extravagantly against their own souls, do not despair of the Mercy of Allah ; Surely Allah forgives the faults altogether; surely He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.' A few points must be noted from the above verse.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 98; Surah Zumar 39:53 link
And when My servants ask you concerning Me, then surely I am very near; I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he calls on Me
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 99; Surah Baqarah 2:186 link
And your Lord says: Call upon Me, I will answer you."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 99; Surah Momin 40:60 link
And (that) He may punish the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women, and the polytheistic men and the polytheistic women, the entertainers of evil thoughts about Allah
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 105; Surah Fath 48:6 link
And He it is who sends down rain after they have despaired, and He unfolds His Mercy; and He is the Guardian, the Praised One.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 106; Surah Shura 42:28 link
...indeed they despair of the Hereafter..."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 106; Surah Mumtahena 60:13 link
What! do the people of the towns then feel secure from Our punishment coming to them by night while they are asleep?
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 108; Surah Araf 7:97 link
What! do the people of the towns feel secure from Our punishment coming to them in the morning while they play?
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 108; Surah Araf 7:98 link
What! do they feel secure from Allah's plan? But none feels secure from Allah's plan except the people who shall perish."
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 108; Surah Araf 7:99 link
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 109; Surah Qiyamat 75:36 link
And if Allah had destroyed men for their inequity, He would not leave on the earth a single creature, but He respites them till an appointed time..."
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 109; Surah Nahl 16:61 link
It is narrated in Bihar al-Anwar that Allah, most High, revealed to Prophet David (AS) saying, 'I want [something] and you want [something else], and verily only My will is done. Therefore, if you submit to what I want, I will suffice you in what you want. If you do not submit to My will, however, I will exhaust you in your quest for what you want, until only what I want will be.'
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 82, p. 136, no. 22; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 898 link
Among Allah's exhortations to Prophet Jesus (AS) was, 'O Jesus, call upon Me with a supplication of a sorrowful one, as if he is drowning and has no saviour and only supplicate Me by imploring Me, with the supplication being your prime concern, for verily if you call Me like that, I will answer you.'
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 314, no. 19; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 911 link
Verily Allah revealed to Prophet David (AS), 'O David, verily no sooner does a servant from among My servants obey Me in what I have commanded him than I give him before he asks Me, and I answer him before he supplicates Me
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 376, no. 16; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 915 link
Whoever then acts aggressively against you, inflict injury on him according to the injury he has inflicted on you
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 253; link
And whoever defends himself after his being oppressed these it is against whom there is no way (to blame).
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 253; Surah Shuara 42:41 link
And if you take your turn, then retaliate with the like of that with which you are afflicted.
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 253; Surah Nahl 16:126 link
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