30/06/2024
Benefits of verse 51 to 77 of Sura Al Qasas.
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ
وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ
Verily! You (O Muhammad ) guide not whom you like, but
Allah guides whom He wills. And He knows best those who are
the guided.
Qur'an 28:56
Benefit No. 263
"Here Allah سبحانه وتعالى is saying: You, 0
Muhammad - and others even more so - cannot
guide anyone, even if he is among the dearest of
people to you. This is something that is beyond the
ability of all people, to guide in the sense of making
them believe and creating faith in their hearts.
Rather that is in the Hand of Allah and He guides
whomever He wills, and He knows best who is fit to
be guided, so He guides him, and who is not fit to
be guided, so He leaves him to go astray."
وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّن شَئءٍ فَمَتَعُ الْحَيَوةِ ألدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتُهَا وَمَا عِندَ اللهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٌ أَفَلا تَعْقِلُونَ
And whatever you have been given is an enjoyment of the life of (this) world and
its adornment, and that (Hereafter) which is with Allah is better and will remain
forever. Have you then no sense?
Qur'an 28:60
Benefit No. 264
"Here Allah urges His slaves to have little interest in this world and not to
be deceived by it; rather they should focus on the hereafter and make that
their main aim and goal. He tells them that all that people are given of
gold, silver, animals, belongings, wives, sons, food, drink and pleasure is
but the enjoyment of the life of this world and its splendour. In other
words, these things are enjoyed only for a short while and bring brief
pleasure, but that enjoyment will be interrupted by a great deal of trouble
and strife. A person may enjoy these adornments for a short time, which
gives him a reason for pride and showing off, but they will quickly
disappear and all come to an end, and he will not gain anything from that
except loss, regret, disappointment and deprivation. «but that which is
with Allah > of eternal bliss and sound living < is better and more
lasting!> that is, it is better in terms of both quality and quantity, and it
is eternal and everlasting. «Will you not then understand?» That is, do
you not have minds with which to reflect and decide what should be given
precedence and which of the two realms is more deserving of being
striven for? This indicates that the more rational a person is, the more he
will give precedence to the hereafter over this world, and no one gives
precedence to this world unless there is a deficiency in his reasoning."