Tawba 112

Tawba 112

112- THOSE WHO REPENT OFTEN, WORSHIP SINCERELY, ARE GRATEFUL, SAEHON (FAST AND DO JIHAD), THOSE WHO BOW, PROSTRATE, COMMAND THE DOING OF GOOD AND FORBID EVIL, OBSERVE ALLAH’S LIMITS, AND GIVE THE BELIEVERS GOOD NEWS.

This is a detailed description of the character of the believers who are going to be pleased in the hereafter when they face their judgement:

1. They repent often:  The believers err and do wrong, however they quickly go back to their senses realising they did wrong, and repent.  Allah the Highest said about them: “THOSE WHO ARE PIOUS, WHENEVER THEY ARE TOUCHED BY THE DEVIL, THEY REMEMBER AND, THEN THEY SEE”.  (S:7 A:112)

Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said: “Indeed, all the children of Adam sin often, and the best of those who sin often are those who repent often”.  (T: Qiamah; 49 & Ma: Zohd; 30 & Da: Reqaq; 18 & A: 3; 198)

2. Those who worship sincerely.  Worshipping sincerely means worshipping with sincere intention, regularly, on time and in the way Allah the Highest commanded.  It also means obeying Allah the Highest in every way, and not to hold fear of others as fearing Allah the Highest, and not holding any principles in the same esteem as those of Allah the Highest.

3. Saehon: This word means many things:

First: Fasting, for Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, when asked about it said: “They are the fasting people”

It also means those who go on Jihad, for Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said: “The Siahah of my nation is the Jihad in the cause of Allah”

The Scholars say that it also means travelling for knowledge and education.

It also means travelling away from a land where a believer is not safe, and may have fears for his faith and his family’s faith and well being.  Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said: “The time is getting near when the best of a man’s property is a flock of sheep grazing in the mountains, wandering looking for plant and water, and escaping to save his faith from temptation”.  (B: Fetan & Ma: Fetan)

4. Those who command and encourage people to do what is righteous, and forbid and discourage people from doing what is evil and what is forbidden.  For without those people, evil spreads throughout the Earth.

5. Those who observe Allah’s limits and those who stay within those limits and boundaries.    These limits are Allah’s rules for our life on Earth, in all our dealings with each other and in all our relationships; in short, they cover every aspect of our life.

For example, we may marry, but may not have sexual intercourse outside marriage.  We may trade in every way, but without cheating or stealing.  Even when we kill an animal to eat, we should kill it swiftly, with a sharp knife, mention God’s name on it, and not let it see other animals killed. We should not use it as target, and if we kill it, it should be eaten; we should not kill animals or birds we are not going to eat, or just kill them for sport.

Then Allah the Highest reassures the believers of the great reward awaiting them, The Paradise, which is worth the waiting and the sacrifices.