IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL.
1 All praise is due to Allah, Who revealed the Book to His slave and didn’t place therein any crookedness
2 Being upright; to warn of a severe punishment from Him, and to give glad tidings to the believers who do good works; that for them is a beautiful reward
3 They will abide therein forever
4 And to warn those who say “Allah has taken a son”
5 They, and their fathers, have no knowledge of the matter whatsoever. How dreadful is the word that comes out of their mouths. They only speak a lie. (Qur’an 18:1-5)
An Indicative Lesson Contained In Verses 1-5
If one perfects his worship of Allah, becoming free from anything apart from Him by freeing himself from the yoke of created beings, and thereby coming to the station of witnessing and seeing, Allah will cause the knowledge of confirmation to descend upon his heart; and He will cause his slave to follow the methodology of the people of Divine Facilitation in a balanced way, without any excess or negligence. The person’s inner being will be protected from deviation and heresy, while his outer being will be protected from corruption and obstinacy. Allah will take the person’s affair off the person’s hands, and Allah will take charge of it Himself. So, the person will be upon a clear proof from his Lord regarding what he accepts and what he rejects.
If one is given permission to remind people, his expressions will be understood by them and his subtle indications will be apparent to them. So, he will give them glad tidings and warn them. He will kindle desire in them [for good deeds] and will admonish them [against evil acts]. He will give glad tidings to the people who declare God’s Oneness and His Transcendence, of the blissful Gardens and vision of the Countenance of the Most Merciful; and he will warn those who attribute partners to Allah, of the punishment of the Fire, of degradation, and of abasement. Allah be our refuge from the causes of sedition.
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