| 2|1|بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الم |
| 2|2|ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ |
| 2|3|الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ |
| 2|4|وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ وَبِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ |
| 2|5|أُولَٰئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ |
| 2|6|إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ |
| 2|7|خَتَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَعَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِمْ ۖ وَعَلَىٰ أَبْصَارِهِمْ غِشَاوَةٌ ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِ |
| 2|8|وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَبِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤْمِنِينَ |
| 2|9|يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّا أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ |
| 2|10|فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ فَزَادَهُمُ اللَّهُ مَرَضًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْذِبُونَ |
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Allah, the Wise and the Knowing has said: “The guidance you long
for (1/5), is preserved in this Book (15/9) wherein there is no
uncertainty, ambiguity or psychological perplexity. This Book shows to
the Muttaqeen the path leading
to the ultimate destination prescribed for humanity. The Muttaqeen
are those who wish to avoid pitfalls of the wrong path, who believe in
the unseen (which becomes comprehensible through reflection on the Quran),
and are confident that the right path will lead to the destination even
though the former may be obscured initially.”
In
order to achieve this objective, they establish the Niz’am-us-Sal’at
in which all human beings follow the Laws of Allah,
and after retaining that much which is necessary to meet their basic
needs (2/219), they keep the remaining material resources open for the
needy ones for their nourishment.
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The Muttaqeen believe
in all the truths revealed to you (O Nabi!)
and those revealed to the Anbia
who came before you. (The latter are, however, no longer in their
original or unadulterated form). Believing in these truths (which are
now all in the Quran) implies believing in the fact, which is corroborated by
historical evidence, that whenever Allah’s
Plan has been followed, the same beneficial results have been achieved,
namely, a blissful life free of anxiety. They, therefore, believe that
now, again, adherence to the Laws of Allah
will bring about the same good results and their striving in the present
will make the future bright, and that this process of evolution will
continue even beyond death (57/12, 66/8).
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The Muttaqeen are
blessed ones who lead their lives according to the Laws of Rabubiyyat
and whose efforts eventually bear fruit (23/1-11, 31/2-5). They wish to
follow the right path, warding off dangers inherent in taking the wrong
path.
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As opposed to Muttaqeen,
there are K’afireen
who see the right path clearly, yet do not adopt it, being impelled by
their obstinacy, jealousy, vanity, and vested interests (2/89-90, 109,
27/14, 35/42-43, 47/32). They do not follow this path themselves, and
also prevent others from following it (6/26, 41/26, 43/32). Whether or
not the K’afireen
are warned about the disastrous consequences of following the wrong
path, it is the same for them. They will never adopt the right path
(36/70).
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As a result of their outlook and actions, the K’afireen
lose their capacity for observation and comprehension. They, thus,
deprive themselves of the real joys of life, falling headlong into the
inferno of devastation. Indeed how pathetic is their end!
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While the Muttaqeen and
K’afireen accept or
reject the truth openly, the Mun’afiqeen
pay lip service to the truth of the Divine Code, the Law of Mukaf’at
and life Hereafter, without believing in it.
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They adopt two faced tactics towards Allah’s
System and delude themselves into thinking that they are deceiving the Momineen
who establish it. But if they were to reflect, they would realise that,
in fact, they deceive only themselves.
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Leading such a life results in a diseased mind and Allah’s
Law is that He furthers such a mind. This situation compels them to
persistent lying and what a torturous life they have to live in.
