2:38. We said: "Descend from it all of you, so when the guidance comes from Me, then whoever follows My guidance, they will have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve."
2:39 And those who disbelieve and deny Our revelations, they are the dwellers of Hell, in it they will abide.
2:40 O Children of Israel, remember My blessings that I had blessed you with, and fulfill your pledge to Me that I may fulfill My pledge to you, and reverence Me alone.
[Fear the consequences of violating Divine Commands.
2:41 And grace yourselves with belief in what I have revealed now confirming in what you already have. Be not the first among those who will conceal the truth therein, and trade not My revelations for petty gains. Rather, be mindful of Me.
[Confirming the truth in’ 2:101. And when a messenger came to them from Allah, authenticating what was with them, a group of those who had already received the Book placed the Book of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know.
Petty gains = The false dogma of being the ‘chosen ones’ which is consistently rejected by the Qur’an.
The only criterion of honor in the Sight of Allah is character 2:80. And they said: "The Fire will not touch us except for a few number of days." Say: "Have you taken a pledge with Allah? If so, then Allah will not break His pledge. Or do you say about Allah what you do not know?"
10:69. Say: "Those who invent lies about God, they will not be successful."
29:23. And those who rejected the revelations of God and in meeting Him; those have forsaken My mercy; and they will have a painful retribution.
49:13. O Mankind! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that you may recognize one another. Certainly, the most honored among you in the Sight of Allah is the one who is best in conduct. Allah is Knower, Aware.
Kufr = Opposing the truth = Denying the truth = Concealing the truth = Ingratitude = Rejection of truth = Choosing to live in darkness = Hiding or covering something = Closing eyes to light.
Kaafir = One given to Kufr =One who adamantly denies the truth = One who opposes the truth = Commonly translated as ‘infidel’ = Derivatively and positively, a farmer who hides the seed under the soil.
57:20. Know all of you that the life of this world is only play and a fleeting delight, and your mutual bragging, and rivalry in riches and children. It is like abundant rain that brings forth plantation and pleases the farmers (Kuffaar). But then the plantation withers and you can see it turn into yellow hay. And in the end it crumbles into dust! But in the Hereafter it is either grievous suffering or protecting forgiveness from Allah and His approval. So, what is the life of this world, but an enjoyment of illusion?
Therefore, Kufr or Kafir does not apply to the unaware, anyone to whom the message has not been conveyed or reached yet.
Taqwa = Seeking to journey through life in security = Protect oneself from disintegration of the personality = Journeying in security = Being careful and observant = Getting empowered against evil = Avoid overstepping the laws = Exercising caution = Preserving oneself against deterioration = Good conduct = Building character = Live upright = Fear the consequences of violating Divine Commands = Being mindful of the Creator = Remaining conscious of the Divinely ordained Values = Taking precaution = Being watchful against error]
2:42 Do not confound the truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth while you are well aware of it.
[2:159. Indeed, those who conceal anything of the evidence and the guidance that We have revealed after We have made it clear to mankind through this Book; such are the ones whom Allah will condemn and whom all who have discernment will condemn.
3:71.O People of the Book! Why do you cloak the truth with falsehood, and conceal the truth that you are so well aware of?]
2:43. Strive to establish the System of Salaat, and to set up the Just Economic Order in the society. And bow down with others who bow down to these commands.
[System of Salaat = The System in which following the Divine commands is facilitated in the society.]
2:44 Do you exhort the people to do good, but forget yourselves, while you are reciting the Book? Do you not comprehend?
[2:10 In their hearts is a disease, so Allah increases their disease, and they will have a painful retribution for what they have denied.
2:177 Piety is not to turn your faces towards the east and the west, but pious is one who believes in Allah and the Last Day, and the angels, and the Book, and the prophets, and who gives money out of love to the relatives, and the orphans, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and those who ask, and to free the slaves; and who upholds the contact prayer, and who contributes towards purification; and those who keep their pledges when they make a pledge, and those who are patient in the face of adversity and hardship and when in despair. These are the ones who have been truthful, and these are the righteous.]
2:45. If you wish to strengthen your own ‘self’ and promote the well-being of the society, then be patient and resolute in establishing the Divinely ordained System of Life. It is hard except for those who are humbly committed to a noble cause.
[2:153. O You who have chosen to be graced with belief! Seek help by patiently following the Divine Commands. Certainly, God is with the steadfast.
70:17. It calls him who turned and fled from truth.
90:10.And shown him the two paths?
You have become used to thriving on the fruit of others’ toil, such as devouring usury, and, therefore, economic equity and social equality strike at your selfish interests.
2:275. Those who consume usury do not rise except as one being influenced by the touch of the devil. That is because they have said: "Trade is the same as usury." While Allah has made trade lawful, and He has made usury unlawful. Whoever has received understanding from His Rabb and ceases, then he will be forgiven for what was before this and his case will be with Allah.
But whoever returns, then they are the people of the Fire, in it they will abide.
Khushoo’ = Being humbly compliant = Sincerely committed = Being devoted to a noble cause.
Sabr = Patience = Facing adversity with courage = Steadfastness = Resolve = Determination in the face of affluence or adversity.]
2:46 The ones who conceive that they will meet their Lord and that to Him they will return.
2:47 O Children of Israel, remember My blessings that I had blessed you with, and that I had preferred you over all the worlds.
[when you were faithful to commands.
2:122. O Children of Israel, remember My blessings that I had blessed you with, and that I had preferred you over all the worlds.]
2:48 And beware of a Day when no soul can avail another soul, nor will any intercession be accepted from it, nor will any ransom be taken, nor will they have supporters.
[6:164. Say: "Shall I seek other than God as a Lord when He is the Lord of everything?" And every soul earns what is for it, and none will carry the burden of another. Then to your Rabb is your return and He will inform you of what you disputed in.
Shafa'ah = Stand up as witness to the Truth = Intercession = Clearing a falsehood assigned to someone.
2:123.And beware of a Day when no soul can avail another soul, nor will any amendment be accepted from it, nor will any intercession help it; they will not be supported.
6:50.Say(O prophet): "I do not say to you that I possess the treasures of Allah, nor do I know the future, nor do I say to you that I am an angel. I merely follow what is inspired to me." Say(O prophet): "Are the blind and the seer the same? Do you not think?"
6:70. Leave alone those who have taken their system for play and distraction, and this worldly life has tempted them. And remind with it that a soul will suffer for what it has earned, it will not have besides Allah any supporter nor intercessor; and even if it brings all justice, none will be accepted from it. These are the ones who have suffered with what they have earned; for them will be a boiling drink, and a painful retribution for what they had rejected.
32:4. Allah is the One who has created the heavens and the earth, and what is between them in six stages, then He settled upon the Throne. You do not have besides Him any Lord, nor intercessor. Will you not then remember?
39:44. Say(O prophet: "To Allah belongs all intercession." To Him belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, then to Him you will be returned.
40:17. Today, every soul will be recompensed for what it had earned. There will be no injustice today. Truly, Allah is swift in reckoning.
10:3. Your Lord is God who has created the heavens and the earth in six stages, then He settled upon the Throne; He manages all affairs. There is no intercessor except after His permission. Such is Allah your Rabb, so serve Him. Would you not remember?
19:87. None will possess intercession, except for he who has taken a pledge with the Almighty.
Not even the Messengers of Allah are exempt from the Divine Law of Recompense.
6:15. Say( O prophet) : "I fear if I disobey my Rabb, the retribution of a great Day!"
10:15. And when Our clear revelations were recited to them, those who do not wish to meet Us said: "Bring a Qur'an other than this, or change it!" Say( O prophet) : "It is not for me to change it of my own accord, I merely follow what is inspired to me. I fear, if I disobeyed my Lord, the retribution of a great Day!"
39:13. Absolutely, to Allah is the true system. And those who set up allies besides Him: "We only serve them so that they may bring us closer to Allah." Allah will judge between them in what they dispute. For Allah does not guide him who is a liar, a rejecter.
72:20. Say: "I only call on my Rabb, and I do not set up anyone with Him."]
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