My friend, be judicious and careful in your actions. Demand from yourself an account of every deed. Cross-examine yourself for every detail; try to evaluate your deeds through introspection whether they were meant for the realization of virtue or motivated otherwise. What motivated you to ask questions about mid-night prayers? Was it purely for the…
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O you who believe! Be careful of (your duty to) Allah…
‘O you who believe! Be careful of (your duty to) Allah… (59:18).’ The word ‘ittaqu’ means be careful, guard yourself, but what role does the word ‘Allah’ have here? ‘Allah’ is the object of the verb ‘ittaqu’, it means fear Allah and guard yourselves against that danger which threatens you from Allah as punishment for…
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