This blog series will discuss the characteristics of the true servants of Allah, the Exalted, which are mentioned in chapter 25 Al Furqan, verses 63 to 77. It is these muslims who will be granted safety and great blessings in this world and in the next. Chapter 10 Yunus, verse 62:
“Unquestionably, [for] the allies of Allah there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.”
Whenever they face a trial they will be given the strength to overcome them so that they reap further blessings. When the entire creation will face the Day of Judgement Allah, the Exalted, will remove all grief from them. Chapter 21 Al Anbiya, verse 103:
“They will not be grieved by the greatest terror and the angels will meet them, [saying], “This is your Day which you have been promised””
Allah, the Exalted, boasts of these special servants to the Angels in the Heavens. This has been confirmed in a Hadith found in Sunan An Nasai, number 5428. They are the ones who are brought near to Allah, the Exalted, in this world and will gain the special proximity of Allah, the Exalted, in the hereafter. Chapter 56 Al Waqi’ah, verses 10-12:
“And the forerunners, the forerunners. Those are the ones brought near [to Allah]. In the Gardens of Pleasure.”
They freed themselves from the servanthood of all other things and devoted themselves to the true obedience of Allah, the Exalted, by fulfilling His commands, refraining from His prohibitions and by facing destiny with patience. When they became His servants they became independent of the entire creation. But those who sought freedom from this servanthood only became servants of their desires and the material world. Chapter 45 Al Jathiyah, verse 23:
“Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire…”
They have reached this rank by striving to emulate the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and his blessed Companions, May Allah be pleased with them all. But it is important to note this is not possible to achieve without knowledge. It was why the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, declared in a Hadith found in Sunan Ibn Majah, number 224, that gaining useful knowledge is a duty on all muslims.
It must be the mission of all muslims to emulate their good character so that they too can achieve success in this world and in the next. A muslim must always remember that nothing will be heavier in the Scales of Judgment Day than good character. This has been confirmed in a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 2003.
The next blog in this series will begin by discussing the first characteristic of the servants of the Most Merciful namely, humility.
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