Don't Dispute

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

Al-Anfal 8:46

وَأَطِيعُوا ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ‌و وَلَا تَنَٰزَعُوا فَتَفْشَلُوا وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْۖ وَٱصْبِرُوٓاۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ 

And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute and [thus] lose courage and [then] your strength would depart; and be patient.  Indeed, Allah is with the patient.

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This ayah reminds me not to dispute because dispute results in losing courage. While being patient will give me advantage that Allah will be with me. That should be my greatest comfort that Allah is with me.  Alhamdolillah

A Criterion

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem

Al-Anfal 8:29

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا إِن تَتَّقُوا ٱللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّكُمْ فُرْقَانًا وَيُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْۗ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ 

O you who have believed, if you fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion and will remove from you your misdeeds and forgive you. And Allah is the possessor of great bounty.

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It happens to me that I don't understand what is right or wrong. This ayah reminds me to fear Allah. If I fear Him, He will grant me a criteria. And remove my evil from me and forgive me. But fearing Him in its true right also becomes difficult. At least this ayah reminds me to make an effort to be fearful. And I experienced Allah does provide me a criteria if I make an effort to be fearful. Alhamdolillah

A Litmus Test

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

Al-Anfal 8:53

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرًا نِّعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْۙ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ 

That is because Allah would not change a favor which He had bestowed upon a people until they change what is within themselves. And indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

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This ayah is like a litmus test for me. If something is changing that I dislike that means something is changing in my heart as well. Being grateful and being patient is the greatest favor of Allah. And if I dislike something that means either I am ungrateful or impatient. Subhan Allah. Oh Allah let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us. Indeed You are the Granter of bounties. Ameen.

Ability to put affection between hearts

اعوذ بالله من الشيطن الرجيم

Surah 8. Al-Anfal, Verse 63:

وَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ لَوْ أَنفَقْتَ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مَّا أَلَّفْتَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ أَلَّفَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِنَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ

Translation:

And He has united their (i.e. believers') hearts. If you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have united their hearts, but Allah has united them. Certainly He is All-Mighty, All-Wise.

Believers in truth

اعوذ بالله من الشيطن الرجيم

Surah 8. Al-Anfal, Verse 2:

إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِذَا تُلِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُهُ زَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

Translation:

The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His Verses (this Quran) are recited unto them, they (i.e. the Verses) increase their Faith; and they put their trust in their Lord (Alone);

Surah 8. Al-Anfal, Verse 3:

الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ

Translation:

Who perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and spend out of that We have provided them.

Surah 8. Al-Anfal, Verse 4:

أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقًّا لَّهُمْ دَرَجَاتٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ

Translation:

It is they who are the believers in truth. For them are grades of dignity with their Lord, and Forgiveness and a generous provision (Paradise).

Allah changes the favor for a reason

اعوذ بالله من الشيطن الرجيم

Surah 8. Al-Anfal, Verse 53:

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرًا نِّعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

Translation:

That is so because Allah will never change a grace which He has bestowed on a people until they change what is in their ownselves. And verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.

If you fear Allah, He will grant you a criteria

اعوذ بالله من الشيطن الرجيم

Surah 8. Al-Anfal, Verse 29:

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِن تَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّكُمْ فُرْقَانًا وَيُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ

Translation:

O you who believe! If you obey and fear Allah, He will grant you Furqan a criterion [(to judge between right and wrong), or (Makhraj, i.e. making a way for you to get out from every difficulty)], and will expiate for you your sins, and forgive you, and Allah is the Owner of the Great Bounty.

via iQuran

Signs of True Believers and their rewards

اعوذ بالله من الشيطن الرجيم

Surah 8. Al-Anfal, Verse 2:

إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِذَا تُلِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُهُ زَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

Translation:

The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His Verses (this Quran) are recited unto them, they (i.e. the Verses) increase their Faith; and they put their trust in their Lord (Alone);

Surah 8. Al-Anfal, Verse 3:

الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ

Translation:

Who perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and spend out of that We have provided them.

Surah 8. Al-Anfal, Verse 4:

أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقًّا لَّهُمْ دَرَجَاتٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ

Translation:

It is they who are the believers in truth. For them are grades of dignity with their Lord, and Forgiveness and a generous provision (Paradise).