Characteristics of a Believing Nation

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

 Al-Ma'idah 5:54

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا مَن يَرْتَدَّ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِۧ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِى ٱللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ‌وٓ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ يُجَٰهِدُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَآئِمٍۚ ذَٰلِكَ فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ 

O you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from his religion - Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allah ; He bestows it upon whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.

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Well I have no plan to revert from my religion insha Allah. Oh Allah let no deviate our hearts after You have guided us and grant for us from Yourself mercy. Ameen.

But I am still inspired by this ayah because it tells me about the characteristics of BELIEVING NATION

1.  Allah will love them

2. They will love Allah

3. They will be humble towards believers

4. They will be powerful against disbelievers.

5. They will strive in way of Allah

6. They will not fear the blame of a critic.

I wonder if I am part of the people who have these characteristics. About #1, I will never know until I meet Allah. About #2, yes I love Allah and I want to be around people who love Allah.

About #3, this is hard. Because Satan whispers me a lot. Satan whispers me in a way that may be person I am humbling towards is not a believer. But again how can I judge while Allah is the Best of Judges. About #4, it is easiest for me like all Muslims. About #5, it is hard. Because first fight is against our own soul and that is really hard. Subhan Allah. About #6, that is hard as well because that needs a lot of patience and gratitude. To do #6, patience is needed because blame always hurts and gratitude is needed because I need to thank Allah for having the critics because they help me to become better person insha Allah . Alhamdolillah 

Again doing all these things on individual basis is easy but this ayah is about the nation. Am I with people who are doing this? That is hard as well because we Muslims fight too much among ourselves. There is fighting in every group big or small. May Allah unite us Muslims. Ameen.

Characteristics of our Friends

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

 Al-Ma'idah 5:55

إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ‌و وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُمْ رَٰكِعُونَ 

Your ally is none but Allah and [therefore] His Messenger and those who have believed -  those who establish prayer and give zakah, and they bow [in worship].

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This ayah inspires me because it tells me what kind of friends should I have. So well my friends should at least possess these characteristics

1. Believe

2. Establish prayer

3. Give zakah

4. Bow in worship

#4 was confusing for me initially because I thought we bow only in Ruku in salah. But this is different kind of bowing. This is bowing in worshipping to Lord. This is bowing on doing everything Allah ordered. And that is difficult very difficult.

May Allah grant us those friends who have these characteristics. Ameen.

On a funny note If I want somebody to be my friend, it is embarrassing to ask "do you give zakah". But over a period of 1 year I can find out if this person gives zakah or deserves zakah. So this gives me an idea, that it can take up to 1 year for me to decide if somebody should be my friend. 

Fortunately, if you are reading this post then you are definitely my direct friend or through some of my very close friend. Alhamdolillah. So let's not forget to give our zakah. ch