بِسْم الله الرحمن الرحيم
سورة القصص - Surah AlQasas
The main theme of Surah AlQasas is الثقة بوعد الله (Trust that Allah will fulfill His promise). The Story of Musa عليه السلام is mentioned in detail in this Surah.
In [28:68-70]:
"And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses, no choice have they (in any matter). Glorified be Allah, and exalted above all that they associate as partners (with Him)."
Allah, your رب, is in charge of doing everything. The creation is by His choice and will and no one elses. How you look, who your children are, aren't your choice. We don't even choose what will happen to us, who we meet, etc. It's all Allah's choice.
So don't associate partners with Allah, because no one else has a choice in creation.
"And your Lord knows what their breasts conceal, and what they reveal."
Allah; your Reformer and Nurturer, knows what is inside your heart, and what is external. And Allah deals with us accordingly. He knows what's good for you and what's best for you.
"تكنً" is something which is so concealed, preserved, and protected. Allah knows about it, and He knows what you show on the outside.
"And He is Allah; La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). His is all praise, in the first (i.e. in this world) and in the last (i.e.in the Hereafter). And for Him is the Decision, and to Him shall you (all) be returned."
"هو الله لا إله إلا هو"
Your Rabb, who created everything by His will, who knows what is inside and out, is Allah. All the beautiful names of Allah point to One. If you want the best of choices, go to Allah. If you want the best of mercy, go to Allah. If you want the best of power, go to Allah. This gives you so much comfort, rest, and peace of mind. You know where to go.
He is Allah. No one else deserves attachment except Him. When you know everything is from Him, you know that you should direct all your actions, utterances, and heart to Allah. Run to Allah. And you can run to Allah without having an appointment.
"له الحمد في الأولى و الآخرة"
Allah deserves all praise in the Dunya and in the Hereafter.
1) In the Dunya
The One who believes in Allah's promise and trusts that Allah will fulfill His promise; The believers - are those who admit that all praise belongs to Allah.
2) In the Hereafter
Everyone will say الحمد لله in the hereafter. Even the disbelievers will say الحمد لله, because they witness Allah's Perfect Justice and Attributes. They'll confess that it was they who wronged themselves.
الحمد is different from الشكر. It is to praise Allah because He is Perfect, whereas الشكر is related to the blessings bestowed upon you.
He is the One who is Praiseworthy. All His actions are Praiseworthy.
"له الحكم و إليه ترجعون"
These are all reasons to attach yourself to Allah. Attach yourself to the One whom the judgement belongs to, and to whom you're going to return to.
Allah said in [13:28]:
"Those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism), and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah, Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest."
And the best of remembrances is لا اله الا الله. Your heart will find the most rest and tranquility when you believe and act upon لا اله الا الله.
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In [28:88]:
"And invoke not any other ilah (god) along with Allah, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). Everything will perish save His Face. His is the Decision, and to Him you (all) shall be returned."
"لا اله الا هو" and "له الحكم و إليه ترجعون" are repeated in this verse.
All this increases our faith and attachment to Allah
"و لا تدع مع الله إله ءاخر"
Dua is an act of worship, so you have to be sincere in it. Don't invoke other than Allah; because لا اله الا هو. Allah tells us this so clearly, but many people don't learn until they go through experiences.
What will make you always run to Allah?
"كل شيء هالك إلا وجهه"
Knowing that everything will perish except Him. The face of Allah means Allah, we can't seperate Allah. But Allah specified His face, because the face of Allah is the most beautiful. Seeing the face of Allah is the greatest delight.
Don't attach yourself to anyone else, because they'll all perish. They'll all leave this Dunya, they'll all leave you. Attaching yourself to people who go away is depressing and disappointing. Just run to Allah, because Allah will always be there.
In [55:26-27]:
كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ
"Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish."
وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
"And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honour will abide forever."
In a nutshell:
Verse 70 = Attach yourself to Allah because He is praiseworthy, because all the best qualities belong to Him.
Verse 88 = Attach yourself to Allah because everything else will perish except Him
Trust that He will fulfill His promises, because to Him belong the perfect attributes, and because He is never absent from you.
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