Day 24 - لا اله الا الله in the Qur'an - 29/6/16 - Surah Ghafir Verses 64-65 + Surah Saffat Verse 35

بِسْم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Introduction: 

Allah created the whole world for لا اله الا الله. Allah created Paradise and Hell for لا اله الا الله. There is a Day of Judgement because of لا اله الا الله. Our test in life is لا اله الا الله. Our happiness is in لا اله الا الله. 

In [16:97]:

"Whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, while he (or she) is a true believer (of Islamic Monotheism) verily, to him We will give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter)." 

In order for good deeds to be accepted, they need to meet two conditions:

1) الإخلاص - Sincerity

This comes when you believe in لا اله الا الله. When you know that Allah is the only One who can accept and reward your good deeds. 

2) الإتباع - Following the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ 

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سورة غافر - Surah Ghafir

 

In [40:64-65]:

"Allah, it is He Who has made for you the earth as a dwelling place and the sky as a canopy, and has given you shape and made your shapes good (looking) and has provided you with good things. That is Allah, your Lord, then blessed be Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)." 

We were born believing لا اله الا الله - and that's what the فطرة (Natural Instinct) is. Disbelief is something odd. 

"الله الذي جعل لكم الأرض قرارا" 

Allah made the earth stable for you. It's been prepared for your benefit. 

"و السماء بناء" 

The heavens are a ceiling for the earth. It's like a construction.

The heavens are not all for you, but the earth is all for you. 

"و صوركم فأحسن صوركم" 

Allah favoured the human being by fashioning and beautifying him in the best form. In [95:4]:

"Verily, We created man of the best stature (mould)"

And this includes our feelings, knowledge, our brains, etc.

"و رزقكم من الطيبات" 

And Allah provided you from the طيبات.

"ذالكم الله ربكم" 

That is Allah, your Rabb; Your Reformer, Your Nurturer.

"فتبارك الله رب العالمين"

Blessed be Allah; the Lord of all the Worlds. He is the One who is blessed in everything, and the blessing is in His hands. He is the only One who is Blessed in Himself.

"He is the Ever Living, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), so invoke Him making your worship pure for Him Alone (by worshipping Him Alone, and none else, and by doing righteous deeds sincerely for Allah's sake only, and not to show off, and not to set up rivals with Him in worship). All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)."

"هو الحي"

To Allah belongs the Perfect, Complete, Most Beautiful Life. There is no beginning and no end to His life; while everything has else a day on which they begin, and a day on which they end. Our lives are limited. We were once not there, and there will come a day when we wont exist. Allah is never absent or unavailable. We don't see Allah, but we need to believe that He is الحي. 

And His life is perfect in all aspects; His hearing, seeing, knowledge, is Perfect. We live, but our hearing, seeing, knowledge, kindness, is not perfect. Allah's life is complete and perfect in all aspects, and there is no one whose life is like His.

"لا اله الا هو"

Don't attach yourself with feelings to someone who can be absent, disappear, die, or isn't perfect. Attach yourself to the One who is never seperated from you, never absent, never dies, never sleeps, whose perfection can never be affected. 

Don't make anyone else your إله. Don't devote the feelings of your heart to anyone other than Allah; or you'll live a very sad life. 

When you have a problem, Allah is الحي. Whenever you need something, Allah is الحي. This motivates you to not attach your heart to anyone except Allah.

"فادعوه مخلصين له الدين"

So ask Him. And this is an act of worship; so don't ask anyone except Him. Make the Face of Allah your main concern. Make His pleasure your goal. This should be your main focus in life. Keep working and working for this goal until death comes. In [15:99]:

"And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty (i.e. death)."

You worship Allah sincerely because He is الحي. And only He knows about your sincerity. It's not like you tire yourself, and no one appreciates you, because they don't know what you're doing.

None of the Jinn knew that Sulayman عليه السلام died until the worm ate from his stick. They worked and worked and found all their work to be in vain, because he was dead. 

You have one job for your entire life, and that is to worship Allah. Just focus on One your entire life. And your Master never dies, He never even sleeps. In [51:56]:

"And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone)." 

"الحمد لله الرب العالمين"

All praise is due to Allah because He is Rabb Al-Alameen. Because He is الحي, whom there is no one like. 

We have the Best of Dhikr: لا اله الا الله

And the Best of Duas: الحمد لله 

All this makes you appreciate that Allah is One, and that He is our Rabb. 

The Theme of Surah AlGhafir is Da'wah. And the Da'wah is لا اله الا الله. The Da'wah of the Messengers was لا اله الا الله. 

And there's a verse regarding this in [37:35]:

"Truly, when it was said to them: La ilaha ill-Allah "(none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)," they puffed themselves up with pride (i.e. denied it)."

Surah Saffat is about complete submission to Allah. لا اله الا الله is mentioned in the context of the People of the Hellfire. When people made Da'wah to them in this world, reminded them with لا اله الا الله, they would show arrogance. They don't like it and deny it when you tell them to not attach themselves to anyone except Allah. 

And Allah mentioned in [39:45]:

"And when Allah Alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust (from the Oneness of Allah and when those (whom they obey or worship) besides Him [like all false deities other than Allah, it may be a Messenger like 'Iesa (Jesus) - son of Maryam (Mary), 'Uzair (Ezra), an angel, a pious man, a jinn, or any other creature even idols, graves of religious people, saints, priests, monks, etc.] are mentioned, behold, they rejoice!"

If you tell them about the people, the means, or anything other than Allah, they feel happy. And yet لا اله الا الله is a word which will be the means of removing people of Hellfire.

We need to remember لا اله الا الله and to rely on Allah, because every situation we go through is a test, and the tests can come so subtly.