| Daily Reflections - Ar Raja |
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Ar-Rajaa (hope) is the opposite of Al-Khawf (fear). Its meaning is the comtemplation of good things and the imminence (  ) of their occuring. Sometimes, when accompanied by a negative, the same word is used to mean fear as in Allah's statement:Ma lakum la tarjoona lillahi waqaaran. What is it with you that you do not fear of Allah His Greatness? Nuh:13 Hope for Allah's mercy and reward, fear of His wrath and punishment and absolute love for Allah Most High are all vital parts if Iman. Allah and His Prophet 
Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him have attributed all three of
these to the best of mankind - Allah's messengers - and the righteous
and believing among his slaves. Don't be confused by those who attempt
to magnify love of Allah alone at the expense of the other two or even
reject the other two as "crutches" for "beginners". All believers, even
our Prophet Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him and all of the prophets, fear Allah's punishment and have hope in His mercy. Allah said:Inna alladhina aamanoo wa alladhina haajaroo wa jaahadoo fiy sabeeli Allahi ulaa'ika yarjoona rahmata Allahi wa Allahu ghafoorun raheemun. Those who believe and those who migrated and fought in the path of Allah hope for the mercy of Allah and Allah is extremely forgiving, very merciful. Al-Baqarah:218 Here Allah mentions those who believed, made the obligatory migration from the land of disbelief to the land of belief and fought in jihad and that they have hope (look forward to) the mercy of Allah Most High. This verse was communicated regarding the military expedition of Abdullah ibn Jahsh after they said to the Prophet Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him: "Do we have hope that by being on this expedition that we wil receive the reward of those who fight in jihad?" And so Allah answered them that they have hope for great reward for their belief, their migration and their fighting in jihad. A believer combines hope for Allah's mercy and fear of His punishment at the same time. By pondering the signs of Allah and the narrations of the Prophet Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him, we can keep these in proper balance. If we don't maintain contact with these teachings and these texts, shaitaan and his helpers will seek to divert us one way or the other depending on our personality.
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