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142. " or have you imagined that you will enter paradise and that allah does
not yet know those among you who strived nor he knows the patient
ones ? "
commentary:
in this verse it refers to the holy struggle, patience and perseverance
of the believers, because the way to heaven is through patience and holy
war. the qur'an, addressing those who enter the heaven, says:
" peace be
on you for that you persevered in patience! ... " 1
in this statement there is a
narrow sense. it does not say: peace be on you for the performance of
hajj or fasting or paying alms, because accomplishment of any duty needs
patience and perseverance.
" or have you imagined that you will enter paradise and that allah does
not yet know those among you who strived nor he knows the patient ones ? "
explanation:
1. bare faith is not enough, effort and action is also necessary. yes,
heaven is in the pledge of good deeds.
2. the key to heaven is patience and holy war. (patience in sorrows
and happinesses, in sins, in obedience, and, finally, in the greater warfare
and the lesser warfare).
3. patience and perseverance in the holy war is necessary, because
the first onset of war, its continuation, and the sad effects that come forth
after war, all in all, need patience and constancy.
4. leave your vain imaginations and false expectations.
" or have you imagined ..."
1
sura ar-ra`d, no 13, verse 24
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