We are not left in loneliness

Allah’s Guidance; a Valuable Blessing

The faith in the help of Allah, the Greatest, the Merciful, in not leaving men to wander aimlessly is underlined in sublime instructions of Islam as well in the Quranic verses and tradition. To enjoy the Guidance from Allah, all men are sheltered by the Merciful and no one is deprived of this valuable blessing. To illuminate the case, the following text is selected from the book “ a commentary on Kumayl supplication” by professor Hossein Ansaryan.   

The Omnipotent Allah has willed to place human being in a corner of the world for a limited time, out of Mercy, benefiting him from all the blessings and good things that are prepared via the processes of the ethereal elements like the clouds and the winds, the sun and the moon. He has bestowed on the human various kinds of fruits, vegetables, and seeds, and also halal (pure) meat of creatures from the sky, the earth and the seas. Allah has granted the necessary equipment to human for establishing his own life. Human being should rely on his mind and free will to choose the religious guidance; a unique blessing, that is the right path offered by the Heavenly Books and especially Qur’¡n, the holy prophets (s.a), and Imams (a.s). By doing so, man recognizes his duty and responsibility toward his Creator and rightfully tries to fulfill these duties, so that he will acquire his due perfection. Human being should attempt to work for his Hereafter during the limited worldly life and prepare for Allah’s satisfaction and His paradise.

If man contemplates on all the material as well as spiritual blessings granted by the Almighty, he discovers that His general Mercy has surrounded both the apparent and the hidden sides of the heavens and the earth. Man himself is so much cloaked in Allah’s Mercy and subject to His beneficence that no other creature, even the nearest angel, is like him.

At this point, human being should insightfully begin the spiritual journey to serve Allah and reach His countenance, not disregarding to serve Allah and His servants. He should humbly pray and worship Allah, with all his organs, at every point in time and beseech Him.

By choosing the right path that is Allah’s strong guidance, fulfilling the duties and serving the servants, humans, as asserted by the holy Qur’¡n, will be granted great reward and Allah’s paradise.

Allah’s Mercy

If human being commits a sin due to ignorance or negligence during the lifetime, and he regrets and returns to Allah by beseeching him, repentance, and compensation of the sin, Allah will forgive him. It is recommended that repentance be accompanied by the du`¡’ Kumayl on Thursday night; the night of Mercy and the descent of Allah’s Blessings to the servants.

قُلْ يَا عِبَادِي الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ.

Say: O my people who have been prodigal against yourselves, do not despair of God’s mercy; surely God forgives sins altogether; surely He is the All-forgiving, the All-compassionate. (39:53)

There are so many verses in the holy Qur’¡n that end with the phrases such as:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ.

Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate. (2:173)

وَاللَّهُ رَءُوفٌ بِالْعِبَادِ.

Allah is gentle with His servants. (2:207)

وَاللَّهُ يَدْعُو إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ.

Allah invites into the Garden, and forgiveness by His grace. (2:221)

أَنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ.

And know that Allah is All-forgiving, All-clement. (2:253)

وَاللَّهُ يَخْتَصُّ بِرَحْمَتِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ.

But Allah singles out for His Mercy whom He will. (2:105)

وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ.

And Allah is of infinite bounty. (2:105)

إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا.

Allah is All-pardoning, All-forgiving. (4:43)

إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ تَوَّابًا رَحِيمًا.

Allah is Relenting, Merciful. (4:16)

وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

And He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy. (12:64)

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَاسِعُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ.

Surely your Lord is liberal in forgiving (53:32).

Traditions about Allah’s Mercy

Abu Sa’id Khadri has narrated from the holy Prophet (s.a):

When the sinful believers are sent to the Hell, the fire becomes cold for them until they are brought out. Then Allah calls on the angels: Bring them to the Paradise, because they are subject to My infinite Mercy and Compassion.

It is narrated from the Prophet’s Household:

When the Resurrection Day is established, the Almighty gathers the believers together and tells them: ‘I forgive your sins as they make you indebted to Me, pardon each others’ sins so that you can enter paradise.’

It is also narrated that on the Resurrection Day, Allah calls on each of His servant: O My servant! I granted you blessings, but you committed sins. As I increased My blessings for you, you added your transgression. The servant bends his head from shyness. Allah calls: O My servant! Raise your head, since I forgave you at the same moment you committed sin.

Another tradition reads:

When a servant is brought before Allah on the Hereafter, s/he bends head and bursts into cry from shame. The Almighty calls: When you committed sin cheerfully I did not make you ashamed. Now that you do not do evil and you are bitterly ashamed, how can I punish you? I forgive your wrongdoing and allow you to enter My paradise.

It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah (s.a) who said:

Allah has a hundred kinds of Mercy, one of which He grants in this world, covering His servants with it, and He reserves the other ninety nine for the Resurrection Day with which to endow His servants.[1]

The great narrator, Shaikh ¯ad£q, has narrated from an infallible Imam:

When the Resurrection Day is established, Allah’s embracing Mercy is manifested and the wrongdoers are forgiven in crowds to such an extent that the outcast Satan becomes covetous!

An important tradition states that when a believer servant is placed in grave, the grave is covered and friends and acquaintances return, leaving him alone the All-Compassionate Allah calls him, out of Mercy: O My servant! You are left alone in the darkness and those for whose pleasure you committed sin and whose satisfaction you preferred to mine, have gone away. Now I grant My Mercy to you such that people are surprised. Then He calls on the angels: O My angels! My servant is lonely, alienated, and forlorn and is My guest. Go help him and open an entrance to paradise for him! Bring him all kinds of flowers and foods! Then leave him alone, because I will be his companion until the Resurrection Day![2]