||A Discourse on Taqwa (Obedience to Allah) (1 of 1), Read 19
times | ||Issues: The Islamic Personality | ||Thursday, January
27, 2005 08:01 PM | Taqwa - Fear of Allah Ibn Juzayy said in his
dictionary of terms from the introduction to his tafsir:
"Taqwa's meaning is fear, clinging to obedience to Allah and
abandoning disobedience to Him. It is the sum of all good." And
in his commentary: We will discuss taqwa in three sections.
Concerning its benefits derived from the Qur'an, and they are
fifteen: Guidance, because of His words "guidance for the
muttaqeen (the people of taqwa)"; Help because of His words
"Truly, Allah is with the people who have taqwa"; Close
friendship [with Allah] because of His words, "Allah is the
close friend of the muttaqeen"; Love because of His words,
"Truly Allah loves the muttaqeen"; Covering over [of wrong
actions] because of His words, "If you have taqwa of Allah He
will make for you a discrimination and He will cover over for
you your wrong actions"; A way out from unhappiness,