Araf 55-56 | aamsaafanquran's Blog

Araf 55-56

55- CALL UPON YOUR LORD, PLEADING AND IN PRIVATE, INDEED HE DOES NOT LOVE THE TRANSGRESSORS.

56- AND DO NOT CAUSE MISCHIEF THROUGH THE EARTH AFTER IT HAS BEEN PUT RIGHT, AND CALL UPON HIM IN FEAR AND IN HOPE, INDEED ALLAH’S MERCY IS CLOSE TO THOSE WHO ARE RIGHTEOUS AND DO GOOD.

Our relationship with Allah the Highest is a private one, for Allah the Highest is near and sees our intentions and what is in our hearts.  Allah the Highest is near and close to us, for He said: “AND IF MY SLAVES ASK YOU ABOUT ME, (TEL THEM) I AM NEAR.  I ANSWER THE DAWA (REQUEST) OF WHOEVER CALLS UPON ME WHEN THEY CALL UPON ME.  LET THEM RESPOND TO ME AND BELIEVE IN ME SO THAT THEY MAY BECOME RIGHTLY GUIDED”.  (S: 2 A: 186)

The Muslims were in one of their travels with Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him.  Whenever they went up a hill or down a valley, they raised their voices saying: “Allah the Greatest”.  He said to them: “O people; be easy upon yourselves, you do not call one who is deaf or absent, but you call one who hears and is near”.  (Bukhari & Muslim)

Allah the Highest hears the dawas said quietly or in private just as well as other Dawa, indeed we are often closer to Allah the Highest when we speak to Him in private, like Zachariah did: “THE MENTION OF YOUR LORD’S MERCY TO HIS SLAVE ZACHARIAH * WHEN HE CALLED UPON YOUR LORD IN PRIVATE”.        (S: 19 A: 2-3)

The Dawas should have other essential elements, some are mentioned here:

1-     One should plead to our Lord feeling one’s weakness and helplessness, and being certain of our need to His Help.

2-    We should plead to Allah the Highest with fear and hope in our hearts, and Allah the Highest knows well what is in our hearts. 

3-    One should plead to Allah the Highest, the Creator of Heavens and Earth, the one who can answer any Dawa, whatever it might be, and feeling positive that Allah the Highest will answer, for Allah the Highest is Most Generous and will not have His slave raising his hands pleading to Him and let them go back empty.

4-    The Dawa should not contain transgression against others, or asking for what Allah the Highest has forbidden. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “There are those who transgress in Dawa”.  (Ahmed)

Allah the Highest commands us to do good deeds on Earth and not to transgress even in our Dawa.

Causing mischief is to cause harm and difficulties to others, killing, stealing, cheating, monopolising goods and food, etc. among many other things.  Allah’s mercy is for the righteous who do good deeds, not for those who do evil things.  Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “Allah has mercy upon the merciful of His slaves”.

 And Allah the Highest said: “AND MY MERCY EMBRACES EVERYTHING, I WILL ORDAIN IT TO THE PIOUS WHO GUARD THEMSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEASURE, GIVE ZAKAH, AND THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN OUR AYAHS”.   (S: 7 A: 156)