The Organizing Thread In The Book Of God — Part 3
Even in the feelings between spouses, if things go wrong, the Qur’an stirs in the souls the invocation of the unseen and the dimensions of faith, as the Almighty says
O you who have believed, it is not lawful for you to inherit women by compulsion. And do not make difficulties for them in order to take [back] part of what you gave them unless they commit a clear immorality. And live with them in kindness. For if you dislike them — perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good. [Women, 19]
I’m inviting you to listen to the below part of the Holy Quran, and then you judge by yourself:
If the affairs of the spouses reach marital discord, arbitration between them is legislated... Even in this matrimonial arbitration, the Qur’an draws the attention of those involved in this process to the fact that the paths of arbitration are linked to what has been established in the hearts of the relationship with God.
And if you fear dissension between the two, send an arbitrator from his people and an arbitrator from her people. If they both desire reconciliation, Allah will cause it between them. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Acquainted [with all things]. [Women, 35]
And when God mentioned the country in which the believer is not able to reveal his rituals and ordered to emigrate to another country; He did not make the matter merely a migration from one geographical place to another, but instead made the issue an “immigration to God” itself, as the Almighty says:
And whoever emigrates for the cause of Allah will find on the earth many [alternative] locations and abundance. And whoever leaves his home as an emigrant to Allah and His Messenger and then death overtakes him — his reward has already become incumbent upon Allah. And Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful. [Women, 100]
In its sensual form, the matter is merely a migration from one country to another, but it is in the scale of the Qur’an “an emigration to God and His Messenger.
One of the most amazing places in the Qur’an is in linking souls to God and building them with their Lord, and I do not think that there is more evidence for this matter: (The prayer of fear during the war).
There are well-known aspects whose details are in the books of jurisprudence... By God, you have to imagine the Muslim dressed for war, and he is on the front line, the enemy is lurking, the souls are restless and anxious, the buzzing is in the air, and the blood is under the feet...
However, God did not say: “leave the prayer until you are finished with the enemy, rather He did not Say leave the “Congregational prayer”! Instead, he explained to them how to pray in the congregation in these difficult moments.
And when you are among them and lead them in prayer, let a group of them stand [in prayer] with you and let them carry their arms. And when they have prostrated, let them be [in position] behind you and have the other group come forward which has not [yet] prayed and let them pray with you, taking precaution and carrying their arms. Those who disbelieve wish that you would neglect your weapons and your baggage so they could come down upon you in one [single] attack. But there is no blame upon you, if you are troubled by rain or are ill, for putting down your arms, but take precaution. Indeed, Allah has prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment. [women, 102]
Do you know in the whole world a connection to the love and glorification of God Almighty and the continuation of his soliloquy more than that…
Rather, is there a man in whom there is some piety and fear of God who neglects “congregational prayer” while he is in a state of security and luxury and the age of comforts; And he sees his Lord Almighty asking the fighters to pray in congregation and explaining to them the details of its description accurately, while they are under the possibility of bombing and raiding?!
Do souls who have spread carpets in their rooms and corporate offices who pray in “single” to contemplate how God requires “Congregational prayer” even in between swords, arrows, shields, and trenches..?!
Do you see God commanding a fighter who is afraid of dangers to pray in congregation, and explains its description to him in his book, and excuses those who lie in their houses under satellite channels, and those who sit on corporate offices?! Does the law of God, which is compatible with the minds, bring such a thing?!
I’m inviting you to listen to the below part of the Holy Quran, and then you judge by yourself:
It is nice that the verse that followed the previous verse spoke about the state of completing the prayer.
We now know from the previous verse the character of prayer at the moment of the two rows fighting, so what is the guidance that the Qur’an will give after the end of the prayer? Almighty says:
And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides. [Women, 103]
Oh, Glory is to my Lord... Now the fighter has finished the congregational prayer, so the Qur’an guides him to the continuation of the remembrance of God...
Is it over here?
No, it is not over yet, the verse continued to talk about the end of the state of fear and the beginning of the state of reassurance, and the words are connected once again to connect souls with God:
But when you become secure, re-establish [regular] prayer. [Women, 103]
The case is all for God
For God’s sake, re-read the two verses continuously:
( 102 ) And when you are among them and lead them in prayer, let a group of them stand [in prayer] with you and let them carry their arms. And when they have prostrated, let them be [in position] behind you and have the other group come forward which has not [yet] prayed and let them pray with you, taking precaution and carrying their arms. Those who disbelieve wish that you would neglect your weapons and your baggage so they could come down upon you in one [single] attack. But there is no blame upon you, if you are troubled by rain or are ill, for putting down your arms, but take precaution. Indeed, Allah has prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment. (103 ) And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides. But when you become secure, re-establish [regular] prayer. Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times. [Women, 102–103]
And when God mentioned prayer in Surat “Taha,” he indicated a goal that many worshipers and non-worshipers missed. Perhaps one will talk about the greatness of prayer in Islam. It is the most significant pillar after the two testimonies in Islam. It is the dividing line between unbelief and faith and other central meanings for the prayers.
But why did God legislate prayer and love it and glorify it?
It is the gateway to God’s invocation and remembrance; God Almighty says:
(And establish prayer for My remembrance) [Taha, 14]
Thus, clearly... Muslims perform prayer to remember God Almighty... They magnify Him, glorify Him and converse with Him...
I’m inviting you to listen to the below part of the Holy Quran, and then you judge by yourself: