Qualities of Believers: The Keys to Eternal Success Surat Al-Imran ends with reminding us of qualities needed to be successful, as a type of continuation from the first page of Surat Al-Baqara. In fact, the entire Surah is filled with reminders about the qualities needed to be successful and in alignment with Surat Al-Baqara, taqwa, to be mindful of God or to adopt a God-centered lifestyle, is mentioned often throughout Surat Al-Imran. Additional qualities to nurture and embody our faith mentioned throughout these verses include: *Patience *Sincerity *Devotion to Allah through extended worship *Love for Allah and following the Prophet (peace be upon him) *Spending from what we love and being charitable and generous *Dying in a state of full submission to Allah *Unity and cultivating strong ties of brotherhood and sisterhood *Racing to and seeking forgiveness, particularly before dawn, which is known to be a blessed time *Control their anger and pardon others *Grateful *Rely on Allah alone and seek His aid *Humble *Those who show ihsan - moral and spiritual excellence One may observe such a list of qualities and ponder about how to 'do it all' - and this is the beauty of faith, it can be nurtured like a seed, with sincerity, love for God through knowing Him and acknowledging His endless blessings, as well as with time, patience, effort, a faith support network, and asking God for His support and aid. Just like any goal we hope to achieve, these
#lifegoalscan be achieved through God’s grace. In a world that pushes us to only seek external indicators of success through career, status, wealth, etc., God reminds us of the eternal indicators of success which are largely based on an internal process of tazkiya or purification and moral elevation. By strengthening our relationship with God, we can embody these qualities which enable us to actualize our purpose, find peace, success and contentment in this world, as well as in an eternal heaven. Which of these qualities would you like to nurture today? We can choose to focus on 1 or 2 at a time and keep nurturing them until we believe we can move on to the next one, while maintaining the qualities we have endeavoured to develop and remembering that we are not perfect human beings - that there will be shortcomings, and that is where the racing to and seeking forgiveness often comes in. We understand this is an ongoing journey of walking to God, with love, and with all of our humanness, and all of our hopes to be among those who can embody the qualities of eternal success in sha Allah. May we be among them, Ameen.
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Subhanahu wa ta'ala.!