Thus,
the elements of success as described by Allah
Subhanah in the Glorious
Quran relate to two
basic and fundamental criterias:
Reprieve from
fear, and Reprieve from
grief.
And it is these
two fundamental elements of success which are
constantly promised to those who shall be fortunate
enough to achieve the Supreme Felicity or Success in
the life of the Hereafter: that they shall have no
fear of anything to happen to them in the future,
and nor shall they have grief for anything that
happened to them in the past!
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter
43 Surah
Zukhruf verses 67-72:
67
Friends on that Day will be foes one to another,
except the Righteous.
68 (Allah will
Declare) “My devotees! no
fear shall be on you that Day, nor shall ye grieve
69
(Being) those, who have believed in Our Signs, and
bowed (their wills to Ours)
in Islam.
70 Enter
ye the Garden, ye and your wives, in (beauty and)
rejoicing.”
71 To
them will be passed round dishes and goblets of
gold: there will be there all that the souls could
desire, all that the eyes could delight in: and ye
shall abide therein (for aye).
72 Such
will be the Garden of which ye are made heirs, for
your (good) deeds (in life).
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter
35 Surah
Fatir verses 33-35:
33
Gardens of Eternity will they enter: therein will
they be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls;
and their garments there will be of silk.
34 And
they will say: "Praise
be to Allah, Who has
removed from us (all) sorrow: for Our
Lord is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Ready to appreciate
(service):
35 "Who
has out of His bounty settled us in a Home that will
last: no toil, nor sense of weariness, shall touch
us therein."
And these two
all important elements of reprieve from fear and
grief are such, that only, and I repeat, only, those
who strive for success in the life of the Hereafter
will taste these two elements of success even in the
life of this world!
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter
41 Surah
Fusselat verses 30-32:
30 In the
case of those who say "Our Lord is Allah", and
further stand straight and steadfast, the Angels
descend on them (from time to time):
"Fear
ye not!" (they
suggest) "nor grieve!
but receive the Glad
Tidings of the Garden (of Bliss) the which ye were
promised!
31 "We
are your protectors in this life, and in the
Hereafter: therein shall ye have all that your souls
shall desire; therein shall ye have all that ye ask
for!
32 "A
hospitable gift from One:
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!"
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter
46 Surah
Ahqaaf verse 13:
13 Verily
those who say "Our Lord is Allah", and remain firm
(on that Path), on them
shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
Thus, the one
and only way to attain true success in the life of
this world, is to aim and strive towards achieving
success in the life of the Hereafter! Success in the
life of this world, is
nothing but a simple by-product of the success in
the Hereafter.
And the simple
formula of success, as stated by the Merciful Lord
in His Glorious Quran,
is that one sincerely believes in Allah
Subhanah, follows and
stands firm on the Path approved by Allah
Subhanah;
and he shall achieve that so elusive term and
mirage which the world is engrossed in searching day
in and day out: freedom from fear and reprieve from
grief!
No amount of
wealth in the world, and
no amount of fame and accolades and status and
positions can substitute the peace and tranquility
one achieves when he stays firm and steadfast on the
Straight Path of Allah Subhanah;
where the All-Mighty Lord grants and bestows him the
freedom of all fear except the fear of Allah
Subhanah, and relieves
his grief by His Solemn Promise to forgive all his
sins of the past!
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter
10 Surah
Yunus verses 62-64:
62
Behold! Verily, on the friends of Allah there is
no fear, nor shall they grieve;
63 Those
who believe, and
(constantly) guard against evil
64
For them are Glad Tidings in the life of the
Present, and in the Hereafter: no change can
there be in the Words of Allah. This is indeed
the Supreme Felicity.
Such a person
will be considered successful in this world, and in
the Hereafter! Blessed and
Fortunate indeed are those who have taken
Allah Alone as their Lord, and stood firm on the
Straight Path approved by Him.
Question 2C:
who we consider as a successful person?
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter 9
Surah
Taubah verse 100:
100 The
vanguard (of Islam), the first of those who forsook
(their homes), and of those who gave them aid, and
(also) those who follow them in (all) good deeds:
well pleased is Allah with them
,as are they with Him: for them hath He
prepared Gardens under which rivers flow to dwell
therein for ever: that is the Supreme
Felicity.
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter 9
Surah
Taubah verses 111-112:
111 Allah
hath purchased of the believers their persons and
their goods; for theirs (in return) is the Garden
(of Paradise ): they fight in His cause and slay and
are slain: a promise binding on Him in Truth through
the Law, the Gospel, and the
Qur`an: and who is more faithful to his
covenant than Allah? Then rejoice in the bargain
which ye have concluded: that is the
Achievement Supreme.
112 Those
that turn (to Allah) in repentance: that serve Him
and praise Him; that wander in devotion to the Cause
of Allah; that bow down and prostrate themselves in
prayer; that enjoin good and forbid evil; and
observe the limits set by Allah; (these do rejoice).
So proclaim the glad tidings to the Believers.
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter 4
Surah
Nisaa verse 69:
69 All
who obey Allah and the Messenger are in the company
of those on whom is the Grace of Allah: of the
Prophets, the sincere (lovers of truth), the
witnesses (who testify), and the righteous (who do
good): Ah! What a Beautiful Fellowship!
In the above
beautiful Aayahs of the
Glorious Quran, Allah
Subhanah Himself States
Who are the Truly Succesful
in His Sight:
The Prophets are
successful
The ‘Siddiqeen’
or the ‘sincere lovers of the Truth’ are successful
The ‘Shohadaa’
or the ‘martyrs’ and thus the ‘witnesses of Truth’
are successful
The ‘Saaleheen’
or the righteous doers of good are successful.
The True
Believers are successful
May Allah
Subhanah have mercy on
you and us, guide you and us, make us firm on His
Approved Path, and grant you and us the
companionship of the Prophets, the
Siddiqeen, the
Shohadaa, the
Saleheen and the True
Believers in the Hereafter.
Ameen.
Failure is the
exact opposite of success! It is indeed amazing that
the people who strive their utmost all their lives
in the accumulation of wealth and fame of this world
and give little or no importance to their
everlasting life in the Hereafter, thinking they are
following the pursuit of success; will reach their
destination One Day only to realize that they
followed nothing but a mirage and dreams of
falsehood!
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter
57 Surah
Hadid verse 20:Know ye
(all) that the life of this world is but play and
amusement pomp and mutual boasting and multiplying
(in rivalry) among yourselves of riches and
children:
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter 2
Surah
Baqarah verse 200:There
are men who say: "Our Lord! give us (thy bounties)
in this world!", but they will have no portion in
the hereafter.
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter
42 Ash-Shura verse
20:Whoever seeks the harvest of the Hereafter, We do
increase his harvest. And whoever seeks the harvest
of this world, We do give him of it, but in the
Hereafter he will have no share whatsoever.
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter 9
Surah
Taubah verse 63: Know
they not that for those who oppose Allah and His
Messenger is the fire of Hell, wherein they shall
dwell? That is the Supreme Disgrace.
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter
45 Surah
Jathiyaa verses 7-11:
7 Woe to
each sinful Dealer in Falsehoods:
8 He
hears the Signs of Allah rehearsed to him, yet is
obstinate and lofty as if he had not heard them:
then announce to him a Penalty Grievous!
9 And
when he learns something of Our Signs he takes them
in jest: for such there will be a humiliating
Penalty.
10 In
front of them is Hell:
and of no profit to them is anything they may have
earned, nor any protectors they may have taken to
themselves besides Allah: for them is a Tremendous
Penalty.
11 This
is (true) Guidance: and for those who reject the
Signs of their Lord is a grievous Penalty of
Abomination.
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 5
Surah
Maidah verses 36-37:
36 As to those
who reject faith if they had everything on earth,
and twice repeated to give as ransom for the penalty
of the Day of Judgement,
it would never be accepted of them. Theirs would be
a Grievous Penalty.
37 Their
wish will be to get out of the fire, but never will
they get out therefrom:
their penalty will be one that endures.
Whatever written
of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s
Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of
me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source
of Strength.
Allah Knows
Best