islamic presentation on the concept o of "TAQWA" , the respect ability towards ALLAH swt.

1. The Characteristics of People of Taqwa (PIETY) surah 18 recitation

2. by mustapha saha niwaz ali [email_address]

4. 'When Allah created His creation, He did so while He was completely independent of their obedience towards Him and of their disobedience towards Him.

5. No disobedience can hurt Him and no obedience can benefit Him. Then He distributed amongst them (the creation) their means of sustenance and placed them on earth.

6. The people of taqwa on earth are those of virtue :

7. Their speech is correct (true)

8. Their garments are of moderate nature and Their walk is one of humility .

9. They spend the evening in gratitude and the morning in remembrance.

10. They lower their gazes when they see something that Allah has forbidden them to see.

11. and they give ear to beneficial knowledge.

12. They maintain their integrity in both adversity and prosperity

13. They sleep in alarm and they awake in joy .

14. If their carnal selves make it difficult for them to fulfill that which they dislike they deprive them (their selves) of that which they like.

15. The apple of their eyes is in what does not perish and their abstemiousness is in what disappears.

16. Had it not been for the appointed time that Allah has written for them (death), their souls would not remain an extra second in their bodies out of yearning for reward and fear of punishment.

17. their hearts humble their selves content their diet meager their matters simple; their deen safe-guarded, their desires killed and their anger subdued.

18. their hopes are realistic their mistakes few;

19. Goodness is expected from them and evil is shielded against them.

32. The Creator ranks Supreme in their eyes, so everything else becomes immaterial to them.

33. They are with Paradise as if they had already witnessed it and enjoyed its presence.

34. They are with Hell as if they have already seen it and tasted its torment.

35. Their hearts grieve and their evil (if any) is non-contagious

36. Their bodies are lean, their needs are few and their souls are chaste.

37. The observe patience for a few days and experience everlasting comfort.

38. This is a profitable exchange that their Lord has made pleasant for them.

39. The world tempts them, but they do not succumb. It imprisons them, but they ransomed themselves in exchange.

40. During the nights they stand in rows and read portions of the Qur'an.

41. They recite it with proper recitation which grieves their hearts and drink the Qur'an like medicine.

42. If a verse of yearning comes along, they reach for it and believe it is their destination.

43. If an intimidating verse comes along, they pour their hearts towards it and believe that Hell and its screams are in their ears

44. They sleep on their foreheads and elbows (i.e. they engage in prayers so much that it is as if they sleep in those postures) and implore Allah to deliver them.

45. In the day they are tolerant and learned, kind and God-fearing.

46. Fear has chipped away at their bodies as if they were arrows.

47. Anyone looking at them would think that they were sick. But they are not sick.

48. Some will say that they are confused. A great fear has made them look like that.

49. They condemn themselves and are apprehensive about their deeds.

50. They are never content to do only a few actions (during the day), nor do they ask for a great deal.

51. If one of them is called 'pious' he fears what will be said of him and says: 'I know myself better than you do. My Lord knows me better than I do’.

52. They say O Allah! Do not take me to task for what they are saying about me and (O Lord) make me better than they think. Forgive my sins which they do not know about.'

62. They combine knowledge with tolerance and speech with action.

63. They combine knowledge with tolerance and speech with action.