God
loves these qualities
We often hear that reciting some prayers or verses of
the Quran bring us closer to God or brings some special
blessings.
In the Quran, God has expressed love and support only
for those people who develop certain human qualities and
not for those who only perform rituals. [1-7]
The root word of Ihsan is "Hasana" which
means to do right, to improve, to be in a
desirable condition or in a proper state, to decorate or
embellish, to treat with kindliness.
In the Quran it is used for forgiveness, generosity,
struggle for goodness and against evil and humbleness.
The
root word of Taqwa is "waqy" which means to guard oneself against the
negative influences of one's own deeds. It
is the ability to distinguish between right and
wrong, between justice and injustice.
The Arabic word for ‘patience’ is ‘sabr’.
The primary significance of the word ‘sabr’ is
‘(self)-restraint’ but it also signifies
forbearance, composure, equanimity, steadfastness,
perseverance, and endurance
The Quran has used several different words in the
context of justice; Meezan (balance), Qist and Adl
(justice and equity).
The word Meezan is derived from ‘wazana’ and it means
balance, equilibrium or to distribute equally. It is
also used in the meaning of equity, justice and
fairness.
The word Qist means justice, fairness, equity,
fair-mindedness, rightness or correctness.
The word Adl means to act justly, equitably, not to
discriminate, be equivalent, to make straight, to be in
a state of equilibrium, impartiality, justice and
straight-forwardness.
The word "Tahura" or "Taharah" in Arabic have the
following meanings: to be clean, pure, and purify.
The words "Tuhr" means: cleanliness and purity like
the word "Taharah".
One of the aims of teachings of the Quran is to
purify the believers physically, psychologically and
morally. [v]
The root of "Tawakul" is "wakala"
which means to trust, rely and depend. Trust is
God is natural outcome of one's faith. As disussed
above, the trust in God acts as the stabilizing
factor in human personality.
The root word of tauba is "taub"
which means to repent, to be penitent, to turn from
sin, to convert from and to renounce. Repentance
means changing the bad action into good ones, or
leaving the sins immediately and affirming that the
individual will not commit it again in the future.
Characteristics or Qualities which God does not love
[8]
- Kufr [ungratefulness]
- Fasad [corruption]
- Takabbur [arrogance]
- Zulm [to do wrong, to oppress, to ill-treat,
darkness]
- Kheyana [disloyalty, breach of faith,
deception, fooling]
- Israf [waste]
References
(1) 2:195, 3:134, 3:148, 5:93, 5:13, 16:128, 29:69
(2) 3:76, 9:4, 9:7, 2:194, 9:46,
9:123, 16:128
(3) 3:146, 2:153, 2:249, 8:46, 8:66,
(4) 5:42, 49:9, 60:8
(5) 2:222, 9:108,
(6) 3:159
(7) 2:222 (8) 61:4 (9) 8:19 * In this
verse God have expressed support for believers
[8 ]References (1) 28:77 , 2:205 (2) 2:276, 4:107 (3)
22:38 (4) 16:23 (5) 3:32 (6) 3:57, 42:20, 3:140 (7)
2:190, 5:87 (8) 31:18, 4: 36 (9) 8:58 (10) 28:76 (11)
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