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Mahe Ramadan arrived with boundless mercy and blessings. And, by the command of Allah and through His general rule, it has also taken its leave from among us. However, through various forms of worship, devotion and practice, this blessed month has left behind for us a great lesson, a great message. Only when we understand this lesson and message correctly and stand firm upon it for the whole year is the full gratitude of this month fulfilled, and only then does the longing to have it back again become true and genuine.
'Isteqamat' and unwavering firmness are coveted qualities of a Mumin. Upon what will the Mumin remain firm? The Mumin will remain firm upon the truth that he has attained through Iman.
اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ قَالُوْا رَبُّنَا اللهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوْا فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَ لَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ، اُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ الْجَنَّةِ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَا ۚ جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ.
Those who say, Our Rabb is Allah, and then remain steadfast - no fear shall come upon them, nor shall they grieve. They are the dwellers of Paradise; therein they shall abide forever, as a reward for what they used to do. - Surah Al-Ahqaf (46): 13-14
In what incomparably simple language has the Quran described the meaning of steadfastness! Accepting Allah as Rabb and remaining firm upon that very truth. Allah is my Rabb. He alone is the Creator, the Sustainer. The Creator and Controller of the world and the great universe. And He alone is the Lord. In every sphere of life His decree is to be held supreme.
قُلْ اِنَّمَاۤ اَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ یُوْحٰۤی اِلَیَّ اَنَّمَاۤ اِلٰهُكُمْ اِلٰهٌ وَّاحِدٌ فَاسْتَقِیْمُوْۤا اِلَیْهِ وَ اسْتَغْفِرُوْهُ ؕ وَ وَیْلٌ لِّلْمُشْرِكِیْنَ.
Say: I am only a human being like you. It is revealed to me that your Ilah is one Ilah. So remain steadfast towards Him and seek His forgiveness. And woe to the mushrikin. - Surah Hamim Sajdah (41): 6
Therefore, remaining steadfast in tauhid and in turning towards Allah is the duty of the Mumin.
وَّ اَنَّا مِنَّا الْمُسْلِمُوْنَ وَ مِنَّا الْقٰسِطُوْنَ ؕ فَمَنْ اَسْلَمَ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ تَحَرَّوْا رَشَدًا، وَ اَمَّا الْقٰسِطُوْنَ فَكَانُوْا لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبًا.
Among us are some who have submitted themselves (Muslims) and some who transgress the limits. Those who have submitted themselves (have accepted Islam) have indeed chosen the right path. On the other hand, the transgressors are indeed fuel for Hell... - Surah Al-Jinn (72): 13-14
Once this right path has been attained, what value can the varied doctrines of the world and the various whims of the human mind have! Islam is that final truth, beyond which there remains no need or scope for searching for truth anywhere else. There is no question at all of inclining towards false paths and the followers of false paths. The holy Quran sternly warns -
فَاسْتَقِمْ كَمَاۤ اُمِرْتَ وَ مَنْ تَابَ مَعَكَ وَ لَا تَطْغَوْا ؕ اِنَّهٗ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِیْرٌ، وَ لَا تَرْكَنُوْۤا اِلَی الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا فَتَمَسَّكُمُ النَّارُ وَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللهِ مِنْ اَوْلِیَآءَ ثُمَّ لَا تُنْصَرُوْنَ.
So stand firm on the way you have been commanded, and let those who have believed with you stand firm. And do not transgress the limits. Surely He is Well-Aware of whatever you do.
And do not incline towards those who have done wrong, or the Fire will touch you. In that state you will have no protector besides Allah, nor will you then be helped. - Surah Hud (11): 112-113
Mahe Ramadan has left us with the message of taqwa. Taqwa means self-control and guarding oneself - saving oneself from the misconduct of belief and deed, the way a traveller on a thorn-strewn path walks on, keeping the hem of his own garment safe.
Sawm has given us the lesson of giving up falsehood and wrongdoing, and the lesson of keeping every limb of the body safe from sin. Through this self-control one can save oneself from the fire of Hell. So this lesson is not for one month only; it is for the whole year and for the whole of life. In whose life the lesson of sawm and Ramadan becomes true, he it is who receives the full mercy of Ramadan in its true form. Therefore, at the farewell of Mahe Ramadan, our duty is to strive to hold the lesson of this month firm in faith and deed, and to become capable of attaining the qualities of istiqamat and unwavering firmness.
May Allah Rabbul Alamin grant us the tawfiq, and may He make Mahe Ramadan meaningful and glorious in our lives. Amin
