Surat Al `Imran (191-200)

{الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَى جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَذَا بَاطِلًا سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ} [آل عمران: 191]

191- They are the true believers who do not jade or feel bored of the remembrance of Allah. They do not forget about him in all their times because of their knowledge that He is the True god Who must not be forgotten. Their hearts are in comfort for remembering Him, so they mention Him standing, sitting, and lying down. They consider in the greatness of Allah's Creation that denote His Knowledge, Ability, Great, and wisdom. They consider what He created and placed in the heavens as well as on earth. They say: O Lord, You have not created all these for nothing, for You are above defection and defaults. You did that for a great wisdom and great matters in order that the people know their Great Lord and His perfect creation to worship Him, and to reward those who believed in the truth with good and those who disbelieved with punishment.

O Allah, we believed in You as a great one god and a great Creator Who has not partner. So, protect us from Hell by guiding us to the pious actions. We seek refuge with You of being from those who disbelieve in You and in Your Grace.

{رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ مَنْ تُدْخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنْصَارٍ} [آل عمران: 192]

192- O Lord, those whom You admitted Hell, You caste them away, humiliated, and perished. Indeed, there is no protector for the oppressors from You and no one will save them of Fire.

{رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلْإِيمَانِ أَنْ آَمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآَمَنَّا رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الأَبْرَارِ} [آل عمران: 193]

193- O Lord, we heard a caller, Your Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who called for faith that we should believe in one god because He is your Lord and Disposer of our affairs. So, we obeyed his commands and responded to his call. O Allah, this is our faith and this is our supplication, so forgive our sins, major and minor, and join us with Your Pious Servants. Make us with them and in their company.

{رَبَّنَا وَآَتِنَا مَا وَعَدْتَنَا عَلَى رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ المِيعَادَ} [آل عمران: 194]

194- O Allah, give us the promise you promised us on the tongues of Your Prophets and do not caste us away from Your Mercy on the Day of the Recompense, for You do not break Your Promise of mercy.

It is recommended to recite these Ayahs (190-194) when staying up at night for performing voluntary night prayer.

{فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ أَنِّي لَا أُضِيعُ عَمَلَ عَامِلٍ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى بَعْضُكُمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ فَالَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا وَأُخْرِجُوا مِنْ دِيَارِهِمْ وَأُوذُوا فِي سَبِيلِي وَقَاتَلُوا وَقُتِلُوا لَأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ وَلَأُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ ثَوَابًا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ وَاللهُ عِنْدَهُ حُسْنُ الثَّوَابِ} [آل عمران: 195]

195- Thereupon, Allah responded to their supplications that I will not waste the actions of any of you, whatever small it is, but each one shall have the retribution for what he or she has done. Males and females are equal because you are from one origin and everyone shall have the reward that they deserve.

So, those who were driven out of their homes and migrated because of the polytheists' annoyance and harm for them and for their properties because they embraced Islam then fought for the sake of Allah. Some of them fought bravery and patiently. Some of them fought until they were murdered, those I shall forgive their sins and admit them to paradise underneath rivers flow as a great reward from their Generous Lord. Indeed, Allah has the best reward for those who believed and did righteously.

{لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ تَقَلُّبُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي البِلَادِ} [آل عمران: 196]

196- Do not look at the disbelievers and the disobedient and the manifestations of blessings and richness, do not look at their disposal in the countries with trade and all kinds of commerce.

{مَتَاعٌ قَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ المِهَادُ} [آل عمران: 197]

197- Soon, the joy they are living in will vanish, every pleasure they have will end, their power will wane away, and only their bad deeds will remain. Those deeds will take them directly to Hell to sleep over mattress of Hell. How bad the mattress and the final destination are!

{لَكِنِ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا نُزُلًا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ وَمَا عِنْدَ اللهِ خَيْرٌ لِلْأَبْرَارِ} [آل عمران: 198]

198- In the opposite, the believers who listened to the call of faith, responded, believed, became firm, and decided to do righteous deeds, and as a result, Allah rewarded them with wide heavens underneath rivers flow. This is the hospitality of the Most Generous Lord and that mentioned bliss, everlasting living, and pleasure that Allah has is the better for the Pious Servants than the temporary pleasures of the world in which they live.

{وَإِنَّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الكِتَابِ لَمَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ خَاشِعِينَ للهِ لَا يَشْتَرُونَ بِآَيَاتِ اللهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا أُولَئِكَ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ إِنَّ اللهَ سَرِيعُ الحِسَابِ} [آل عمران: 199]

199- There is a group from the people of the Scriptures who believes truly in Allah, in what has sent down to Muhammad (peace be upon him), in addition to their belief in the previous Scriptures, such as Muslims. That group is full of submission, fear from Allah, obedience, and do not conceal the attributes and the mission of the Prophet (peace be upon him) which exist in those Scriptures. Muslims are unlike the People of the Scriptures who distort the Scriptures in return for presents and bribes, or conceal the news of the Noble Prophet that exist in their Scriptures. They have their reward at their Lord such as the rest of the believers, no difference between them, and Allah is Swift at taking account despite the huge number of His Servants and their multiple actions.

{يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا اصْبِرُوا وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ} [آل عمران: 200]

200- O believing servants of Allah, observe patience and hold to your religion that Allah satisfied for you, in adversity as well as easiness, until you die because it is your provision which you should hold with. Fight your enemies who always try to shake your faith and eliminate you, so be more patient and more powerful than them so that you could defeat them.

Stay in the sites of Jihad and in the spot liable to enemies attack. Do not neglect this and do not surrender to laziness.

The meaning of staying in the sites of Jihad is another variation to keeping to worship and obedience to Allah.

Fear Allah in all your matters and conditions and do not neglect what I have commanded you in order that you be from the successful who lead an honorable life in this world and in the Hereafter.

From the virtues of this noble Surah is the Prophet's saying: "Recite the two bright ones, Al Baqarah and Surah Al `Imran, for on the Day of Resurrection they will come as two clouds or two shades, or two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for those who recite them." {Reported by Muslim and others.}