Remembrance of Allah — Page 108
108 ًةَبِّيَط َنِكٰسَم َو اَهْيِف َنْيِدِلٰخ ُرٰهْنَاْلا اَهِتْحَت ْنِم ْيِرْجَت ٍتّٰنَج ِتٰنِمْؤُمْلا َو َنْيِنِمْؤُمْلا ُهّٰللا َدَعَو * S u rah at-Taubah, 9:72— ُرَبْكَا١ؕ ِهّٰللا َنِّم ٌناَوْضِر َو ٍنْدَع١ؕ ِتّٰنَج ْيِف That the greatest reward is the pleasure of Allah; for, the reward of the greatest can only be the greatest, not the small- est. Thus, both these ‘greatests’ have informed us in exchange of what the pleasure of Allah can be had. In this verse, God Almighty, by mentioning other things that are a reward of the : ُرَبْكَا ِهّٰللا َنِّم ٌناَوْضِر َو has told us that the ٌناَوْضِر [‘pleasure of Allah’] is another new thing and is the greatest of all. And, in reality, for the servant of God, the greatest of rewards is that Allah be pleased with him. To achieve this great reward God Almighty says that if one engages in the , then this other akbar [greatest], which is the pleasure of Allah, will be granted to you. 2. The second benefit is that through it, one attains com- fort of the heart. Thus, Allah the Exalted says: — ُبْوُلُقْلا ُّنِٕىَمْطَت ِهّٰللا ِرْكِذِب اَلَا ِهّٰللا١ؕ ِرْكِذِب ْمُهُبْوُلُق ُّنِٕىَمْطَت َو اْوُنَمٰا َنْيِذَّلَا ** S u rah ar-Ra‘d, 13:29 * Allah has promised to believers, men and women, Gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide, and delightful dwelling-plac- es in Gardens of Eternity. And the pleasure of Allah is greatest of all. That is the supreme triumph. [Publisher] ** Those who believe, and whose hearts find comfort in the. Aye! it is in the that hearts can find comfort. [Publisher]