2. Servants of the Merciful One
The true servants of the Merciful One are those
who walk on the earth gently
Walking humbly does not mean walking like a weak
or sick person, nor does it imply the gait of a
hypocrite who walks ostentatiously to show
humility or fear of God.
3. Servants of the Merciful One
And when the foolish ones address them, they
simply say: "Peace to you".
The true servants of the Merciful do not believe in
vengeance, even though they may have to deal
with the ignorant people who behave rudely and
insolently towards them.
5. Servants of the Merciful One
Who spend the night prostrating themselves
before their Lord and standing
That is, they neither spend their nights in fun and
merry making nor in gossips and telling tales, nor in
doing wicked deeds
7. Servants of the Merciful One
And those who say: "Our Lord! Avert from us the
torment of Hell
That is, their worship has not made them vain and proud to
presume that they are the beloved ones of Allah and that
the Fire of Hell will not touch them. On the other hand, in
spite of all their worship and good deeds, they are so filled
with the fear of the torment of Hell that they pray to their
Lord to save them from it, for they do not depend upon
their own work for success in the Hereafter but upon the
mercy of Allah.
9. Servants of the Merciful One
Those who are neither extravagant nor niggardly
in their spending but hold a medium (way)
between those (extremes)
According to Islam extravagance is: (1) To spend even the
smallest amount of money in unlawful ways. (2) To go
beyond one’s own resources in expenditure (3) To spend
money in righteous ways not for the sake of Allah but for
mere show. On the other hand, one is miserly if one does
not spend money for his own needs and requirements and
those of his family in accordance with his resources and
position, or if one does not spend money for good works.
11. Servants of the Merciful One
Who invoke no other deity along with Allah, nor
take any life; who do not commit unlawful sexual
intercourse
According to Abdullah bin Masud, when someone asked
him about the worst sins, he replied, (1) It is to set up
someone as equal in rank with Allah, Who has created you.
(2) To kill your own child for fear of its sustenance. (3) To
commit adultery with the wife of your neighbor. (Bukhari)
13. Servants of the Merciful One
Those who do not bear witness to any falsehood
They do not give evidence (in the court of law etc.)
in regard to a false thing in order to prove it right,
when in fact it is a falsehood, or at best a doubtful
thing.
15. Servants of the Merciful One
And who, when they pass by meaningless, pass by
it with dignity
They do not stay there to enjoy the filth of moral
impurity, obscenity or foul language, nor do they
intentionally go anywhere to hear or see or take
part in any sort of filth
17. Servants of the Merciful One
Who, when they are reminded of the revelations
of their Lord, do not fall at them deaf and blind
The true servants of Allah do not behave like the
blind and the deaf towards the revelations of Allah
19. Servants of the Merciful One
Who are prone to pray: "Our Lord! Grant us that
our spouses and our offspring be a joy to our eyes,
and do make us the leaders of the God-fearing
Our Lord, make our wives and children true
believers so that they should practice
righteousness and become a source of comfort for
us
