Hope & Fear in The Holy Quran

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2007
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Suhad Tahseen Elias Dawlah
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Praise be just to Allah, and Allah's blessing and peace be upon his best worshiper whom he has chosen to inform His message and render the uprightness. He has advised the nation and left it on the right white track with its night as clear as its day which is only deviated by a perishable. I have exhaustively dealt with the topics of fear and hope in the Holy Quran, tackling their parts and showing their praised and dispraised. In addition, I have mentioned their causes which stimulate seriousness, persistence and hard work after taking the causes into account and having trust in Allah. I have also searched into the virtues of fear and hope and the positive effects resulting from them. Hence, the greatest of such virtues is that which Allah brings them in Paradise and takes them under His satisfaction. In this concern, Allah says, But for him who fears the standing before his Lord, there will be two Gardens (i.e., in Paradise (Arrahmaan:46). He also says, Allah will be pleased with them, and they with Him. That is for him who fears his Lord (Albayinah:8) One of the virtues of hope is opening one's door of expectation and putting out despair and hopelessness of him. In this regard, Allah says, Say: O 'Ibadi' (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: verily, Allah forgives all sins. Truly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful Az-Zumar:53). One of the effects resulting from fear and hope is commitment to the right track which satisfies Allah and brings one into Paradise.
الحمد لله وكفى، والصلاة والسلام على خير عباده الذي اصطفى، بلغ الرسالة وأدي الأمانة ونصح الأمة، وتركها على المحجة البيضاء، ليلها كنهارها لا يزوغ عنها إلا هالك، وبعد: فقد تعرضت لموضوع الخوف والرجاء في القرآن الكريم، وحاولت أن أتناوله من جميع جوانبه، فقد تطرقت إلى أقسام الخوف والرجاء، وبينت المحمود منهما والمذموم، وذكرت أسبابهما التي تبعث عليهما، وتدفعان صاحبهما إلى الجد والمثابرة والعمل بعد الأخذ بالأسباب والتوكل على الله. وبحثت في فضائل الخوف والرجاء، والآثار المثمرة الناجمة عنهما، فأعظم فضائل الخوف، أن الله تعالى يدخل أصحابه الجنة، ويشملهم برضوانه، قال الله تعالى:"وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ جَنَّتَان" وقال تعالى:"رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِيَ رَبَّه" وأعظم فضائل الرجاء أنه يفتح باب الأمل لصاحبه ويبعد عنه اليأس والقنوط، قال الله تعالى: (قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعاً إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ) ومن الآثار الناجمة عن الخوف والرجاء التزام الطريق السويّ المستقيم الذي يُرضي الله تعالى ويدخل الجنة.
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