Wisdoms of the Quran #24 Ultimate Victory Is With The People Of Taqwa

Today's Quranic wisdom,

2 words

everyone can easily memorize.

The final victory will always be for the

people of Taqwa.

The word aqibah in Arabic, it is one

of those words that has two exact opposite

meanings.

Aqibah can mean a negative result, and aqibah

can mean a positive result.

So aqibah is the end result.

So you can translate it as failure, and

you can translate it as success.

And the Quran uses the word aqibah

at times to indicate the negative end results.

And when it does so, there's always a

conditional clause.

In over 2 dozen verses,

Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala, says,

Look at what happened, the end result of

those who denied Allah. The word aqibah is

used. Allah says,

Look at the aqibah of the wrongdoers.

Allah says,

look at the failure and end result of

those who called fasad.

And then Allah

says, Over and over, Allah says, look at

the aqibah of the wrong door, the walim,

the fasid, the evil.

But if you notice all of these verses,

the word aqibah is without the aliflam.

Look at the aqibah.

This is the partial end result of the

wrongdoer.

In the whole Quran,

the only time the words al aqibah,

that is the ultimate

end.

Because you know in Arabic, the aliflam,

right, in this case, it's istiraq lijins. The

aliflam here, the

ultimate victory, the ultimate

final result.

The only time in the whole Quran that

Allah uses al aqibah 4 times.

And every one of them with regards to

taqwa.

Wal aqibatulul muttaqeen twice,

and

ikeibal muttaqeen

once, that's 3, and walakibatulitaqwa,

4 times.

Al aqibah,

the final victory.

That's the aliflam.

It is only used in the whole Quran,

and it is linked to taqwa and muttaqeen.

In other words, what Allah is saying, the

ultimate

victory

shall always be for the Muttaqeen.

That is the ultimate end. There is no

finale that is more grand,

that is more beautiful,

that is more successful

than

al aqibalil muttaqeen. And if you look at

the context of these verses, they add even

more profundity and meaning. So for example, in,

Surat in Surat Al Qasas, Allah Subhanahu wa'ala

in Surat Al Araf, Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala

mentions in the context of the persecution

of the prophets, and he mentions that Musa

alayhis salaam is telling his people

that, you know, Firaun has done a lot

of wrong, and, you know, this world,

Your end result, your failure,

and your success will not be based upon

this dunya.

Oh, believers, he's telling the Muslims of his

time, oh, people who are being persecuted by

the Bani Israel,

don't forget,

no matter what happens in this dunya,

your ultimate success will be with Allah if

you have taqwa.

In another verse that this context exists in,

the prophet Muhammad salallahu alaihi wasalam is being

consoled

about the persecution of the Quraysh, and he's

being told, fasbirinal

aqibalal muttaqeen.

Be patient at all that they do to

you. Don't worry, the final result

and the ultimate victory will be for the

muttaqeen.

In a third series of verses

about the context of this phrase,

it is about Qarun

and the wealth of Qarun, and how powerful

Qarun was, and the fact that eventually Qarun

was destroyed. And Allah azza wa Jal then

says, in the context of the greatest multi

billionaire

who ever walked the face of this, Allah

Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says, this is nothing.

Indeed, the aqibah is for the muttaqeen.

Don't judge success

based upon material power, based upon wealth, based

upon this dunya. This is not how ultimate

aqibah, ultimate success is judged. Al aqibah is

for them with taqeen. And the 4th time

that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says the concept

that wal aqibatulitaqwa

is with regards to commanding your own family

to be righteous. Walamur ahlaka bisalati

wastabir alayha lanas alukariskanahnu

narzookuk

You Rasulullah, be patient,

and make sure your family is righteous and

praying.

And don't worry about money, we will give

you your rizq.

Ultimate success is for taqwa,

not with rizq, not with sustenance. Walaqibatulit

taqwa.

So, as we come to a conclusion of

our series, just 2, 3 days left and

we are done with this series and the

month of Ramadan, one of the powerful reminders,

I want to leave myself and all of

you, ultimate success is only gonna come from

taqwa.

Memorize this phrase,

Never

ever be dazzled

by the temporality of this world. Never feel

down if you lose something of this dunya.

If in one period of time, an enemy

of Allah has strength over you, like what

happened to Bani Israel when their enemies had

strength over them, Musa said to them, don't

worry, this world that comes and

goes,

If you find somebody more successful than you,

then you'll be more successful in what is

worthy to be

successful in. Ultimate success.

Ultimate

success will only come from having taqwa in

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. Brothers and sisters, much

more can be said, but I'm just gonna

plug in here. Listen to khutbas and topics

about the reality of taqwa, and how to

attain taqwa, and the benefits of taqwa. That's

a whole separate topic. The Quran has 15

specific benefits for taqwa. 15 literally

specific benefits for taqwa. The Quran has techniques

of how to get taqwa. And of the

ways to get taqwa is what?

So the concept of taqwa is what will

save us. Turn to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,

Be conscious of Allah. Try to maximize your

taqwa. And the more you maximize your taqwa,

the more you shall be successful. Memorize this

phrase, walaaqibatulil

of taqwa, and insha'Allah will continue tomorrow.

of taqwa, and insha'Allah will continue tomorrow.