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A brief explanation of "Surah Al-Asr"
This Surah comprehensively
conveys the objectives of Holy
Qur’an. It highlights the
qualities of
those who will not be at
a loss in this world. The three
verses are as follows:
Wal Asr
Innal Insaana La Fi Khusr
Lazina Aamano Wa Amelos
Saalehaat Wa Tawasau Bil Haqqe
Wa Tawasau Bissabr
By Time Indeed, mankind is in
loss
Except for those who have
believed and done righteous
deeds and advised each
other to truth and
advised each other for patience
The Qur’an says that the
humanity is at a loss except
those who possess following
attributes:
Belief (b) Virtuous deeds (c)
calling people towards Truth (d)
calling for Patience
Life is slowly spent away in
unproductive activities like ice
melts away if not preserved. So
the sooner a man realizes the
purpose of his creation the
better. Imam Ali (A) said “Every
breath of a man is one step
nearer to his death” Moderation
in every activity is the
cardinal principle of Islam.
The word Asr means age or time.
It is used in a mystic way.
There have been many
interpretations of this word.
Some commentators say that it
refers to the time of our Holy
Prophet, yet others say it
refers to the time of
re-appearance of our Imam Mehdi.
Any way they belong to the
Sacred Chain of Ahlul Bait. Who
ever follow their guidelines
shall climb the heights of
spiritual bliss. Those who
reject them will be at a loss.
Belief is manifested from a
man’s appearance and deeds like
a lamp illuminates not only the
room but also its rays are
visible from outside. Those who
believe may include every
believer to the extent of the
strength of his conviction or
faith. Those who are referred
here to the fullest application
of the term “believe” will be
those who possessed several
great qualities as mentioned in
the Holy Qur’an and they are
Ahlul Bayt
As regards the preaching of the
Truth, the Ahlul Bayt were fully
conversant with it. The Holy
Prophet had said “I and Ali are
one and the same light”and “Ali
is always with the Truth and the
Truth will always be with Ali”.
The preaching of Truth needs
knowledge about it and the Holy
Prophet said “I am the city of
knowledge and Ali is its gate”.
The Holy Prophet also said “I
leave behind me two weighty
(very important) things: The
Holy Qur’an and my Ahlul Bayt,
if you are attached to these
two, you shall never get
astray”.
The Holy Prophet said that one
should practice virtuous deeds
himself first before calling
others to do good deeds. As far
as enjoining the patience is
concerned, the preachers
themselves must possess the
quality of patience to the
maximum degree possible. The
Ahlul Bayt suffered untold
miseries, imprisonments, torture
and massacre at Kerbala in case
of Imam Hussain. All the eleven
Imams did not die of natural
cause but were murdered either
by poison or by sword.
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