Factors of Fitnah In the Qur’an, Allah, the Creator of man, informs us in detail how a man should lead his life. If the individual follows his own desires in this world, it is more likely that he will hold his desires and his own expectations above the good pleasure of Allah. In such a spirit, he will display a heedless attitude towards pleasing Allah and the benefits of Islam. In such a case, one can expect him not to be cautious in observing the limits set by Allah. Allah repeatedly reminds man that this world is a temporary place in which to reside and a setting for trial. Knowing this, people can still see it as an eternal place to stay and turn their faces away from the afterlife. Anyone refusing to embrace the Qur’an as a guide is bound to have ambitions for this life. He is therefore prone to suffer great distress about everything related to daily life. Possessions and children are also referred to as fitnah in the verse below: Your riches and your children may be but a trial: but in the presence of Allah is the highest reward. (At-Taghabun, 15) The use of the word ‘trial’ here is indeed striking. Pretending not to understand the main task of man in this life, people are generally carried away by certain false aims and embrace them as “a law of this world”. Due to the indoctrination of an ignorant society, people believe marriage, having children and possessions to be the immutable law of worldly life. The majority of people evince a strong interest in getting married, having possessions and children while they remain rather indifferent to complying with the commandments of Allah and observing His limits. The criterion that creates the need to have children is also provided in the Qur’an. Accordingly, such an intention is acted upon not simply out of custom, but only when it is in compliance with the pleasure of Allah The prayer of Prophet Imran is given as example for this case:
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 18:32:45 +0000
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