A
Struggle in Worldly Life
The struggle between the devil and man
– as we have previously said – is a period limited by the life of both and does
not extend after death and does not exist in the Hereafter.
Afterwards, The Truth, all praise and
glory is to Him, advises the Children of Adam against Satan to protect them
from him, saying (what means):
“O children of
Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as
adornment. But the clothing of righteousness – that is best. That is from the
signs of Allah that perhaps they will remember” (Al-A‘râf, 7: 26)
The speech in this Ayah is addressed to
every soul from the Children of Adam, because every soul has a battle and an
enmity with the offspring of Satan. Allah, all praise and glory is to Him,
draws our attention that He has sent down to us a Law from Heaven that covers
our shameful parts and screens them. Sending down necessitates that a thing
descends from a place high, and all good things on the earth have come down
from Heaven. Garments are made from the yield of the earth and earthly produce
only comes forth with rain that falls down from Heaven.
We have to learn that Allah, Blessed
and Exalted is He, has sent down the Law to cover the defects of mankind, and
the defects of communities. If we abided by the Law, no defects or sins would
appear in us and the community would be homogeneous and united. As if the rain
that Allah has sent down from Heaven gives us from the earth the clothing that
hides our physical shameful parts and a garment of moral values that hides our
spiritual defects. Over and above this, He gave us ornaments as fine clothes, a
kind of luxury and pleasure.
As if Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He,
has given us delights in this world and made them lawful to us and has given us
the Law to cover our moral flaws. So, if the material garment covers the bodily
private parts in the life of this world, then the garment of piety and righteousness
will conceal our shameful deeds from any disgrace in the Hereafter. The garment
of piety by which we guard ourselves against the Anger of Allah, all praise and
glory is to Him, is far superior to the material garments. Therefore, Allah,
Blessed and Exalted is He, says about it (what means):
“But the clothing
of righteousness – that is best. That is from the signs of Allah that perhaps
they will remember.” (Al-A‘râf, 7: 26)
Hence, the garment of piety – which is
far superior to worldly garments because they guard us against the Anger of
Allah, Whose Majesty reigns Supreme, is one of the Signs of Allah, for us to
know that we are created of matter and morals. Just as the material side has
physical shameful parts that appear when we take off our clothes, also the
spiritual side has shameful defects that appear at impiety. Then comes the
solemn warning from Allah, all praise and glory is to Him:
“O children of
Adam, let not Satan tempt you as he removed your parents from paradise,
stripping them of their clothing to show them their private parts.” (Al-A‘râf, 7: 27)
The
animal that is being sacrificed for Qurbani should be respected and
treated in the best possible manner. The Qurbani animal must qualify in
terms of specification, quality, age and being free from defects. The
following domesticated animals are permitted for Qurbani:
