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and messengers with the true message to worship God alone. These guides, while not alive today, have left their legacy for us to follow. Abraham sought to guide his father (19:43), Moses brought the guidance to Pharaoh and his people (79:19); even the believing Egyptian tried to be a righteous guide (40:38). Each of God’s messengers knew that their only job was to deliver the message (5:92, 5:99, 36:17, 64:12); that God was the ultimate guide. [25:31] We also set up against every prophet enemies from among the guilty. Your Lord suffices as a guide, a master.
God offers His guidance to everyone, but not everyone will take it. Many people prefer to explore a new place on their own without a guide, and this often causes them to miss some wonderful sites. Sometimes people fail to investigate and find the most knowledgeable guide, so their information may not be as thorough or correct. Similarly, the majority of people will not choose the most Knowledgeable Guide (God) for their salvation; they would rather follow their parents or religious leaders without looking any further.
[16:93] Had GOD willed, He could have made you one congregation. But He sends astray whoever chooses to go astray, and He guides whoever wishes to be guided. You will surely be asked about everything you have done.
[19:76] GOD augments the guidance of those who choose to be guided. For the good deeds are eternally rewarded by your Lord, and bring far better returns.
[47:17] As for those who are guided, He augments their guidance, and grants them their righteousness.
It’s ultimately the choice of each individual whether to accept the guidance or go astray, and God knows the choice each of us will make. But He doesn’t give up showing the way, and He makes it clear the consequences of our decision.
[9:115] GOD does not send any people astray, after He had guided them, without first pointing out for them what to expect. GOD is fully aware of all things.
According to Cambridge Dictionary, a guide is also a book or piece of information that gives advice or help on how to do or understand something. We have the most accurate, complete and perfect guidebook in the Quran.
[5:15-6] … A beacon has come to you from GOD, and a profound scripture. With it, GOD guides those who seek His approval. He guides them to the paths of peace, leads them out of darkness into the light by His leave, and guides them in a straight path.
[17:9] This Quran guides to the best path, and brings good news to the believers who lead a righteous life, that they have deserved a great recompense.
Even the righteous among the jinns recognize this “wonderful Quran.” [72:2] “’It guides to righteousness, and we have believed in it; we will never set up any idols besides our Lord.
This is truly our guide to salvation. It’s a great gift from God. We know it is complete and fully detailed (6:114-5). It contains everything we need to make it to Heaven. It’s a source of comfort when we’re troubled. It offers mercy and healing (10:57). It is truly a beacon, a guide. [2:2] This scripture is infallible; a beacon for the righteous;
[12:111] In their history, there is a lesson for those who possess intelligence. This is not fabricated Hadith; this (Quran) confirms all previous scriptures, provides the details of everything, and is a beacon and mercy for those who believe.
This guidance from the most Knowledgeable Guide is something we need to be very appreciative of. We don’t deserve this mercy, but God provides it. [10:25] GOD invites to the abode of peace, and guides whomever He wills in a straight path.
[22:24] They have been guided to the good words; they have been guided in the path of the Most Praised.
We need to ignore the distractions from Satan and remember always that God is the only One who can guide us.
We want to be worthy of that guidance. [39:36-7] Is GOD not sufficient for His servant? They frighten you with the idols they set up beside Him. Whomever GOD sends astray, nothing can guide him. And whomever GOD guides, nothing can send him astray. Is GOD not Almighty, Avenger?
[64:11] Nothing happens to you except in accordance with GOD’s will. Anyone who believes in GOD, He will guide his heart. GOD is fully aware of all things.
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[108:1] We have blessed you with many a bounty. [108:2] Therefore, you shall pray to your Lord (Salat), and give to charity.
[14:34] And He gives you all kinds of things that you implore Him for. If you count GOD’s blessings, you can never encompass them. Indeed, the human being is transgressing, unappreciative.
We cannot deny that God has blessed us with innumerable bounties. Right from our head to toe, every organ of our body is indeed a magnificent example of God’s creation. We use our body organs beneficially without ever realizing the complex system of their working. Take for example the eye, it is one of the most complex organs of our body.
Your eyes start to develop two weeks after you are conceived. Eyes are the second most complex organ after the brain in the human body. An eye is composed of more than two million working parts which can process 36,000 bits of information every hour. We blink over 15,000 times in a day. Out of all the muscles in your body, the muscles that control your eyes are the most active.
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