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“He wishes that what is kept deep on people’s hearts should first appear in action before He holds them accountable for it.
His grace means that He does not hold man answerable for his thoughts and feelings; He only holds man accountable for what he does.”

الحليم.

“Our Lord,
make us surrender ourselves to You,
and make _out of our offspring a community that will surrender itself_ to You.
Show us our ways of worship
and accept our repentance….”

“_This message takes its hue from God_;
who can give a better hue than God? ...”

The approach taken to translate the verses always leaves me mesmerized.

“The sūrah here is emphasizing one of the most fundamental Islamic principles: actions lend validity to words. Actions must be in harmony with words in order for the words to have any meaning or value whatsoever.”

When Prophet Muhammad was assigned prophethood, he said to his wife, Khadijah,
“_There is no longer any time for relaxation_”,
for he had already been told in the Quran,
“We are about to address you with grave and _weighty_ words.” (73:5)

A real deep call to The Almighty emerged from his trembling heart, “...you are the lord of the weak, and you are my lord. To whom do you leave me? To a distant person who receives me with hostility? Or to an enemy you have given power over me? If you are not displeased with me I do not care what I face, I would, however, be much happier with your mercy..”

The desperate times when migration became a requirement.