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Reflections on Surah Al-An'am Ayah 88

6:88
ذالك هدى الله يهدي به من يشاء من عباده ولو اشركوا لحبط عنهم ما كانوا يعملون ٨٨
ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ ۚ وَلَوْ أَشْرَكُوا۟ لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ٨٨
ذَٰلِكَﲖ
هُدَىﲗ
ٱللَّهِﲘ
يَهۡدِيﲙ
بِهِۦﲚ
مَنﲛ
يَشَآءُﲜ
مِنۡﲝ
عِبَادِهِۦۚﲞﲟ
وَلَوۡﲠ
أَشۡرَكُواْﲡ
لَحَبِطَﲢ
عَنۡهُمﲣ
مَّاﲤ
كَانُواْﲥ
يَعۡمَلُونَﲦ
٨٨ﲧ
This is Allah’s guidance with which He guides whoever He wills of His servants. Had they associated others with Him ˹in worship˺, their ˹good˺ deeds would have been wasted.
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A Siddiqui
4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 112:1, 112:3, 17:19, 18:30, 53:39-41, 6:88
We might begin a project with pure sincerity (ikhlas), but that's not a guarantee that our efforts will remain sincere forever. We have to be vigilant in our guarding our intentions and question our sincerity if we begin to feel desperate for validation and appreciation from others.

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