Page 28 - Fear of Allah

FEAR OF ALLAH
means of increasing many times over the fear of Allah. Thus, Allah
reveals this secret in the Qur'an:
… Only those of His servants with knowledge have fear of
Allah. Allah is Almighty, Ever-Forgiving. (Surah Fatir: 28)

They fear Allah's warnings

In another verse Allah advises the believers to fear His warnings
as they would fear His Majesty:
… That is the reward of those who fear My Station and fear
My threat. (Surah Ibrahim: 14)
Allah has promised to those who do not believe in and obey
Him, who never pay regard to what is pleasing to Him and who do
not recognize His commands and prohibitions, an endless, spiritual
and physical punishment. A true believer knows that no one in this
world is safe from Allah's punishment. It is because of this that he is
fearful of being subjected to the intolerable and infinite punishment
of Hell, which Allah has promised to those who repudiate belief.
The spiritual state of the true believers is described in the Qur'an in
the following manner:
[Believers are] those who affirm the Day of Judgment. Those
who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord. No one is
safe from the punishment of his Lord. (Surat al-Ma'arij: 26-28)
The souls of those believers who truly fear Allah tremble on
reciting those verses of Qur'an which refer to the Fire. On the other
hand, those who refuse to believe cannot properly comprehend the
meanings of the Book of Allah, even if they do read it. Therefore,
only true believers will perceive in these Qur'anic verses Allah's
warning to them of the torments of Hell. The only people who will
pay heed to the Qur'an, fearing Allah's punishment and act cau-
tiously, are the true believers. As a result, they model themselves
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