Page 181 - Signs of the End Times in Surat Al-Kahf

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W e understand from this verse that Dhu’l-Qarnayn (as) is
not just his nation’s leader and judge, but also a preach-
W ing Muslim calling to faith. It is clear that he educates
and rules his people according to Allah’s good pleasure.
Dhu’l-Qarnayn (as) immediately calls the people he meets to believe
in Allah, devotion, the good deeds prescribed by the Qur’an, and to per-
form the prayers and acts of worship. He draws their attention, in order
to encourage them, to the rewards that they are promised in this world
and the next. Every Messenger makes this call to his nation. The
Prophets incessantly called the people to guidance, and developed var-
ious strategies to stir their consciences.
In addition, the verse indicates that whatever the people’s responses
may be, the believers are to act with determination and to obey Allah’s
order to "command the right and forbid the wrong." This is an impor-
tant responsibility for sincere believers, just as it was for the Prophets, as
the following verse points out:
Let there be a community among you who call to the good, en-
join the right, and forbid the wrong. They are the ones who
have success. (Surah Al `Imran, 104)
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