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Quranic Wisdom




                  Make Angels Your Companions






                    very human being needs trustworthy companions who will
                 Esupport him at every juncture of his life. According to the
                 Quran, these trustworthy companions are none other than the
                 angels. In the chapter Fussilat (Revelations Well Expounded), the
                 Quran guides us on this point. The relevant verses are as follows:
                      As for those who say, ‘Our Lord is God,’ and then
                      remain steadfast, the angels will  descend  on  them,
                      saying, ‘Have no fear and do not grieve. Rejoice in
                      the  [good news  of the] Garden  that  you have been
                      promised. We are your companions in this life and
                      in the Hereafter. Therein you shall have all that your
                      souls desire, and therein you shall have all that you ask
                      for.’ (41:30-31)
                    Here the Quran tells us that the greatest blessing for both men
                 and women is having angels as their companions. It is the angels
                 who guide them from the present world to the world hereafter.
                 They lead them onwards, day and night, until they reach the final
                 destination, that is, Paradise. These are no doubt good tidings
                 for all those who believe in God Almighty.

                    Who are those men and  women  who will  be blessed  with
                 angels as their companions? In the above verses, the Quran gives
                 only two basic conditions, which cover every aspect of the human
                 personality and determine which fortunate souls will have the
                 companionship of the angels.
                    The first condition  given  in the Quran  is that  the deity
                 worshipped by the believer should be God. Saying this is not
                 simply the mouthing of words: it arises out of a discovery. This


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