WHO ARE THE SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ACCORDING TO QURAN?

قرآن کی نظر میں کامیاب انسان کون ہے؟

Let us PONDER the Quranic Ayaat and the TRAITS that EARN them the ULTIMATE SUCCESS.
Who can tell better than Allah Himself?
The very beginning of Surah Al-Baqarah explicitly establishes the foundations and Baseline Characteristics of those who want to become Successful human being.
Quran uses word; المفلحون (AL-MUFLIHOON) for the Successful, Prosperous and Victorious People in this WORLD and the ETERNAL AFTERLIFE.

ذٰلِكَ الْكِتٰبُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيْهِ ھُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِيْنَ

(سورة البقرة , آیت 2)

MAFHOOM مفہوم

We Request/Dua’ Allah:

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ

ہمیں کامیاب انسانوں کا راستہ دکھا۔
اللہ تعالی نے فرمایا:

ذلك الكتاب لا ريب فيه

تم جس ہدایت کی آرذُو رکھتے ہو وہ ہمارے اِس ضابطہ قوانین کے اَندر محفوظ ہے۔ جس میں نہ بے یقینی اور تذبذب ہے ‘ اورنہ کوئی نفسیاتی اُلجھن۔ یہ ضابطہ‘ قوانین ‘ سفر زندگی میں‘ اُن لوگوں کو اِنسانیت کی منزلِ مقصود کی طرف لے جانے والی راہ بتاتا ہے جو غلط راستوں کے خطرات سے بچنا چاہیں۔

Allah, the Wise and the Knowing, has said: “The Guidance you long for, is preserved in this Book wherein there is no UNCERTAINTY, AMBIGUITY OR PSYCHOLOGICAL PERPLEXITY.
This Book shows to the Muttaqeen (متقين) the path leading to the ULTIMATE DESTINATION prescribed for humanity.
So, the FIRST TRAIT for the SUCCESSFUL HUMAN BEING is that he has to be a MUTTAQI.
Who are Muttaqeen?
The Muttaqeen are those who:

  1. ⁠Wish to avoid pitfalls of the wrong path
  2. ⁠Believe in the Unseen (which becomes comprehensible through reflection on the Quran)
  3. ⁠Are confident that the RIGHT PATH (SIRAT-E-MUSTAQEEM) will lead them to the RIGHT destination.
  4. ⁠Keeps away from things that are harmful to his Personality and Character, by adhering to the Laws/Values of Allah, thus rejecting a Negative Approach to LIFE and accepting POSITIVE VIRTUES and is conscious of his DUTIES as a TRUE MUSLIM.
    More details about “Muttaqeen” are provided in 2: 177 (Al-Baqarah)
    These Muttaqeen then carry out the following Activities to become Successful People (المفلحون):
  1. ⁠Believe in what has been revealed to Nabi (saws) and the TRUTH in what was revealed before our beloved NABI (saws).
  2. ⁠Believe in Unseen based on Actions: RESULTS of Dos and Don’ts as Set by Allah.
  3. ⁠ ⁠Consistently Contribute towards Establishing NIZAM-E-SALA’AT and Guard it (23: 9), and SET UP NIZAM-E-ZAKAAT. (31: 4 & 5; Luqman)
  4. ⁠Always keep OPEN/AVAILABLE their RIZQ رزق (Finance and Abilities/Potentials) for others.
  5. ⁠Have Conviction in the Law of Requital and therefore the Day of Judgement in this world and in the Day of FINAL Accountability.
  6. ⁠ ⁠Avoid VAIN talk and turn away from ALL that is Senseless, and thus Value TIME (23: 3; Al-Mu’minoon).
  7. ⁠Guard their Chastity (23: 5 & 17: 32; Bani Israel)
  8. ⁠Faithful to their TRUSTS and to their PLEDGES (23: 8 & 4: 58; An-Nisaa)
  9. ⁠They BELONG to Allah’s Party (حزب الله): 58: 22 (Al-Mujadhilah) and AGAINST حزب الشياطين.
  10. ⁠They STRIVE with their WEALTH and PERSON.

  11. When they HEAR DIVINE LAWS/VALUES, they say, “We hear and we OBEY” (24: 51; An-Noor)
    FOR THEM ARE GOOD THINGS AND HIGH RANKS (9: 88; At-Taubah)

    اُولٰۗيكَ عَلٰي ھُدًى مِّنْ رَّبِّهِمْ ۤ وَاُولٰۗيكَ ھُمُ الْمُفْلِحُوْنَ

    (سورة البقرة , آیت 5)

    یہ وہ سعادت مند لوگ ہیں جو اپنے نشوونما دینے والے کے قانون ربوبیت کی راہ نمائی میں سفر زندگی طے کئے جاتے ہیں‘ اور یہی وہ لوگ ہیں جن کی کھیتیاں آخر الامر پروان چڑھتی ہیں۔

    The Muttaqeen are blessed ones who lead their Lives According to the Laws/Values of Rabubiyyat and whose efforts eventually BEAR FRUIT. They wish to follow the RIGHT PATH, warding off dangers inherent in taking the wrong path.
    Quran then says, “THEY are the ONES who walk on a STRAIGHT PATH lighted by our RABB, and THEY are the ONES whose CROPS OF EFFORTS will FLOURISH and THEY WILL TRULY BE CALLED SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE;
    المفلحون” فلاح: کسان
    The Farmer who ploughs the Earth for SEEDING and gets abundant CROP in return.
    هدى من ربهم
    The Quran to which one must turn with OPEN MIND (cleaning the mind set/Psyche from preconceived Notions/Ideas/Concepts before coming towards Quran)