وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَى : Take provision for the journey, but the best provision is At-Taqwa

وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَى : Take provision for the journey, but the best provision is At-Taqwa Holy Book Al Quran is the final Holy Book revealed upon the Last of Prophets Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). The Quran & Sunnah is the only source of holy guidance as it entails detailed instructions for each and every walk of human life. Here a guidance from Quran for the followers of Islam” (وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَى : Take provision for the journey, but the best provision is At-Taqwa ) is discussed wrt provision for spending life' days and nights for better living from Quran and Hadith of Prophet ﷺ. This is an approved Jumma Khutba from the Sultanate of Oman and translated in English.

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَى

And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best provision is At-Taqwa (piety, righteousness) ۔

Praise be to ALLAH, who enjoins piety on His servants, rewards good for good deeds. I praise ALLAH for everything He has given me, and I do thank Him for what he has given and what he has done in my favor. And I bear witness that there is no god but ALLAH, Alone, He has no partner, He is the possessor of the most beautiful names and the highest attributes. I bear witness that our Lord and Master Muhammad, may ALLAH bless him and grant him peace, is the chosen servant and messenger of ALLAH - and the trusted, chosen, and chosen beloved of ALLAH. Peace and blessings be upon them when the night hides the sun and the day and the day when it shines. May the blessings and peace of ALLAH be upon the family and companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and upon every follower after him until the Day of Judgment. The translation of the recited verse is:

O you who believe! Fear ALLAH (by doing all that He has ordered and by abstaining from all that He has forbidden) as He should be feared. [Obey Him, be thankful to Him, and remember Him always], and die not except in a state of Islâm [as Muslims (with complete submission to ALLAH)]. (102)

Surah Aal E Imran – 102

O servants of ALLAH, fear ALLAH - be righteous and obey ALLAH and know that ALLAH has made for people various garments with which they adorn and adorn themselves, and they are beautiful within it. And appearing in exquisite forms, He has clothed them spiritually even better than He has clothed their souls. ALLAH Ta'ala says in Surah Al-A'raf:

O Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover yourselves (screen your private parts) and as an adornment, and the raiment of righteousness, that is better. Such are among the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of ALLAH, that they may remember (i.e. leave falsehood and follow truth[]). (26)

Surah Al Araf – 26

So, O servants of ALLAH, desire to be beautiful before your Creator in full spiritual attire. What should those of you who want to travel do? No doubt they would study their route, and prepare their equipment for the journey. They will make sure everything is done to avoid anything that hinders their progress towards their destination. They ensure that they reach their goal with safety and assurance, and the same is the case in our journey hereafter. It is important to take the best of the sustenance, and to adopt the best means to collect it. Similarly, piety is best for the journey to the Hereafter. ALLAH Ta'ala describes it in Surah Al-Baqarah: 

And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best provision is At-Taqwa (piety, righteousness). So fear Me, O men of understanding! (197)

Surah Al Baqara – 197-Part

What is meant by God's servant piety? It is nothing other than fearing the wrath of ALLAH Ta'ala and being on the right path by following His orders. It means not to choose the path that He has forbidden and the things that ALLAH has forbidden and reprimanded, or that the fear of ALLAH is based on His revealed guidance. Righteousness and contentment with little, and preparation for the day of perpetual travel should be amongst the prime factors of life. The preparation to respond to Da'i Ajal can only be achieved by supporting piety in all stages of life, because the acceptance of deeds in the sight of ALLAH Almighty depends on piety. ALLAH Ta'ala says in Surah Al-Ma'idah:

"Verily, ALLAH accepts only from those who are Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - see V.2:2)." (27)

Surah Al Maeda – 27-Part

O believers, piety is comprehensive of all these things and includes all the beliefs that are in your heart and all the actions that you do, and it also includes the things that you want to avoid that are previous beliefs, sayings. or against the deed, so fear ALLAH and believe in the truth of ALLAH, the Blessed and Exalted. And have complete faith in His Angels and His Messengers and His Books and the Judgment of ALLAH, the Destiny and the Last Day. In all these matters, do not describe ALLAH in a way that is not worthy of Him. Furthermore, do not describe ALLAH and the Last Day in a way that is not appropriate, but describe it as He described it in His Book and as His Messenger described it in his Sunnah. which is proved by them, Which is a description of perfection, beauty and greatness, do not compare it with His creation and do not compare any of His creation with it, because ALLAH Almighty says in Surah Al-Shura.

There is nothing like Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. (11)

Surah Ash Shura – 11-Part

In another place, He said in Surat al-An'am

No vision can grasp Him, but He grasps all vision. He is Al-Latif (the Most Subtle and Courteous), Well-Acquainted with all things. (103) 

Surah Al Anam – 103

And fear ALLAH about His honorable angels, so fill your heart with their love, and avoid despising any of them. ALLAH Ta'ala said about His closest angels in Surah Al-Baqarah:

"Whoever is an enemy to ALLAH, His Angels, His Messengers, Jibrael (Gabriel) and Mikael (Michael), then verily, ALLAH is an enemy to the disbelievers." (98)

Surah Al Baqara – 98

And fear ALLAH with regard to His messengers, so do not believe in some of them and disbelieve in others. ALLAH Almighty said at the end of Surah Al-Baqarah

The Messenger (Muhammad SAW) believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in ALLAH, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. (They say), "We make no distinction between one another of His Messengers" and they say, "We hear, and we obey. (We seek) Your Forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return (of all)." (285)

Surah Al Baqara – 285

He said in another place in Surat al-Nisa:

Verily, those who disbelieve in ALLAH and His Messengers and wish to make distinction between ALLAH and His Messengers (by believing in ALLAH and disbelieving in His Messengers) saying, "We believe in some but reject others," and wish to adopt a way in between. (150) They are in truth disbelievers. And We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating torment. (151)

Surah An Nisa – 150-151

O servants of ALLAH, fear ALLAH - in favor of the revealed books of ALLAH, and foremost among them is the Qur'an al-Furqan Hameed, which is our constitution - O community of Muslims - so by believing in some part of it. children And if you deny some part of it, then your situation will be like those about whom ALLAH Almighty said in Surah Al-Baqarah.

Then do you believe in a part of the Scripture and reject the rest? Then what is the recompense of those who do so among you, except disgrace in the life of this world, and on the Day of Resurrection they shall be consigned to the most grievous torment. And ALLAH is not unaware of what you do. (85)

Surah Al Baqara – 85-Part

O people of ALLAH, accept ALLAH's command with piety, so do not be angry with what ALLAH has decreed for you, and believe that whatever has befallen you is your destiny. And what harms you is the result of your own actions, and if something happens to you that you hate, it is your own fault, so do not blame ALLAH for its negligence. . Rectify the wrong that has happened to you, for what has happened to you is nothing but guidance from your Lord so that you may wake up. And be careful, the Almighty said in Surat al-Nisa

Whatever of good reaches you, is from ALLAH, but whatever of evil befalls you, is from yourself. And We have sent you (O Muhammad SAW) as a Messenger to mankind, and ALLAH is Sufficient as a Witness.[] (79)

Surah An Nisa – 79

ALLAH Ta'ala said in Surah Al-Hadid:

No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves but is inscribed in the Book of Decrees (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz), before We bring it into existence. Verily, that is easy for ALLAH. (22)

Surah Al Hadid – 22

So, O you who believe - fear ALLAH in everything that comes and goes, outwardly and inwardly, in times of encouragement and compulsion. He said in Surah Al-Baqarah

And be afraid of the Day when you shall be brought back to ALLAH. Then every person shall be paid what he earned, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly. (281)

Surah Al Baqara – 281

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All praise is for ALLAH, the Lord of the two worlds, and there is no harshness with anyone except the wrongdoers, and I bear witness that there is no god but ALLAH, and I bear witness that our Lord and Master are the servants and messengers of ALLAH. Peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of ALLAH, peace and blessings be upon him, his family, his companions and his righteous followers and those who will follow him with righteousness until the Day of Resurrection.

O servants of ALLAH, fear ALLAH. Fearing ALLAH is beneficial in this world and the hereafter. Pious people are loved by the Lord of the worlds. Glorified be the Lord Almighty, who said in Surat al-Tawbah

Surely ALLAH loves Al- Mattaqûn (the pious - see V.2:2)

Surah Al Tawba – 4-Part

And Lord Dhul-Jalal is with the pious who excel in piety with protection, help and care. He said in Surah Al-Nahl

Truly, ALLAH is with those who fear Him (keep their duty unto Him)[], and those who are Muhsinûn (good-doers, - see the footnote of V.9:120). (128)

Surah An Nahl – 128

And these are the people whom ALLAH Ta'ala has freed from every hardship and provided every comfort and ease. He said in Surah Al Talaq:

And whosoever fears ALLAH and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). (2-Part) And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine. (3-Part)

Surah At Talaq – 2-Part-3-Part

These are the people from whom ALLAH keeps difficult psychological conditions away, he said in Surat Yunus:

No doubt! Verily, the Auliyâ' of ALLAH [i.e. those who believe in the Oneness of ALLAH and fear ALLAH much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which he has forbidden), and love ALLAH much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)], no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve[], - (62) Those who believed (in the Oneness of ALLAH - Islâmic Monotheism), and used to fear ALLAH much (by abstaining from evil deeds and sins and by doing righteous deeds) (63) For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present world[] (i.e. through a righteous dream seen by the person himself or shown to others), and in the Hereafter. No change can there be in the Words of ALLAH, this is indeed the supreme success. (64)

Surah Yunus – 62-64

And ALLAH strengthens the righteous with His soldiers and angels. He said in Surah Al-Faslat: 

Verily, those who say: "Our Lord is ALLAH (Alone)," and then they stand firm, on them the angels will descend (at the time of their death) (saying): "Fear not, nor grieve! But receive the glad tidings of Paradise which you have been promised! (30) "We have been your friends in the life of this world and are (so) in the Hereafter. Therein you shall have (all) that your inner-selves desire, and therein you shall have (all) for which you ask. (31)

Surah Fussilat/Sajda – 30-31

And the pious people are safe and satisfied with the mercy and grace of ALLAH. He described it as follows in Surah Al-A'raf:

And if the people of the towns had believed and had the Taqwâ (piety), certainly, We should have opened for them blessings from the heaven and the earth, but they belied (the Messengers). So We took them (with punishment) for what they used to earn (polytheism and crimes). (96) Did the people of the towns then feel secure against the coming of Our Punishment by night while they are asleep? (97)

Surah Al Araf – 96-97

And the righteous are those who are promised a good end. It was mentioned in Surah Al-A'raf itself:

Verily, the earth is ALLAH's. He gives it as a heritage to whom He wills of His slaves, and the (blessed) end is for the Muttaqûn (pious - see V.2:2)." (128)

Surah Al Araf – 128-Part

These are the people who have been promised a great reward by ALLAH. He described it as follows in Surah Al-Qalam:

Verily, for the Muttaqûn (pious and righteous persons - see V.2:2) are Gardens of delight (Paradise) with their Lord. (34)

Surah Al Qalam – 34

So, O servants of ALLAH, fear ALLAH and adopt piety - adhere to piety in all your circumstances and believe that whoever adheres to it, ALLAH will give him relief from every problem and a way out of every misguidance.

وآخر دعوانا ان الحمد للہ رب العالمین- سبحان ربک رب العزة عما يصفون، وسلام على المرسلين والحمد لله رب العالمين