The divine’s shade of the Last Day (II)

The fourth feature includes the two friends that love one another for the sake of Allah and parted on the same ground. Fifth, the person that is under self-seclusion and yet remembers Allah to the extent of welling up tears because of his ample sense of fear of Allah. Sixth, the young man that declines […]

The fourth feature includes the two friends that love one another for the sake of Allah and parted on the same ground. Fifth, the person that is under self-seclusion and yet remembers Allah to the extent of welling up tears because of his ample sense of fear of Allah. Sixth, the young man that declines sex offer from a dignified beautiful lady. And the seventh feature is of a person that offers alms via his right hand but without his left hand grasping the act. It is pertinent to understand each of these seven features closely.
A just leader is one with ample sense of God fearing, equity, altruism and compassion. He is the type that is always ready to emancipate his people from all sorts of injustice, be it from him or from others.
In his inaugural sermon after the demise of the Prophet, AbubakarSadiq (RA) says: “I am indeed grateful to Almighty for granting me this power of leading this Ummah. But it’s good we understand that the burden of leadership accorded on me doesn’t signify any superiority over you. Please, you should give me allegiance only when I’m treading the right course and, if otherwise, don’t hesitate to correct me, even if doing so will result to the application of sword against me.
Honesty is trust and dishonesty is fraudulence. I consider the weakest person among you as my mightiest.  Simply because I will not relent in fighting for his rights until they are fully recovered.”