Al Kawthar Academy | 'The Abundance of Good' We aim to preserve and promote the pure message and sublime values of Islam.
What was the last verse of the Qur’an to be revealed? Many people believe it to be:
On this day I have completed my blessing and favour to you and I am content with Islam as a deen and religion for you [ Surah al-Māʾidah 5:3]
However this was not the case.The last verse to be revealed is in Surah al-Baqarah (Surah 2:Verse 281) in which Allah reminds mankind that they will be returned to Him:
And be wary of a day in which you shall all be returned to Allāh. Then each soul shall be repaid in full, whatever it has earned. And they will not suffer any injustice. [Sūrat al-Baqarah, 2:281]
Ponder on the fact that the entire Quran with the stories of the Prophets, stories of the pious, all its laws about marriage, divorce, transactions, children, with all its teachings about worship and life, after all that this is the final verse that was revealed. After all that, we are told to ‘be wary of a day in which you shall all be returned to Allah.’ That is the final verse and the final message of the Quran for us to ponder over.
[This short excerpt is based on the lecture, ‘The Purpose of Life’ delivered by Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq on Friday 27th January 2017]
Death is reality of life, one which we all must face.
Attending funerals taking part in the burials, reflecting whilst the body is lowered in to the grave should all be reminders and a wake up call that one day we are to go down under.
We need to constantly work hard on ourselves and live a life that pleases Allāh.