Islam Guidance

verse16

(16) يَهْدِي بِهِ اللّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهُ سُبُلَ السَّلاَمِ وَيُخْرِجُهُم مِّنِ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ

بِإِذْنِهِ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

16. " With it Allah guides whoever follows His pleasure into the ways of safety, and He brings them out of darkness towards the Light by His Will and guides them to a right path."
Commentary:
The Arabic term /salam/ (peace) is one of the Names of God (His Attributes). In this regard, the Holy Qur'an says:
" He is Allah, there is no god save He; the king, the Holy, the Peace, ..." (1)
Paradise has also been called 'Dar-us-Salam ' (the house of peace). So, guiding towards the ways of peace and safety can be rendered into the way of Allah (s.w.t.) and Paradise '. The person who wants to reach these two, should go via /subul-as-salam/, ' the ways of safety ', the which is specific to the followers of ' Truth '.
The concept of /salam/ (peace, safety) includes the peace of individuals and society, family members and offsprings, thought and soul, and, even, the peace of honour.

Only those people are guidable who try to obtain the pleasure of Allah (s.w.t.). Then, those who try to gain the ranks and the wealth of this fleeting world, and also follow their low desires and do revenge, are not guidable.
Certainly, all the ways toward safety and prosperity are found in gaining the pleasure of Allah. So, whoever tries to please other than Him, is in aberration.
However, all the various secondary ways towards the Truth, lead to the main unity. ' The ways of safety ' end to the Straight Way. Hence, all those who, by performing different accomplishments, in variety of conditions, try to gain the pleasure of Allah (s.w.t.), reach to one single proper way.
" With it Allah guides whoever follows His pleasure into the ways of safety, and He brings them out of darkness towards the Light by His Will and guides them to a right path."
However, the Qur'an is the best remedy and it can save its followers from any darkness - the darknesses of: dubious things, lusts, superstitions, crimes, agitations, and so on.


(1) Sura Al-Hashr, No. 59, verse 23

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