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tuʾtī ʾukulahā kulla ḥīnin bi-ʾidhni rabbihā wa-yaḍribu llāhu l-ʾamthāla li-n-nāsi laʿallahum yatadhakkarūna
It gives its fruit every season by the leave of its Lord. Allah draws these parables for mankind so that they may take admonition.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah ‘Ibrahim – Verse 25
25. “(The good tree) yields its fruits at all times by the permission of its Lord, and Allah sets forth parables for the people that they may reflect.”
The tree of faith always bears good fruits and there are no seasons for the faithful as autumn and winter. The verse says:
“(The good tree) yields its fruits at all times by the permission of its Lord…”
The use of allegories, similes and parables are methods of the Holy Qur’an for calling the attention of the people and of reminding them. The verse continues saying:
“…and Allah sets forth parables for the people that they may reflect.”
Therefore, all is mortal except Allah and the faith in Him. And whatever is mortal cannot bear fruits forever. However, whatever is godly by nature is eternal.14 Of course, the colour of Allah is constant and other colours will vanish.
“…and who can give a better hue than Allah?…” 15
The tree of faith always bears fruits and a believer is under all circumstances remembering Allah (s.w.t.) and is seeking to perform his duties, whether be it in welfare or in hardship, in happiness or in disaster, in poverty or in wealth, and in time of the threat of the oppressors he will resist until the end. At the time of propagating religion, he does not expect any returns from others. When he is adamant, he will control himself for gaining Allah’s consent.16 At the time of marriage, he trusts in Him.17
At the time of worship and obedience, he has intention with divine motive.18At the time of poverty, he does not go to the rich and is not of the flattering lot.19In time of conquest or defeat, he is happy throughout his campaign for he is busy performing his duties.20 Of course, faith in Allah, the Almighty, is like a tree the fruits of which satisfies man both in the world, and in the intermediate world, and in the Hereafter. However, man’s property and position and his children as well as other blessings of this life are like a tree which bears fruits only for a few days and in a limited way, if such property, position, etc. might even bear no fruits at all, and, therefore, they become merely his own source of spiritual torture.
Surah Al-Taubah, No. 9, verse 55 says:
“So let not their possessions and their issues astonish you; verily Allah only desires thereby to chastise them in the life of (this) world…”
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