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wa-l-muʾminūna wa-l-muʾminātu baʿḍuhum ʾawliyāʾu baʿḍin yaʾmurūna bi-l-maʿrūfi wa-yanhawna ʿani l-munkari wa-yuqīmūna ṣ-ṣalāta wa-yuʾtūna z-zakāta wa-yuṭīʿūna llāha wa-rasūlahū ʾulāʾika sa-yarḥamuhumu llāhu ʾinna llāha ʿazīzun ḥakīmun
But the faithful, men and women, are comrades of one another: they bid what is right and forbid what is wrong and maintain the prayer, give the zakat, and obey Allah and His Apostle. It is they to whom Allah will soon grant His mercy. Indeed Allah is all-mighty, all-wise.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah At-Tawbah – Verse 71
71 . “And the believer men and the believer women, they are guardians to one another; they enjoin good and forbid evil and they perform the prayer and they pay the alms (zakāt), and they obey Allah and His Messenger. It is they on whom Allah will bestow His Mercy. Verily Allah is the Mighty, the Wise.”
The Signs of the True Believers
The signs of true believers, men and women, have been mentioned in the verse under discussion. These signs are also figured five here: The verse beings as follows:
After referring to this general principle, the revelation pays to the explanation of the details of the epithets of the believers. 1- At first, it implies that they invite people to good. The verse continues saying:
2- They also restrain people from vices, wickednesses, and unlawful things:
3- Contrast to the hypocrites, who usually forget Allah, the believers always establish prayer; keep the remembrance of Allah, and, consequently, by this remembrance and the Name of Allah, they cause their hearts to be light and their minds to be aware. The holy verse says:
4- Again, contrast to the hypocrites who are some niggardly persons, the believers pay a part of their wealth as the alms (zakāt) in the way of Allah and for Allah and for supporting the servants of Allah (s.w.t.), in order to improve their society. The verse says:
5- The hypocrites are mischievous, and disobedient, and they behave outside of the circle of the commandment of Allah; but believers obey the command of Allah and His Messenger. The verse says:
At the end of this verse, the Qur’ān points to the first privilege of the believers from the point of their fate and their reward. It says:
No doubt the promise of mercy to the believers is from the side of Allah. This promise is conclusive and assured from any point of view, because:
Neither does He promise without any cause, nor does He fail its fulfilment when He promises.