Mutaqqi: the word!

Surah Ad Dukhan (51-57)

“Bila shuba mutaqqi log hoon gey aman ki jaga mien, yani baghun aur chasmoon mien. Pehne huwe hoon gey libas, hareer o debah k ik dosre k amne samne baithey hoon gey. Yeh ho g un ki shan aur bia dien gey hum un ko gori gori aho chasm auratoon se. talb karien gey who wahan har tarhan k lazeez phal aur khaien gey poore itmeenan se. na chakhien gey who wahan maza maut ka siwae pehli maut k aur bacha ley ga inhien ALLAH jahanum k azab se. yeh fazl ho ga tere rab ka, yehi hai azeem kamyabi.”

Translation:"As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security,mong Gardens and Springs;Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, they will face each other;Moreover, We shall join them to Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes.There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace and security;Nor will they there taste Death, except the first death; and He will preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire--As a Bounty from thy Lord! that will be the supreme achievement!"

I read the above ayaat and got totally stuck in one word. ‘Mutaqqi’ which means ‘the pious’. I looked at the world outside the Quran page and found myself at total loss. Of course, I have blind faith in each n every Quranic word. I mean all of us have but I couldn’t help but secretly feel that our world n this Quranic world are opposite of eachother. Not that I wanted to created any controversies and get myself a fatwa . it was just this word that was making me uneasy.

I remembered several incidents of my life. Once, I along with my family went to some friends of my father. They were Syed by caste.  Since I had been raised in a very closed circle so my mental flight was quiet limited. I actually feel stupid everytime I remember how I gawked at the sight of them. Uncle was a long lost friend and my dad was meeting him after years and as for us, we were meeting for the very first time. His daughters were quiet beautiful. Tall, slender, pretty and very modern. (‘God! We are so paindo’ I thought looking at my simple cotton dress and white shawl covering my head n body)

As soon as we settled in, the eldest daughter showed her dislike towards my shawl. I felt my face grow hot and gave a very crispy reply to her ( not necessary to quote)

But what caught me by surprise was her reply : “x cuz me ! we are syed. You cant talk to us like that!!!”

Another time I remember a baba jee, as soon as he knew my name he started to look at me with strange respect which undoubtedly spooked me out.  And later I came to know that it was my name. According to him, half of my sins are already exempted. I was like wow..

So you see, the word totally spun the reality. I felt bad for the poor people who were living in fool’s paradise.

Surah e At tur (17-20)

Yaqeenan mutaqi baghoon aur naimatoon men hoon gey. Lutf le rahe hoon gey un cheexun ka jo ata farmai hain inhien in k rab ne, aur bacha le ga in ko in ka Rab azab e jahanum se.( in se kaha jaye ga) khao aur peo maze se, siley men in aimal k jot um kerte rahe ho.woh taqiye lagaye baithey hoon gey Qatar andar Qatar aur bia dien gey hum inhien khobsurat ankhoon wali hoorun se.

Translation: "As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness,-Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire.(To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds."They will recline (with ease) on Thrones (of dignity) arranged in ranks; and We shall join them to Companions, with beautiful big and lustrous eyes."

I mean with these false concepts , where do we stand. I sometimes imagine myself at the judgement day. In my mind I see it as my final year presentation with ALLAH being the only panel and angels ready to hand me out the results. And suppose ALLAH asks me about my deeds and the reasons. Will I give reasons like since my name was so Islamic, I thought you wont punish me *blush*. OH No..!

This scares the hell out of me.

But wait what is the definition of ‘mutaqi’ by the way? I know what pious means. But we are talking about practical things not literal meaning.

I remember Hazrat Umer (R.A)’s quote where he exemplified the difficulties of life and living in this world by walking in a dense thorny forest, with the challenge that you will come out clean. And no thorn will tear your clothes.

How difficult is that!? I don’t think restricting yourself to the 5 pillars is enough. Being pious means your every move, every step, every action, every word, every intension should be clean and for ALLAH.

Surah at tur ( Ayyat21)

“Aur wo log jo eman laye aur chali un k naqshe qadm per un ki olad kissi darjae eman mien, mila dien gey hum in k sathus olad ko aur na ghataien gey hum un k emal men se kuch b. har insaan apne kamaye huwe emal k badle mien rehn hai.”


Translation: "and those who believe and whose families follow them in Faith,- to them shall We join their families: Nor shall We deprive them (of the fruit) of aught of their works: (Yet) is each individual in pledge for his deeds."

May ALLAH provide us with true guidance and give us internal strength to use our wisdom for the search of true path and seek Raza e Ilahi. Amen.