Quranic Verse
Al-A'la · 87:16-17
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
“But you prefer the worldly life, While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.”
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Commentary
A Statement concerning the People of SuccessAllah says,قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى(Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success.) meaning, he purifies himself from despised characteristics and he follows what Allah has revealed to the Messenger ﷺ.وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى(And remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salah.) meaning, he establishes the prayer in its appointed ti…