TO BE REWARDED

Is there any reward for good other than good? (55:60) – Chapter of The Most Gracious (Surah Rahman)

Sometimes it is difficult to possess virtues, especially something so trying as patience. Holding ourselves back from a difficult situation and swallowing up bitter emotions like anger is not an easy action at all. In fact, it requires so much determination, control over our minds and trust in the promised reward from Allah for staying away from them. From the verse, it is simply understood that the ultimate reward for doing good deeds can only be in the form of goodness itself. For that, Allah has promised a great reward in the hereafter for those who firmly trust in Him alone and invest this life for success in the hereafter.

Hence, any deed or character that benefits our self and others, even if they realize it or not, will not be in vain. The difficulty that is faced in practicing them, or the insult and embarrassment that accompanies with patience will be beneficial in the afterlife. Many a times, such an act gives people the label of being weak in responding to situations. But, Allah knows what is in our hearts more than anybody else.

The verse is from the Chapter of The Most Gracious or Surah Rahman. This is one of the chapters with enlightening descriptions about the blessings that Almighty has provided on earth including the wisdom needed for reading, writing and understanding life, so that man might realize that the creator of the earth is The Most Gracious as the title of the chapter reveals. It is also mentioned in the chapter much about the life of the hereafter. The endless bounties of the heaven for believers who patiently trusts in Allah and submits their life to Him alone, enduring difficulties, along with performing good deeds is described with beauty.

The chapter also has an eloquent use of literature in which a single verse is seen to be repeated thirty-one times in different contexts. In that verse, again, Allah asks mankind which of His blessings do we deny.

Whether it be the usage of precise language or the mentioning of simple examples like the various fruits provided on earth for us to enjoy, or the seas created with barriers between them, from which emerge corals and pearls, the chapter, enlightens anyone who reads it, to realize the grace of Almighty!

Link to recital of Surah Rahman - https://youtu.be/IKZ57sdcFK4

Link to Surah Rahman (written with translation) - https://quran.com/55