“The Concept of Falah in the Qur’an”
Durak Pusmaz
Abstract Of Title
The goal of the believer is to lead a blissful life both in this world and in the hereafter by
reaching salvation through attaining the pleasure and contentment of Allah. One of the
concepts expressive of such salvation in the Qur’an is falâh. The words deriving from the
same root with falâh appear in forty points in the Qur’an. In twelve points, after mentioning
some of the good traits of believers such as faith, prayer, charity, calling on the people
for the good, enjoining right and forbidding wrong, they are given the good news that
“Ulaika hum al-muflihuun”, that is, they are the ones who will reach true salvation and
stay forever in the midst of eternal blessings.
The Qur’an indicates not only those who will attain salvation but also those who will be
deprived of such a great blessing and grace. The latter includes the unbelievers who do
not believe in the unity and existence of Allah; those who deny revelations of the God;
those who are ungrateful; those who are cruel to humans or any other creatures; those
who deceive people through sorcery; those who respond to good with evil; and those who
make a practice of crime, wrongdoing and felony. Such is the style of the Qur’an: it presents
both the positive and the negative cases, and then leaves the choice to human’s free
will and reason.
Information Of Title
Lnaguage: Turkish - Type: Research - Number of pages: 23-43 - Date: 2011 - Country: TR