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Introduction:

In the name of Allah (SWT), The Most-Merciful, The Ever-Merciful. Today we will talk about the name of Allah, The Truth, by which the whole universe has been created. Allah said what can be translated as, “And in no way did We create the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them except with the Truth… (15:85).” I am asking you today to live by The Truth: to tell the truth, to love the truth, to die for the truth, and never to conceal it. If you love the truth, you will love Allah (SWT), because He is The Truth.

The meaning of The Truth:

The word “truth” is the opposite of the word “falsehood”. Therefore, it had to be one of the most beautiful names of Allah (SWT). You cannot live without truth because the whole universe lives by the truth.
There is a difference between truth and justice; justice is to give everyone their rights. Therefore, justice is applying the value of truth in the universe. The Prophet (SAWS) always asks Allah (SWT) to show him the truth, and help him to follow it, and to show him falsehood, and help him to avoid it. Man cannot live by truth easily because Satan will try to prevent him from doing so. This name is addressed to all people in all fields; teachers, pupils, businessmen, etc. Everyone should ask himself whether he lives by the truth or not. Allah (SWT) is The Truth because He never differentiates between people according to color, nationality, sex, position etc; all creatures are alike and have the right to live, to eat, to drink and so on. One of the companions asked the Prophet (SAWS) when the Day of Judgment would be; he advised that they should expect it when the truth is lost. People deal with truth in different ways, for example, some people do not know where the truth is, and others know where it is, and insist on doing the opposite.

Eight things will help you to be true:

The Prophet (SAWS) taught us a supplication of eight truths that man should believe wholeheartedly. These will guide you to the other truths in life: Allah is the truth, His words are a truth, His Promise is a truth, the day we meet Him is a truth, jannah (paradise) is a truth, hellfire is a truth, the Prophets are a truth and Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) is a truth. Hence, we should glorify Allah because He is The Truth.

If these truths are deeply rooted within you, you will be able to differentiate between the truth and falsehood very easily. You will live by the truth, and never do something wrong. Look around you in the universe; you will find that everything has been created very justly. For example, the distance between the sun and the earth is 150 million km2. The earth is inside the exact safe zone of the sun's heat. If the distance were 149 million km2 for example, the whole planet would burn, and if the distance increases one km2, the earth would freeze. Those who do not care for the truth have to rethink their life after knowing The Truth (SWT). This example shows you that if life loses the value of truth, the whole universe will collapse.

The second truth is the Qur'an, which embodies Allah's words. Every ayah, and every Surah , is a truth. The third truth is Allah's promise to the believers to join paradise, and to the disbelievers to be in hell. Allah (SWT) promised that we would meet Him on the Day of Judgment, and this is true. This leads us to the fifth and sixth truths, which are paradise and hell. You should also believe in all the prophets: Ibrahim (Abraham) (AS), Isma’il (Ishmael) (AS), Isa (Jesus) (AS), Musa (Moses) (AS), and the last Prophet, Muhammad (SAWS).

Upon believing in these eight realities and holding fast to them, one will find himself exploring a new reality relating to his mission, for which he was created. In other words, we were created to fulfill the mission of reforming the earth. Allah says what can be translated as, “Did you then reckon that We created you only for sport and that you would not be returned to Us? Then Supremely Exalted be Allah, The King, The Truth! There is no god except He, The Lord of the Honorable Throne.” (23:115-116).

Therefore, we were not just created to eat, drink, have fun, get married, have children and nothing else. On the contrary, we were created and commanded by Allah to reform and construct this earth. This is the reality for which we came to this world. In this regard Allah says what can be translated as, “And in no way did We create the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them except with the Truth…” (15:85). “O Dawû‍d, surely We have made you a succeeding (Literally: Caliph) (Messenger) in the earth, so judge among mankind with the truth, and do not ever follow prejudice that it may make you err from the way of Allah. Surely the ones who err from the way of Allah will have a strict torment for that they have forgotten the Day of Reckoning. And in no way have We created the heaven and the earth and whatever is between them untruthfully. That is the surmise of the ones who have disbelieved. So woe to the ones who have disbelieved, from the Fire!” (38:26-27).

In the previous two ayahs, Allah addresses His Prophet Dawud and commands him to fulfill the message for which he was sent, namely, to reform the earth and make the truth prevail. Upon reflecting on the second ayah, we notice that everything in this universe is created upon truth, and that man should fulfill this truth. Allah commanded you in his saying that can be translated as, “Surely I am making in the earth a successor.” (2:30). Consequently, all people should hold fast to the truth. In this regard, let me give you examples of people who lived by the truth. Allah says what can be translated as, “O you who have believed, be constantly upright for Allah, witnesses with equity, and let not antagonism of a people provoke you to not do justice. Do justice; that (Literally: it) is nearer to piety. And be pious to Allah, surely Allah is Ever-Cognizant of whatever you do.” (5:8).

Once, when the Prophet (SAWS) was returning from a battle, one of his Companions, Qatada, lost his armor. He later found out one of the Ansar, namely the native dwellers of Madinah, had stolen the armor. Upon being revealed as the thief, the man informed his family that he would stealthily put the armor in one of the Jews' houses to acquit himself. Thereupon, the Jewish man was accused as being the thief. However, Allah made the truth prevail. He said what can be translated as, “Surely, We have sent down to you (i.e. the prophet) the Book with the Truth that you judge among mankind by whatever Allah has shown you; and do not be a constant adversary of the treacherous.” (4:105). “ They seek to conceal themselves from (other) men, (Literally: mankind) and they do not seek to conceal themselves from Allah, and He is with them as they brood by night a saying with which He is not satisfied; and Allah has been Supremely Encompassing of whatever they do.” (4:108). The Prophet (SAWS) announced the innocence of the Jewish man and declared the guilt of the manof the Ansar. This is to prove that Islam is a religion of justice above all, with no room for favoritism.

When the Prophet (SAWS) was asked by his uncle to abandon the message for which he was sent, in return for wealth and social position, he swore by Allah that if the sun were placed in his right hand and the moon in his left, in order that he leave this matter, he would never give it up, until Allah made it to prevail or he died in its cause.” The Prophet (SAWS) in this situation defended the truth. Thus, Allah said what can be translated as, “So put your trust in Allah; surely you are upon the evident Truth.” (27:79).

The Prophet (SAWS) left Makkah to Madinah, but Allah granted him victory thereafter and he conquered Makkah. This proves that however long the time of injustice, truth will always prevail in the end. This is what Allah says and can be translated as, “No indeed, We hurl the Truth against the untruth; so (Truth) smashes it; then, only then does (untruth) expire. And woe to you for whatever you describe!” (21:18).
This is the reality that you should truly believe in. Allah, The Truth, mentions in the Qur’an a very significant ayah, which defines the state of Truth and that of untruth. He says what can be translated as, “He sends down from the heaven water so that valleys flow, each to its determined (course), so that the flood carries away (on its surface) a swelling scum. And from that on which they kindle fire (i.e., or) seeking (to make) ornaments or belongings, out of that there is a scum like it. Thus Allah strikes the Truth and the untruth. So, as for the scum, then it goes away as jetsam (i.e., vanishes as useless) and as for whatever profits mankind, then it stays in the earth. Thus Allah strikes the similitudes.” (13:17).

This is the state of truth, verses that of falsehood. For this reason, all of us should live by, and, for the truth.

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