The Believers Have Succeeded — Seven Qualities of True Success
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قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
— المؤمنون 1
Verse: "The believers have certainly succeeded" (23:1) — followed by seven qualities.
The seven qualities: Humility in prayer; avoidance of idle talk; giving zakat; guarding chastity; fulfilling trusts and pledges; protecting prayers; inheriting (Firdaws).
"Qad" (certainly): Affirmative particle — confirming that success has already been decreed for those who possess these qualities.
Note: Success begins and ends with prayer — "the humble" first, "they guard their prayers" last. Prayer is the frame.
Lesson: True success is not measured by wealth or status — but by these seven, which may have no worldly glamour.
Source: Ibn Kathir (5/448); Al-Sadi; Al-Qurtubi (12/99)
Question: What two qualities frame the list of success in Surah Al-Mu'minun?
Answer: Humility in prayer (beginning) and guarding prayers (end) — prayer is the frame on which all other qualities are built.