TAQWAH OF ALLAH swt

BISMILLAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM,
ASSALAMU'ALAIKUM WRWBTH,
DEAR ILHAM FRIENDS,
Having Taqwah of Allah swt is the foundation of all belief and good deeds. Without it we are nothing. It is the essential 'Iman Vitamin Pill' that sustains all of our theoretical ideas and our actions in worship. It is like the two parenthesis around a sentence.
I have come across the copy of the very first Friday Khutbah that was delivered by Prophet Muhammad SAWS when he migrated to Medina. The subject was about Taqwah. The following are some excerpts from it:
" I advise you to have Taqwah with Allah, and the best advice from a Muslim to another is to encourage him to remember the Hereafter and to command him to have Taqwah with Allah...
Therefore, have Taqwah in your immediate and your late deeds, in privacy and in public. Anyone who has Taqwah, Allah will forgive him and redeem his mistakes and will replenish his rewards. Anyone who has Taqwah, Allah will make him succeed the great success.
The Taqwah of Allah will prevent a person from the Hate of Allah and from the penalty of Allah. It also prevents the person from the anger and wrath of Allah. The Taqwah of Allah cleanses the face, pleases the Lord, and raises the rank of the person..."
Let us all try to take this advice seriously and strive hard to be Muttaqeen. May Allah swt help us succeed in this pursuit. Aameen.
Ma'Salamah,
Your sister in Islam,
Tasneem