Hidayah
God-given guidance or vocation or calling to guard humans against their natural tendency to follow their own whims and to go astray.
Hidayah is an Arabic word meaning "guidance". According to Islamic belief, guidance has been provided by God to humans primarily in the form of the Qur'an. Not only through the Quran, but Hidayah, or guidance, is also provided through Muhammad and how he lived his life, which is known as the Sunnah of the Prophet. Through his teachings and the guidelines in the Quran, Muslims hope to attain a better lifestyle.
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edit- And truly, it (this Qur'ân) is a guide and a mercy for the believers.
- إِنَّكَ لا تَهدى مَن أَحبَبتَ وَلٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهدى مَن يَشاءُ ۚ وَهُوَ أَعلَمُ بِالمُهتَدينَ
- translate: It is true thou wilt not be able to guide every one, whom thou lovest; but Allah guides those whom He will and He knows best those who receive guidance.
- Al Qasas 56 A. Yusuf Ali