Quran has defined four (4) indicator for a successful life. There are interrelated. Indicator 1 leads to 2, which further leads to 3 and 4.

2. What are indicators of SUCCESS in human life?
What is threshold requirement for such
success?

3. ‫الرحيم‬ ‫الرحمن‬ ‫ال‬ ‫بسم‬
‫ر‬ِ ‫ص‬ْ‫ِر‬ ‫ع‬َ‫ْص‬ ‫ل‬ْ‫ِر‬‫ا‬‫و‬َ‫ْص‬
‫ر‬ٍ ‫س‬ْ‫ِر‬ ‫خ‬ُ‫س‬ ‫ف ي‬ِ ‫ل‬َ‫ْص‬ ‫ن‬َ‫ْص‬ ‫سنا‬َ‫ْص‬ ‫اَسن‬‫ل‬ْ‫ِر‬ِ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬َّ ‫إ‬ِ
‫ن‬َ‫ْص‬ ‫ذني‬ِ ‫ل‬َّ ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬َّ ‫إ‬ِ ‫ناوا‬ُ‫س‬‫م‬َ‫ْص‬ ‫آ‬‫ت‬ِ ‫حنا‬َ‫ْص‬ ‫ل‬ِ ‫نا‬‫ص‬َّ ‫ال‬ ‫لاوا‬ُ‫س‬‫م‬ِ ‫ع‬َ‫ْص‬ ‫و‬َ‫ْص‬‫ق‬ِّ ‫ح‬َ‫ْص‬ ‫ل‬ْ‫ِر‬‫نا‬‫ب‬ِ ‫اوا‬ْ‫ِر‬ ‫ص‬َ‫ْص‬ ‫اوا‬َ‫ْص‬ ‫ت‬َ‫ْص‬‫و‬َ‫ْص‬
‫ر‬ِ ‫ب‬ْ‫ِر‬‫ص‬َّ ‫بنال‬ِ ‫اوا‬ْ‫ِر‬ ‫ص‬َ‫ْص‬ ‫اوا‬َ‫ْص‬ ‫ت‬َ‫ْص‬‫و‬َ‫ْص‬
CONSIDER the flight of time!
Man INDEED is in the state of LOSS,
UNLESS he be of those who attain to faith, and do good
works, and enjoin upon one another the keeping to
truth, and enjoin upon one another patience in adversity.

4. All subjects of Quran are presented in it
The companions of Prophet, whenever met each
other, would never depart, unless they recited Surah
Asr to each other. After that they used to greet and
depart.
The group of Companion was the best aware about
the value of Quran

5. If people would ponder upon this single
Surah, it would suffice them for their
guidance
(Imam Shafa’i)
If Quran would have no other Surah
except Asr, this Surah was sufficient for
guidance of mankind
(Imam Shafa’i)

6. guidance
‫ر‬ِภ ‫ك‬ْ‫ِر‬ ‫ذ‬ّ
philosophy and
wisdom
‫ر‬ُ ‫ب‬َّ‫ر‬‫د‬َ‫ّب‬‫ت‬َ‫ّب‬

7. ‫ر‬ٍ ‫ك‬ِภ ‫د‬َّ‫ر‬‫م‬ُّ ‫م ن‬ِภ ‫ل‬ْ‫ِر‬ ‫ه‬َ‫ّب‬ ‫ف‬َ‫ّب‬ ‫ر‬ِภ ‫ك‬ْ‫ِر‬ ‫ذ‬ّ‫لذل‬ِภ ‫ن‬َ‫ّب‬ ‫رنآ‬ْ‫ِر‬ ‫ق‬ُ‫ل‬ْ‫ِر‬‫ا‬ ‫ن ا‬َ‫ّب‬‫ر‬ْ‫ِر‬ ‫س‬َّ‫ر‬ ‫ي‬َ‫ّب‬ ‫د‬ْ‫ِر‬ ‫ق‬َ‫ّب‬‫ل‬َ‫ّب‬‫و‬َ‫ّب‬
Hence, indeed, We made this Qur'an easy to bear
in mind (i.e. understanding and remembering):
who, then, is willing to take it to heart?
For guidance Quran is easy to follow, whatever
recipient’s level of intellect is.

8. ‫ه ا‬َ‫ّب‬ ‫ل‬ُ‫ ا‬‫ف‬َ‫ّب‬‫ق‬ْ‫ِر‬‫أ‬َ‫ّب‬ ‫ب‬ٍ ‫ذلبو‬ُ‫ق‬ُ ‫ذل ى‬َ‫ّب‬‫ع‬َ‫ّب‬ ‫م‬ْ‫ِر‬ ‫أ‬َ‫ّب‬ ‫ن‬َ‫ّب‬ ‫رنآ‬ْ‫ِر‬ ‫ق‬ُ‫ل‬ْ‫ِر‬‫ا‬ ‫ن‬َ‫ّب‬ ‫رو‬ُ ‫ب‬َّ‫ر‬‫د‬َ‫ّب‬‫ت‬َ‫ّب‬‫ي‬َ‫ّب‬ ‫ل‬َ‫ّب‬ ‫ف‬َ‫ّب‬‫أ‬َ‫ّب‬
Will they not, then, ponder over this Qur'an? - or
are there locks upon their hearts?
Quran’s depth is infinite, boundless – no none can
fathom it in entirety.
Abdullah ibn Umar (RA) said, he spend 8 years
pondering over one chapter, Surah Baqara

9. The term ‫ر‬ِ d ‫ص‬ْ‫ِر‬ ‫ع‬َ denotes time that is measurable,
consisting of a succession of periods (in distinction from
‫دهر‬ dahr, which signifies unlimited time, without
beginning or end: i.e., time absolute).
Hence, ‫ر‬ِ d ‫ص‬ْ‫ِر‬ ‫ع‬َ asr bears the connotation of the passing
or the flight of time - time which can never be
recaptured.

10. An unguided person may link success with
Money, business, property
Power, authority
Fame, popularity
Quran negates above factor as criteria of success
Success lies in nothing but
4 indicators mentioned in the ‘Asr’
Indicator of success in our minds determinesIndicator of success in our minds determines
the direction of effort in our livesthe direction of effort in our lives

11. According to Quran success lies
NOT in wealth - (Was Qarun successful?)
NOT in power and authority – (Were Pharoah and Namrud
successful?)
Wealth, Power, Fame have NO VALUE before Allah
Prophet (PBUH) said, there are some people of Allah, who if
want to join some gathering, they are not welcome; if they
propose others for relations, they may be rejected; If
request others, are not attended/heard.
But before Allah, they have such a standing that even if they take
Allah as witness unintentionally on some point, Allah would grant
them, whatever they ask.

13. Prepare yourselfPrepare yourself
Spread truthSpread truth
around youaround you
Keep firm againstKeep firm against
vested interestvested interest
forcesforces
Amending ONESELF is
necessary but NOT
sufficient
Work together to
create a system based
on truth and JUSTICE
Struggle should reach a level
where ‘status quo’, vested-
interests are challenged

15. We need to learn about meaning
and implication of each of these 4
indicators, in the light of Quran
itself