Looking At Faults

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

Someone who wants to become strong, they would start an intensive exercise program and weight lifting. The training is difficult but were it not for the effort that he puts in to conquer a physical weakness within himself, he would not become strong.

If we look at the faults that lie within us as opportunity to draw closer to Allah, then when people point out our faults, we should be happy, instead of angry, because Allah has shown us another avenue to draw closer to Him. When Allah reveals a particular fault to you, it is as though He is saying, "Here you go, this is how you come close to Me." It is as though Allah is inviting you to Him. And what should you do? You roll up your sleeves and conquer this fault. This is how we progress towards Allah. It requires a lot of effort but as my acupuncturist said, no pain no gain.

Take for example Qur'an memorization, many of us couldn't be bothered with it. It is the heedlessness, negativity, ingratitude, arrogance, laziness, etc that are within us that raise the white flag surrendering to the enemies before the battle begins. If you sit in the musalla with 20 people, chances are, most of them have not memorized the entire Qur'an or even read the entire Qur'an. If you ask them why don't they start memorizing the Qur'an, they will give you various reasons for their anticipated defeat. Like weight lifting, there is nothing between you and success except your lack of resolve and sincerity. If you have resolve, determination and sincerity, you will be successful.

Tawfiq (success) is from Allah alone and He loves the good-doers.

May Allah give us tawfiq. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. JazakAllahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam

P.S. If you want to memorize Qur'an view the video: Golden Advices From An Illuminated Heart