Who Is More Worthy Of Striving More Than Me

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

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

Allah puts some people forward to obedience and worship and puts others back through His will. He is the Muqqadim and the Mu'akhkhir. He is the One who specifies everything in its time and rank. Whoever knows that Allah is the Muqqadim and the Mu'akkhhir is not safe with his state and does not feel despair of His Lord in any of his states.

The means to acquire to be in front is taking the steps to be in front, striving in worship and obedience.

A man was seen striving and was asked about it. He said, "Who is more worthy of striving more than me, and I am desirous of being caught up to the righteous and the the great among the early community."

Our connection with these Names is to constantly turn to Allah to put us forward in the army of the forerunners and not put us back with the destroyed in the lowest of the low. Our realization of these Names is constantly striving to put forward what pleases the Lord and put our self back from what does not please Him. We do not look down upon people for tomorrow you might be them and they might be you. The wheel is still spinning. We strive to help people to move forward and that will keep you forward.

Hope in the taqdim, beware the ta'khir.

Allah’s decree works without fail. If He were to punish for every wrong or shortcoming, not a single living creature on earth would escape punishment. But in His infinite mercy and forgiveness, He gives respite. He provides time for repentance. If the repentance is forthcoming, Allah’s Mercy is forthcoming without fail. If not, the punishment comes inevitably on the expiration of the Term. The sinner cannot anticipate it by an insolent challenge, nor can he delay it when the time arrives. Let him not think that the respite given him may mean that he can do what he likes, and that he can escape from the consequences.

وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِظُلْمِهِم مَّا تَرَكَ عَلَيْهَا مِن دَآبَّةٍۢ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍۢ مُّسَمًّۭى ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ سَاعَةًۭ ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

"And if Allah were to seize mankind for their wrong-doing, He would not leave on it (the earth) a single moving (living) creature, but He postpones them for an appointed term and when their term comes, neither can they delay nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment)."

(Qur'an The Bee 16:61)

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

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam