Now You See, Now You Don't

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

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

We think we have eyes and so we can see everything. But during a thick foggy day, you cannot see anything ahead of you, and you say, "I can't see anything because of the fog." We are so used to saying this that we forget something. The fog did not cause your inability to see anything ahead of you, neither your eyes cause your ability to see when there is no fog. It is Allah who caused this to happen. There is merely a correlation between you not able to see anything and the fog. You have been conditioned this way; whenever there is a fog, there is a hampered vision. But the reality is that Allah made you not able to see at that time. He could make you see even with the fog. This is just our reminder to remember the Creator of everything.

In the Battle of Badr the disbelievers outnumbered the Muslims by more than 3 times; 1000 Quraysh vs 300 Muslims. This was the first encounter for the Muslims and they were not prepared for a battle. But Allah helped the believers and made the disbelievers saw the Muslims double in number to scare the disbelievers. They did not imagine the numbers but they saw it with their own eyes.

Allah can change anything including the way your eyes are supposed to see at any particular moment. So remember Allah and fear Him. Watch how you use your eyes. Don't be looking at things you are not supposed to and lower your gaze when you are in the presence of non-mahram.

قَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ ءَايَةٌ فِى فِئَتَيْنِ ٱلْتَقَتَا ۖ فِئَةٌ تُقَـٰتِلُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّـهِ وَأُخْرَىٰ كَافِرَةٌ يَرَوْنَهُم مِّثْلَيْهِمْ رَأْىَ ٱلْعَيْنِ ۚ وَٱللَّـهُ يُؤَيِّدُ بِنَصْرِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِ

There has already been a sign for you in the two companies that encountered, one company fighting in the way of God and another unbelieving; they saw them twice the like of them, as the eye sees, but God confirms with His help whom He will. Surely in that is a lesson for men possessed of eyes. (Qur'an AleImran 3:13)

May Allah make us His thankful servants and Godfearing. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam