In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
No matter how great a power may appear on earth, it's nothing compared with Allah's power, strength and dominance. He is Al-Qawiyy - The Strong, The Powerful. He is Supremely Strong, the Perfect in strength.
Reflect on the power of the wind, which can lift up whole cities and villages and blow them in the air like a feather (e.g. 1925 Tri-State tornado -- roared through parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, at 73 mph, recorded as the deadliest single tornado in US history.) Contemplate the might of the oceans, swallowing huge masses of land (e.g. 2004 Indian ocean earthquake and tsunami).
Reflecting on creation will help you understand the greatness and strength of the Creator. So, contemplate the signs of Al-Qawiyy. Let them inspire you to fear Him and love Him for His Perfection and Power over you. Act upon them by obeying His commands and staying away from His prohibitions.
Al-Qawiyy gave one angel the strength to overturn a whole city or uproot a mountain, and this angel and all others, despite their enormous strength, tremble out of awe and fear of His greatness. What power do we have? Fear Al-Qawiyy and remember His strength when you’re about to do something wrong.
Living by this Name requires humility, contemplation, and the lawful exercise of our own strength in His service. Use your strength to effect change for Islam and never to unlawfully harm others.
Allah loves to see the quality of quwwa (attribute of strength) in us as a believer.
The Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wasallam said:
A strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than a weak believer, though both are good. Hasten to what benefits you, seeking Allah’s help, and do not feel defeated. If some misfortune befalls you, do not say: “If only I had done such-and-such…” but say: "It is what Allah decreed, and He does as He wills." The words "If only…" open the doors for shaytan’s machinations.[Muslim]
Have quwwa in your faith, in your determination to enjoin good and forbid evil, in your character, in your will to seek beneficial knowledge, in your war against shaytan and your nafs.
Al-Qawiyy detests strength based on tyranny and injustice. The Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said:
No nation is blessed unless its weakest members can demand their rights without hesitation.[Sunan Ibn Maajah]
Be a person who finds it important to be just in even the smallest matters, and inspire others to be just and to stand up for the rights of the weak. Rest assured in the promise of Al-Qawiyy to those who support His cause.
وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ ٱللَّـهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُۥٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّـهَ لَقَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ ﴿٤٠ ...[Quran Al-Hajj 22:40]
...And Allah will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might. (40)
Have hope in none besides Al-Qawiyy. In times when you feel weak and overcome by worries and difficulties, take comfort in Him, your protector, your perfect beloved. Despite His enormous might and strength, Allah ‘azza wajal is extremely gentle and subtle with His servants.
Allah Almighty says,
ٱللَّـهُ لَطِيفٌۢ بِعِبَادِهِۦ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْقَوِىُّ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ﴿١٩[Quran Ash-Shura 42:19]
Allah is Subtle with His servants; He gives provisions to whom He wills. And He is the Powerful, the Exalted in Might. (19)
May Allah strengthen our imam and increase us in our provision both physically and spiritually. Ameen.
Please don't forget us in our night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam
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