بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Allah Most High says,
ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَوَيْلٌ لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ ﴿٢﴾ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَحِبُّونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا عَلَى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ وَيَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ ﴿٣
Allah, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And woe to the disbelievers from a severe punishment (2) The ones who prefer the worldly life over the Hereafter and avert [people] from the way of Allah, seeking to make it (seem) deviant. Those are in extreme error. (3) [Quran, Ibrahim 14:2-3]
Disbelievers are given different qualifications and descriptions in the Quran. And each one of them has to be paid attention seperately. The description given to the disbelievers here--those who prefer the worldly life over the Hereafter and avert people from the way of Allah.
The complaint of Allah of the believers is that they give preference to this life over the next. And though we are not disbelievers, as Muslims, if our life looks like we have priorities for this life and we have no storage for the next life, then even though we are not kuffar, we are sharing some qualities with them. And this is not something you can look at somebody walking down the street or someone next to you and say "Apparently you prefer this wordly life over the next." It doesn't work that way-- this a matter of the heart. So we have to look deep inside our own conscience and ask ourselves these questions as we read these verses.
May Allah bring our hearts closer to Him. Ameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Let Allah's Words Be Part of Our Family Conversation
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Allah Most High says,
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ حُكْمًا عَرَبِيًّا ۚ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا وَاقٍ ﴿٣٧﴾
And thus We have revealed it as an Arabic legislation. And if you should follow their inclinations after what has come to you of knowledge, you would not have against Allah any ally or any protector. [Quran, Ar-Rad 13:37]
The purpose of revelation is to talk to people. We don't have to talk to people on behalf of revelation. Just let revelation talk.
When we have a book like ours, the Quran, and when we have a Sunnah like our Messenger sallallahu alayhi wasallam, there is no doubt that it is going to give birth to endless amounts of scholarship. On the one hand, it is a good thing that we have depths upon depths of study. On the other hand. it is a tragedy that peoiple feel that they can no longer connect with revelation, that they have to go through some really big scholarly hoops before they can connect to the Word of Allah. On one hand, our Deen requires in depth learning, on the other hand, our Deen requires that we take its essential text, the Quran, and make it common knowledge easy for people to understand, both at the same time. And for the one who believes and he wants to engage in the road of taddabur, taffakur, ta'allum, that road never come to an end. That road will keep on going your whole life and you will barely scratch the surface of Allah's Book. But it is part of our job to introduce people to Allah's coonversation. Allah addresses people directly.
There are so many familities that are so disconnected to the Quran. Let Allah's Words become a part of our family conversation.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Allah Most High says,
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ حُكْمًا عَرَبِيًّا ۚ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا وَاقٍ ﴿٣٧﴾
And thus We have revealed it as an Arabic legislation. And if you should follow their inclinations after what has come to you of knowledge, you would not have against Allah any ally or any protector. [Quran, Ar-Rad 13:37]
The purpose of revelation is to talk to people. We don't have to talk to people on behalf of revelation. Just let revelation talk.
When we have a book like ours, the Quran, and when we have a Sunnah like our Messenger sallallahu alayhi wasallam, there is no doubt that it is going to give birth to endless amounts of scholarship. On the one hand, it is a good thing that we have depths upon depths of study. On the other hand. it is a tragedy that peoiple feel that they can no longer connect with revelation, that they have to go through some really big scholarly hoops before they can connect to the Word of Allah. On one hand, our Deen requires in depth learning, on the other hand, our Deen requires that we take its essential text, the Quran, and make it common knowledge easy for people to understand, both at the same time. And for the one who believes and he wants to engage in the road of taddabur, taffakur, ta'allum, that road never come to an end. That road will keep on going your whole life and you will barely scratch the surface of Allah's Book. But it is part of our job to introduce people to Allah's coonversation. Allah addresses people directly.
There are so many familities that are so disconnected to the Quran. Let Allah's Words become a part of our family conversation.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
Monday, December 17, 2018
Recipe for Tranquil Hearts
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
The recipe for tanquility is remembrance of Allah.
وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِىٓ إِلَيْهِ مَنْ أَنَابَ ﴿٢٧﴾ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ ٱلْقُلُوبُ ﴿٢٨
And those who disbelieved say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, Allah leaves astray whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back [to Him] - Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah. Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured."
Orang-orang kafir berkata: "Mengapa tidak diturunkan kepadanya (Muhammad) tanda (mukjizat) dari Tuhannya?" Katakanlah: "Sesungguhnya Allah menyesatkan siapa yang Dia kehendaki dan menunjuki orang-orang yang bertaubat kepada-Nya", (yaitu) orang-orang yang beriman dan hati mereka manjadi tenteram dengan mengingat Allah. Ingatlah, hanya dengan mengingati Allah-lah hati menjadi tenteram.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam. And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
The recipe for tanquility is remembrance of Allah.
وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِىٓ إِلَيْهِ مَنْ أَنَابَ ﴿٢٧﴾ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ ٱلْقُلُوبُ ﴿٢٨
And those who disbelieved say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, Allah leaves astray whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back [to Him] - Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah. Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured."
Orang-orang kafir berkata: "Mengapa tidak diturunkan kepadanya (Muhammad) tanda (mukjizat) dari Tuhannya?" Katakanlah: "Sesungguhnya Allah menyesatkan siapa yang Dia kehendaki dan menunjuki orang-orang yang bertaubat kepada-Nya", (yaitu) orang-orang yang beriman dan hati mereka manjadi tenteram dengan mengingat Allah. Ingatlah, hanya dengan mengingati Allah-lah hati menjadi tenteram.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam. And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
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