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

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