Trials and Tribulations of Coronavirus Pandemic

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

Prophet Yunus alayhissalaam was swallowed by a fish and he called out within the darkness of the belly of the fish and Allah immediately saved him. Allah Most High says in the Quran,

وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَـٰضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿٨٧﴾ فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْغَمِّ ۚ وَكَذَ‌ٰلِكَ نُـۨجِى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٨٨

And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers." (87) So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers. (88) [Quran, Al Anbiya 21:87-88]

Had he not been of those who remember Allah, he would have remained in its belly until the Day of Judgment. Allah saved him because he was of the people of remembrance of Allah. Allah Most High says in the Quran,

فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ ﴿١٤٢﴾ فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ ﴿١٤٣﴾ لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ ﴿١٤٤﴾

Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy. (142) And had he not been of those who exalt Allah, (143) He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected. (144) [Quran, As-Saffat 37:142-144]

The current pandemic of Coronavirus is a test for the believers. A test for the believers is a gift from Allah. Face it with patience and steadfastness. There is a tremendous reward for the test. We take precautions and we ask Alah for wellness, but we don't fear these things. Don't be shaken by it but rather respond to it in a way that is beloved and pleasing to Allah. Alhamdulillah we are still alive and well. Come to know Allah when times are still easy and Allah will know you when times are difficult.

In our lives we take the means and we trust Allah. This is the nature of the believer. Same goes with the current tribulations of Coronavirus, we take the means to not get it or give it to someone else, exercise caution, and trust Allah. Don't fear it or busy ourselves with the tribulations but rather turn to the One who sent it for He is the One who can lift it.

People seems busy with every news about Coronavirus. What is going to happen in this world by reading more of the news? By reading more of the news, can you affect the global outcome of the virus? Most likely not. It is spreading and there will be more cases today than yesterday. We ask Allah for 'afiyah (well-being).

All of us can give something of our precious time. If there is something you can do, be a part of the solution. Actively raise consciouness and assistance. Recite the Quran and donate reward for those who are affected. Spend some time in prayers. Spend some moment to make a heartfelt supplication. Our care cannot be expressed by watching the news.

We ask Allah to protect everyone from this tribulations and grant us ease and facilitation. We ask Allah to grant us faith, certitude, steadfastness and gratitide to respond to this tribulation in the way beloved and pleasing to Him. We ask Allah to replace the difficulty with ease. We ask Allah to answer the call of the needy, the weak, the elderly, the righteous and the distress. We ask Allah to not make us of the critics, the commentators, or the speculators, but rather He makes us of those who are sincere and concern, who supplicate, assist and give charity and encouragement and make the most of the opportunities for good that open in our lives as a result of the changes that are taking place in our lives. Aameen.

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