اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
اَعُوْذُبِااللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْم
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
*_Today’s Thought for the day is from Surah Al-Hijr Ayat 94 & 95_*
*فَاصۡدَعۡ بِمَا تُؤۡمَرُ وَ اَعۡرِضۡ عَنِ الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ.(94)*
*اِنَّا كَفَيۡنٰكَ الۡمُسۡتَهۡزِءِيۡنَۙ.(95)*
*_Therefore proclaim what you are commanded to, and turn away from those who ascribe partners to Allah.(94)_*
*_Verily, We will suffice you against those who ridicule you,(95)_*
پس جو حکم تم کو (خدا کی طرف سے) ملا ہے وہ (لوگوں کو) سنا دو اور مشرکوں کا (ذرا) خیال نہ کرو.(94)
ہم تمہیں ان لوگوں (کے شر) سے بچانے کے لیے جو تم سے استہزاء کرتے ہیں کافی ہیں.(95)
The Ayat addresses and encourages the Prophet SAWS to continue with spreading the Message of Tawheed and not to get bothered by the opponents and the idolators.‼️ Before the revelation of the Ayah 94 the Noble Prophet SAWS and his noble companions(RA) used to make Salah and recite Qur’an secretly lest they are seen and harmed. The process of passing on the religious message to others and the mission of teaching and training was also kept secret being limited to a counted few. The reason was that doing so openly would have given the disbelievers the opportunity to bring harm to them. The word *إصدع Isda* which means to reveal, obey, scatter. All the meaning of إصدع is related to da’wah because the da’wah needs to reveal the truth, obey the instructions of Allah ﷻ to convey to people and scatter all over the earth to convey da’wah. It also means to take a solid stand.
The next instruction is not to get feel weak or saddened by unbelief of an idolater or the ridicule of those who deride his message. Allah ﷻ will protect him against these. Allah ﷻ Himself takes the responsibility of seeing that they stay safe against those who deride their faith and bring harm to them. And HE SWT did indeed do that, for no one openly ridiculed the Messenger of Allah(SAWS) and the message he brought but Allah SWT destroyed him and caused him to die in the worst manner. Therefore, from that time onwards, the mission was pursued openly and publicly in all its aspects, recitation of the Qur’an, acts of worship, the call, the propagation, everything.
*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand that however polytheistic and idolatrous the environment may be, the men of faith should not hesitate in presenting the dawah of religion and its teachings, and they should not at all pay any heed to them, however distasteful it would be to the polytheists and the infidels.‼️ *This event provides a guideline in matters of Tabligh and Da’wah.* _In places and under circumstances where a worker in the way of Allahﷻ sees no good coming out of saying what is true and right openly, rather apprehends harm coming to him in doing so, then, under such conditions, doing so secretly is also correct and permissible. However, when there is the option and ability to proclaim things openly, then, no delay should be made in taking a public stance._
*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to remain adhered to Tawheed and help us in spreading the Message of Tawheed. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu khair!