اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
اَعُوْذُبِااللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْم
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
*_Today’s Thought for the day is from Surah An-Nahl Ayah 75_*
*ضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلًا عَبۡدًا مَّمۡلُوۡكًا لَّا يَقۡدِرُ عَلٰى شَىۡءٍ وَّمَنۡ رَّزَقۡنٰهُ مِنَّا رِزۡقًا حَسَنًا فَهُوَ يُنۡفِقُ مِنۡهُ سِرًّا وَّجَهۡرًاؕ هَلۡ يَسۡتَوٗنَؕ اَ لۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰهِؕ بَلۡ اَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ.(75)*
*_Allah makes this comparison: a slave, the property of another, who has no power over anything, and one on whom We have bestowed goodly provision from Us, and he gives of it both in private and in public. Are the two equal? Praise be to Allah. But most of them do not know.(75)_*
خدا ایک اور مثال بیان فرماتا ہے کہ ایک غلام ہے جو (بالکل) دوسرے کے اختیار میں ہے اور کسی چیز پر قدرت نہیں رکھتا اور ایک ایسا شخص ہے جس کو ہم نے اپنے ہاں سے (بہت سا) مال طیب عطا فرمایا ہے اور وہ اس میں سے (رات دن) پوشیدہ اور ظاہر خرچ کرتا رہتا ہے تو کیا یہ دونوں شخص برابر ہیں؟ (ہرگز نہیں) الحمدلله لیکن ان میں سے اکثر لوگ نہیں سمجھ رکھتے.(75)
The Ayah gives an example of a eternal truth to the idolators they had overlooked closer to their understanding.‼️ *In the previous Ayah, Allahﷻ forbids us to invent comparisons for HIM.* As the basis of their comparison were wrong, their conclusions were also misleading. *In this Ayah appropriate similitude have been cited and right comparisons have been made to lead them to reality.*
_The example cited is of comparison between two of whom one person is helpless and a slave and another person is independent and also munificent. Do you consider such two persons equal? *No*. Whenever you would like to go for help, you would approach the second person, and not the first person, because you know that he is helpless, he has no control over anything. In your personal and mutual dealings you will understand the difference between a helpless person and a person with power, and you act according to their status. But when the question of praying for getting your needs fulfilled arises, instead of turning to the Creator you turn to the creatures, and you consider His helpless slaves as your benefactors and you are grateful to them. Is this not an obvious act of ignorance.❓_
*The disbelievers are fully aware of the difference between the powerful and the powerless among their fellow beings*. Nor do they fail to distinguish between these two categories of people in their practical lives. So it is astonishing that when it comes to applying this reasonable distinction to Creator and created, they show utter foolishness and stupidity insofar as they fail to recognize the essential difference between the two.”
*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand that the word *الحَمدُ ِللهِ Al-Hamdulillah* has been placed in the Ayah to make us realise that All Thanks and Praise Belongs to Allahﷻ Alone and HEﷻ is Only worthy of worship.‼️ *But many people do not know this obvious fact, that is why they consider others as their benefactor instead of Allahﷻ and they are grateful to them.*
*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the proper and right knowledge of the Deen and save us from Shirk and Bidah. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu khair!