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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 124_*

*اِنَّمَا جُعِلَ السَّبۡتُ عَلَى الَّذِيۡنَ اخۡتَلَفُوۡا فِيۡهِ‌ؕ وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَحۡكُمُ بَيۡنَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ الۡقِيٰمَةِ فِيۡمَا كَانُوۡا فِيۡهِ يَخۡتَلِفُوۡنَ‏.(124)*

*_The Sabbath was only ordained for those who differed concerning it. Verily your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they differed.(124)_*

ہفتے کا دن تو ان ہی لوگوں کے لئے مقرر کیا گیا تھا۔ جنہوں نے اس میں اختلاف کیا۔ اور تمہارا پروردگار قیامت کے دن ان میں ان باتوں کا فیصلہ کردے گا جن میں وہ اختلاف کرتے تھے.(124)

in this ayah the objection of the polytheists is being answered as to why this prophet does not give the command concerning the observance of Sabbath.‼️ *They have been answered that the command for Sabbath was not given in the Shariah of Prophet Ibrahim(AS), but that it was for the Jews on account of special circumstances, and since this Prophet SAWS has been given basically the same Shariah which was given to Prophet Ibrahim(AS), there are no severe restrictions like Sabbath in it.*
There is no doubt that for every nation, Allah Azzawajal prescribed one day of the week for people to gather to worship HIM. *For this Ummah HE SWT prescribed Friday, because it is the sixth day, on which HE SWT completed and perfected HIS pleasure on creation. On this day HE SWT gathered and completed HIS blessings for HIS servants*. _It was said that Allah SWT prescribed this day for the Children of Israel through HIS Prophet Musa(AS), but they changed it and chose Saturday because it was the day on which the Creator did not create anything, as HE SWT had completed HIS creation on Friday. Allah Azzawajal made observance of the Sabbath obligatory for them in the laws of the Tawrah (Torah), telling them to keep the Sabbath. At the same time, He told them to follow Muhammad SAWS when he was sent, and took their promises and covenant to that effect._ Hence Allah Azzawajal says: *_The Sabbath was only prescribed for those who differed concerning it”_*

*The severe commands for observing this day was put because of their dispute.* Had they agreed to observe Friday as a special day, then such severe commands would not have been given. Thereafter, when the Christians came, they also differed in the matter of Sabbath and instead of Saturday, they reserved Sunday as a special day for themselves. *But the Ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon him) got Friday by the grace of Allah Azzawajal. When they were given special commands regarding observance of Friday, they did not disagree.* Thus the day of Friday, with which the week begins came to the lot of Muhammad’s(SAWS ) Ummah. Jews remained a day behind because of Saturday and the Christians two days behind because of Sunday.

*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand that the prohibition imposed on the Day of Sabbath was a means for moral discipline.to the children of Israel. The Jews stubbornly implemented the Saturday ban as a show of piety, even though they never observed it spiritually and made to look like a ritual. However, the Christians, despite believing in the Torah, knowing it as a part of the Bible, even as the original of the Bible, as its ancestor, thought that this ban was specific to that day and started a theological polemic by saying that its ruling is not valid today, and it has been cancelled, that is, it has been abrogated and chose Sunday at the time of Constantine in order to be different from the Jews, and they started to pray towards the east instead of facing the Dome (i.e., Jerusalem).

_To be really carefully about our attitude towards the commands of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala.  We should be the ones who say, *“We heard and we obeyed,” and not follow what our nafs inspires us to do.*_

*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to abide by HIS commands and stay in submission till our last breath. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*

JazaK Allâhu khair !

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 123_*

*ثُمَّ اَوۡحَيۡنَاۤ اِلَيۡكَ اَنِ اتَّبِعۡ مِلَّةَ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ حَنِيۡفًا‌ ؕ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ.(123)*

*_Then We revealed to you [O Muhammad]: Follow the religion of Ibraheem, the monotheist, and he was not one of those who ascribe partners to Allah.(123)_*

پھر ہم نے تمہاری طرف وحی بھیجی کہ دین ابراہیم کی پیروی اختیار کرو جو ایک طرف کے ہو رہے تھے اور مشرکوں میں سے نہ تھے.(123)

The Ayah establishes a link between Prophet Ibrahim(AS) and Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alahi wa Sallam.‼️ After describing the Noble characters and status of Prophet Ibrahim عَلَيْهِ پلسَّلَامُ, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was instructed to follow the religion of Prophet Ibrahim عَلَيْهِ پلَسَّلَامُ. *So from here we can know that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is not the designer of a new religion as many ignorant disbelievers say.* The Noble Prophetﷺ only inherited the Islamic religion that existed before that. So when Prophet Muhammad ﷺ invited the Jews and Christians and the pagans of Makkah to follow him, he did not invite them to follow his new religion, but to the religion of their great grand father, which is the religion of Prophet Ibrahim عَلَيْهِ پسَّلَامُ. *In fact, Islam is not a new religion that started in the time of Prophet Ibrahim عَلَيْهِ پالسَّلَامُ but it is much older than that, which is the same religion practiced right from Prophet Adam عَلَيْهِ پلَسَّلَامُ*

As Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la says
*_The Jews and Christians each say, “Follow our faith to be ˹rightly˺ guided.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “No! We follow the faith of Ibrahim, the upright—who was not a polytheist.”(Surah Al-Baqarah. 2:135)_*

*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand the reasons for asking our Noble Prophetﷺ
to follow the religion of Prophet Ibrahim (AS).‼️
1. The law of Prophet Ibrahim (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came first.

2. As a tribute to the Khalilullah that is Prophet Ibrahim عَلَيْهِ ٍلَسَّلَامُ. Allah ﷻ touched the greatness of Prophet Ibrahim عَلَيْهِ پلسَّلَامُ here when he told HIS most noble servant (Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) to follow him (Prophet Ibrahim عَلَيْهِ پسَّلَامُ).

This Ayah also served as a lesson to the Makkan pagans and to the rest of the world that to be a follower of Prophet Ibrahim عَلَيْهِ پلَسَّلَامُ as claimed, they have to follow the teachings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ because he followed the teachings of his father Prophet Ibrahim عَلَيْهِ پلَسَّلَامُ.

Allah ﷻ emphasized once again that Prophet Ibrahim عَلَيْهِ ٍلَّسلَامُ was not a polytheist rather he was a _*Hanif* which means the one who stays firm on a straight path, not inclining a bit towards anything or accepting any distraction. *Hanif* literally is ‘Inclining to a right state or tendency and particularly inclining away from any false religion, to the true religion’_. This Ayah clearly *dissociates the polytheists* from claiming any link with Prophet Ibrahim(AS) rather establishes the link with only those who follow Tawheed.

*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to adhere to Tawheed and save us from shirk and all forms of deviation. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*

JazaK Allâhu khair!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
اَعُوْذُبِااللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْم
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

*_Today’s Thought for the day is from Surah An-Nahl Ayat 121 & 122_*

*شَاكِرًا لِّاَنۡعُمِهِ‌ؕ اِجۡتَبٰٮهُ وَهَدٰٮهُ اِلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسۡتَقِيۡمٍ.(121)*

*وَاٰتَيۡنٰهُ فِى الدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةً‌  ؕ وَاِنَّهٗ فِى الۡاٰخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصّٰلِحِيۡنَؕ‏.(122)*

*_He was ever grateful for His blessings; Allah chose him and guided him to a straight path.(121)_*.

*_We gave him good in this world, and in the hereafter he will surely be among the righteous.(122)_*

اس کی نعمتوں کے شکرگزار تھے۔ خدا نے ان کو برگزیدہ کیا تھا اور (اپنی) سیدھی راہ پر چلایا تھا.(121)

اور ہم نے ان کو دنیا میں بھی خوبی دی تھی۔ اور وہ آخرت میں بھی نیک لوگوں میں ہوں گے.(122)

The Ayah continues to highlight the beautiful and ideal characters of Prophet Ibrahim(AS). He has the qualities of leadership, a person who is obedient (disciplined), has noble character (moralist), is firm (consistent) in the truth, a pure muwahhid (monotheist), and always likes to be *grateful for all the bounties* to Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la.‼️ *The polytheists of Makkah are being reminded as they were really ungrateful. They received many favors as their position guardians of the Kaaba, but they disobeyed Allah ﷻ.* They supposedly claimed to be the followers of Prophet Ibrahim عَلَيْهِ ٍلَسَّلَامُ but in fact they did not even show that interms of their practices. Hence they are admonished and rebuked for their claims.

*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand that being grateful to Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la doesn’t just mean lip service rather it has to be acknowledged through our Obedience and following HIS commands.‼️ The word *ijtiba* means to choose and select meaning Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la chose and selected Prophet Ibrahim(AS) as HIS Messenger. He is among the *Ulul Azm* amongst the Messengers and he was also given the title of *Khalilullah*. Prophet Ibrahim (AS) went through almost every test successfully and gained the nearness of Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la. After blessing him with prophethood, God opened the path of the religion (Islam) for him, which was a straight path, leading to HIM. And he was granted the best in this world in the form of noble prophets Ismail (AS) and Ishaq(AS) as lineage and the honour of building the kabah.

—To understand that first condition for success in the Hereafter is to be virtuous. The higher ranks come afterwards. Prophet Ibrahim had passed a virtuous and pious life in the world, therefore, in the Hereafter also he will be a virtuous personality.

_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to ponder and reflect upon the lives of our Noble Prophets Alahis salam and make us of HIS obedient slaves. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen.

JazaK Allâhu khair!

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 120_*

*اِنَّ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ كَانَ اُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِّلَّهِ حَنِيۡفًاؕ وَلَمۡ يَكُ مِنَ الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَۙ.(120)*

*_Ibraheem was indeed an exemplary leader, devoutly obedient to Allah, a monotheist, and he was not one of those who ascribed partners to Allah.(120)_*

بےشک ابراہیم (لوگوں کے) امام اور خدا کے فرمانبردار تھے۔ جو ایک طرف کے ہو رہے تھے اور مشرکوں میں سے نہ تھے.(120)

Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la now the reminds the disbelievers of Makkah about the exemplary characters of Prophet Ibrahim(AS) whom they claimed to follow.‼️ Prophet Ibrahim(AS) is described as a perfect follower of Allah Azzawajal’s guidance, obedient to HIS commands and was always grateful to HIM. The Arabic term describing him here, *ummah, means a ‘nation’ or a ‘leader’*. Thus the Ayah may be taken to mean that Ibrahim(AS) was equal to a whole nation in his faith and true obedience. He was infact a leader to be followed in all goodly matters. _*Since he never associated partners with Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la,* those who are doing like the pagan Quraysh are being admonished not claim any relationship with him, because there is no such affinity of theirs in terms of his pure and noble practices._

*_Act of the Day is:_* to ponder upon the
unique and distinctive characters of Prophet Ibrahim(AS) as he rose up as an ideal monotheist, who gave the lesson of tawheed to the world.‼️ *Therefore, he is the Imam of the monotheists and not of the polytheists, and if the pagans really wanted to be his followers, then they should adopt the path of monotheism and shun polytheism.*

—To pay attention to the word 1) *Qanit قانِتًا* which means a person who is constantly submissive and obedient
2) *Hanif حَنيفًا*. It means an upright person, and the one who is dedicated to Allah Azzawajal and he turns only towards Allah Azzawajal with his heart and not towards anyone else.”

This Ayah reminds us:

1. To emulate Ibrahim’s(AS) character.
2. To prioritise Tawheed.
3. To shun polytheism and shirk.
4. To cultivate gratitude

*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to adopt the Noble characters of the Prophet Alahis salam and gain HIS love and pleasure. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*

JazaK Allâhu khair!