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 24 & 25_*
*وَلَـقَدۡ عَلِمۡنَا الۡمُسۡتَقۡدِمِيۡنَ مِنۡكُمۡ وَلَـقَدۡ عَلِمۡنَا الۡمُسۡتَـاْخِرِيۡنَ.(24)*
*وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَحۡشُرُهُمۡؕ اِنَّهٗ حَكِيۡمٌ عَلِيۡمٌ.(25)*
*_Well do We know those of you who have gone before and those who are yet to come.(24)_*
*_Verily it is your Lord Who will gather them together; verily He is Most Wise, All-Knowing.(25)_*
اور جو لوگ تم میں پہلے گزر چکے ہیں ہم کو معلوم ہیں اور جو پیچھے آنے والے ہیں وہ بھی ہم کو معلوم ہیں.(24)
اور تمہارا پروردگار (قیامت کے دن) ان سب کو جمع کرے گا وہ بڑا دانا (اور) خبردار ہے.(25)
The Ayat describe complete knowledge of Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la regarding the entire creation and HIS power to hold them accountable.‼️ The word *Mustaqdimeen (مستقدمين)* refers to “those who have gone before” or “the preceding generations”. Allah ﷻ knows everything, starting from the first creation HE created and HE Knew even before we were born. _The word also refers to the transmission of good deeds forward. It also refers to those who constantly seek the first for performance of Salah in a Masjid._ *Allah Azzawajal is well aware all the good a person does and his intentions therefore one need not bother about his good deeds being appreciated by people or not.*
The word *Mustakhirin (مستأخرين)* refers to “those who are yet to come” or “the succeeding generations”. It also refers to refers to people who *disobey HIM and neglect* what is good. These people are categorised as those who occupy last row in Masjid during Salah or are often late or delay in performance of good deeds. This is one of the trick of the shaitan who often whispers to postpone the performance of good deeds to tomorrow and one should not fall into this trap.
*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand that . *“HE SWT is All-Wise”(Al-Hakeem)*, therefore HIS Wisdom demands that HE SWT should gather the entire mankind and reward or punish each individual in accordance with his deeds. And *“HE is All-Knowing”(Al-Aleem)*, therefore no individual, whosoever he may be, can escape from HIM.‼️ *As each and every particle of each and every individual is in HIS knowledge, HE SWT is able to bring entire mankind to life in the Hereafter.* _Thus anyone who denies life in the Hereafter is really ignorant of the Wisdom of Allah Azzawajal; and anyone who considers it impossible that those particles of the human body, which were all scattered about, could again be brought together in the form of the body that was alive, is ignorant of the All Comprehensive knowledge and power of Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la._
*_May Allah Azzawajal grant us the ability to always do good and save us from falling into the trap of Shaitan. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu khair!