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 41 & 42_*
*قَالَ هٰذَا صِرَاطٌ عَلَىَّ مُسۡتَقِيۡمٌ.(41)*
*اِنَّ عِبَادِىۡ لَـيۡسَ لَكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ سُلۡطٰنٌ اِلَّا مَنِ اتَّبَـعَكَ مِنَ الۡغٰوِيۡنَ.(42)*
*_Allah said: This [the way of My chosen (and sincere) slaves] is a path which will lead straight to Me.(41)_*
*_Verily you will have no power over My slaves, except those misguided ones who choose to follow you.(42)_*
(خدا نے) فرمایا کہ مجھ تک (پہنچنے کا) یہی سیدھا رستہ ہے.(41)
جو میرے (مخلص) بندے ہیں ان پر تجھے کچھ قدرت نہیں (کہ ان کو گناہ میں ڈال سکے) ہاں بد راہوں میں سے جو تیرے پیچھے چل پڑے.(42)
This is the path of Islam which is described by Allah Azzawajal as HIS path ‼️ *Allah Azzawajal assures those who follow HIS path will remain immune from the effects of the whisperings of the shaitan.* This is the path which is chosen by those who follow their clean fitrah and submit themselves wholly to Allah Azzawajal’s will. This is path which is blessed by Allah Azzawajal and verily it is the straight path *_Sirat Al Mustaqeem_*. This is the only path by following which a true Slave will find Allah Azzawajal and there is no other path which leads a person to Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la.
*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand that Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la Himself guards and protects the believers so that they are on the straight path and immune from shaitan’s whisperings.‼️ As Allahﷻ says in Surah An-Nahl
*_It is upon Allah ˹alone˺ to ˹clearly˺ show the Straight Way. Other ways are deviant. Had He willed, He would have easily imposed guidance upon all of you.(16:9)_*
–To understand that the influence of shaitan will be only on those who choose themselves to follow wrong path i.e. those who have placed themselves at the mercy of their desires and have begun following devil. *‘Ghava’* deviating or going stray means following the dictates of one’s carnal desires and to indulge in ignorant acts, which is going astray. As Allah ﷻ says in Surah Ibrahim
*_And Satan will say ˹to his followers˺ after the judgment has been passed, “Indeed, Allah has made you a true promise. I too made you a promise, but I failed you. I did not have any authority over you. I only called you, and you responded to me. So do not blame me; blame yourselves. I cannot save you, nor can you save me. Indeed, I denounce your previous association of me with Allah ˹in loyalty˺. Surely the wrongdoers will suffer a painful punishment.” ‘I had no power at all over you: I but called you – and you responded unto me.”(14:22)_*
*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la help us to remain upon the straight path and save us from the path of Shaitan and his whisperings. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu khair!