اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
اَعُوْذُبِااللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْم
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
*_Today’s Thought for the day is from Surah Al-Isra Ayah 6_*
*ثُمَّ رَدَدۡنَا لَـكُمُ الۡكَرَّةَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَاَمۡدَدۡنٰـكُمۡ بِاَمۡوَالٍ وَّبَنِيۡنَ وَجَعَلۡنٰكُمۡ اَكۡثَرَ نَفِيۡرًا.(6)*
*_Then We allowed you to prevail over them once again; We strengthened you with wealth and offspring, and made you greater in number.(6)_*
پھر ہم نے دوسری بات تم کو اُن پر غلبہ دیا اور مال اور بیٹوں سے تمہاری مدد کی۔ اور تم کو جماعت کثیر بنا دیا.(6)
The Ayah describes the return of the Divine mercy to the children of Israel and they were relieved from their slavery of Babylon.‼️ _During the slavery of Bani Israil in Babylon, various movements of reformation were launched and gradually they turned towards Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la. It came about in this way that the king of Persia, Cyrus, conquered Babylon in 539 B.C. and thereafter he allowed the Jews to go back to Jerusalem and to construct Allah’s house there. Thus the Jews got the opportunity to return to their center and to construct Baitul Maqdis. Then Prophet Uzair explained and clarified the Torah before them in such a way that a new life surged in the Jews and they became prepared to give up anti- Shariah practices and to follow the Divine Shariah._ *This was the new life for Bani Israil, and when the Divine mercy came back to them, then all circumstances became favourable to them, there was abundance of provisions and increased birth rate and the numbers increased which had declined during the first major assault on them.*
*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand the way Allah ﷻ grant favours to those who abandon the sins after and seek forgiveness from Allah ﷻ as mentioned in Surah Nuh: 10-12
فَقُلتُ استَغفِروا رَبَّكُم إِنَّهُ كانَ غَفّارًا(10)
“Until I said (to them): `Ask forgiveness from your Lord, indeed HE is Oft-Forgiving.(10)
يُرسِلِ السَّماءَ عَلَيكُم مِدرارًا(11)
“(If you do that), HE will send heavy rain pouring down, to you;
وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍۢ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَـٰرًۭا(12)
And HE will give you abundant wealth and children, and HE will provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers (that flow through them) .(12)
–To understand that as long as humans are under the guidance of revelation and walk according to HIS guidance, they will be able to feel the blessings of Allah Azzawajal in this world.‼️ *They can also feel peace and happiness, the tranquility of life and their prosperity in the land.* _On the other hand, if humans deviate from the guidance of revelation and follow their desires, of course they will experience humiliation and and adversities. They will no longer feel the blessings that Allahﷻ provided in this world, and even those blessings will turn into disasters._ They will not experience happiness and prosperity in social life, but will become a people who will be oppressed and expelled from their own land.
*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to ponder and reflect and make us if those who constantly turn to HIM in repentance. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu khair!