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 8_*
*عَسٰى رَبُّكُمۡ اَنۡ يَّرۡحَمَكُمۡ ۚ وَاِنۡ عُدْتُّمۡ عُدۡنَاۘ وَجَعَلۡنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلۡكٰفِرِيۡنَ حَصِيۡرًا.(8)*
*_It may be that your Lord will have mercy on you, but if you repeat [the mischief], We will repeat [the punishment]. And We have made hell a place of detention for the disbelievers.(8)_*
امید ہے کہ تمہارا پروردگار تم پر رحم کرے، اور اگر تم پھر وہی (حرکتیں) کرو گے تو ہم بھی (وہی پہلا سلوک) کریں گے اور ہم نے جہنم کو کافروں کے لئے قید خانہ بنا رکھا ہے(8)
This Ayah Offers hope for mercy, Warns of repeated punishment and describes the purpose of creation of Hell.‼️ After the Bani Israil were inflicted with punishment they should have taken this destruction a way leading to seeking Allah Azzawajal’s mercy if the right lesson is drawn and acted upon. *But if the Jews revert to spreading corruption on earth, then the law will inevitably operate and the punishment will again be inflicted.* _They certainly did revert to their corrupt ways and plotted against the final Messenger SAWS, then Allah Azzawajal sent the Muslims against them who drove them out of Arabia. They did this again with the same results, until HE SWT caused them to be humiliated during the twentieth century._ *We see now how they have again reverted to tyranny and corruption in the state of Palestine which uses very cruel tactics against the Palestinians, the owners of the land.* _Allah Azzawajal is certain to send HIS servants against them who will make them suffer much for their corruption in fulfilment of HIS firm warning and in accordance with HIS law which never fails. We need only wait and see this take place._
Besides that, Allah Azzawajal has prepared the punishment of Hellfire as an eternal prison for them in the hereafter, because that is the punishment that is fitting for those who do not want to believe and commit disobedience persistently.
*_Act of the Day is_* to understand that the purpose of narrating these events relating to the Bani Isra’il in the Qur’an and making Muslims listen to them is to let Muslims understand that they are no exceptions to this divine law.‼️ *Be it this mortal world or the eternal universe of their Faith, their honor and ascendancy, possessions and wealth are inseparably tied with obedience to Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la.* _Whenever they veer away from their obedience to Allah Azzawajal and the Noble Prophet SAWS, their enemies and disbelieving tyrants of all sorts shall be empowered to prevail over them. When this happens, the desecration of their places of worship will also not remain too far._
–To understand that Allah Subhanahu wa Taa’la has made two places on this Earth to serve as the Qiblah or orientation for those who worship HIM, *Earlier the Baytul-maqdis and later the Baytullah*. But, the divine law relating to each of them is different. _Baytullah shall be protected and that disbelievers shall never take it over is a security concern that Allah Azzawajal has taken it upon Himself. But, this law does not apply in the case of Baytul-maqdis. Instead, as the Ayat cited above tell us, when Muslims go astray and start indulging in disobedience and sin, this Qiblah will be snatched away from them and it will pass into the control of disbelievers._
–To understand that the only weapon system and military hardware with which Baytul-maqdis and Palestine can return to Muslim hands are still there waiting to be picked up. *The only solution is to Return to Allah Azzawajal genuinely and passionately. Have certitude of Akhirah. Obey the injunctions of the Shariah. Stay away from imitating and trusting others in our social and political goals*. Finally, let us place our trust in Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la in all our affairs.
*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to ponder and reflect and gain HIS help through our total submission to HIM in every aspect of our life. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu khair!