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 1_*
*اَتٰۤى اَمۡرُ اللّٰهِ فَلَا تَسۡتَعۡجِلُوۡهُ ؕ سُبۡحٰنَهٗ وَتَعٰلٰى عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُوۡنَ.(1)*
*_The decree of Allah is at hand, so do not seek to hasten it. Glorified and exalted be He, far above the partners they ascribe to Him!(1)_*
خدا کا حکم (یعنی عذاب گویا) آ ہی پہنچا تو (کافرو) اس کے لیے جلدی مت کرو۔ یہ لوگ جو (خدا کا) شریک بناتے ہیں وہ اس سے پاک اور بالاتر ہے.(1)
The disbelievers in Makkah used to ask the Prophet SAWS to hasten their punishment in this life, or to hasten the punishment Allah Azzawajal has in store for them in the life to come.‼️ *As time passed with no punishment being inflicted, they urged the Prophet SAWS more and more to hasten it, demonstrating that they could not care less.* _They thought that Muĥammad SAWS was warning them against something that would never happen. His only aim, as they imagined, was to get them to believe what he said and accept his faith_. *They could not understand Allah Azzawajal’s wisdom in giving them time. Nor could they appreciate HIS grace.* They would not reflect on the signs HE SWT has placed everywhere in the universe around them. Nor would they reflect on His revelations in the Qur’ān which address people’s minds and hearts.
*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand that Allah Azzawajal’s laws operate in accordance with HIS will. They cannot be hurried, nor can they be postponed to satisfy people’s wishes.‼️ _This Ayah contains a threat to the disbelievers and at the same time contains a notification to them that the punishment that will befall them and their destruction is near and will definitely come._ *Their misconception is cleared* regarding the delay in punishment is not because their creed of shirk is right or HE SWT will require some one to inflict the punishment upon them nor that their deities will intervene for them or Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la will accept their intercession. For HE SWT is pure and free from all imperfections, HE SWT is Mighty and All powerful.
–To understand that if a person is allowed to live for long he should hasten to ask for guidance and forgiveness and not for punishment, it is only those who are stubborn and arrogant who do not understand the might of Allah Azzawajal wish for the punishment to be hastened.
*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la strengthen our Imaan and grant us the ability constantly seek guidance and forgiveness from HIM. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu khair!