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 113_*
*وَلَـقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُوۡلٌ مِّنۡهُمۡ فَكَذَّبُوۡهُ فَاَخَذَهُمُ الۡعَذَابُ وَهُمۡ ظٰلِمُوۡنَ.(113)*
*_There came to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they rejected him, so the punishment overtook them in the midst of their evildoing.(113)_*
اور ان کے پاس ان ہی میں سے ایک پیغمبر آیا تو انہوں نے اس کو جھٹلایا سو ان کو عذاب نے آپکڑا اور وہ ظالم تھے.(113)
The Ayah describes the consequences of rejecting the Messenger of Allahﷺ.‼️ When the word *لَقَد Laqad* is used in the Ayah it describes that Allah Azzawajal wants to convey a important message to us. Allah ﷻ had raised a Messenger from among themselves, that is, among their own tribes. What is meant is Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. But they denied him. When the Prophet ﷺ was appointed as a Messenger which was infact a great honour to them and it was quiet easy for them to understand and follow him as he was in their midst whom they knew to always tell the truth and to be exemplary in his honesty. These people could find nothing wrong with his character. It was Allahﷻ who sent him as HIS Messenger, bringing mercy to them and to all mankind, preaching the same faith as that of Ibrahim(AS), who built the Inviolable House of worship which ensured their security and prosperity As Allahﷻ says
*_Allah has certainly conferred a great favor upon the believers in that He sent among them a Messenger from among themselves._*
( Ali Imran: 164)
But they were quick to reject his message, levelling at him all sorts of false accusations, and subjecting him and his followers to persecution.
The polytheists of Makkah were not spared from Allah Azzawajal’s punishment due to their actions of being hostile to the Prophet Muhammad SAWS, like the people of the past. They experienced suffering and misery due to years of hunger. They suffered from a famine that wiped out their wealth, so they were forced to eat camel skins, dogs, carcasses and burnt bones.
*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand that human rejection of the Messenger can happen in two ways: the first way is to clearly reject him by denying his authenticity. This is what the Makkan polytheists did. They opposed, cursed, slandered and mocked him. *But there is another way, that is by way of actions, such as ignoring the teachings of the Messengerﷺ.* This is what our society does a lot.‼️ The Prophet’sﷺ teachings are not followed, his Sunnah is ignored. On the other hand, his teachings were supplemented with new beliefs and practices called Bidah. This is also a way of rejecting the Prophet ﷺ but many people are not aware of this.
*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to honour the Prophetﷺ by adhering to his teachings and his practices and save us from HIS wrath and punishments. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu khair!