اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
اَعُوْذُبِااللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْم
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
*_Today’s Thought for the day is from Surah An-Nahl Ayat 121 & 122_*
*شَاكِرًا لِّاَنۡعُمِهِؕ اِجۡتَبٰٮهُ وَهَدٰٮهُ اِلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسۡتَقِيۡمٍ.(121)*
*وَاٰتَيۡنٰهُ فِى الدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةً ؕ وَاِنَّهٗ فِى الۡاٰخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصّٰلِحِيۡنَؕ.(122)*
*_He was ever grateful for His blessings; Allah chose him and guided him to a straight path.(121)_*.
*_We gave him good in this world, and in the hereafter he will surely be among the righteous.(122)_*
اس کی نعمتوں کے شکرگزار تھے۔ خدا نے ان کو برگزیدہ کیا تھا اور (اپنی) سیدھی راہ پر چلایا تھا.(121)
اور ہم نے ان کو دنیا میں بھی خوبی دی تھی۔ اور وہ آخرت میں بھی نیک لوگوں میں ہوں گے.(122)
The Ayah continues to highlight the beautiful and ideal characters of Prophet Ibrahim(AS). He has the qualities of leadership, a person who is obedient (disciplined), has noble character (moralist), is firm (consistent) in the truth, a pure muwahhid (monotheist), and always likes to be *grateful for all the bounties* to Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la.‼️ *The polytheists of Makkah are being reminded as they were really ungrateful. They received many favors as their position guardians of the Kaaba, but they disobeyed Allah ﷻ.* They supposedly claimed to be the followers of Prophet Ibrahim عَلَيْهِ ٍلَسَّلَامُ but in fact they did not even show that interms of their practices. Hence they are admonished and rebuked for their claims.
*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand that being grateful to Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la doesn’t just mean lip service rather it has to be acknowledged through our Obedience and following HIS commands.‼️ The word *ijtiba* means to choose and select meaning Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la chose and selected Prophet Ibrahim(AS) as HIS Messenger. He is among the *Ulul Azm* amongst the Messengers and he was also given the title of *Khalilullah*. Prophet Ibrahim (AS) went through almost every test successfully and gained the nearness of Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la. After blessing him with prophethood, God opened the path of the religion (Islam) for him, which was a straight path, leading to HIM. And he was granted the best in this world in the form of noble prophets Ismail (AS) and Ishaq(AS) as lineage and the honour of building the kabah.
—To understand that first condition for success in the Hereafter is to be virtuous. The higher ranks come afterwards. Prophet Ibrahim had passed a virtuous and pious life in the world, therefore, in the Hereafter also he will be a virtuous personality.
_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to ponder and reflect upon the lives of our Noble Prophets Alahis salam and make us of HIS obedient slaves. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen.
JazaK Allâhu khair!