اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
اَعُوْذُبِااللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْم
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
*_Today’s Thought for the day is from Surah Ibrahim Ayat 28 & 29_*
*اَلَمۡ تَرَ اِلَى الَّذِيۡنَ بَدَّلُوۡا نِعۡمَتَ اللّٰهِ كُفۡرًا وَّاَحَلُّوۡا قَوۡمَهُمۡ دَارَ الۡبَوَارِۙ.(28)*
*جَهَـنَّمَۚ يَصۡلَوۡنَهَاؕ وَبِئۡسَ الۡقَرَارُ.(29)*
*_Have you not seen those who have repaid Allah’s blessings with ingratitude, and caused their people to dwell in the abode of ruin,(28)_*
*_In hell? They will enter it, an evil place to settle in!(29)_*
کیا تم نے ان لوگوں کو نہیں دیکھا جنہوں نے خدا کے احسان کو ناشکری سے بدل دیا۔ اور اپنی قوم کو تباہی کے گھر میں اتارا.(28)
(وہ گھر) دوزخ ہے۔ (سب ناشکرے) اس میں داخل ہوں گے۔ اور وہ برا ٹھکانہ ہے.(29)
Here Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la describes the situation of those among the disbelievers of Quraysh who rejected HIS Messenger SAWS and their ultimate abode.‼️ *The pagans and the disbelievers converted the great blessings of Allah Azzawajal into a matter of ingratitude.*
1)- They took the option of paganism instead of the blessing of monotheism.
2)- They abandoned the blessing of the clean and pure inherent nature and imitated their seduced ancestors.
3)- They preferred superstitions to the Divine revelation.
4)-These are people who have been granted Allah Azzawajal’s blessings in the form of a prophet sent to call on them to believe in HIM, and to lead them along the way to Allah’s forgiveness of their sins, and to a heavenly destiny. Yet they rejected his call and followed the despots.
*Thus by their singular exchange, they lead their communities to hell because they caused them to go astray, thus they were a cause of disaster for their own people when they thought that they were benefitting them.* _One aspect of that is that they made it fair-seeming to them to go out on the day of Badr to fight Allah and HIS Messenger (SAWS ), then the events of that day took their course and many of their leaders and prominent figures were killed in the battle.Just as we have seen in the histories of past nations and communities mentioned earlier in the sūrah, they land their people in hell. It is a vile and ignominious abode._
*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand and remain grateful for all the favours and blessings of Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la by submitting to HIS commands and staying away from prohibitions.‼️ *This Ayah doesn’t limit itself to the pagans of the Makkah rather it serves a universal warning to all the people irrespective of time.* The blessings that Allah ﷻ mentions in this Ayah can be of two types, namely *worldly blessings* such as wealth, clothing, health and so on and can also be *spiritual blessings* such as the revelation of the Qur’an, the sending of HIS Messenger SAWS, guidance and so on. Because all those favors are from Allah ﷻ and when Allah ﷻ gives favors then we must use all those favors towards goodness. If we don’t take the opportunity, then we are the ones who are guilty and will be the losers.
*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to show gratitude by our obedient actions and save us from HIS wrath and displeasure. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu khair!
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