اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
اَعُوْذُبِااللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْم
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
*_Today’s Thought for the day is from Surah Ibrahim Ayat 40-41_*
*رَبِّ اجۡعَلۡنِیۡ مُقِیۡمَ الصَّلٰوۃِ وَ مِنۡ ذُرِّیَّتِیۡ رَبَّنَا وَ تَقَبَّلۡ دُعَآءِ(40)*
*رَبَّنَا اغۡفِرۡ لِیۡ وَ لِوَالِدَیَّ وَ لِلۡمُؤۡمِنِیۡنَ یَوۡمَ یَقُوۡمُ الۡحِسَابُ.(41)*
*_”My Lord! Make me an establisher of prayer, and (also) from my offsprings. Our Lord! And accept my prayers.”(40)_*
*_”Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day when the account will established.”(41)_*
حقیقت یہ کہ میرا ربّ ضرور دعا سنتا ہے ۔ اے میرے پروردگار ، مجھے نماز قائم کرنے والا بنا اور میری اولاد سے بھی﴿ایسے لوگ اٹھا جو یہ کام کریں﴾ ۔ پروردگار ، میری دعا قبول کر.(40)
پروردگار ، مجھے اور میرے والدین کو اور سب ایمان لانے والوں کو اس دن معاف کر دیجیو جب کہ حساب قائم ہوگا.(41)
The Ayat describes the Dua for all the times. _Prophet Ibrahim A.S., prays for both branches of his family, having a wider vision. *Having prayed for his progeny, Ibrahim A.S, also prays for Allah Azzawajal’s Grace on himself, his parents, and the whole Brotherhood of Faith, irrespective of family or race or time, to be perfected in the ideal of Islam.‼️*_
Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) included his mushrik father in his prayer because he had made promise that he would pray to his Lord for his forgiveness (Surah Maryam, Ayat 48). But afterwards, when he realized that he should not pray for his forgiveness because he was an enemy of Allah, he absolved himself of that promise. (Surah At-Tauba, Ayat 114).(Please Refer S19:A46 and S21:52, 68 for details on Ibrahim A.S. father’s enmity towards him and Islam).
_At the final Reckoning, all that may seem inequality or injustice in this world will be redressed. But the merits of the best of us will need Allah’s Grace to establish us in that lasting felicity which is promised to the righteous. *And Ibrahim A.S., as the father of Prophecy, prayed for all – for the Universal Faith perfected in Islam.*_
*_Act for the Day is:_* To understand that Salah is one of the important pillar of the religion that differentiates it’s performer from the disbeliever.‼️ Establishing Salah is a also form of expressing gratitude towards HIS blessings. People who always pray, it will be easy for them to carry out other acts of worship and pious deeds. Prayer can purify the soul and body because prayer can prevent humans from committing vile and evil acts, as Allah SWT says:
*_Recite what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, ˹genuine˺ prayer should deter ˹one˺ from indecency and wickedness. The remembrance of Allah is ˹an˺ even greater ˹deterrent˺. And Allah ˹fully˺ knows what you ˹all˺ do. (Surah Ankabut 29:45)_*
Therefore we should always make Dua starting with ourselves and our progeny. We should be worried about our progeny and their adherence to Islam.
_Let’s memorise these Duas and seek Allah Azzawajal’s forgiveness and Grace for all._
*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la forgive our sins and accept our good deeds. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen_*
JazaK Allâhu Khair!