TAWAKKUL IN ALLAH ﷻ Surah Ash-Shu'ara [26:61-67]

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*TAWAKKUL IN ALLAH ﷻ*

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*Surah Ash-Shu'ara [26:61-67]*

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Allah ﷻ says

 *فَلَمَّا تَرَآءَا الْجَمْعَانِ* 

 _And when the two hosts saw each other,_ 

Means, each group saw the other. At that point,

 *قَالَ أَصْحَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ* 

 _the companions of Musa said: "We are sure to be overtaken."_ 

This was because Firawn and his people caught up with them on the shores of the Red Sea, so the sea was ahead of them and Firawn and his troops were behind them.

 *قَالَ كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّ مَعِىَ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ* 

 _He (Musa) said "Nay! Surely my Lord is with me, and He will guide me"_ 

Meaning "nothing of what you fear will happen, as Allah ﷻ commanded me to bring you here, and He does not go back on His promise"

 *فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْبَحْرَ* ۖ

 _Thus we revealed to Musa, strike the sea with your stick_ 

 *فَانفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَالطَّوْدِ الْعَظِيمِ* 

 _And it parted and became separated like two towers._ 

Meaning, like mighty mountains.

 *وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ ٱلْءَاخَرِينَ* 

 _Then We brought near the others to that place._ 

Referring to Fir'awn and his Army.

 *وَأَنجَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ▪️ ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْءَاخَرِينَ* 

_And We saved Musa and all those with him. Then We drowned the others._

Meaning: We saved Musa and the Children of Israel and whoever followed their religion, and none of them were destroyed, but Firawn and his troops were drowned and not one of them left alive, but was destroyed."

 *إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ* 

 _Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers._ 

[26:61-67]

Meaning, this story with its wonders and tales of aid to the believing servants of Allah is definitive proof and evidence of Allah's wisdom.

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What a lesson for us all, in Tawakkul!

You may be facing sadness in your part of the world, 

You may be facing hardship,

But nothing happens without the permission of Allah ﷻ.

As Prophet ﷺ said:

_Know that if the entire creation were to gather together to do something to benefit you- you would never get any benefit except that Allah had written for you. And if they were to gather to do something to harm you- you would never be harmed except that Allah had written for you._

[Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2516, Grade: Sahih]

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So be content in knowing that whatever will afflict you, will afflict you and whatever is not written to afflict you will always miss you.

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Your only job in these situations is to remain steadfast upon Islam and to continuously ask Allah ﷻ.

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May Allah ﷻ grant us the Imaan to have Tawakkul in Him at all times.

*آمِيْن*

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