SEEKING GUIDANCE FROM ALLAH REGULARLY

THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yawm Arba'a. 12th day of Rajab, 1445AH (Wednesday, 24th January 2024). *_SEEKING GUIDANCE FROM ALLAH REGULARLY_*. BismilLahir. 

ALLAH subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa (exalted is HE) has given HIMSELF Names and attributes (siffat) so that we can know HIM through HIS attributes. What is most amazing and beautiful about ALLAH’s Names is that through them, you can see how your Creator recognizes the needs of HIS creation.

We all need sustenance; and HE is ar-Razzaaq, The Provider. We all need love; and HE is al-Waduud, The Most Loving. We all need protection; and ALLAH is al-Hafidh, The Guardian. What we need the most is the very thing of which ALLAH (swt) has an unlimited supply.

And so sometimes we are put through things to know ALLAH (swt). Sometimes, it is to open our eyes to our own flaws so that we can change. But whatever it is, if we realise that the answer to any problem is through HIM, and that HE suffices all our needs, then our relief is already at hand.

Some of us find ourselves to be very lost sometimes. This is alarming because we used to be a person who had direction. We thought we knew where we were going and what we were doing. But things start to fall apart internally. We aren't sure anymore. And then we realized we have three choices, to continue to do what we are doing without putting in any extra thought, to give up entirely, or to re-assess and re-orient.

And because this feeling persist for a while, we realized something else. We come to know ALLAH’s attribute of Guidance. Sometimes, this feeling of being lost can bring us closer to ALLAH (swt).

ALLAH says;

“O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance from ME and I shall guide you,”(Saheeh Muslim).

As ALLAH (swt) gave HIMSELF the attributes of Guidance and Light, how can we ever believe that we will be in darkness for too long?

Say, for example, you are drowning in a pool. Who will you usually call out for? The lifeguard. The lifeguard is already there, watching out for people, and because that is his job, when you call out to him he’ll jump in there to save you. Now ALLAH (swt) is over and above any analogy, but as ALLAH (swt) gave HIMSELF the attribute of guidance, telling you that HE is THE Guide and HE is THE Light of the heavens and the earth, then how can you be lost for too long? Especially if you seek HIM. Are we saying that lifeguards do their job better than ALLAH (swt)? Astaghfirullah, definitely not. it's time we adhere to the teachings of ALLAH so that in any situation, HE can guide us through until success becomes our final abode both on earth and the hereafter. *_May ALLAH keep guiding us all and protect us from any satanic influences_*. Aameen.