During Tough Times* [[--- 14th Outing ---]]

 *During Tough Times*

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

For those who are following us bumper-to-bumper since we began this topic *"During Tough Times"*, we can see that, the few first ten verses of Suratu Maryam enumerated could serve as morale booster for us. But when going through these verse, a question that may comes to mind of some of us will be *"Is it only Zakariyyah (a.s.) who can receive this kind of Allah’s mercy and blessings, or I will also be a recipient of such Allah’s mercy too?"*

My people!

In the midst of our life problems and trials, we zoom in on the problems and complaints so much that we forget the bigger picture of Allah’s favours and mercy. We fail to realize how submerged we are in the blessings of Allah. It wasn’t only Zakariyyah who received Allah’s mercy, we receive it too. Yes. Your marriage is delayed, remember that many of your age mate have died since.. You are married for years without children, remember that many who senior you in age are still single.. Your marriage have failed several times, remember that many are looking for opportunity to get married even once in their life and yet they are still single.. You finished school without job or good job, remember that many did not even have opportunity to go to school.. etc..

*Verse 3 to 6 of Suratu Maryam and Lessons From The Verses:*

إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ نِدَآءً خَفِيًّا

"When he called to his Lord a private supplication".

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى وَهَنَ ٱلْعَظْمُ مِنِّى وَٱشْتَعَلَ ٱلرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا وَلَمْ أَكُنۢ بِدُعَآئِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا

"He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy."

وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ مِن وَرَآءِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا

"And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir"

يَرِثُنِى وَيَرِثُ مِنْ ءَالِ يَعْقُوبَۖ وَٱجْعَلْهُ رَبِّ رَضِيًّا

"Who will inherit me and inherit from the family of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, pleasing [to You]."

*Lessons:*

Look closely at the words of Zakariyyah (alayhi salam). He mentioned his old age and the condition of his wife and yet he was not despaired. He had conviction in the power and ability of Allah to fulfill his prayer. He was not despaired of his situation and rather had full belief that Allah would answer his call. This is what we must learn from him; patience and conviction in duas!

Servants of Allah!

Often when we are not granted what we ask for, we stop praying for it. However, we must keep praying and have certainty in Allah. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “The supplication of every one of you is granted if he does not grow impatient and says: I supplicated but it was not granted.” 📚(Muslim)

TO BE CONTINUED

سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك نشهد ان لا اله الا انت نستغفرك ونتوابوااليك