During Tough Times* [[--- 8th Outing ---]]

 *During Tough Times*

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*Continuation of episode two:*

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

If you have not read the immediate previous episodes of this article, then, you have missed alot. Yes. The story of Prophet Ayyub (a.s) narrated in episode one & two of this article should serve as a booster to mankind. He was once very wealthy, but lost it all. He was once tested with worse sickness which nobody could bear to go close to him except his wife. He once lost all his children in a day. Subhannallah!... Yet, Prophet Ayyub did not allow shaytan to trick him lose his relationship with his creator (Allah - swt).

Now,

After passing all these test with distinction grades, what happened to Prophet Ayyub later?

*The Prophet Ayub (a.s) Recovers and Prospers:*

Allah (swt) turned to him with mercy.. After this he was restored to prosperity. The Prophet Ayub (peace be upon him) knelt and prayed expressing a deep sense of gratitude to Allah (swt). He never forgot His favours, mercy and love.

The Prophet Ayub (peace be upon him) was one of the celebrated Prophets. Yes. His example illustrates: that those who remain patient under the stress of all circumstances, are never deprived of high rewards. In Surah Al-Anbiya - 21:84, Allah (swt) say:

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِۦ مِن ضُرٍّۖ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَٰبِدِينَ

So We responded to him and removed what afflicted him of adversity. And We gave him [back] his family and the like thereof with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshippers of Allah. 📚Al-Anbiya 21:84

Now,

Today, if we suffer one tribulation or the other and make Du'a for few days or weeks without green light, we loose patient and follow the whisper of shaytan by throwing our license as a Muslim into dustbin. Yes. Patronizing fortunetellers or so-called 419 mallams or Alfas, does not only provoke Allah (swt) but lead us to throwing our license as a Muslim into dustbin.

Did we remember that ,

When prophet Musa (a.s) asked Allah for a victory over pheeraoun, it takes over 40years before Allah (swt) destroyed pheeraoun.. Is this not a good lesson for us not loose hope in  Allah (swt)?

Servants Of Allah!

This World is the test or examination centre where we are being examined but the result we will know later. Yes. This life is only one brief stage on its journey from Allah to Allah.. And Allah (swt) informs us repeatedly that our temporary life on this earth is merely a trial, a test, an examination period.

Furthermore,

It is wrong for us to say *‘let us enjoy the journey and forget about the destination’* - and If you find yourself in a train, you should not enjoy the beautiful scenes before first ask: *why am I here? Where is the destination?*

So,

We should ask ourselves this question several times - *‘what is the purpose of life?’*

Now,

Before we continue with doing justice to the above topic, there is need to .......

TO BE CONTINUED

سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك نشهد ان لا اله الا انت نستغفرك ونتوابوااليك