Think 4 a Moment

 *Think 4 a Moment*

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Khaleefah Abu Bakr (R.A.) said:

“I was with the Prophet (pbuh) in the Cave and when I raised my head I saw the feet of the people (he means the infidels), I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, if any of them should look under his feet, he would see us.” The Prophet (pbuh) Said: "O Abu Bakr! What do you think of two persons the third of them is Allah?" The incident is described in the Al-Quran 📚At-Taubah 9:40

*Lessons:*

You will Always Find Allah where You Put Him in Your Life.

At some point in your life, you get broken down to rock bottom. This is because Allah The Most-High is carrying out an experiment with your life. It’s not that He hates you, in fact, God often puts to trial those whom He loves. He is trying to see your sincerity, patience, reliance, and steadfastness. He puts you through those difficulties because He knows something better is in stock for you. So when your trial comes, bear in mind that no one will be able to bail you out except Him— The One Who put you in that situation.

Many of us must have read stories of different prophets. These stories depict their trials and a show of human nature. The only difference between them and us is just that they were divinely guided.

Sincerely, many prophets suffered more than what we are experiencing today. Remember when Prophet Isab (Pbuh) - Jesus was blasphemed and they attempted to kill him. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) lost all his loved ones. Prophet Yusuf (as) was kidnapped, sold, and ended up in jail. These are just but a few and they all had happy endings.

Think for a moment, wouldn’t you want to see signs that Allah is truly accepting the dua’ you’ve made? Well, trust me I do. And I believe this is how many of us feel as well. It will only increase us in faith and love for Allah (swt). So, one of the best instances to drive my point is this example of our forefather - Prophet Ibrahim Alayhi Salam... We are only trying to relate this with ourselves as ordinary human beings for us to understand. Prophet Ibrahim (as), a Messenger of Allah, went through a series of trials as well. Although, we all know him to be a beloved friend of Allah.

My People,

We often confuse dua’ – supplication to be a ‘tit for tat’ game😃. Yes. Like we ask Allah (swt) for something and we get it instantly. Nope! It doesn’t work like that always. Yes. Dua’ literally means to call, to cry out onto Allah. It’s a process of communication between a slave and his Lord. The goal is to reach out to Allah for your need, showing desperately how you want His help.

One of the biggest mistakes we make in our dua’ is restricting Allah. Forgetting that Allah’s provision is endless and nothing is impossible for Him to do. So, never limit the ability of Allah to provide a solution for you.