A Gift For You [[- Episode 5 -]]

 A Gift For You

[[- Episode 5 -]]
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بسم الله الرحمان الرجيم

In this world, the similitude of Allah (swt) towards his slaves, is that of - *"a wise teacher who want to know hard-working student and the lazy student in his class. Yes. He does this by preparing regular exams as testimonies so that the students would not say that the teacher had favored some students over the others"*😃. And Exams also urge students to get prepared in order to succeed.

Also,

The wise teacher sets different evaluation criteria for different grades; the students in the first grade are not evaluated as the students in the advanced degrees. We expect that the fair and wise God would evaluate people according to what they have been provided.

Furthermore,

The students should not wonder about the intention of the teacher; they are supposed to focus on what the teacher asked them to do. Yes. If Allah (swt) wants to set up the testing environment to test people, then we are not supposed to advise Allah (swt) on how to set up the terms and conditions of the testing. The students are not supposed to advise the teacher on how to prepare the exams.. This is why, - *my trials in life is different from urs* - because Allah (swt) has created us, and He knows the best ways to test us.

This is why,

It is wrong for every wise Muslim 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?*

Servants of Allah!

Allah (swt) stated in the glorious Qur'an that HE created *"Life & Death "* to test us - not that Allah (swt) did not know all about us. But He does this so that we would not say that Allah (swt) had favored some of His slaves who would enjoy a sweet life in their graves and would be admitted into Paradise over the others who would suffer seriously in their graves and would be admitted into hellfire.

Evidence:

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفُورُ

[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed -  and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving - 📚Al-Mulk 67:2

My People,

Allah (swt) is The Most Merciful. But His anger is real. Yes. And there is one thing that brings His anger fast.

What's that?

It is when you know a thing is wrong, and you say, "Allah, forgive me for what I am about to do," and then you do it anyway.

This is not a mistake. This is a choice. You are telling Allah to His face, "I know Your rule, and I choose to break it now." This is a dangerous game. It angers Allah (swt) more.

This is why,

The Prophet (PBUH) gave us a clear promise: "Everyone from my nation will enter Paradise except those who refuse." They said, “O Messenger of Allah, who will refuse?” The Prophet said, “Whoever obeys me enters Paradise, and whoever disobeys me has refused.”📚Source: S‌ah‌i‌h‌ al-Bukha‌ri‌ 7280

Who is refusing?

The one who hears the truth and says,"Not now."

The one who knows the sin,and still walks towards it.

To be continued...