Ramadan Reminders; Day 27

Assalam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu! :)

May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah swt be upon you!

Daily Reminder 27:

It is an undeniable fact that during Ramadan, it is easier to stay away from things which are disliked by Allah swt. Be it songs or movies or making faces at your mother or being a lazy chicken. 

Subhan Allah our inner strength increases to such an extent that even though our phones have music of different genres, we still refrain from listening to it! 

But just as we begin to savour the sweetness in obeying the commands of Allah and spending each day and each night in His remembrance, the month of Ramadan comes to an end...

And before we even realise, we’re back listening to filth again... or let’s say back to being a lazy chicken. 

What we need to realise is that the struggle we go through during Ramadan, is the struggle we need to go through for our lives! Allah swt deserves to be worshipped and glorified for every single day of the entire year and not just during 30 days of a year! 

Allah swt Himself says in the Quran that He does not expect us to worship Him through the nights and the days! All He is asking us to is to be sincere and loyal to Him, be consistent in offering the obligatory prayers and commit deeds that are loved by Him. And HE WILL TAKE CARE OF THE REST! 

Your armour and weapon against the shaytan is your Dua and the Quran! If you stick to them, there is no force in the entire world that can take you away from Allah’s Love, Mercy and Protection! 

Verse of The Day:

Juz: 27

Surah: Al Qamar

Verse: 17

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

“And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?”

The Mushrikeen of Makkah were fierce enemies of the Prophet (saws) and the religion he preached. They would abuse and also taunt him and demand miracles from him only to prove that he is the Messenger of Allah.  

Their ignorance knew no limits so much so that they couldn’t accept the fact that the Quran revealed to the Prophet (saws) was a miracle too! The Quraysh would be dumbstruck when they heard the Quran. Their leaders would listen to the Prophet (saws) reciting the Quran stealthy, in the middle of the night! Being masters of the Arabic language themselves, they had never come across the likes of the Quran before! But their arrogance and pride kept them off from accepting Islam. 

The only reason Allah swt did not bring about any “physical” miracle through the Prophet (saws) was because even if the Mushrikeen were shown a miracle, they would still remain stubborn and vile.

And when Allah swt did allow the splitting of the moon for the Prophet (saws), the Mushrikeen termed it as magic. 

What we do need to understand here is that yes, our Prophet (saws) was given the miracle of the moon splitting but a greater miracle that he was bestowed with is the Quran itself! 

We limit a miracle to the eye, but the Quran is a miracle for the eyes, ears, the mind and the soul. A miracle for the sight may die after a group of people have witnessed it, like the splitting of the sea for the people of Musa (as). But the Quran is such that its power and might is not just for a limited number of people, but for the entire world until the end of time! 

The Quran is not just a theory or a science or linguistic chapter that is only memorised and not pondered over. It is an anchor that pulls you up when you’re drowning in agony, fear, sadness or the troubles of this Dunya. It is a magnet that constantly pulls your heart towards the Love of Allah, His mercy and away from the temporary, materialistic fascinations of this world. 

The fact that Allah swt asks the question about 4 times in just one Surah really shows how ignorant and careless we can be towards His Book. And it also indicates the magnitude of people who just recite the Book for mere religious obligations and only a handful of those who treat this Book like their saviour and guide through this world. These people also spend a great deal of time and effort in understanding, implementing and spreading the knowledge they gain from the Quran.

May Allah swt make us among the people of the Quran and give us the opportunity to learn and follow His Book and His commands, Ameen!

Sunnah Challenge:

Imagine you are having a pleasant walk in the park, and you are greeted with a small pebble which almost makes you trip, what do you do? 

Some of you would groan at the pebble and walk away in another direction, some would kick it out of your path, and some would go to the length of picking it up and placing it somewhere where it wouldnt harm anybody. 

How long would it take, if you knew that removing that pebble would be an act of sadaqah that could save you from the hell fire? 

According to the narration in Al-Bukhari and Muslim: Messenger of Allah (saws) said, “While a man was walking, he saw a thorny branch on the road, so he removed it and Allah appreciated his action and forgave him”.

It is also mentioned in Bukhari and Muslim that “And removing a harmful thing from the path is a charitable act.”

Our surroundings are often filled with trash and other stuffs which often cause harm to others. 

We must take the responsibility to not be the cause of harm for others and at the same time keep our surroundings clean from them! 

It is hard to take responsibility for nature, or someone else's actions, but if you think about the magnitude of reward that you get for such an act, it is definitely worth the effort!

Assalam Alaykum.