[10:57] O people, enlightenment has
come to you herein from your Lord, and healing
for anything that troubles your hearts, and
guidance, and mercy
for the believers.
This reminder is dedicated to all of us, submitters to God
alone, when we sometimes go through tests, pain, and
hardship and when we struggle to comprehend the divine
wisdom behind God's plans.
The author of the poem is unknown. The verses are authored
by the Creator of all things. The wisdom behind the verses
is indeed enlightening and healing.
God's Supreme Plans
I asked God for strength
He gave me difficulties to make me strong
[94:5] With pain there
is gain.
[94:6] Indeed, with pain there is gain.
[94:7] Whenever possible you shall strive.
[94:8] Seeking only your Lord.
I asked God for courage
He gave me danger to overcome
[3:140] If you suffer hardship, the
enemy also suffers the same hardship. We
alternate the days of victory and defeat among the people.
GOD thus distinguishes the true believers, and blesses some
of you with martyrdom. GOD dislikes injustice.
[3:141] GOD thus toughens
those who believe and humiliates the
disbelievers.
Our Claims Must Be Tested
[3:142] Do you expect to enter
Paradise without GOD distinguishing
those among you who strive, and without
distinguishing those who are steadfast?
[33:22] When the true believers saw
the parties (ready to attack), they said, "This is what GOD
and His messenger have promised us, and GOD and His
messenger are truthful." This
(dangerous situation) only strengthened their
faith and augmented their submission.
I asked Him for wisdom
He gave me problems to solve
[13:19] Is one who
recognizes that your Lord's revelations to you are the
truth equal to one who is blind?
Only those who possess intelligence will take heed.
[16:78] GOD brought you out of
your mothers' bellies knowing nothing,
and He gave you the hearing, the eyesight, and
the brains, that you may be appreciative.
[47:31] We will certainly
put you to the test, in order to
distinguish those among you who strive, and
steadfastly persevere. We must expose your true
qualities.
I asked God for prosperity
He gave me brain and brawn to work
[62:10] Once the prayer is
completed, you may spread through the land to
seek GOD's bounties, and continue to remember GOD
frequently, that you may succeed.
[90:4] We created the
human being to work hard (to redeem himself).*
[30:46] Among His proofs is that He
sends the winds with good omen, to shower you with His
mercy, and to allow the ships to run in the sea in
accordance with His rules, and for you to seek His
bounties (through commerce), that
you may be appreciative.
I asked Him for love
He gave me troubled people to help
Conditions for
Staying Within God's Protection*
[5:12] GOD had taken a covenant
from the Children of Israel, and we raised among them
twelve patriarchs. And GOD said, "I am with you,
so long as you observe
the Contact Prayers (Salat), give the
obligatory charity (Zakat), and
believe in My messengers and respect them,
and continue to lend GOD a loan
of righteousness. I will then remit your
sins, and admit you into gardens with flowing streams.
Anyone who disbelieves after this, has indeed strayed
off the right path."
[57:18] Surely,
the charitable men and women, have loaned
GOD a loan of goodness. They
will receive their reward multiplied manifold; they have
deserved a generous recompense.
[2:195] You shall spend in the cause
of GOD; do not throw yourselves with your own hands into
destruction. You shall be charitable; GOD loves
the charitable.
[61:11] Believe in GOD and His
messenger and strive in the cause of GOD with your
money and your lives. This is the best deal for you, if
you only knew.
[16:128] GOD is with those
who lead a righteous life, and those who are charitable.
I asked God for blessings
He gave me opportunities
The Devil Afflicts Job*
[38:41] Remember our servant Job:
he called upon his Lord, "The devil
has afflicted me with hardship and pain."
[38:42] "Strike the ground
with your foot. A spring will give you healing and a drink."
God Makes it up to the Believers
[38:43] We restored
his family for him; twice as many. Such is our mercy;
a reminder for those who possess intelligence.
Better Believers Strive in the Cause of God
[9:41] You shall readily
mobilize, light or heavy, and strive with your money and
your lives in the cause of GOD. This is
better for you, if you only knew.
[30:44] Whoever disbelieves,
disbelieves to the detriment of his own soul,
while those who lead a righteous life, do so to strengthen
and develop their own souls.
[90:4] We created the human
being to work hard (to redeem himself).*
[90:5] Does he think that no one will
ever call him to account?
[90:6] He boasts, "I spent so much
money!"
[90:7] Does he think that no one sees
him?
[90:8] Did we not give him
two eyes?
[90:9] A tongue and two lips?
[90:10] Did we not show him
the two paths?
[90:11] He should choose
the difficult path.
[90:12] Which one is the
difficult path?
[90:13] The freeing of
slaves.
[90:14] Feeding, during the
time of hardship.
[90:15] Orphans who are
related.
[90:16] Or the poor who is in
need.
[90:17] And being one of
those who believe, and exhorting one another to be
steadfast, and exhorting one another to be kind.
[90:18] These have deserved
happiness.
I received nothing I wanted
But I believe I received everything I needed
[17:11] The human
being often prays for something that may hurt him, thinking
that he is praying for something good.
The human being is impatient.
[75:5] But the human being
tends to believe only what he sees in front of him.
[4:19] ....you may dislike
something wherein GOD has placed a lot of good.
Believers: The Ultimate Victors
[2:216] .....But you may
dislike something which is good for you, and you may like
something which is bad for you. GOD knows while you do not
know.
[16:74] Therefore, do not
cite the examples for GOD; GOD knows while you do not know.
God's wisdom and mercy are beyond our shallow standards, and
limited comprehension. If we truly believe in God, we must
trust Him unconditionally. We must appreciate whatever He
brings into our lives. We must develop our certainty that He
knows best the needs of our souls and what they must go
through to be tougher and healthier.. We must understand
that He pushes the limits of His devoted servants to the
maximum in order for their souls to achieve the highest
ranks while He ignores the misguided ones and let them
blunder and sink deeper into their ignorance. We are not
submitters until we equally praise Him for the bad and the
good. We are not submitters until we are trained to quit
questioning His wisdom.
[2:155] We will surely test
you through some fear,
hunger, and loss of money,
lives, and crops. Give
good news to the steadfast.*
[2:156] When an affliction
befalls them, they say, "We belong to GOD, and to Him we
are returning."
Profound Fact*
[57:22] Anything that happens
on earth, or to you, has already been
recorded, even before the creation.
This is easy for GOD to do.
[57:23] Thus, you should
not grieve over anything you miss, nor be proud of
anything He has bestowed upon you. GOD does not
love those who are boastful, proud.
Never Question God's Wisdom
[21:23] He is never to be
asked about anything He does, while all others are
questioned.
Peaceful Friday, salaam and God bless.
