09-04-2003, 11:50 AM
Praise be to Allah, a praise which is adequate to Your graces and favors, Praise be to Allah abundant and special gratitude, we send prayer and peace on the best Messenger to the worlds our Prophet Mohamed, his family members, companions and whoever followed them until the day after. “They said: Glory to thee: of knowledge We have none, save what it is thou who art perfect in knowledge and wisdom.” “of knowledge it is only a little that is communicated to you, (O men)”. We invoke upon Allah to teach us what may be of benefit to us and allow us benefit of what He taught us. I really hope that Allah supports me in presenting the following verses and credit first and last is to Him only. I also seek His forgiveness and to Him I apologize for any fault at my side.
In this message, I like to present Ayahs 67 of Surat Azumur:” No just estimate have they made of Allah, such as is due to Him: on the Day of Judgment the whole of earth will be but His handful, and the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand: Glory to Him. High is He above the partners they attribute to Him”
Sobhan Allah, the word used to begin the Ayah is so strong as Allah clearly stating that we failed to give the Proper value of Allah. La hawla wala qowata ila billah. Among the servants those who took another god, or took partners with Allah, or even the Shirk Khafy (hidden Shirk) which any of us may fall in. When we tend to be fully occupied with Dunia, job, education, position, wife, husband, children, money, to the extend that it physically takes our heart away. Such things which Allah compiled so neatly in: “Say: if it be that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your mates, or your kindred; the wealth that ye have gained; the commerce in which ye fear a decline: or the dwellings in which ye delight are dearer to you than God, or his Apostle, or the striving in his cause; then wait until God brings about his decision: and Allah guides not the rebellious.” (Quran 9:24) Sobhan Allah, Allah the Creator just presented all what may take us away from our main goal here in this world. Then He stresses why we failed to do so? He introduces the capabilities of Whom we failed to properly estimate, Simply because He is the One on the Day of Judgment Who will be holding the earth in His hand and He put it in a very nice metaphoric style saying as if it was in His fist while the skies shall be folded in His hand. One Who is capable of this certainly deserves praise. For this the Ayah ended with glorifying Allah from what they take as partners with Him.
Allah u Akbar, I was really moved when I read it and felt I needed to share it with you.