10-13-2010, 12:37 PM
Bismillah
Praise be to Allah, Praise to One Who Created Skies and Earth, One Who raise skies without supporting pillars, prayer and blessings be upon the best of mankind Mohammad Ibn Abdullah, our Messenger, mentor, and leader.
I have been thinking lately on an important issue, sometimes, I get those ideas which may sound strange and odd to people. However, I thought of sharing them.
In most cases when someone escapes a definite death situation, like terminal disease, tragic accident..etc, people express sheer happiness and start communicating the story. Like imagine, xyz had terminal cancer, was fully cured, doctors were not expecting more than 3 months. But then he/she is totally cured and continue living. Xyz was in a car crash and came out intact. Anyone who sees the car expects no alive passengers. Well, if he /she didn’t die at this moment or that moment, eventually will die, after one more month, year, ten years. The end is death still. Why do people react in a such a manner to those situations? I m not really sure. I can not understand why should I be happy that someone escaped death which will eventually happen in some other time. He/she had not been granted pardon, no one will, the sentence had just been postponed. How should this be reacted to with stark happiness. On the contrary, we should think and ponder, what type of role Allah Still wants this person to play in life and the person should focus on this. It might be a message for many that Allah Is the All Capable, this incident might change the person's life, it might be a second chance from Allah for this person to reconsider. There is nothing to be happy about, but to think and ponder and reflect.
This is one point, the other point, and please bear with me. Why people react extremely to child birth. I am aware that Allah Called them "Zeenatul hayatu dunia" ornament of the world. But, just with a quick thinking. A child means responsibility to parent in terms of how will they bring up the child, they shall be asked before Allah on how they brought him/her up, what was the source of provision, what did they teach the child? Did they teach him/her how to place Allah First and foremost, or dunia. Were they able to face the challenges specially in light of our current time, leave alone that this child shall face tests and trials when they grow up, how will they handle it? will their approach be satisfactory to Allah or to themselves.?? will they be the righteous child any parent wishes to have after they depart this world? and at the end this child shall die.
If we apply the Ayah that say:
"In order that you may not be sad over matters that you fail to get, nor rejoice because of that which has been given to you. And Allah likes not prideful boasters." (Quran 57:23)
Take child birth for example, having a child is classified under which has been given to you. It is Allah's Giving. Since Allah Sobhanhu wa Ta`ala is the All Giver, having a child is part of this giving which we should not rejoice for, as we never know what is coming along with it. I mean which type of tests, trials and responsibilities. But we should rather think on how to invest Allah's Giving rather than being busy with the item that had been given by Allah. The focus should be on how to use this gift from Allah in order to grow closer, not to be busy on how to make the child happy, like peers, buy whatever they ask for not what they really need..etc. This is major responsibility that triggers no happiness but instead thinking, pondering and planning but the type of planning is different.
On other other hand Allah is One Who Prevents, Why would I extend my hand or long for whatever Allah Prevented me? Why???!! If Allah Knows that this or that is not good, adequate or appropriate for me, would I still extend my hands and try my best to get it?? Then I would have ignored this Ayah totally and deactivated it. We should not be sad over matters that we failed to get. Why would I be? If Allah Knew that this is what I need as part of my equipment to pursue this short journey, certainly Allah Would have given it to me. It is not hard for Allah. But Allah Knows best how for each and every member of children of Adam to be best equipped for his/her given role within this Dunia.
At the end, this Ayah Sobhan Allah eloquently describes the status of a Momen (beliver). The word Momen in Arabic means more than just believer. The Arabic language of course is really rich. I will save this thought Insh a Allah for next time.
This thought might even be built on later Insh a Allah.