05-10-2003, 03:35 PM
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.
Once again I thought of sharing reactions to certain Ayahs, I still encourage everyone to contribute to this topic. I am sure we all have different reactions to ayahs of which we may all benefit.
In the Ayah (verse) 115 of chapter 2 (Al Baqarah) Allah say:
"To Allah belong the east and the West: Whithersoever ye turn, there is the presence of Allah (in Arabic it is literally translated as face). For Allah is all-Pervading, all-Knowing" however we must realize that the word face has no relation with faces as we all know. In other words, we cannot imagine how this face may be. It is only that Allah in certain cases uses expressions to bring the meaning to our minds in an easier way.
Now this Ayah actually makes me scared and yet very secured. As I think that wherever I look Allah is there He is present. It makes me need to be more aware of His presence so that I will not let Him see me in any position, which may Offend Him from me. Actually I don't think that any of us would be capable of taking His blame on the Day After. We cannot take the blame of a very loved one, ex: father mother, sister brother or even close friend so how about our Creator.
Yet it makes me so secured and comfortable that my Only One Lord is there for me everywhere at any time. Very securing.
the second verse is:"Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them, - * The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can they receive" (Quran 44: 40-41).
Look at this Ayah, on the Day of Judgment now protector, which includes, a husband, father, an employer, or whatever can prevent any punishment. In other words, I can not go an introduce an excuse for not offering my Salat on time due to being on meetings with my boss, or for not wearing hijab because my husband or family members did not endorse it. I cannot use others attitude as a valid argument to Allah for failure of fulfilling my duties. They will not capable of protecting me from receiving the punishment in this case.
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Praise be to Allah and prayer and peace be upon His Messenger Mohamed, his family members and companions