07-03-2003, 08:10 PM
Another clear example of submission and its consequence and the subject this time is not even a Prophet is the mother of Propeht Mussa. See in some cases when you talk to people about the benefits of submission and give them examples, the argument is we are ordinary human beings not Messengers or Prophets. How about the mother of Mussa?
”So We sent this inspiration to the mother of Moses: Suckle (thy child), but when thou hast fears about him, cast him into the river, but fear not nor grieve: for We shall restore him to thee, and We shall make him one of Our apostles.” (Quran 28: 7).
The Ayah explains that if she fears or becomes concerned about her son to simply instead of hiding him throw him in the river. She never hesitated. She felt that the inspiration is Divine with a promise to bring him back to her. Not one second of reconsideration. Immediately, she responded. And Who else can keep a promise more than Allah. He brought him back to her as explained in :” And We ordained that he refused suck at first, until (his sister came up and) said: Shall I point out to you the people of a house that will nourish and bring him up for you and be sincerely attached to him?* Thus did We restore him to his mother, that her eye might be comforted, that she might not grieve, and that she might know that the promise of Aallah is true: but Most of them do not understand.” (Quran 28: 12-13).
Brothers and sisters submission does not violate using out minds. However, our minds are best used in the proper place. On how to fear Allah, how to come closer to Him, how to improve ourselves, work on our flaws, help our close relatives to abandon sins, decide on best attitudes (in the eyes of Allah) towards different situation and so forth. In brief our minds are best used on how to adopt a pious attitude. Believe me this is enough to take the sleep away.
When your senses fully submit to Allah to the extend that you feel them prostrate the minute you place your forehead and face on the floor during prayer. When your heart joins the senses in prostration only to Allah. When you feel that your heart does not move to anything except Allah. That is when you will feel that you are compatible with Allah’s Will in all aspects.
May Allah accept and I supplicate to Allah that I was able to convey the idea in spite of the hardness. Whatever is correct is from Allah and whatever is wrong is from me. May He forgive our sins.
Praise be to Allah and prayer and peace be upon His Messenger Mohamed Ibn Abdullah.