A HUGE SIGN ALLAH IS CLOSE TO YOU
QUR'AN (2:186)
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِى عَنِّى فَإِنِّى قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ۖ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِى وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِى لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ
"Wa izaa sa alaka ‘ibaadee ‘annnee fa innee qareebun ujeebu da’wataddaa’i izaa da’aani falyastajeeboo lee wal yu’minoo bee la’allahum yarshudoon"
AND WHEN MY SERVANTS ASK YOU ABOUT ME, I AM CLOSE
AND ONE OF THE WAYS THAT ALLAH (S.W.T)
ESTABLISHES HIS CLOSENESS OR
SHOWS US HIS CLOSENESS IS THROUGH HIS WORDS IN THE QUR'AN
WALLAHI WHEN YOU RECITE THE QUR'AN
AND PONDER UPON IT AND THINK THIS WAY THAT ALLAH IS TALKING TO YOU
I PROMISE YOU THAT SOONER OR LATER
YOU'RE GOING TO START FEELING THAT THE QUR'AN IS ACTUALLY READING YOU
IT'S LOOKING INSIDE YOUR SOUL IT'S TELLING YOU ABOUT YOUR LIFE
IT'S TELLING YOU WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH
AND IT GIVES YOU SOLUTIONS AND GUIDANCE AND SUBHAN'ALLAH, WALLAH
YOU FEEL AN AMAZING FEELING
AND THAT FEELING IS ACTUALLY YOUR SOUL BEING REVIVED
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO RECITE THE QUR'AN AND APPROACH IT WITH PONDERING AND REFLECTION
AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S READING THEM
TO THE POINT WHERE WHEN THEY TRANSLATE IT INTO THEIR LIFE
THEY START TO LOOK AT THE
COMMANDMENTS THAT ARE IN THE QUR'AN
AND PROHIBITIONS AND ITS GUIDANCE
AND THEY TRY TO TRANSLATE IT INTO THEIR LIFE
ONE OF THE SIGNS THAT YOU ARE BECOMING THAT PERSON
IS WHEN YOU FIND THAT YOU HAVE SOMETHING LIKE A COMPASS
WHEN YOU HEAR SOMETHING
THAT ALLAH IS PLEASED WITH YOU FIND THAT YOU'RE DRAWN TO IT
WHEN YOU HEAR SOMETHING THAT ALLAH DISPLEASED WITH
YOU AUTOMATICALLY FIND YOURSELF DRAWN AWAY FROM IT
WHETHER IT'S WITH YOUR EYES OR YOUR HANDS OR YOUR THOUGHTS OR YOUR EARS
OR YOUR MOUTH OR YOUR COMPANY, SUBHAN'ALLAH
AND THAT IS ONE OF THE DESCRIPTIONS THAT AISHA (R.A) GAVE TO THE PROPHET (ﷺ) WHEN SHE WAS ASKED
WHAT KIND OF A MAN WAS HE IN CHARACTER? SHE USED TO SAY
HE WAS A QUR'AN THAT WALKED AMONG THE PEOPLE
DON'T YOU WANT TO BE SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
AND SO THE QUR'AN ON A DAY OF JUDGMENT CAN STAND BEFORE ALLAH (S.W.T) AND SAY
OH MY LORD, THIS PERSON THIS MAN OR THIS WOMAN
THIS SERVANT OF YOURS DID NOT ABANDON ME
AND I BEAR WITNESS FOR THEM TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE FIRE
AND LET ME BE THEIR GUIDE TOWARDS PARADISE
THIS IS THE GREATEST DREAM FOR ALL OF US
AND THIS IS OUR HOPE AND AIM IN SHA ALLAH TA'ALA
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS LET ME RECITE ANOTHER VERSE FOR YOU IN THE QUR'AN
JUST TO ILLUSTRATE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, ALLAH (S.W.T) SAID
QUR'AN (4:82)
أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ ۚ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ غَيْرِ ٱللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا۟ فِيهِ ٱخْتِلَـٰفًۭا كَثِيرًۭا
"Afalaa yatadabbaroonal Qur’aan; wa law kaana min ‘indi ghairil laahi la wajadoo fee ikhtilaafan kaseeraa"
ALLAH SAYS, DO THEY NOT PONDER AND REFLECT UPON THE QUR'AN?
OR IS IT THAT THEIR HEARTS HAVE THEIR OWN LOCKS ON THEM?
SUBHAN'ALLAH, WHEN I FIRST READ THIS VERSE IN MY LIFE
IT REALLY HIT ME HARD
I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WHAT IS THIS VERSE SAYING? AND WHY IS IT TALKING ABOUT SOME
SPECIAL LOCKS THAT ARE ON THE HEARTS?
AND I UNDERSTOOD IT IN 2 DIFFERENT WAYS
FROM ONE ANGLE IT'S SAYING TO ME
IF YOU NEVER GIVE YOURSELF A CHANCE TO REFLECT AND THINK ABOUT ALLAH'S VERSES IN THE QUR'AN
IT IS AN INDICATION
THAT YOUR HEART MAY HAVE ITS LOCKS ON IT
AND FROM THE OTHER ANGLE I THOUGHT, IF YOU DO
GIVE YOURSELF THE CHANCE TO REFLECT AND THINK
ABOUT ALLAH'S (S.W.T) VERSES IN THE QUR'AN
THEN THE LOCKS THAT ARE ON YOUR HEART WILL SLOWLY BECOME UNLOCKED
SO THEREFORE IT'S UP TO ME
HOW AM I GOING TO APPROACH THE QUR'AN?
AM I GOING TO APPROACH IT WITH JUST
RECITING VERY QUICKLY AND JUST GETTING PAGES PASSED OR
VERSES PASSED THAT SAYS IF I'M CLOCKING ON AND OFF
YOU KNOW, CONCENTRATING ON QUANTITY RATHER THAN QUALITY
SO I HAD TO REFLECT UPON MYSELF AND THINK, NO, NO, NO
THE QUR'AN IS CALLING ME TO READ IT WITH CARE
WITH THOUGHT WITH PONDERING
ISN'T THAT WHY THE QUR'AN ACTUALLY CAME DOWN?
ANOTHER THING ABOUT IT IS, IT'S SAID
ANOTHER THING ABOUT IT IS, IT'S SAID
DOES IT HAVE
ITS OWN LOCKS ON IT?
IT'S AS IF TO SAY THAT EVERY HEART HAS ITS OWN LOCKS
EVERY PERSON GOES THROUGH DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES IN THEIR LIFE
AND DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT THEY READ
OR THEY EXPERIENCE TO AND SOME OF US WILL HAVE OUR PREJUDICES OR OUR BIA
OR APPROACHES OR OUR OWN THOUGHTS SOME PEOPLE APPROACH THE QUR'AN
REALLY JUST TO DEBATE SOMEONE ELSE OR TO PROVE TO SOMEONE ELSE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW
WHEN YOU DO THAT, SUBHAN'ALLAH WE LOSE THE ESSENCE OF THE QUR'AN
WE LOSE THAT FEELING OF CONNECTEDNESS TO THE QUR'AN AND COMES MORE ABOUT
AN EGO THING YOU KNOW
BUT IF WE APPROACH IT REALLY WITH HUMBLENESS, AND WITH CARE
AND BY REALLY LOOKING AT THE QUR'AN AS SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA GUIDE ME
AND TRYING TO THINK ABOUT THE VERSES ARE SAYING TO ME, WALLAH
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE WITH THE QUR'AN
SUBHANALLAH 😍
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