Qiyam contemplation 2 Moving through the Quran, from beginning to end in its compiled sequence is a journey to be taken as many times as we can, it is a voyage of discovery, as much into the self as into Allah … for as Allah reveals of Himself, we begin to understand everything we are and are not, our limits and our capabilities … Slowly, exquisitely, Allah does reveal of Himself … first in al-Fatiha as al-Rahman (the Supremely Merciful), al-Raheem (the all Compassionate), but also al Malik/al-Maalik (the King/Owner), then as Al-Hayy (the ever-living), al-Qayyum (self-existing), in Ayat al-Kursi, wherein He also elaborates, “no slumber or sleep can overtake Him … ” (2:155) Look at how we, His creation, are so reliant on rest … and worse still, remain in our own self-induced slumber, asleep from our true selves, made lethargic by the excessiveness of our modern world … enticed by everything other than Him? When will we wake up, out of this inertia to His reality and to embrace the roles we were created for … as His ‘Ibad (servants) (2:21) and Khulafa (representatives) (2:30)? As Allah reveals of His characteristics, He also reveals how to reach out to Him … “And when My servants ask you concerning Me, then surely I am very near; I answer the prayer of the supplicant when they call on Me, so they should answer My call and believe in Me that they may walk in the right way. (2:186) Call, ask, beg ... but more importantly, Answer ...
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