.: Ramadan Reflections :. Day 23/Juz 23:- And had he not been of those who exalt Allah, he would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected. [al-Saffat: 143-144] Surah al-Saffat is similar in some ways to Surah al-Anbiya (and also al-Shuara) in the sense that they both go through the chronicles of the Prophets. However, where al-Anbiya spoke of their trials, al-Saffat speaks more of their strength in calling to the Way of Allah and their piety. When it comes to Yunus (as), Allah mentions how he ran away from the people that he was sent to. He ran away and boarded a ship in flight, only to be swallowed by a whale. Then remarkably, Allah `azza wa jall draws our attention to one particular trait of his which became the cause of his salvation: he was somebody who did a lot of tasbeeh and dhikr (remembrance of God). Sometimes in life, you can get so caught up with things and feel so surrounded or feel hopeless, and you search for every solution, but you dont realise that perhaps, your salvation lies within some words of remembrance. If you are in the heart (or belly) of turmoil and trouble, take time to do tasbeeh, take time to make istighfar (forgiveness), take time to remember Allah, and take time to be grateful because wallahi these are known causes for salvation. These words you utter are armies of Allah, and they are keys from Allah, which can open every locked door. Aim to be become a musabbih in the Sight of Allah; written down by the Angels as someone whose words are golden because they are filled with tasbeeh, istighfar, and shukr (gratitude) etc. As the pious before us used to say: you will then become known by the people of the heavens and hidden amongst the people of the earth; and thats a great rank indeed. Hadith: Glad-tidings for he whose scrolls are found filled with istighfar (seeking forgiveness). [Ibn Majah, al-Nasai] May Allah help us to remember Him much and may our tongues be moistened with words of remembrance; words of great heights in the Hereafter, ameen.
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