Or ˹ask them,˺ “Who responds to the distressed when they cry to Him, relieving ˹their˺ affliction, and ˹Who˺ makes you successors in the earth? Is it another god besides Allah? Yet you are hardly mindful!”
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4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 48:4, 94:5-6, 27:62
At this moment, we could look back in time and recall the periods of trouble and turmoil when we were inundated with anxiety and depression. Those were the days when we may have lost all hope, at wit's end, yearning for someone to bring us out of the darkness. When we had turned our faces towards the people around us, we might have wondered why there was none amongst them who would step up to rescue us. However, recounting those memories now, we ...See more
In the corporate world, it can be very difficult to see the CEO, even for a brief two-minute conversation. Layers of appointments and priorities make access almost impossible. If reaching someone who manages a company is that hard, what about a governor, or a president?
Now imagine the One who manages everything. Not just a company or a country, but the entire universe. He governs the rising of the sun, the movement of the stars, the life of eve...See more
Ya ALLAH:: I pray that you bring the people of Palestine out of hardship. Ya ALLAH:: Our brothers and Sisters in Gazza have been afflicted with ......................... There are no words to describe what they are going through. Ya Allah, we ask you to relieve their affliction and make them successors on earth. Ameeeen
I recently had to do an unpleasant task at work and it was making me feel miserable for hours. Suddenly, my negative thought cycle was interrupted by the thought that there must be an ayah of the Quran I could turn to in this situation. I remembered this verse from Surah Naml which changed my outlook.
'who responds to the distressed when they cry to Him' Why was I just grumbling to myself, when I could use this as an opportunity t...See more
No doubt it is Allah، Who helps a person when he is in distress. If you reflect, there was a moment when you were distressed with no way out and then suddenly, it disappears.
It may come again and drag you back to Allah swt , but it is removed again. Allah swt reminds us that it is He who listens to His slave while he is in this low position in his life.
And to mention that in the surah named after an ant . Something we see to be very small....See more
I don’t know if everyone one has experienced the moment that Allah Describes in this ayah. Distress! That compels you to cry out to Allah! Only Him knowing fully well that non other than Him can remove your distress. For me it’s almost impossible for me to read this ayah without feeling that moment, when I couldn’t get my head off the ground in sujud, as though if I left the position, His 'presence' would leave along with it, or perhaps I couldn’...See more
One said(yusuf a.s) وَقالَ لِلَّذي ظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ناجٍ مِنهُمَا اذكُرني عِندَ رَبِّكَ and he forgot him as soon as he is out of prison فَأَنساهُ الشَّيطانُ ذِكرَ رَبِّهِ
But the other said (musa a.s) رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ and he didn't even have to go and ask anymore, the help itself came to him فَجَاءَتْهُ إِحْدَاهُمَا تَمْشِي عَلَى اسْتِحْيَاءٍ قَالَتْ إِنَّ أَبِي يَدْعُوكَ لِيَجْزِيَكَ أَجْرَ مَا سَقَيْتَ لَ...See more
Ouch. What's wrong? My existence hurts. Yes. I've dug myself deep Yet my heart hasn't surrendered. I make wudu and raise my hands in prayer 🤲 He سبحانه saves. He is .العفو الكريم الجبار the Pardoner ( Al afoo) , the most generous (al kareem) al jabbar ( the compeller)
Right when things seem bleak I rip away from the tugs of despair and know with certainty that Allah the Most High is here for me-- closer than my closest friend ---and He is th...See more
4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 42:28, 6:63-64, 24:43, 27:62-63, 2:155, 94:5
SUBHANALLAH.......ALLAH is Al Jameel.......the most beautiful....the ultimate beauty which we cannot comprehend.......
How beautifully Allah removes the dark black clouds which we fear or that we dont find beautiful.Allah is giving us rain from these clouds.Only Allah can bring such a beauty.
Along with the lightning and thundering,Allah is pouring us with his immense mercy.We humans experience this lightning and thundering of trials in our...See more