ولقد مننا عليك مرة اخرى

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَيْكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَىٰٓ

The next time you recite Surah Al Taha in your Salah especially, or outside of it. Imagine yourself to be Musa ( Alayhi Assalaam) and replace your life story with his life story, 
Outside of Salah pretend to have that conversation and reflect and see how your Lord Has favored you and chosen you, and shaped you for who you are and then take on life with in mind.
I speak to myself with this reflection. May Allah Grant Wisdom to appreciate His favors upon us.

Reflections on these Ayaat:

1) Trials will shape you 

For me, Ayahs 25 - 41 are a heart-to-heart between Allah SWT and Musa (AS). After giving Musa (AS) some firm instructions and giving him his first mission as a Messenger, Musa (AS) makes a heartfelt du'a to Allah SWT laying out where he feels he will need Allah's (SWT) support. Allah SWT responds by telling him that not only is his prayer is answered, but Allah SWT has been keeping a close 'watchful eye' on him throughout his life. After listing some of the trials that Musa (AS) went through,  Allah SWT tells Musa (AS) that he carefully crafted him for Himself (ayah 41). I.e. - The trials were a means by which Allah SWT moulded Musa's (AS) character for the trials to come later in his life.

****Key takeaway: Rather than lamenting difficult trials and moments in our lives, we should endeavour to adopt the mindset being taught here which is that these trials will set us up for what's to come tomorrow. When we understand this, this will shift our mindset from being overly worried about the present to understanding that this will shape us to be a better version of ourselves in the future. The purpose of trials is to make us, not to break us.****

2) Mother's happiness = Your happiness

Notice that Allah SWT begins this passage by telling Musa (AS) that He has granted him many favours previously. When listing these favours given to Musa (AS), Allah SWT includes a favour given to Musa's (AS) mother by returning her child back to her in order to cool her eyes and so she does not grieve. 

****Key takeaway: I think one thing we are learning here is that a mother's happiness is a favour not only for the mother but for her children also. In other words, your mother's happiness should equate to your happiness. One of the most difficult things that a person can see in this life is their mother being upset. For those of us who's mothers are still with us, we should show gratitude at their happiness and if not, then we should be grateful for having the opportunity to put a smile on their faces and take advantage of this.****

May Allah SWT enable us to adopt the teachings of the Qur'an in our daily lives. Ameen

Allahu ta'ala a'lam - Allah knows best

Ws wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu

JAk for your kind comments and ameen to your duas 

These verses embody for me a beautiful conversation between Allah (SwT) and Prophet Musa peace be upon him, whereas Allah asks Musa about his stick before asking him to throw it away. 

He (SwT) in His majesty, connected with Musa before giving him a command, asking him about his stick and why it matters to him. 

And prophet Musa responds as if he is speaking with a close friend (and to Allah belongs the utmost example of perfection). 

Once Allah asks Musa to throw this stick, Musa throws it instantly although it has several uses for him. He didn't question Allah, asking why Allah ? And Allah showed Him His signs and returned it to Him.

Sometimes we are led to 'drop' certain things in our lives or they are removed from our lives - whether they be people, places, opportunities, health, wealth, etc. And sometimes that removal is temporary so Allah can show us His signs and return them to us when are ready to hold them again, and sometimes they are replaced with that which is better, in His Infinite Wisdom. 

Musa's stick was a tool and Musa trusted Allah when he was asked to throw it because He had a strong relationship with Allah.  The tool is temporary but the bond of trust between Him and Allah is eternal.

And once again Musa embodies this trust when Allah asks him to go to the Pharoah. With such a great task ahead, Musa doesn't question Allah, or say to Allah I am not the right person for the job ! He first asks Allah to uplift his heart, make his task easy and remove the impediment from his speech - which are all his personal resources. Then he asks Allah for external help too - to send His brother with him so he can help him and so they can Glorify and thank Allah often.  The key here wasn't just accomplishing the mission of going to the Pharoah but of also remembering and glorifying Allah often.

We can learn from this that when we have a difficult task ahead of us we can also make the dua prophet Musa made asking Allah for internal help and also ask for the external help we need. 

If you find yourself with a difficult task ahead, trust Allah can provide the tools you need to achieve it with His will or make a way out for you.  Ask of Him what you need. 

He's always been and always will watch over us, like he did with Prophet Musa.

Let's carefully read these beautiful verses and take a moment to reflect upon the many times Allah has shown us His favors over the years. Those situations that looked impossible and He helped us through, the situations when He blessed us with the support of another person right when we needed it, the times when He put our hearts at ease, the times He saved us from sorrow, and so much more. And He still continues to help us and answer our duas today, Alhamdullilah. So many tests and so many favors, all molding us into becoming who we are, and guiding us to where we are, at this very moment. All for a purpose, insha'Allah. 

'Then you came here as pre-destined, O Moses! And I have selected you for My service.'  I wonder how Musa (a) felt when he heard these words. To know he is right where he belongs and that Allah had selected him for His service. 

May Allah select us for His service and allow us to fulfill our service to Him in the best way.

May Allah allow us to reflect back on the past with gratitude, and move forward with endless hope and complete trust in Him.

We ask and ask and ask from Allah swt, and every time I come to these verses I am reminded that so many times Allah swt out of His infinite mercy has already answered my prayers. That Even as I'm praying for something, Allah swt has written the answers to my dua's and not just that, but that every facet of my life has been written in with blessing from him. When he reminds Musa (as) that even before he asked for these things,  Allah swt had favored him. It reminds me that part of making dua to Allah swt is to first recognize how much He's given. How many blessings we've been enveloped with until now, and to use that knowledge and gratitude to help us to ask with the humility of someone who has asked as many times as we have and at the same time with utter and complete conviction that He will answer in the most beautiful and perfect and fulfilling of ways. 

May Allah swt make us of those who ask of Him, Aaameen.

pray for me I am losing my steadfastness in my faith depression losing control over worldy affairs and religion pray that Allah guides me pls I may be of those who are a hypocrite and blinded by the truth by Allah it may be my only hope if you pray for me

Some things that help in dawah deduced from these verses , though there are more to list:

1. Having an expanded chest (being stress free) is best for giving dawah to be able to focus on the listener and not the thing causing you stress.
2. Speaking clearly to be able to beautify the good with your speech, and vilify the evil is an asset for the da3i
3.Having a teammate in dawah can cause for more strength and success in your mission
4. Constantly making dhikr of Allah is your source of strength , and the more difficult the task the more you should remember Allah 

JazakAllah, 
And last but not the least,
Never fear as the Master of the Multiverse is always with the da3i, Who is personally listening and seeing everything. 

Reflections: Taha 20:37