Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera – Qur’anic Reflections Allah’s Mercy is Far and Wide

Salam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.

Back to our Ramadan reflections. Let us start with the verse of the

Quran Allah subhanho wa Taala his words are all the bIllahi min ash

shaytani R rajim Bismillah R Rahman Rahim were who will lead

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who will worry you will Hamid Allah is the One Who sends down

rain after men have given up all hope, and scattered his mercy far

and wide. He is the protector worthy of all praise. This is from

surah two Shura, which is chapter 42. And verses 28. Allah is the

One Who sends down the rain after men have given up all hope. And he

scattered his mercy far and wide. He is the protector worthy of all

praise. What Allah subhanaw taala is saying through this verse is

that sometimes you could just totally give up, for example, the

example here is you've given up on a piece of land, it's desolate,

there's nothing going to happen there. And then suddenly, Allah

subhanaw taala sends down the rain, and mashallah, you see how

people get happy after a drought or after there's not been enough

rain, how people get happy. And Allah subhanaw taala just uses

that an example to show that Allah scatters His mercy far and wide.

Rain is a wonderful example because we need rain. I mean, no

country can live without rain, they suffer they struggle, right?

And that's why we have actually have a special prayer for rain,

and people who do anything to get rain and they get very happy,

because rain and water is what gives us survival. And then Allah

says at the end he gives he underscores this reality he says

who will wali you will Hamid Allah is the Protector, that the one who

takes care?

The one who is a friend, the one who is concerned.

And he is the one who is worthy of all praise, because that's what he

does.

So the rain in this verse, I mean, while it's an example it can be

taken to mean anything that rescues one and provides one with

some kind of relief and help in a crisis because that's what rain

does. And that's an example that Allah subhanaw taala does that

through multiple means, right? In crisis, Allah subhanaw taala

helps. So it is Allah alone, though, who can come to a person's

rescue when they face problems? It's Allah subhanho wa taala, who

lends a supporting hand is ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada who provides a

shoulder to cry on you know, to use the use the symbolism and the

metaphor there, right? Just the way a person was really, really,

really sick and then suddenly, mashallah they find a cure and the

guy is revived, the person is revived. Likewise, Allah subhanaw

taala causes the blessings to transfer through the rain that he

provides on in on Dead Lands, right? And rain is a Mercy of

Allah. That's why many orlimar say that you get, and I think it's in

the narration as well that when it rains, because rain is a mercy, it

shows that Allah subhanaw taala shimmering His mercy, make dua

then and your dollars will be accepted, just like your dollars

are accepted at the time of Iftar. And before before Maghrib sunset

time, and at different times of the day. Rain is rain is one of

them, right? Unless it's an absolute storm and it's a

punishment. And that's, that's, you know, gonna be a bit

different. Even then there could be mercy in there as well.

Allah subhanho wa Taala is the one who shares mercy and because he is

the only protector of human beings, he is the product of all

of his creation, He created them, He loves His creation, and He

protects and sustains his creation. And the attributes

mentioned here are very, very specially chosen Allah subhanaw

taala. After discussing this example, Allah says, Allah is wali

Yun Hamid, what he means the one who takes care of things. That's

what when he means the one who has Wilaya, who has authority, and who

fulfills that responsibility, the proper one, he is the one who

fulfills their responsibility. Allah subhanaw taala doesn't have

a response, he can do whatever he wishes, but he does that which is

the best for mankind. Right? And he is the all. So he's the

protector, he is the Worthy of all praise. And these are two

characteristics being the protector, Wali protector, right,

and worthy of all praise. These have got a very special link with

rescuing humanity. Right and with truth, so this is all about

rescuing humanity, giving them hope, giving them life.

So Allah subhanaw taala just as he would bring back to life,

barren land and give it a totally new store of life. Allah subhanaw

taala will give our hearts new life if we just turn to him. And

Allah subhana wa Tada will give our lives

in the Hereafter, but also in this world. So may Allah subhana wa

Tada and he's deserving all of this may Allah

Subhana wa Tada grant us

comfort May Allah subhanaw taala grant us his Wilaya his

friendship, his caretaking his protection and Jazak Allah here,

please remember us in your doors and As Salam aleikum wa

rahmatullah wa barakato.

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next step is to actually start learning seriously, to read books

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that inshallah you will have gotten the basics of most of the

most important topics in Islam and you'll feel a lot more confident.

You don't have to leave lectures behind you can continue to live,

you know, to listen to lectures, but you need to have this more

sustained study as well as aka la harem salaam aleikum wa

rahmatullah wa barakato.