Abu Bakr Zoud – Reflections from the Revelation – EP01 – Divine Slumber
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The transcript discusses the confusion surrounding the name of the person who died 100 years and was pleaded with by Allah for taking life. The segment also touches on the importance of learning the meaning of time and the importance of knowing the name of the person. The transcript also describes a situation where a man believes he has only slept for a few hours and was impressed by a miracle in front of his eyes. The story also describes a woman who experienced a sudden death and was impressed by the man's belief that he is capable of all things.
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Alhamdulillah Rabbil Alameen, wassalatu wassalamu ala rasoolillah wa
ala alihi wa sahbihi ajma'een.
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, my brothers
and sisters in Islam, this is your brother
Abu Bakr as-Za'ud and I'm coming
with you with a brand new episode series
in which we have titled Reflections from the
Revelation in where I share with you an
aspect or two about a story in the
Quran and how we can benefit from this
in our daily life and in our relationship
with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
The first story that I'm sharing with you
is the story of the man who died
100 years and then he was resurrected by
Allah Azza wa Jal.
This is a story that Allah Azza wa
Jal mentioned in Surat Al-Baqarah, towards the
end of Surat Al-Baqarah and it is
a story that came after Ayat Al-Kursi
and we all know that Ayat Al-Kursi
is the greatest Ayah in the Quran, Allahu
la ilaha illa huwa al hayyu al qayyum
and it was the greatest Ayah in the
Quran because its subject matter was about Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala and of course there
is nothing greater than Allah subhanahu wa ta
'ala.
In the Ayah, Ayat Al-Kursi, Allah Azza
wa Jal mentioned a name of his.
He said Allahu la ilaha illa huwa al
hayyu al qayyum, al hayy, the all living
and al hayy is also the one who
is able to give life and take life
away.
That is a name of Allah and that's
an attribute of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
So the idea is, after Ayat Al-Kursi,
Allah Azza wa Jal gives us examples of
how Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala gives life
and takes life and so now the story
of the man who died 100 years comes
to reaffirm the name of Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala, al hayy, the all living and
the one who is able to give life.
In the story Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala,
he said, Allah Azza wa Jal, he says
to Nabi sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, to give
mankind the example of a man who passed
by a town.
There is a man, Allah A'lam who
he is, some say he was a prophet,
he was a uzair, others have other opinions
as to who he is, Mujahid ibn Jubair
Allah, he says that this person was a
kafir, he was a disbeliever and he had
doubted the ability of Allah Azza wa Jal
that he can resurrect.
So no matter what the case is, Allah
Azza wa Jal kept his name hidden, so
we don't need to know the name.
A man passed by a town.
What town is this?
Some said that this was Baytul Maqdis, Jerusalem,
others said other matters, really doesn't matter.
There was a man who passed by a
town.
So he is not a resident in the
town, he doesn't live there, he is on
his donkey, he has his food with him
and he is passing by the town.
اَوْ كَلَّذِي مَرَّ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ This town, Allah
Azza wa Jal describes it and he says,
وَهِيَ خَوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا It was khawiya, meaning
it was empty, it was deserted, there was
no one living in the town at all.
وَهِيَ خَوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا And another opinion for
خَوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا means that it was destroyed
and it was ruined.
The houses, the roofs and the ceilings had
collapsed and the walls had caved in.
That's what خَوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا means.
So a man passes in a town that
is destroyed and ruined and it's deserted, there
is no one in there.
As he walks and passes through this town,
doubt creeps into his mind and he begins
to think and he assesses the situation around
him.
He says, أَنَّا يُحْيِي هَذِهِ اللَّهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا
He asks a question between him and himself.
He says, How can Allah عز و جل
revive this town after it has died, after
it has been ruined and destroyed?
الله أكبر Some said that this could have
been a doubt from him.
If we're saying that this man was a
disbeliever, then this is him uttering his doubt
in the ability of Allah.
And if we took the other opinion that
he was a believer, then he said this
out of amazement.
He's amazed, how can Allah عز و جل
revive this after it had died?
And you know, what he is questioning now
is no different to what many people question
today.
You know, sometimes you can look into your
situation and say, How can Allah grant me
cure after I have become sick for many
years?
How can Allah عز و جل enrich me
after poverty?
How can Allah عز و جل guide me
after I have been sinning for many, many
years?
How can Allah عز و جل grant me
a child after me and my wife have
tried for many, many years?
These questions are ongoing in the minds of
mankind, right?
Someone can sit and learn the importance of
Islam, learn the importance of Quran.
And then he sits there to himself regretting
his time that he has wasted.
And he says, how can Allah teach me
after I have abandoned the Quran for many,
many years?
So when this question arises, just like this
man, he's questioning, How can Allah revive this
town after it had died?
Allah عز و جل immediately caused him to
die.
فَأَمَاتَهُ اللَّهُ مِئَةَ عَانٍ Allah caused him to
die for 100 years.
ثُمَّ بَعْثَهُ And then after 100 years, he
resurrected him.
الله أكبر Look how quick Allah عز و
جل speaks about this.
He died 100 years, then Allah resurrected him.
See how quick time is?
Allah عز و جل spoke about 100 years
in a few words.
And that's how we experience time.
You might have lived 30, 40 years.
Where did it all go?
You feel like the blink of an eye.
Time goes.
That's how quick it is.
And that's the reality of this worldly life.
So Allah عز و جل resurrected him after
100 years.
قَالَ كَمْ لَبِثْ And an angel is sent
to him and he asks him, How long
were you dead for?
The man says يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ I
was only He thought he assumed you were
sleeping.
He said I was sleeping for a day
or maybe half a day.
A few hours.
And this is because the day he died,
it was in the morning.
And when he was resurrected 100 years later,
he got up and it was Asr at
that time.
So he thought it was from the morning
to the evening.
That's a couple of hours.
So the angel corrects his understanding and he
says to him بَلْ لَبِثْتَ مِئَةَ عَامٍ Rather,
you have been in this situation for 100
years.
الله أكبر And the man trusts because whatever
comes from Allah عز و جل is the
truth.
قَالَ كَمْ لَبِثْتَ قَالَ لَبِثْتُ يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ
يَوْمٍ قَالَ بَلْ لَبِثْتَ مِئَةَ عَامٍ The angel
says to him فَنْظُرْ إِلَىٰ طُعَامِكَ وَشَرَابِكَ لَمْ
يَتَسَنَّ Look at your food and look at
your drink.
He had food with him.
They say that he had figs and grapes
and so on.
And he had a juice with him.
Look at it.
لَمْ يَتَسَنَّ It did not change despite 100
years passing by.
It didn't change.
It remained fresh as it is.
And you know the quickest thing that rots
on earth is food.
You place a salad on the table, if
it's not consumed within an hour, it cannot
be eaten anymore.
So his food didn't change.
But one second, the food not changing will
support his idea of saying that he had
only slept for a few hours.
So until now, he's confused.
He sees his food hasn't changed.
Well, that doesn't suggest I've been here 100
years.
It suggests that I've been here for a
couple of hours, which is what I'm saying.
Then Allah says to him وَنْظُرْ إِلَىٰ حِمَارِكَ
Look at your donkey.
So he looks at his donkey and the
donkey has become now all bones withered away.
Now he realizes it's been 100 years.
وَنْظُرْ إِلَىٰ حِمَارِكَ وَلِنَجْعَلَكَ آيَةً لِّلنَّاسِ And look
at yourself and we're going to make you
a sign for mankind.
So he looks at himself and here some
of the Mufassirun mentioned that Allah Azawajal gave
life to his eyes first.
He opened his eyes and he had seen
his body and it was all bones and
then all the flesh dressed his bones and
he came back to life.
Allah Azawajal said وَنْظُرْ إِلَىٰ ٱلْحِمَارِ وَنْظُرْ إِلَىٰ
ٱلْعِظَامِ كَيْفَ نُنشِزُهَا Look at the bones of
this donkey of yours.
كَيْفَ نُنشِزُهَا Look at how we raised the
bones.
And in another qira'a نُنشِرُهَا Meaning look
how we resurrected.
So all of a sudden he's staring and
looking at these bones of the donkey they
come back like Lego pieces and they rise
and they connect together كَيْفَ نَكْسُوهَا لَحْمَةً And
then it was dressed with the flesh and
the organs come back together and the skin
comes back together and the fur and wool
of this animal comes back together and it's
back to life.
Allah Azawajal he says فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ When
things became clear for him and he had
seen this قَالَ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ
شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ He reached the conclusion and he
says now I am absolutely certain that Allah
is capable over all things.
Now the certainty has hit his heart that
Allah is capable over all things.
It took him 100 years 100 years to
learn one thing about Allah Azawajal to learn
the ability of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
and you know my brothers and sisters in
Islam it is worth it to spend a
lifetime to learn about your maker your creator
at the end of the day that is
the purpose of life you know a lot
of people when they're asked what is the
purpose of life they say the purpose of
life is to worship Allah yeah but before
this there is a purpose that Allah mentioned
in the Quran and that is to learn
about Allah first because how can you worship
him if you don't know who he is
Allah Azawajal he says Allah who created the
seven heavens Allah created the seven heavens and
he created like them earths meaning seven earths
why oh Allah why did you create this
he says so that you can know that
Allah is capable over all things and so
that's the first purpose of life so that
we know Allah is capable over all things
and this man saw a miracle in front
of his eyes and we see miracles every
single day and these miracles that we see
every day are supposed to enhance our knowledge
of Allah Azawajal and reaffirm within our hearts
that Allah is capable over all things the
sun is a miraculous sign the moon is
a miraculous sign when the moon split in
the life of the prophet that's a miraculous
sign but it's no different to the moon
itself existing in one shape as well when
the sea split for Musa that's a miraculous
sign but the sea flowing now is also
a miraculous sign you know there was a
sheikh that mentioned something very important he said
if I was to bang a wooden table
and I took out an apple or an
orange you'd all say that this is miraculous
this is something supernatural or you might say
you're a magician the idea is people will
be amazed and mesmerized subhanallah how did an
apple come out of a wooden table but
the idea is every single day we're seeing
this right but an orange comes out from
wood it's something we call a trunk and
branches and an orange tree or an apple
tree and so this is also a miracle
so the idea is every single day we
are seeing the ability of Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala we're seeing the ability of Allah
Azawajal اعلم ان الله على كل شيء قدير
and once you know that Allah is capable
over all things that's when your relationship with
Allah strengthens and you'll draw nearer and nearer
to him and closer and closer to him
now you'll be making dua and you'll never
miss a dua because you're aware that Allah
Azawajal is able to change your situation you're
in poverty he's able to enrich you you're
sick he's able to cure you you're misguided
he's able to guide you you're filled with
sins and you're impure and filth has overcome
your heart and your mind and your soul
Allah Azawajal is able to purify you and
to cleanse you and to clean you الله
على كل شيء قدير this knowledge is very
important and so my brothers and sisters in
Islam the gist of the story here is
ponder over the signs of Allah Azawajal every
day don't say I wish I was like
this man and saw these miracles so that
my certainty in Allah strengthens every day you're
seeing miracles every day you're seeing it it's
just people choose to see it and to
take a lesson and people choose to ignore
have this certainty in your heart increase it
every day and get closer to Allah Azawajal
through his name Al-Qadir subhanahu wa ta
'ala I ask Allah Azawajal to grant us
goodness and to guide our hearts and to
purify our souls and our hearts before we
meet him subhanahu wa ta'ala