Asif Hirani – Ayah of the Night Ramadan Day 2

			This is one important eye which I want
		

			to share today from Surat Al Baqarah,
		

			2nd Jews. In the beginning of 2nd Jews,
		

			Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says
		

			okazalika ja'alnaqum ummatam wasotta. This is a very
		

			famous ayah.
		

			In the complete context of this ayah, Allah
		

			says, you are the middle nation
		

			and middle nation in the context of this
		

			ayah means that we are taking the message
		

			from the prophets
		

			and giving it to the humanity.
		

			This is how we are being called as
		

			a middle nation by Allah
		

			It means that whenever we receive any message
		

			from the prophet, we don't mix it from
		

			the intellectual trends or predominant philosophies. We're going
		

			to give that message as it is to
		

			the people, convey the message of Allah which
		

			we received from prophet as it is to
		

			the people.
		

			This ayah is extremely important, my brothers and
		

			sisters. In our current society,
		

			we are either inclined towards the left extreme
		

			or the right extreme.
		

			And this eye is reminding us that we
		

			are the people. We are the moderate nation.
		

			We should stay in the middle. That how
		

			that's how we should be. We should never
		

			respond to one extreme from the other extreme.
		

			You should never be reactionary. You should never
		

			respond to 1 Jahiliya with the other Jahiliya.
		

			I ask Allah
		

			to give us all the guidance towards the
		

			straight path. And that's what we are asking
		

			in every raka'a.