Pondering Upon a Story – Unlock Your Heart

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Allah azza wa jal in the Quran had mentioned a few stories and these stories are to be read, understood under the pun, and applied.

Allah subhana wa Tada said, luckily he can if he can saucy him a brutally Ali Al Bab. In these stories, there is a Buddha and the translation of Abdullah in most of the translations, there's a lesson to the people of knowledge to the people of knowledge.

The word Deborah is from the verb Abra Abra in Arabic is to cross.

What does crossing have to do with the stories?

Because when I read the story I'm supposed to cross from ignorance to knowledge, from darkness to light from the disobedience of Allah to the obedience of Allah azza wa jal look at the verb used. When I read the stories of the Quran, Lockard can efficacy Hemet bruh legally Alba, not to everybody to the people who understand to the people who use their brain to the people who read the Quran with de facto. So today inshallah Tada we will take a short story, and we will ponder upon it, asking Allah azza wa jal to make us from the people who listen and apply.

Allah subhanho wa Taala said

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What is that in your right hand? Yeah, Musa.

Allah does not know what's in Moses hand. Allah is the One who created Musa and he created the right hand of Musa and he's the one who created the stick, whatever till can be an indicator Musa call. Musa Islam answered here outside, Musa alayhis salam he did not say it's a just a stick. He said, It is my stick. That shows how important that stick is to Musa alayhis salam. When I'm in your car, and I see a box of tissues. I say what is this, you say this is a box of tissues, but when I point at your phone, you say this is my cell phone. This is this means something to me, this is mine. And then Musa alayhis salam started mentioning to Allah subhanho wa Taala what does he do with the stick

at tobacco Allah? Well, who should be her enemy when he if he Mallory Walker, yeah, Allah. The stick is so important to me. I lean upon it, and I hit the trees with it. So the leaves and the fruits will fall so my sheep can eat. And I also have many other uses for it.

Now,

if you see one of your brothers have a very nice pen, and you say you're very nice pen. He says.

My grandfather on his deathbed, he gave it to me.

And he told me this was a gift for you.

And I signed every contract in my life with this pen.

He is telling you how important that 10 to him.

Does it make any sense to tell him Throw it?

Throw it away?

Alki Hi Musa.

After what Musa alayhis salam taught allah how important is that stick? Allah told him throw it away

that Allah say in the Quran some alcohol

then he threw it because when he used the word sama that means there's a period of time that lapsed No no no no

alcohol yeah Musa

this fat in Arabic, it's called fat authorea Instant fat.

Throw it, he threw it.

Without thinking Allah has ordered something without thinking I know for a fact even though I love that thing, throw it away. I throw it I obey Him

now

Musa through something that is halal that he needs for the sake of Allah. What does the sticker represent in your life?

Is it the Riba that you're dealing with? Is it the alcohol that you're selling? Is it the vaping? Is it the music, whatever it is, throw it

for the sake of Allah throw it.

Now, most people

when they leave something for the sake of Allah, they expect instant gratification. When Musa alayhis salam threw the stick, did it turn into gold?

No Allah, it did not turn into gold. But he passed the first test 50%

Allah subhanaw taala does not treat us like this. You leave something for my sake and instantly you get a reward.

She was not wearing the hijab, she put the hijab and then she they people, they start making fun of her. They they probably fired her. He stopped selling alcohol and cigarettes. All of a sudden his business went down. Yeah, hola. The simple minded person. Yeah, Allah. Is this fair? What'd you do to Musa he throw the stick and it becomes a snake? Yeah, Allah I left distinct for you. And this is how you treat me. This is how we think that's why these stories are the only Al Bab the people of intellect.

So what happened when he threw it?

When he threw it, it became not only a snake, just a regular snake, a snake that is moving rapidly, very scary.

Now, Allah subhanho wa Taala

told Musa alayhis salam

take it

Yeah, Allah when I told you that there is so much benefit in it to me, you told me throw it and now I'm scared from it. You telling me take it

when we start

leaving things that we love for the sake of Allah, and doing things that we do not like for the sake of Allah, then

then we are from Al Bab.

Then we understood the wisdom behind Allah's tests. There is always another test. Always.

Look in the Quran, Yusuf alayhi salam resisted the seduction of the wife of the Aziz. Was he rewarded right away no jail.

Ibrahim alayhi salam, he destroyed all the idols immediately rewarded no throw him in the fire.

The Magicians of frown and Nebula be Musa Haroon we believe in the Lord of Musa and Haroon were they rewarded instantly crucify them on the trees.

This is the problem we have

a problem in the Promise of Allah in the trust of the Promise of Allah azza wa jal Wait, when you leave something for the sake of Allah. Wait, there's another test why? Leah lemon Allah Allah Dena Sadako whether your element Nell Kathy been for Allah subhanaw taala to know how sincere we are by leaving this for the sake of Allah and if we are lying

that is all

is another test now.

Musa alayhis salam when he saw the snake What did he do? Well, Buren Willem Jakob.

He ran so fast, and he did not even turn around because that might take some time and delay. Iran when I'm you octave. This was the first reaction of Musa alayhis salam. When Allah subhana wa Tada told him, take it,

send it to her, Sierra Tallulah, we're going to return it. We're going to restore it to its original form to become a stick again.

When Musa alayhis salam

took

the stick back.

The snake bites him.

No,

it went back to being a stick. Just like Allah azza wa jal has promised.

If I tell you,

brothers will take this phone, give it to the brother in the back. And when you give it to him, he's going to spit in your face. And then take it back again and go to the other brother by the door in my office and give it to him. He's going to frown and yell at you. And then take it back again and go to someone who's standing by the main entrance. And then he's gonna scream and yell, and he might even beat you. And then you take it, and there's someone by my car, who's gonna give you $1 million cash.

All you're thinking about this, a million dollars does not matter what these people did to me. As a matter of fact, while they're doing this to me, I'm happy because I know what's coming up.

I know there's a million dollars coming up. Allah told us I am going to test us not a surprise, learn a blue one. I am going to test you with diseases with loss of jobs with a bad son with a bad father with a bad spouse. I am going to test you 100% But you know that if you're patient and you're accepting what Allah decreed, there is the Jannah waiting.

Musa alayhis salam know

that the Promise of Allah is true.

Musa alayhis salam passed the first test

the second lesson,

if you passed, the first test was success.

The next test will be harder.

What was the next test for Musa alayhis salam.

Musa alayhis salam

1000s of people,

hundreds of magicians, experts

and the Avene himself said we'll all be sad in abeam

the greatest himself said that this magicians performed a great act of self of magic

so who are you the nurse was started her boom they be dazzled the eyes of everybody who's sitting

now this test is obviously way much harder than the first one.

There was one snake over there here. Many many snakes and they're all moving and 1000s of people are watching and frowns there

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throw your stick back to the stick.

Throw your stick yeah Musa

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it will swallow all their magic and it will expose them all.

Now in the first test, Musa alayhis salam will learn would be run what am your active he ran and he did not even look back. He's not even turn back. What happened the second test for old Jessa Fein FC FIFA

he had a little bit of fear inside. You cannot see it from outside.

You see the upgrade?

First ran away from one snake. Second hundreds of snake 1000s of people watching. Oh Jessa Fein FC FIFA

which situation is tougher? The first or the second? The second is way much tougher. Allah told him couldn't take off in until Allah immediately Allah subhanho wa Taala told him because Allah said Fein FC only Allah can see that he's a little bit scared. Lack of in Naka until Allah, you're going to be superior, do not worry, do not be afraid.

And Musa alayhis salam was victorious again, now

the test is gonna get tougher and tougher.

Musa alayhis salam is running away from her own and all his army with all his weapons you could imagine.

And he has his people with him.

Phantom Tara l jam man, when both groups were able to see one another, what happened? The people of Musa they said in mo dracoon We are overtaken he's gonna destroy us. He's gonna do this to us. Yeah, Musa Olina we were harmed before you come to us and we were harmed after you came to us.

The enemy's behind them. The ocean is in front of him. Very tough situation.

Now what did Musa alayhis salam do?

Did he run?

No. Did he feel a little bit of fear inside?

No. In America Europe visa Dean. Allah has with me and He will guide me what to do look at the upgrade. The more we are tested and the more we handle the test the proper way the strongest our Eman and the the less the impact of the calamity on us. This is a much tougher situation

now no fear no running nothing. Allah is with me even though the people around him

what we're gonna do he's gonna kill us. Can you imagine?

When we were serving him, he was treating us bad How about when we are running away from him?

What was the response of Allah azza wa jal

after he said in

there, again that again Thau Hayner Isla Musa, instantly I told Musa we inspire to Musa hit the ocean with your stick.

Again, the stick

hit the ocean with your stick, it will split

into two huge sides and people will think that

he might slip might be slippery.

Yeah, Besa. It is very dry. Allahu Akbar, when we obey Allah, how Allah turn everything in our favor. The lack of trust in Allah's promise.

My brothers and sisters

if you noticed, it was always the stick. And Musa alayhis salam in the last situation he did not say I have my stick, it will guide me it will save me. He said in nama ARB, Allah subhanho wa Taala from the first the stick the second situation to test the stick, the third the stick and another one hit the rocks and 12 Springs explode from the rocks with the stick.

To tell Musa alayhis salam you left one thing you dropped one thing for me. And every time you use it, I'm gonna remind you because you left it for me. I'm going to open doors for you. May Allah make us from the people who listen and apply glucosuria does stuff for Allah the stuff you know will offer right

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Many, many, if not all of us have read the story before. And many of us are telling themselves I've never understood it this way. Why?

Why I can't understand the stories this way. This is an amazing way of understanding an amazing way of pondering how can I reach the point that I read the Quran in this manner? Of course there are many points. Learning the Arabic language is one of them. But don't don't don't think that every single Arabi who read the Quran understand all these lessons. There is some

Something called tab bar pondering contemplating how can I get to the contemplation of the Quran? Open your heart and listen.

First we have to understand where does the tangible take place? Where does it take place? In my ears? In my eyes in my mouth? No.

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don't they ponder upon the Quran? And if they don't what happened to Allah What is the reason? Am I Kulu bin Elko Thurlow her the reason why we are not contemplating on the Quran and panting and getting all these lessons because there are locks Allah saying that there are locks upon our hearts.

Where did the Quran when was the Quran revealed? Which organ of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was it revealed to his brain to his ears to his eyes. Nasrallah be here Ruhul Amin, Allah collies big reveal came with it to the heart of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam

if I wrapped my tongue with plastic all over, and I eat honey, and I eat water and I drink vinegar, they all taste the same because the sense of taste is blocked. Similarly, we not pondering upon the Quran because the source of pondering upon the Quran is blocked. Akina. I love him akin eight yufka who, that's why they're not comprehending because there's a kin. There are barriers on their heart. However, there's these barriers established. How did they get there in the first place? Karla Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, every time we sin Nocta so that

every time we sin,

a black dark that

gets into our heart, another sin. Another dat another sin. Another dat until this heart becomes all blocked, cannot receive all the guidance. It's music. It is an it is a lecture. It's a seminar all the same. Just like the honey in the vinegar, because it's blocked. We heard the hook but today, what are you going to do today?

Nothing I'm going to go back to work. I think

this is our problem. Yeah.

Allah has wisdom of having a Joomla every single week is amazing. To be charged and tell ourselves when am I going to stop and we have evidences from the Quran. Stop it for the sake of Allah and Allah wouldn't reward you sooner or later in the dunya before the akhira

let's all clean and cleanse our hearts before the month of Ramadan is around the corner.

So we can receive and enjoy all the guidance that will take place in Ramadan along with the head kuruva nominal

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