Mufti Menk – Contentment from Revelation Series 2019 – EP12 – Taqwa: Relationship with Allah

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			Assalamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh Bismillah Alhamdulillah wa Salatu was Salam ala
rasulillah what Allah Allah, he was happy here to mine, my brothers and sisters, Allah subhanho wa
Taala has destroyed previous nations for various reasons. And then he tells us that he would not
have destroyed certain people, had they turned to him, had they repented, and had they believed and
develop their relationship with him. This is something amazing. One might say, why would he want us
to develop a relationship with him? If we'd like to protect ourselves from being destroyed? Simple
because He created us that's why the one who creates is the one who decides what will happen. So if
		

			you look at sudo to RF, verse number 96, Allah subhanho wa Taala says, while I will enter loco,
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			believed and develop their consciousness of Allah. What we know is taqwa. Then we would have opened
the Baraka, what are the blessings from the heavens and from the earth for them, but they didn't. So
what happened? We destroyed them from this island that if I'd like to achieve contentment, I need
two things. I need to believe in Allah and develop a relationship with Allah. Believing in Allah
meaning I'm convinced that I came from a maker and I'm going to go back to the maker, and I worship
Him alone, and I make sure that I worship him the way he wants me to worship Him. Secondly,
developing a relationship with Allah, also known as dako Allah, which includes the consciousness of
		

			Allah. It includes the love of Allah, it includes the fear of the Wrath of Allah subhanho wa Taala.
Once I've developed that, I know that the Almighty will not punish me I will achieve contentment
when negatives come in my life. I'm convinced that this is the best thing that could have happened.
The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam speaks about this. He actually says sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam. the affairs of a believer are strange. They're amazing. When good comes in his direction, he
thanks Allah, so it's better for him. And when bad befalls him, he is patient, so that is better for
him. This is the teaching of Allah subhanho wa Taala through Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
		

			If we would like to achieve contentment, we also need to look into the stories of the previous
prophets.
		

			Those whom Allah has destroyed in the past, why Allah subhanho wa Taala destroyed them. What exactly
happened? Allah subhanho wa Taala knows and he knows best. So he's made mention of some of this.
Take a look at surah, two RF, the surah that we are talking about right now. And we will find the
story of the Federal.
		

			The Pharaoh was destroyed for various reasons. We need to look at what happened to him where he was
at one stage in his life, what he did that resulted in his downfall. No matter how much he had, he
was actually doomed.
		

			He had authority, he had wealth. He had so much on earth and he actually called himself a God. He
actually told people to worship him besides Allah. He said He is the God He is the decider. He's the
giver of life. He called someone who was in prison and release the person. He brought another person
and executed and he says, Look, I gave one life and I actually caused the death of one without
realizing Who was he fooling. So Allah subhanho wa Taala speaks of his destruction he was haughty,
he was arrogant. These stories keep repeating themselves in the Quran for us to learn. If you'd like
contentment, you need to protect yourself from the qualities of the Pharaoh, sometimes the way we
		

			behave the oppression when we, for example, oppress people, when we are abusive. When we commit any
form of sin and crime that is similar to that of the pharaoh even in a lower level or on a lower
level, we would definitely lose a lot of the happiness and contentment that we so much need. So that
is the reason why Allah Subhana Allah Allah makes mention of the stories such as the one of the
Pharaoh. Then Allah says thereafter, verse number 146, of sudo to the heart of Allah says,
		

			so all three for dl Xena Taka Bona feel the big one in have caught. Those who are arrogant and
haughty, we will definitely turn away the signs of Allah or we will turn them away from the signs of
		

			Allah subhanho wa Taala. No matter how many signs they see, they won't understand they won't look
they won't comprehend. They won't take heed because they are haughty. If you want guidance, one of
the qualities you need is to drop and to cut out the arrogance and the haughtiness. Don't think
you're annoyed at all. Keep searching for guidance. look at Revelation again and again, keep looking
at it and asking yourself, Am I following what Allah and His Messenger want me to follow?
		

			Then a day will come when you will be rightly guided, you will be able to achieve contentment and
happiness because you're following the truth. The moment you know the truth, the truth comes about
with satisfaction with contentment. with conviction, that belief brings about a sense of happiness
and joy. And it brings about a firm sense of security. I'm secure from the harm within this world as
well as that which may come in the hereafter. So Allah subhanho wa Taala says, a levina, Taka Barona
for those who are arrogant and haughty on Earth. Our signs are turned away from them, they don't see
them they don't take heed. May Allah subhanahu Allah grant us ease. Look at the people at the time
		

			of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam who heard the verses recited by him to them. When he
recited the verses to them, they still didn't accept the message, some of them because of their
haughtiness, their love of this worldly material life, to the degree that they forgot there was a
maker they were going to return to. That's why they lost contentment. as wealthy as Abu Jahan was,
he was not a happy man, as wealthy as Abu lahab was, he wasn't a health a happy men. Then Allah
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			reminds us very gently to say Do you know what Allah you need to study His names, his qualities in
order to recognize him? Allah subhanho wa Taala says, verse number 180 of surah RF
		

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			Indeed, Allah has beautiful names, Beautiful Names. So call him using these names. That is Allah, He
is telling us you will gain closeness to Allah using the names of Allah, studying the names of Allah
and understanding them, memorizing them, my brothers and sisters, we're talking about contentment. I
promise you if you were to study the names of Allah, not only will you guarantee your contentment in
this world, but you will guarantee your place in general for those in paradise.
		

			Because the Prophet sallallahu Sallam says, indeed, whoever is to study 99 Names of Allah subhanho
wa Taala, memorize them, protect them, learn them, use them to call out to Allah, they will be
granted paradise because now you've recognized your maker. And that's the whole purpose of creation
is for us to recognize the maker to worship Him alone, to turn to Him. And that's it. SubhanAllah in
that particular case, we would be doing good and abstaining from bad, we would be the most content
of people. May Allah Subhana Horta, Allah grant us that success. So I encourage you to look into the
names of Allah, repeat them, learn them, see them, memorize them, and you need to know exactly what
		

			they entail. That will bring about a lot of comfort. I'll give you an example. When a person is sick
and ill, they would call out to Allah using the names following this instruction that Allah says I
have Beautiful Names, use them to call out to me, the Almighty is the name of Allah, the owner of
cure is the name of Allah, the owner of sustenance is the name of Allah. So a Shafi arzak
		

			Rahim Allah man, the Most Merciful, the most forgiving and so on. All these are the names of Allah.
When we look at them, we begin to smile, this is my Creator, this is my Creator, I worship him and
him alone, and I have conviction and hope in his mercy. I know for a fact that I'm going to go to
Paradise May Allah subhanho wa Taala take us all to paradise, I mean, then we have another point of
contentment also in the same Surah Surah to the earth. Do you know when you're listening to the
words of Allah subhanho wa Taala you're meant to be concentrating, you're meant to be listening.
you're meant to be thinking you're meant to be paying attention. So Allah subhanho wa Taala says, If
		

			you want the mercy of Allah, and the mercy of Allah, by the way, includes contentment, remember that
so if you're if you really want to miss you have Allah subhanho wa Taala and listen to this verse,
verse number 204 of surah, two RF
		

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			When the words of Allah are being recited, then listen very attentively, and and be quiet in order
that you achieve the mercy of Allah.
		

			Which means if you want to achieve the mercy of Allah, whenever the Quran is being recited, listen
very attentively and be quiet. My brothers and sisters, how many of us are actually quiet when we
listen to the verses of Allah subhanho wa Taala then we complain about loss of contentment and
losing the happiness that we had at one stage. I think it's important for us to take the Quran
seriously, it's recitation and whenever it is being recited or even explained, try to listen, it is
it will be a source of contentment for you and for everyone around you, my brothers, my sisters, one
very important factor that I wish to mention. The Quran is so powerful that when you listen to its
		

			explanation, it will seem as though someone is addressing you and your problems, your issues as
though they knew your life and your problems. You will wonder how did this person know what exactly
to address? The reality is it is from the maker he knew, he knows, he will know and he created
everyone. So the verses that are recited and explained, coming to you will definitely impact upon
you in a very, very positive way regarding issues that you are facing in your life. That's why Allah
says listen attentively, it will make sense and it will definitely impact upon you as though someone
knew your life and your problems. Yes, Allah does know your life and he does know your problems. May
		

			Allah subhanahu wa taala grant us ease. We move on to the next Surah Surah Al Anfal and Allah
subhanho wa Taala in the opening verses makes mention of the successful ones, those who are the true
believers. He says una he can mean owner help, Paul, those are the true believers. So who are these
true believers? Listen, verse number three Allah subhanho wa Taala says, a levena up move Muna sala
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			feeco. On to qualities, those who establish their prayer and they spend from that which we have
given them. Two qualities number one, develop your relationship with Allah number two, look after
those who don't have much the rest of the creatures of Allah and you will definitely achieve
contentment and success akula Kali hada sallallahu wasallam Allah Baraka ala nabina, Muhammad levena
		

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