Sadullah Khan – Developing a Qur’anic Personality To be and What not be. #27

Developing a Quranic personality to be and what

not to be.

We are witnessing,

one of the knights

of Laylatul Qadr,

one of the knights of power.

And the prophet

instructed

us

to in Ramadan,

search for it,

for this night of power in the odd

nights of the last 10 nights of Ramadan.

So on the night of power,

we reflect on the source of power.

Allah

is the ultimate source of power,

a power that is infinite,

inexhaustible,

incomparable,

and all encompassing.

A power that is reflected

through Allah's magnificent creation,

through the celestial spheres that float in orbit,

and through

the operations of earthly life that sustains human

life and other life.

A power that is effected

through the processes and procedures of nature,

through the precision of the alternation in the

night and day,

through the variety of life forms that we

witness on earth,

and through the vast array of vegetation

and the multitudes of the beauties of creation,

through all of us, the power of Allah

is manifest.

And all these are but signs of Allah.

As Allah says in numerous ayaats in the

Quran, among which

and all it contains.

In the alternation of the night, with his

position.

Surely in all of this, there are signs

for those who have insight

and those who reflect.

All these

creation,

that which you witness and there are many

more that you don't witness,

reflect the majesty and power of Allah.

That powerful Allah who chose to commence

the final revelation,

which is summation of all the revelations that

came, an encyclopedia

of all the revelations that came from the

beginning of time through all the prophets.

Culmination in the mission of Rasulullah

and

that final revelation

commenced

on the night of Leir el Qadr, the

night of power.

That revelation which is pristinely preserved

in a book

which we have heard and which is recited

from memory of Binaid Masha'Allah. And they'll complete

the recitation insha'Allah

on the 29th night.

A book that contains ayaat

verses.

Verses with lasting commandments,

incontrovertible

proofs, proofs that cannot be denied.

And it contains the criteria and the standard

of the Quran

by which

we can judge

standard of distinguishing between

truth and falsehood,

between good and evil,

between right and wrong.

A criterion

that serves

as a source of guidance

for all of humanity

until the end of time.

So whether we reflect on nature,

The ayat, whether we look at the ayats,

the creation of the heavens and the earth

and ponder over that, or whether we look

at the ayat of the Quran,

the source of those ayats,

about the same.

It emanates from the same source. The ayat

which we reflect at 1, where the people

do examination of nature or operations the doctors

do.

All of these are but parts of the

creation of Allah. Different dimensions of the creation.

These are ayat and the Quran is ayat.

And these ayat all emanate, as you say,

from the same source. And it's through the

Quran that we are already and spiritually

connected to the power which is the source

of both ayaats.

And

to the light that is the guiding force

in the case of the Quran.

Therefore,

Allah is

nuhu samawwati wal'ala. Allah is light.

Light is a source of energy and energy

is power.

Allah

is the light of the heavens and the

earth. Be first without a beginning, the last

without an ending, without limitations.

And the Quran,

the light in the book that came down

from Allah. And without the light of this

ayah and that ayah,

Without these, there's neither right nor power.

We need to connect to the source of

power.

If we want to truly benefit from the

night of power,

then we need to connect to the source

of power

and the source of power,

which is also the source of enlightenment and

guidance.

That is for success in this world

and for success in the hereafter.

Let's ponder what we can do practically.

Allah

says to attain

that connection with a source of power,

we need to be deserving of the love

of Allah.

We need to be deserving of the love

of Allah. And Allah says in the Quran,

Say unto them, if you love Allah, then

follow the prophets.

And Allah will love you and forgive you

your sins for Allah is Most Forgiving,

most merciful and compassionate.

Allah, the all powerful loves.

If you want Allah's love, there are certain

things that Allah loves.

And if you do what Allah loves, Allah

will love you.

One of them is Ubaydul Rasoolallahu alaihi wa

sallam was the primary one.

But

Allah

says,

Allah loves those who turn to Him in

repentance

And he loves those who purify themselves inwardly

and outwardly.

Inwardly from all negative traits of jealousy, of

envy, of hatred, of negativity.

And also outwardly in how we look, in

how we act, and how we interact. Being

truthful, being honest, being compassionate.

All this is to purify ourselves.

Allah loves those who are just because all

prophets came to manifest justice.

Prophets came with guidance so that all of

humanity, not only Muslims, all of humanity may

live with justice. So we must be of

those who manifest justice.

Allah

loves those in the process of living. We

go through trials and tribulations,

which is the reality of life to patiently

persevere.

These are all verses in the Quran.

And,

under all circumstances,

in any situation,

all we should do what is good and

to do what is best.

Do what is best. Do what is good.

For Allah loves those who are the doers

of good.

And then to depend upon Allah.

Allah has avenues by which He assists us.

But ultimately the source

of guidance and help is Allah.

Depend and rely upon Allah. Allah loves those

who put their trust in Him.

Then of course, there is a the Muftaqim.

Taqwa is a standard by which Allah measures

human excellence.

It is the highest standard of human greatness

and none can evaluate taqwa except Allah himself.

And if we act with ahsan and manifest

sabr, and tawba, and pahara, and all of

this,

Allah loves those who are of the muttaqeen,

those who are righteous and those who are

pious.

These are those whom Allah

loves. These are means whereby we can be

connected to Allah through Ramadan and beyond Ramadan.

And hadith al Qudsi. Hadith al Qudsi

are thoughts inspired by Allah but conveyed in

the words of Rasulullah.

It's not revelation.

It's thoughts inspired by Allah but said by

the prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam and the

Rasool salallahu alayhi wa sallam. Allah says,

may Allah accept.

Allah says, when I love him,

I shall be

guiding his hearing with which he shall hear,

his sight with which he shall see,

his hands with which he shall act, his

feet and legs with which he will move.

And if he asks me anything, I shall

surely give it to him. And if he

seeks my protection, I will grant it to

him.

This night of power.

May we be of those worthy of Allah's

love.

May Allah, the all powerful,

empower us through His infinite mercy

and the powerful light of guidance from the

holy Quran, the light of the Quran which

is sent down on a night like this.

And may he forever

envelope us in his compassionate forgiveness and mercy.

We ask Allah in the words of the

prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Alaihi Wasallam, which he

prayed on these nights.

Oh Allah, you are the pardon of all

wrongdoings.

Oh Allah, you are most generous. Oh Allah,

you love to forgive. Forgive

us.