Suhaib Webb – How To Measure Our Growth In Islam
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You know, years ago, I used to measure
my religious growth in terms of events, like,
I'm gonna do this, it's gonna change this.
I'm gonna go to this conference, it's gonna
help this. I'm gonna, you know, go here,
and suddenly all my my life will be
completely better.
And, actually, as I got older, I realized
that that was sort of like a
a way to justify
not committing to long term change
but think about subhanah at the end of
Suratul Fett where Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala talks
about the growth of the Sahaba.
He says
that they were like a wheat a wheat
stem
that came from a seed. The seed is
the prophet
and over time they became strong
until they could stand
on their own.
So just like the seed needs time to
grow, healthy soil, healthy water,
enough sunlight so it can stand on its
own. The process of tarbiyah of a Muslim,
to plant yourself in the right kind of
soil and to grow over time and not
give yourself too much water or too much