Yahya Rhodus – Reflections on Surah Ya Sin #2 of 19
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This is their particular way, but they're masters of not only
memorization in general, but specifically Quran in other
sciences as well. And that the they are one of the great means
and all throughout the world in the Muslim world that you find
this as well means for the preservation of Allah subhanaw
taala, this book, so it is a that recited Koran, and it is a written
Quran,
then a lot to add a swearing by it is to emphasize in Qlm and
Morsani, that truly, you are one of the messengers, oh, Muhammad,
and that here.
We actually know that our Prophet sallallahu Sallam is the greatest
of the prophets and the messengers, but there are other
messengers as well. And that, that our Prophet is a part of a long
prophetic legacy, in which he is the seal, he is the heart of an
MBR. When we're sitting in if we really think about that.
I've oftentimes reflected on the fact that before this idea of a
globalized world,
it was if you rewind in history, 1000 years inconceivable that
people would have this feeling somehow now we know it's through
modern applied technology, but you wouldn't be knowing what's
happening on the other side of the Earth instantaneously, we would
have thought that that was virtually impossible, outwardly
speaking unless ALLAH Tada intervenes. So the idea of a
globalized world was that not something that human beings could
even have imagined in the pre modern world. And it just so
happens that at the time, we actually have what people
referring to as a globalized world, we have the universal
profit. So we know that our profit is a universal profit. He's
different from all of the other prophets and messengers who came
before him, who were specifically sent to that their people. But our
Prophet was sent to everyone civili sent him. So it's just
amazing to think about that, that he has a universal that Dean's an
ally sent him. And it just so corresponds to the time that as
time went on 1400 plus years later that we moved into this idea that
people are now talking about the global village, because that we
are so aware of other people's experience throughout the world.
And this is just something to think about. And the amazing thing
is, and part of the reason there's so much tension
between certain people in the modern world, and the religion of
Islam, is because we refuse as Muslims, ultimately, to only see
our religion through the lens of the modern world. Is it No, we
root ourselves in this religion. And we understand that the modern
world is just our context. And that Dr. Jackson mentioned on as a
blurb for one of the public recent publications of Sheikh Abdul Hakim
Murad, and that essentially he was shake up the hurricane was
commenting on his own contentions. I think it was the 11th
contentions and included his commentary. And Dr. Jackson says
on the back of very beautiful statement, he says that this can
still be done, it can still be done, meaning that people that are
connected to the reduced tradition, living the meanings of
that tradition and doing what the previous people did in our time.
And this is what he said, the modern world is just our context.
He said, We should never make it our excuse. The modern world is
just our context, we shouldn't make it our excuse. In other
words, the whole point of speaking about this idea of tradition is so
that you can attach yourself to it, and you can benefit from it.
And you can train yourself through it, or become trained through it.
So that you can then do in your time and our time, what they those
who came before us did and their time. It's not to speak of some
static thing that's gone in in the past. Yes, that there are that
certain people that you're never going to reach their ranks. But
that doesn't mean that you still don't try to do what it is that
they do. But it requires not only love, in respect in attachment to
that tradition, but a deep study in appreciation of it. So that we
can that live it in our that particular moment in which we live
and do what it is that they did or at least that approximate in at
least die trying. And so that this is very important for us to really
think about the implications of our Prophet being the final
prophet and messenger is that Allah says truly you are one of
the messengers and we know that he is they caught them in the being.
Now moving on to verse number four.
Allah to Anna then says Allah said Alton, Mr. King, on a straight
path. So by the wise Quran, truly are one of the messengers. Oh,
on a straight path.
And some of those scholars say this is a about about the cover,
in other words is that he is one of the messengers and he is on a
straight path Salalah Alioto servicename. And that others say
that You would translate this is indeed that you are from among the
messengers whom they are on a straight poem or on a straight
path. And this is where it gets very detailed when you start to
look at the different grammatical possibilities. And it would change
the way that you translate the verses, and you translate the
meaning of them. And this is why it's so important to really be a
good translator, especially when it comes to the Quran, you have to
understand the grammatical, that nuances of the Quran, and that
sometimes there's multiple that ways there's multiple, that
there's multiple possibilities of the grammar, which gives a diverse
set of meanings. So that if we just look at this gender in
general, is that Allah is describing or prophet as being
upon, a Sultan will still clean.
And really, the more that you look into the depth of the Quran, you
could just keep going deeper, then you could keep going deeper and
deeper and deeper. Because here we have a word Sirat. But then it
brings up the question is that how many times is Allah use the word
set out in the Quran? What are the various other verses where he uses
it? Does he describe the set up with any that other adjectives so
it's one thing just to know that sit translates as path. But it's
another thing to understand the concept of set off in the Quran,
to understand the concept of the mursaleen that are sold in the
Quran, to unset to understand the concept of wisdom in the Quran,
this is what's really important. And there's obviously only so much
that you can do in a short class, but we start to think in this way.
And then as we read the Quran, we start to pick up, okay, Allah is
using this word here and this word there, and sometimes words have
multiple meanings, in so that what we want to do though, is to bring
the meanings of these words into our life. So Allah described our
Prophet as being upon a Sultan Mustafa came
in this straight path is generally that said to be the path of
Tawheed, in Hooda, it is the path of monotheism in guidance. This is
the foundational meaning that all of the prophets that who came
before us, but that if towhee, the Oneness of Allah, gender, Joanna.
So for us, our reading of history, will always see polytheism as a
perversion. We don't accept the fact that human beings that were
polytheistic for most of their history, and eventually, that came
to believe that in one God as they evolved, we reject that. We
believe the foundation, the first man, Adam, and his son, Adam, of
course, was a mono theist. And then that polytheism was a
diversion. In monotheism, believe in one God, belief in the Divine
unity of Allah is the most powerful concept in existence.
It is the most powerful concept in existence. And what we need to do
is to that not only have an understanding of that,
Theologically speaking, but to have that also translate into
everything that it is that you and I do.
And one of the drawers that I've heard my teacher say, I believe
every time every single prayer but if he says it, if not the vast
majority of prayers, that I've definitely that been with him that
I'm in and I've heard him saying, is a low hum Jana men are highly
educated to him, Tauheed Allah make us from the people of the
reality of Tawheed. The Atom halfacre to Tauheed people, the
Haqiqa is the reality of and then to hate is Divine unity. And so
you have the Oneness of Allah. But then you have your witnessing of
that in your heart.
And as you move up in the degrees of faith, you move up to a higher
degree of certainty and a higher degree of certainty. Is it the
more that you will affirm the Oneness of Allah? Think about
that. If that you have the strongest highest level of faith
and all of a sudden you lose your job.
You
realize, learn manually meditate on a marketing level now Maratea
the minute is that there is no preventing what you have given.
And there is no giving what you have prevented
the person before you is nothing other than a means nothing other
than a means.
No doesn't mean that we're rude to those people, but we see them for
what they are. No one or no thing can prevent you from anything
Allah wants to give you. If Allah to Allah wants to take you to the
highest level of Wilaya. Even if you have that everyone in creation
is a hater to the nth degree. There's nothing that they can do
to prevent it. Love man. Yeah, Lima outdate will learn to live a
minute period. But we have to have that level of faith. Where we
don't flinch, you weren't the one giving me in the first place. And
especially when we start to wiggle because we feel that we have to
compromise our principles to be able to receive the favor of that
person still or to maintain that job or whatever, especially in
those circumstances we have to remember is that a lodge and the
gelato is in control everything, what we have to do is be aware of
that. And that when that happens in the moment, that person is only
that an outward manifestation A means the reality is Allah Tabata
CODATA is completely in control. And so the foundational message is
one of tau heat and Hooda guidance, which includes all of
the individual that aspects of not only the law, but of character,
and so forth. So when we talk about the setup, that is Mr. Team,
the straight path, it includes everything that our Prophet
brought someone that I send them from correct belief, to correct
practice to that morality, and having good character, and
everything of this nature, that relates to the individual that
relates to the family that relates to society, and so forth and so
on. All of this, ultimately, is this what we would call the set
out and was talking.
And what does a lot to add, is saying about our profit. So I sent
him that after just telling us that truly, you are one of the
messengers that he is, Allah said often Mr. Ping, and so they point
out, Why did Allah use the word Allah?
They say, because the Allah in the Arabic language is a particle that
is used, it's harder for est, Allah when you put something on
top of something, so I put my cup upon the table, and when it's used
in this sense, is that if you are on top of something, or you are on
top of someone, it really has that sense of being able to control
that person or that thing. If you're grappling with someone, and
you're on top of them, and you've you're pinning them to the ground,
you're in more control in that,
in that sense, and so what Allah to add is saying
is that our prophesy sent him that everything that is considered to
be a part of the Sultan, and we're still team He is Allah, He is on
top of it. In other words, is that not only has he implemented in an
embodied it, is that he solo I syndrome is the epitome of its
manifestation.
And this is why some of the scholars and back to the early
side of the room and hustle and bustle he said one of the meanings
of the Sultan was talking when we pray every day in the Quran, if
you know Serotonins talking guide us to the path, the straight path
is that that straight path is the profit slice and he is the sort
optimal stopping and that Allah to Allah says in another verse, or an
hada Sarathi Mr. Payment, and indeed this is that my CIT ot that
is straight my straight path, and how the here isn't so many shadow.
So you say how the head watercop This piece of paper that has a
column this pin, and so that some says that that verse refers to the
Prophet, Allah was directing this to the Prophet in this is he is
someone who I sent him my straight path. And it makes sense, because
he is the human version of the perfect manifestation of the
straight path, all of the meanings of the straight path of which the
Quran explains in great detail, because we say headiness, an
optimal stopping guide us to the straight path and Allah is not
going to leave us bereft of guidance. The entire Quran is an
explanation of the straight path. And how it is that we can maintain
that that perfect alignment so that we can get closer and closer
to Allah and avoid all of the different diversions in one day.
Extra and another. This is what the Quran came to explain to us,
but that is embodied ultimately, in the person of our Prophet
sallallahu sent him in in his life and in his words and his actions
and even in his tacit approval. So the Lohani were it was obvious
Saddam.
And so that after mentioned that he's one of the messengers out as
set out in Mr. Payne on a straight path. It's also interesting to
note that this is what Allah to Allah mentions. There's something
about the manifestations of the straight path in relation to what
we say in do that matters so much. This matters so much. And we have
to always be careful when we take a path of seeking knowledge, to
not fall into the trap of seeking knowledge for the sake of seeking
knowledge.
We seek knowledge, first and foremost, because we've been
commanded to by Allah to do so. We also seek knowledge to learn how
to become an ABD, how can we become servants of Allah, we seek
knowledge to put knowledge into practice.
It's not just merely about the theory. And that, in our
experience here in the United States of America, and wherever
else one might be, and our desire to want to share our faith with
people, or desire want to even help Muslims that strengthen their
own face, it's essential that we understand that it begins with our
own selves, it begins with our own implementation and living up to
what it is that we are studying and learning. It can't just be
that there's a disconnect between the cerebral level of religion in
that how it is that we actually live. And this is the greatest
thing that pushes away people from religion in general. And that
comes between even Muslims among themselves. If people talk about
things, they're not living up to it. And we ask Allah to Allah
forgive us, because all of us do it. If you would actually sit down
and think about how much do you know, we actually know quite a
bit. Even those of us that haven't studied that much, we actually
know quite a bit. And if we would actually list all of the things
that we know, the things that could potentially be put into
practice, on one side of the column, and what in one column,
and in the next column, am I implementing that thing?
Implementing that thing, implementing that thing? What
percent of a knowledge do we actually put into practice this
little Allah Allah, a cinema with Afia. So is that when we look at
the example of the prophets, I send them, I want to that remind
ourselves of this Blissett statement of say the deja, which
really
is incredible. And that it's incredible that this was that how
she viewed things in that time, that when the Prophet Salah liason
first comes back after receiving revelation, and that her words are
so powerful, is that they are a minhag a methodology for all
future generations in terms of their conveying the essential
message of the Prophet sly send them to their people, in other
words, is that if we focus on this and route ourselves in this in
live like this, it's only then will they learn from us the
details of our religion? So what did our Prophet do when he came
back after having that extremely powerful experience of Revelation?
And he says that look at her she taught enough see, is that I am
worried about myself. And then what did say to her DJ eventually
say to those who can la wala know, by Allah, my yo physique? Allahu
Amudha, Allah would never disgrace you, he would never let you down.
And what kind of woman is that Allah,
this is the prophet of God, and that he is coming back to her, and
that one of the most the most powerful experience of his life
salatu salam, then, that this is how firm she is.
This is how firm she is. This is what who was say to Alicia Subhan
Allah. And then not only that, she went on to mention five things
about the prophesy Sam that proves that Allah to Allah would never
disgrace him. The first is in Nicola Tatsuta RAM, you maintain
family ties, what that means will kill you bear the burden of
others. What taxable, Doom you give to the needy, what talker a
leaf, you receive guests hospitably with terrain either no
I have it, Huck, and you assist during times of calamity. Those
five things, family ties, bearing the burden of others, giving to
the needy, treating, receiving gifts hospitably and assisting
during times of calamity. That is the Manage
If that is our focus, if every Muslim minority wherever they
would be on the face of this earth would focus upon this in speak
that language, which is the essence of what our deen is
teaching us, and secondarily, speak actually, you in with words
that are that are that do use religious terminology, what would
come from that would develop a sense of trust, and a sense of
love. And that a number of other that feelings and attachments at
the heart level, then when you did say something in them of their
religion, is that people would take it seriously. Not that
everyone necessarily, but this is this is it, in other words, is
that this is who our Prophet was. And it was because of these traits
and how he was that many of his people, not all but many of his
people accepted what he is that he said after that solar lights and
some took longer than others. And there's no doubt that there were
some who that never saw it, and were blinded from the truth. And
that archetype was and always will remain until the end of time. But
Allah describes our Prophet has been upon a set Alton muster
theme, and that we also have interests in the in the Quran, is
that on the tongue of the prophet hood, that Allah Tada he describes
his Lord as being upon a sultan was talking that Allah's way is
straight in so the fact that then Allah that mentions that the
prophet is upon us that often was the theme is that it indicates the
greatness of who the prophet is, because this is something that was
attributed to Allah and then Allah attributes it to the Prophet. And
these verses come in sort of to the who were that Allah to Allah
says parlor in neoshield Allah or shadow anybody on Mima to recall,
he said I call God to witness and you two are my witnesses that I
just own those who set up as partners, those you set up as
partners with God. So who would either he said on his speaking to
his people, and he said anybody, I just don't have nothing to do with
that you're that practice of shook, associating partners with
Allah. And he says, Men do an ephah ki Dooney, Jimmy and thermal
out on the road. So then he says that Metro should go to him and
Dooney for ki Duni journey in Villa turn the room, so plot
against me, all of you, and give me no respite in need to go to
Allah, Allah, indeed, that I have placed in my trust and Allah will
not be able to become my Lord and your Lord, Mammon DAB button ILAHA
illuminazione Ha, there is no moving creature which he does not
control in neurobehavioral Sonata Mr. Kane, my Lord's way is
straight. But look at the look at how the prophets were, you could
imagine him standing up to his people, the vast majority of them,
this believed in him. And he's saying that after having that,
giving them Dawa, trying to call them to the truth. He says that I
just own those that you set up as partners with Allah, and then for
ki Dooney. Jimmy and so plot against me, all of you from Allah
Toledo and grant me no respite, oh, Leila Had Allah that he's
speaking to people that could really harm him. But why is he
saying that in need to attend to all Allah?
I put my trust in Allah,
rugby, what have become my he's my Lord, and he's your Lord.
Allah hook water. This is how the prophets were. And that these are
inspiring stories, that we shouldn't think that in this age
of Islamophobia, that this is the first time that people have had
that antagonistic call that things to say about religion. This is a
part of that the story of all prophets.
Every person that is stood for truth that will have someone that
stand up against him into that, say something bad to him or do
something to him or her this is a part of living the truth, this is
it. And that we should really put our tribulations in the proper
context. How hard are they really? Now there's no doubt as we speak
right now there are people going through immense tribulations. But
How hard are our tribulations? Really?
If being a Muslim means that we get a few stares, if being a
Muslim means that we have to go through secondary checks that we
get mistreated sometimes that we wait a little bit longer that when
we get back from our international flights from our international
travels,
then let that be, then let it be if we have Islam as opposed to
subcontinent
I remember that when they first started those new scanners that
they're still using, we were trying to when one of our teachers
is visiting to avoid them for his dignity, and that when you opt for
when you opt out, then they have to do that a hand search. And it
was that, for those of you that have done that, it's not really
the nicest thing. It's unfortunately, that really
encroaches that on areas that are sensitive, and I was I was
watching this, I was thinking, in my mind, I hold over a quarter
villa, that this is that Subhanallah are blessed the
teachers having to go through this. And as I was watching him
get searched, and then that when that we were, then when we were
walking away that I apologize to him, I'm paranoid, I'm terribly
sorry to have to go through that. And he said simply, he said, What
did the Prophet Muhammad, Salah liason have to do? What did he
have to go through? In order for him to convey the message? What
did he have to go through? In other words, his mesh said how he
viewed that particular moment was, this is nothing compared to what
the Prophet SAW THE licen that he himself went through. So Allah
said Alton was talking on a straight path. Now, I want to that
share in translate this passage from the Tafseer of your own
pocket linearizing because he explains the surah was talking he
said, one was stalking this idea of being straight, awkward about
totok and morcilla T il Maqsood.
It is the closest of PAs that will cause you to reach what it is that
you are seeking. So we know is that the shortest distance between
two points is a straight line. So whenever you have a straight line
if you want to get to any that particular destination that you go
directly from point A to point B.
And so that this is this idea of all paths that the the most pain
means it's the quickest path to take you to what it is that you
are seeking. And he says what Dean cathodic this understanding also
applies to the dean. Fennel to what joy Allahu Taala what venduto
Jehan in La Junta, Anna what totally and Aveda.
Because is that the reality of the deen is directing yourself towards
Allah and turning away from that everything other than him? What MK
said, who Allah, what you're seeking is Allah. When we're GA in
Luxor, aka la minimally and who wouldn't want to have a friend who
and those that are that trying to draw near to Him and turning
towards him, obviously, that are going to that become closer to him
than those that are diverting?
And so when we speak about the Sonata Mr. Clean,
oftentimes we don't associate it with that meaning in our mind.
And this is why that when we pray in the faculty, how may Allah to
add to that inspire us to remind or in remind us to to make this
intention when we say Dena sought out some stuffing guide us to the
straight path at least 17 times a day in the foreign players that
are under for praying Sooners, then what do we say said I'll tell
the in an entirely the path of those that you have bestowed Your
favor upon? What are we intending?
What are we intending?
Just a very general intention? Are we intending that we want to be
from the category of the Saudi heme? Are we intending that we
want to be from the category of the Shahada? Are we intending that
we want to be from the category of the Cydia clean, Prophesy
prophethood is closed that door is closed. But we should make an
intention from the bounty of Allah to honor that we that we come from
the elect of the Siddiqui. In other words, is that said Alta
leadin. An entirely new him is that we want to be guided to the
path of those that reached the highest degree of closest to
Europe.
And the way that manifests is in following the slaughter most of
human the world is that the more that we can that live the meanings
of the Salton rooster kingdom in this world
is that the closer we are to attaining that reality, and again,
is that the epitome of the setup is manifested in the way of our
Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam, and to the degree that we follow
the surah Mr. kamin this world is to the degree that we will attain
what we desire from the bounty of Allah to Allah and it is the
degree to which is that we will actually physically cross the
spirit and the next world which is a bridge over *. The more that
we follow it here in this world, the quicker that we will pass and
we will traverse in the next world other set Alton mill stalking and
so
This is the whole purpose of the deen. This is the whole purpose of
the Quran. This is the whole purpose of the straight path and
following the prophesy centum and all of these lofty meanings that
we talk about, it's ultimately to take us to Allah. And what is
meant by taking us to Allah is for you and I to be able to attain
mighty for of Allah. And we know this is a possibility. And even
though we don't necessarily know exactly what that means is that we
know it's a possibility. We know there are people in our time when
there isn't we know that there are people who came before us who
attain this and that by loving them, or touching our hearts to
them, striving to follow them is that Insha Allah, Allah terracotta
Allah will allow us to taste the sweetness of that knowledge of him
before it is that we pass.
So then a lot of other quota either says 10 Zilla Aziz Rahim
in so truly are one of the messengers on a straight path. And
then Allah says Tenzin, Allah Aziz and Rahim, a revelation of the
Mighty, the Compassionate.
So Allah Tabata Katana that has given us the Quran. And the word
used here is Tenzin, the Zelina. Zero is to sin down. And so you
think of that something coming down upon you in here that not in
a physical sense, that we don't that we don't think of this in the
physical sense that Allah to add to that when we talk about him
being an ally, the Most High is not in a physical sense in terms
of rank, Tabata, Cortana. But he speaks of this idea of sending
down sinned, it's a sending down and this is why we translated as
Revelation. So 10 Zero, as is Rahim, a revelation of the Mighty,
the compassionate, and whether it's the word tin zeal, or whether
it's the word Anzahl, which are similar in meaning and meaning
is that all gifts that come to Allah, that come from Allah,
rather, we talk about them as that coming down or being sent down.
Whether that is a physical gift, whether it is a spiritual gift,
whether that is a gift that we perceive, or whether those are
those are gifts that we never even truly know. And so that Allah is
Allah Ali, He is the Most High in relation to his that rank over all
of creation subhanaw taala and he sends down blessings upon his
creation.
And this is why that he talks about in the book, sending down of
Al Kitab, he talks about sending down a Sakina. tranquillity he
talks about sending out and Manuel Silva only bass will reach al
Hadid iron. So various gifts that are being sent down. So 10 Zero,
as is a Rahim. And that also that brings about this idea of us
receiving those gifts with humility. Because when something
comes down to you, it's not something that you deserve.
That which one of us deserves rain. It's something that we just
receive, it comes down physically from the sky, and it is a great
blessing. So we're not deserving of this. And so we see it as a
blessing. So the Quran is a revelation, that of the mighty in
the compassionate Allah to Allah is Al Aziz, and he is a Rahim in
why does he mentioned both of these names subhanaw taala.
He is Al Aziz. In other words, he is the one that will do whatever
it is that he wants to do.
And he is the hardest in the QA here, he will overcome all
opponents, and that he will the force his will, when he wants
something to happen. It happens. In other words, is that he has
revealed his book in the way that he wanted to subhanho wa Tada and
that he has that revealed the Quran as he's wanting to reveal
it. That despite whatever happens to anyone in relation to their
acceptance of it or not, Allah has revealed his book
and he is a Rahim and he is the one subhanaw taala who is
merciful, so that he allows that certain people to understand his
book, accept it and believe in it such that they are exposing
themselves to be able to receive His mercy.
And that when you think of it as such, is that in relation to the
10 zero
Revelation, you find people fall into one or two categories.
Those that accept in those that deny
and those that deny
in relation to the way that they will experience the name of Allah
and Aziz masala Salam and Afia is not going to be that too pretty.
But those that accept in the way that they experienced the name of
Allah Tada, Rahim is something beautiful, first and foremost in
this world, let alone in the next world.
And so is that the both of these both of these names relate to that
people's acceptance or denial respectively of Tenzin.
And so I one of the Scholars has said that if you look at Surah
Yaseen is that you will find that these two names have a relation to
the themes that happened throughout the surah.
In relation to that people's acceptance or denial of prophecy,
and so forth and so on, you find these meanings pervade this
particular chapter.
And
in other words, is that depending upon how we respond to Revelation,
will be depending upon that what it is that we experienced from our
Lord to Vertica with Adam. But if you look at what Allah to Allah
says, he first spoke of the Quran has been al Hakim. So there's
wisdom. And now there's this that know Allah to Allah, is that
speaking about him being an Aziz? So as that he is the mighty. And
then he's also the Rahim, all three of these go together.
Because Rama was out as a as Duff. Mercy, without honor in Might, is
weakness.
And even though we're supposed to have mercy, there's no doubt. But
there's times where you have to be that firm, you have to be firm.
If someone is trying to trick you, if someone is trying to get you to
do something wrong, or someone trying to get you to believe
falsely, you have to be firm.
If certain people need to be put into place, you have to be firm.
So in general, the way that we understand these words, and it
applies in that, that a way that is befitting to him Subhana wa
Tada. That is very different than how we experienced these words, we
understand mercy without ezza is weakness. And that, just as that
is without hikma is Knox.
And so to have that might without wisdom, it's deficient, because
you won't know what to do or how to do it.
And you will mix things up, you will put things outside outside of
their appropriate place. So this is why all of these virtues,
they're actually all combined and interwoven. And they have
different ways that they manifest. And even though oftentimes, we
speak of them individually, so we speak of Rama, mercy we speak of
having as we speak, of having hikma
our goal really, then is to learn how to apply all of them in their
appropriate contexts.
But we have to be reminded of that greater context, because just
because you speak about Rama, that it doesn't mean in a particular
situation where someone's trying to take your life.
No, you're supposed to defend yourself.
And yes, there might still be Rama, underlying everything that
is that you do, or in doing certain things, but or after the
fact or whatever. But the whole point is, is that there's times
where you have to be strong, and you have to be firm. And so we
want to have a balance of all of them.
And that wisdom, putting things in his proper place, doing things at
the right time, and not going to stray in any of these
manifestations. Again, the idea of Salatu was takim, it's the hardest
thing of to do of all,
being balanced is the hardest thing to do of all, doing
everything properly, in its particular time in the way that
it's supposed to be done. With all of the details and all of the
nuances. This is the hardest thing of all. But we keep taking
ourselves to task we keep trying. We keep learning, we learn from
our experiences, so forth and so on and then we get better and
better and better. And this is why if we have this idea of what some
have recently called the growth mindset is that the difficulties
that you go through the challenges that you face will be turned into
opportunities for you to grow. For you to then learn okay that I
have tried this and that and that doesn't work and I made this
particular smake mistake, so that next time that you do it, you can
do it in a more perfect manner.
10 Zealand Aziza Rahim, a revelation of the mighty and the
compassionate, and so that Allah Allah in the past that three
verses has that described or in the in the previous verses,
including this, has that show that we have to have Talim of the Quran
and a number of ways first by swearing by it, because Allah only
swears by something that is great. Second by describing it as being
Hakeem as being wise, that and then so that relates to that
verse to not the previous verses, just verse two rather. And then in
this verse, is that this idea of 10 zeal, and that he ends being
lofty in rank Li Li and Mittal Tabata Cortana and that us then
receiving it and then that Allah Tada Tada attributing the Quran to
himself 10 Xena Aziza Rahim. So this 10 Zero, this revelation
comes from Allah, who is Al Aziz al Rahim, there are so many
different nuances in a lot to this book. And once you start to really
look carefully at the words themselves, and the placement of
that the various words and particles in the grammar and how
it's all read, and what comes before it, and what comes after
it, and then that the verses one in relation to another, and then
you trace different that themes of the Koran and why that when Allah
to other talks about the Sultan, the Sultan was the theme here,
does he speak of it in this particular way? And what about in
other chapters? Oh, my. This is why that the that meanings of the
Quran that are like waves of the ocean, their incessant and the
more more that you think that you learn the more and more that you
realize that there is to know and we will die, not even exhausting,
the tiniest bit of the a fraction of what this lesson Quran
contains. But we have to try. And we this is what we ask a lot two
out of four openings in his book, and every year we want to have an
increased understanding. We want to have an increased that in
better implementation. May Allah try to bring our hearts to life
through the words of the Quran was our heart to be attached to it
that led to anniversaries meanings to penetrate the depths of our
being give us Tofik in all of our different affairs was all Aloha
this evening and Muhammad and on early was Samuel Salam Al hamdu
Lillahi Rabbil Alameen