SubhanAllah, FOSIS (http://fosis.org.uk/) held an incredible dinner today called 'UNSHAKABLE'
When you are going through hardship and your about to give up because your struggling I want you to think about this...
in the case of a believer, there is always going to be struggles. The Prophets (peace be upon them all) struggled: Prophet Ayub AS lost his wealth, his children and his health. Yet he remained patient and said 'Alhamduillah'. Ibrahim AS was put to great tests by Allah when asked to leave his family in the desert, when he was to slaughter his own son and even when they threw him into the blazing fire. Yet, he trusted in Allah azawajal and passed the test of faith. Yusuf AS was thrown into prison for false allegations for years and his own brothers left him to die in the desert because they were jealous. Yet it was to Yusuf AS was freed from all false allegations and given a lofty position. His brothers came to seek provisions from him during the famine and his family was returned to him. Nuh AS struggled when no one listened and including his own son. Yet Allah gave him better family and children who believed in Allah azawajal. Muhammad SAWS was an orphan and faced loss of loved ones year after year. He was persecuted for years for his pure belief. He has to leave his beloved home and faced great trials that no other mankind has faced. Subhan’Allah, I cannot even begin to convey the struggled faced by our beloved prophet Muhammad SAWS and so I highly suggest that you read the Seerah of the Prophet SAWS).
What do they all have in common?
in the case of a believer, there is always going to be struggles. The Prophets (peace be upon them all) struggled: Prophet Ayub AS lost his wealth, his children and his health. Yet he remained patient and said 'Alhamduillah'. Ibrahim AS was put to great tests by Allah when asked to leave his family in the desert, when he was to slaughter his own son and even when they threw him into the blazing fire. Yet, he trusted in Allah azawajal and passed the test of faith. Yusuf AS was thrown into prison for false allegations for years and his own brothers left him to die in the desert because they were jealous. Yet it was to Yusuf AS was freed from all false allegations and given a lofty position. His brothers came to seek provisions from him during the famine and his family was returned to him. Nuh AS struggled when no one listened and including his own son. Yet Allah gave him better family and children who believed in Allah azawajal. Muhammad SAWS was an orphan and faced loss of loved ones year after year. He was persecuted for years for his pure belief. He has to leave his beloved home and faced great trials that no other mankind has faced. Subhan’Allah, I cannot even begin to convey the struggled faced by our beloved prophet Muhammad SAWS and so I highly suggest that you read the Seerah of the Prophet SAWS).
What do they all have in common?
These Prophets (peace be upon them all) had an unshakable connection, unshakable emaan, unshakable faith, unshakable trust, unshakable believe in Allah and the hereafter.
Everything a believer does is beneficial and is never wasted. The sweetness of the struggle and outcome may be felt straight away or you may wait until the hereafter. Remain upon the truth and become unshakable and in return you are promised Jannah. So you might be thinking... ‘‘but these amazing people are Prophets (peace be upon them) and who am I compared to them?’’
Everything a believer does is beneficial and is never wasted. The sweetness of the struggle and outcome may be felt straight away or you may wait until the hereafter. Remain upon the truth and become unshakable and in return you are promised Jannah. So you might be thinking... ‘‘but these amazing people are Prophets (peace be upon them) and who am I compared to them?’’
However, everyone has the potential to be untouchable just make your connection with Allah azawajal strong and firm.
Let me give you a story of slave who became untouchable and unshakable:
Bilal (RA) was a slave who came to the belief of Allah (for more detailed story: http://www.sln.org.uk/storyboard/stories/i3.htm ). For his belief in Islam, Bilal (RA) was punished severely; he was dragged across Makkah, he was starved, beaten, he was stretched, he was placed under all torture methods that people could think of and finally he was placed under a rock and left there during the high heat of the entire day. The continued to torture his until he denounced his faith from Islam but even under the most extreme torture condition Bilal remained in his words ‘Ahad-one Allah’.
Many Muslims at this time was tortured and the Prophet SAWS told them that it was permissible to denounce Islam under conditions that threatened there life as long as the emaan was alive in their heart. Yet Bilal was never to be broken. For his struggle and his unshakable belief, the Prophet SAWS asked Bilal RA to give the call to prayer, the Azan. The Azan is the Sunnah of Bilal RA and when the Muslims had won the conquest of Makkah, Bilal (RA) was told to get on top of the Kaba and give the call!
SubhanAllah, in the sight of Allah azawajal look at this beautiful outcome. Bilal was a slave and the stone was placed on top of him, yet look with his unshakable emaan he was on top of the Kabaah calling all the Muslims.
Life is a test and we all live in difficulty. The more you practise Islam, the more difficult your life will become. The most tested were The Anbya (Prophets) peace be upon them. We should not move away from the difficulty or away from Allah. W should become closer to Allah, become unshakable, become untouchables and receive the rewarded from Allah azawajal.
Finally be patient as our ultimate goal is Janaah (Heaven)!
Practical Application:
Studying Islam gives us the solutions we need.
1) Read the Qur’an frequently
2) Be aware of the ayats in the Qur’an
3) Attach yourself to the Book of Allah
4) And never forget: Every single human on this earth will have to face the reality of death. If we forget then we may go astray. So it’s important to hold firm and remember death frequently as it strikes a balance.
Insha’Allah this beautiful reminder and event from FOSIS is beneficial to you as it has been to me Al’hamduillah.
JazakaAllah khayr.
Fi’amanillah
