“Don’t worship Allah so He may give you. Rather, worship Him so He may be pleased. For when He is pleased, He will astonish you with His Gifts.”
By the dawn
And the ten nights
And the even and the odd
O you tranquil soul!
Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing
[al-Fajr: 1-3; 27-28]
Loftiness is attained in accordance to one’s struggles,
And whoever seeks nobility, remains vigilant by night.
Whoever wishes to achieve without due effort,
Will waste their life seeking what’s impossible.
You search for glory and yet you sleep at night,
It’s only the seeker of pearls who dives deep into the sea.
– Imam al-Shafi’i, al-Diwan
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A simple reminder to dispel distress
“We have not sent down the Qur’an unto you to cause you distress.
But only as a reminder to those who fear (Allah).” [TaHa: 2-3]
The Qur’an never causes distress – rather, it expels all distress. But look at the next verse, what is it telling us? It hints at a sweet solution to many a distress… A reminder. Because a reminder softens the soul and sparks happiness.
It’s telling us that our level of regard for Allah `azza wa jall determines the level of benefit we gain from His Book. So the more we fear Allah and are conscious of Him, the more we understand the Qur’an, the more it reminds us, and the more we learn and delight in its secrets.
So the reader of the Book enters a fascinating cycle of wondrous benefit; the more he/she reads, the more it increases them in their regard for Allah; their love, hope, and fear of Him, which in turn increases their reading and understanding.
…A reminder which gives birth to delights.