Is the first thing you do when you wake up to grab your phone and check your messages? If so, you’re missing out on an extremely beautiful set of ayaat in the Quran, thus missing a great opportuity to revive a sunnah of the Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam in your life! Get ready to discover a true Quranic treasure and be motivated to cherish it in your routine from now on, in shaa Allah. In this week’s central ayah Allah ‘azza wa jall says: Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding. [Quran, 3:190] Revive a Sunnah Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu narrates: One night I stayed overnight in the house of my aunt Maymoonah, and said to myself, “I will watch the prayer of Allah’s Apostle.” My aunt placed a cushion for Allah’s Apostle and he slept on it in its length-wise direction and woke up rubbing the traces of sleep off his face and then he recited the last ten verses of Surah Ale Imraan till he finished it. Then he went to a hanging water skin and took it, performed the ablution and then stood up to offer the prayer. [Full hadith found in Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim] Instead of diving quickly into the worldly life, recite the last ten ayaat [Quran, 3:190-200] first thing when you wake up and you will get rewarded for reviving a sunnah and hasanaat for reciting the Quran, in shaa Allah! It might take some time to make it a habit, but at least aim to do so each morning, without getting discouraged if you didn’t. And don’t forget to rub your face with your hands when you wake up, it is a sunnah as well— what an easy reward to gain. 6 life-lessons from the last 10 ayaat of Surah Ale Imraan 1. Open your mind. Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding. [Quran, 3:190] This is an ayah which made the Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam cry. Ibn Umar radiyallahu ‘anhu asked ‘Aaishah radiyallahu ‘anhaa: Tell us about the most unusual thing you witnessed from the Messenger of Allah. She cried and said, All his matters were amazing. On night, he came close to me until his skin touched my skin and said, Let me worship my Lord. I said, By Allah I love your being close to me. I also love that you worship your Lord. He used the water-skin and performed ablution, but did not use too much water. He then stood up in prayer and cried until his beard became wet. He prostrated and cried until he made the ground wet. He then laid down on his side and cried. When Bilal came to alert the Prophet for the dawn prayer, he said, O Messenger of Allah! What makes you cry, while Allah has forgiven you your previous and latter sins? He said:O Bilal! What prevents me from crying, when this night, this ayahwas revealed to me,Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding. Woe to he who recites it but does not contemplate it [Ibn Marduwyah] If you truly look at the plants, the trees, colours, scents, the light and darkness you will know there is only one Creator. Remember your purpose in life when you are distracted by work, play and family: to worship Him alone and strive for His pleasure above all. 2. Supplicate. Those who remember Allah while standing, sitting or (reclining) on their backs, and reflect in the creation of the heavens and the earth, (saying): ‘Our Lord! You have not created this in vain. Glory to You! Save us, then, from the Fire. Our Lord! Whomever You cause to enter the Fire, him You indeed bring to disgrace, and there will be none to succour the wrong-doers. Our Lord! Indeed we heard a crier calling to the faith saying: “Believe in your Lord”; so we did believe. Our Lord, forgive us our sins, and wipe out our evil deeds and make us die with the righteous. [Quran, 3:191-193] Now you are looking at everything around you and you know it is all created for a reason and because mankind is given this sense of reasoning, it is only logical we will be asked about what we did with our wisdom. Now you will soon feel a strong conviction the after-life is a reality and you will be asked about your deeds. It is time to make dua: Subhanaka, fa qinaa ‘adhaaban naar – Glory to You! Save us, then, from the Fire! Allah ‘azza wa jall then mentions another supplication containing three beautiful parts: Rabbana faghfirlanaa dhunubanaa - Our Lord, forgive us our sins, and cover them. Wa kaffir ‘annaa sayyi’aatinaa - and wipe out our evil deeds, so they do not even appear in your book of records anymore. Wa tawaffanaa ma’al abraar – and cause us die with with al-abraar, join us with the righteous. Recite these beautiful supplications from your heart!
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:34:56 +0000
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