{"id":2610,"date":"2020-12-25T14:46:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T14:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2020-12-25T14:46:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T14:46:50","slug":"dealing-with-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2020\/12\/25\/dealing-with-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The imam began today\u2019s reminder with the second and third\nayat from Sura Al-Insan which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, We created man from a\nsperm-drop mixture1&nbsp;that We may try him; and We made him hearing and\nseeing. Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he ungrateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear brothers, be under no illusion, this life is a test for\neach and every one of us. That is not to say that we will not get some enjoyment\nfrom this life or that there will no happiness in this life. But it is to say that\nthe purpose of this life isn\u2019t to just live mindlessly and without thought. Our\nactions are accountable and there will come a time where each thing we said and\ndid will be measured and laid out before us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the reminder this week is about how we deal with tests. The\nimam reminded us of the hadith of the Prophet SAWS which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Whoever has forbearance, Allah\nwill help him. Whoever tries to be independent, Allah will enrich him. Whoever\ntries to be patient, Allah will give him patience, and no one is given a better\nor vaster gift than patience.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so, dear brothers, there are 3 practical lessons we can\napply to our everyday living so that we are able to succeed in this life and\ncope with the tests we are given. They are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To understand the test is for your patience and perseverance.\nFrom Sura Al-Asr to many other points in Quran and Hadith, the theme is the same.\nWe are tested on how well we demonstrate our patience and perseverance. Even\nscientists today say that success in the best at their fields comes not from natural-born\ntalent, but in fact from the ability to persevere with patience. This is both for\nour success in this life and in the next and so we apply grit to our everyday\nliving.<\/li><li>We react with positivity. From the moment we acknowledge\nthe test to the moment we feel ease from it, we do not succumb to complaints,\nto anger, panic or jealousy over others who may not have that test, we react\nwith positivity, knowing that this test will result in great reward in a life\nthat is everlasting and infinite and we have full faith in Allah SWT in that\nthe life lessons we get given are for our benefit, even if we don\u2019t full understand\nit. <\/li><li>We appreciate the good times and be grateful for\nthe blessings that we are able to register. And in fact, the number of\nblessings we do have is much more than we even give thanks for. Just the ability\nto listen, to walk here, to breathe, to eat and to think rationally, are all\ngifts we seldom give thanks for but are always there for us. We need to look to\nthe Quran and ponder over the lessons given to those who came before us. Tests\ngiven to the Prophets and Messengers that were amongst the best of our species\nand of course, tests that our beloved Prophet SAWS endured in his time in this\nworld.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear brothers, this world is not even a drop in the ocean of\nthe life that awaits us. And this life is not Jannat but is the path to Jannat\ninsh\u2019Allah. Nothing comes for free is the saying in this country and the same is\ntrue of our reward. And so, as Muslims we keep this thought alive in our minds\nat all times and acknowledge that we will have tests in this life but to keep\npatience and steadfast in the hope that we will be rewarded for it when we return\nback to our Creator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May Allah SWT make us of the people with patience, may Allah\nSWT make us of the people with perseverance and may Allah SWT enable us to pass\nall the tests and tribulations of this short life we are given.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The imam began today\u2019s reminder with the second and third ayat from Sura Al-Insan which is translated to say: Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture1&nbsp;that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing. Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he ungrateful. 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