Navigating through life, everyone can have moments where\nthey feel alone. And often the feelings of being alone is associated with\ndecisions or challenges we face in life where there is no obvious answer and we\nrequire advice or guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Allah SWT has placed every soul on this earth with the sole\npurpose to worship Him and worship Him alone, but this doesn\u2019t mean that we\ndon\u2019t have challenges in every day life that require guidance that is beyond\njust how to worship Allah SWT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The imam reminded us of the 131th ayat of Sura An-Nisa which\nis translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything in the heavens and the\nearth belongs to God. We have commanded those who were given the Scripture\nbefore you, and We command you, to be mindful of God. Even if you do ignore\nHim, everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him, and He is\nself-sufficient, worthy of all praise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers and sisters, we need to understand that Allah\nSWT does not require our worship. Instead, it is us that request His help and\nit is us that require worship of Allah SWT as this is part of our design by our\nCreator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the guidance and advice given by Allah SWT is present,\nboth in the Holy Quran, an unaltered direct communication from Allah SWT and\nthrough the traditions of the Prophet SAWS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And in the Quran, we have the miracle of our lives in that\nthe Quran offers both direct advice and indirect advice through the ayats\nwithin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact, a direct translation of the word \u2018ayat\u2019 is not\nverse as is incorrectly stated by some but actually the closest translation of\nthe word is signs. Think about that, each and every ayat holds within it signs\nfor those who believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In regards to the direct advice by Allah SWT, there are many\nayats that give this. The imam reminded us of a few by referencing the 151st<\/sup>\nand 152nd<\/sup> ayat of Sura Al-An\u2019Am which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Say, \u02f9O Prophet,\u02fa \u201cCome! Let me\nrecite to you what your Lord has forbidden to you: do not associate others with\nHim \u02f9in worship\u02fa. \u02f9Do not fail to\u02fa honour your parents. Do not kill your\nchildren for fear of poverty. We provide for you and for them. Do not come near\nindecencies, openly or secretly. Do not take a \u02f9human\u02fa life\u2014made sacred by\nAllah\u2014except with \u02f9legal\u02fa right. This is what He has commanded you, so\nperhaps you will understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And do not come near the wealth of the orphan\u2014unless intending to\nenhance it\u2014until they attain maturity. Give full measure and weigh with\njustice. We never require of any soul more than what it can afford. Whenever\nyou speak,1 maintain justice\u2014even regarding a close relative. And fulfil\nyour covenant with Allah. This is what He has commanded you, so perhaps you\nwill be mindful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear brothers and\nsisters, alongside this we also have the indirect advice through the ayats of\nthe Quran but before that is discussed, there is the traditions of the prophet\nSAWS through hadith that we must also adhere to in order to receive advice from\nAllah SWT as He was the embodiment of the Quran and a practical application of\nthe guidance and advice of Allah SWT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are countless\nexamples from the life and teachings of the Prophet SAWS where through his\nactions or his advice, we seek guidance and advice. The imam mentioned one of\nthese which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “It is the duty of a muslim man who has something to be given as a\nbequest not to spend two nights without writing a will about it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear brothers and\nsisters, just from this one example we can \nget advice on inheritance rules and family politics. In this example, we\nare being taught that if there is an asset that we own that we could potentially\npass after our death, we shouldn\u2019t wait until our illness to decide who will\nreceive that asset. In fact, we should have it as part of our process of\nacquiring it to immediately write who will receive it after we are no more. And\nthrough just this we can extract wisdoms on inheritance, human psychology as\nwell as other areas of our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And finally we have\nthe third, and often the most impactful way in which Allah SWT provides us with\nadvice and with guidance. This has been mentioned in previous reminders but is\nworth mentioning as it is key for our navigation through life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Quran is not\njust a book that we recite, nor is it just a book that we look for like a list\nof contents on a topic that we need advice on. This is a true miracle of the world\nthat we live in because it is like a living entity that provides us with\nguidance, advice and direction \u2013 even if we are not directly seeking it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By having the\nrecitation and contemplation of the words of the Quran as part of our daily\nroutine, it offers a direct source of advice from Allah SWT that nothing else\nin this world can offer. From recitation of the Quran and the blessings that\ncome from it to the contemplation of the words, even in your own translated\nlanguage, this book of Allah SWT is full of signs aka ayats that will guide,\nadvise and enrich your life unlike anything else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As Muslims this is\nour fact and this is the biggest source we have available in our guidance. And\nnot only will we be guided in this life but the Quran will be our companion on\nthe Day of Judgement as it will be recorded how we used the Quran as a source\nof advice and guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lastly, we have the\npower of dua. A tool that is unlike any other. A direct connection to Allah\nSWT. We have, in dua, the ability to speak directly to Him and ask Him for help\nand for guidance. No other soul needs to know our pains, no other soul needs to\nknow what we need. It is a one-to-one connection and we should raise our hands\nthroughout the day in communication but alongside that become mindful of the\nanswers that come from that in our every day lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Allah SWT\ncommunicates through us through signs in our everyday lives that helps guide us\non the path He wants us to travel on. Let us be mindful of this so that we\ndon\u2019t live life recklessly and without regard for Him being present in our\neveryday runnings of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear brothers and\nsisters, advice from Allah SWT is there for us to achieve. We should utilise\nall the tools given to us in this life so that we are of those who are rightly\nguided from Allah SWT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Navigating through life, everyone can have moments where they feel alone. And often the feelings of being alone is associated with decisions or challenges we face in life where there is no obvious answer and we require advice or guidance. 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