Surah Al-Ambiya and Surah Al Asr (Beautiful morals)

Beautiful points shared at the end of a ladies supper from Surah Al-Ambiya and Surah Al-Asr. I've added to them my own reflections

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*SURAH AL-AMBIYA verse 10 moral:

The Quran has been gifted to us by Allah and he says that's it is ABOUT Man himself. And yet, Man searches for answers to his life's problems in the world and from the people. There is the major Shirk that man commits whereby he relies on human beings: authority figures, to resolve problems. This is sheer foolishness because the answers have been prescribed in the lessons and instances mentioned in the Quran. The reason why our complications today have been heightened is because we've deviated from the book of Allah.

*SURAH AL-ASR

In Surah Al-Asr, Allah (swt) tells us about the 4 traits that would disappear from the people near the coming of the Day of Judgement. Asr means time and time, here, refers to the End. 

People who do not possess 4 characteristics would be of the losers on the Day of Judgement. True believers possess the following traits:

1- They do righteous deeds

Righteousness is that of words, thoughts, and deeds. The simply act of doing good is not enough. The righteousness must be born in the heart and must translate into what you think and what you do.

2- They inspire and instruct others to do righteous deeds

Next, a righteous person is incomplete without becoming a guide, a light of knowledge, to others. When you learn something, wholesome and beneficial, it is pure charity to let the others know of it. I believe that our purpose of existence is not fulfilled until we become a living inspiration for someone or the other. 

3- They work for the betterment of the community, it's correction, its awareness of the truth

A Muslim is for Allah, for Allah's people, and his creations. Our life is not only our own but others have rights in it as well. We are obliged to fulfill these rights. We have a big responsibility towards the well-being of the community. This involves the spreading of Allah's word to those who do not know, the giving of charity to all who need it (whether Muslim or non-Muslim), and to work for people's welfare. 

4- They exercise Sabr (patience)

As people begin to follow a righteous and morally correct code of life they are bound to face criticism. Their friends and family and the social circle, at large, would critique the change they observe. This is where one needs to take inspiration from the lives of the Sahaba (r.a.) (the blessed companions of Rasool Allah (saww)), and the Sunnah (life of Rasool Allah (saww)) himself. They are full of stories of patience and forbearance. I remember reading how the Prophet Mohammad (saww) was pelted with stones until his shoes were filled with blood when he was visiting Taif. Allah (swt) has given him an option to punish the people of Taif and have the city crushed by the mountains that neighbored it. The angels were ready at his command. But, Rasool Allah (saww) exercised great Sabr and forgave them. A woman used to throw garbage at him when he would pass from her house, he never became hostile to her. Instead, when she took ill, he visited her to ask how she was. Non-believers threw filth on him when he was praying, but he forgave them as well. They expelled him from his own homeland, Makkah, but when he conquered it several years later he forgave their follies and welcomed them like brethren. 

We would only be fools if we, despite being the lovers of such a wonderful man of Allah, do not exercise sabr when we are faced by people who're hostile towards us.