Thursday 27 September 2012

Allah's best creation

While I was coming back from work today; the car in front me swerved as if to miss hitting something on the road. I saw it was a squirrel crossing the road, except that it was limping. I assumed it had been hit by a car or somehow lost it/broken its legs. It was barely crawling and there were 4 more lanes of high-traffic to cross. The 10 seconds it took me to drive by it; I saw it just standing still at the divider. My heart sunk. One of 2 very bleak futures lay ahead; either it would get run over when it crosses or it will die where it was. Since its the middle of the road with no pedestrian-crossing, no 'person' can save it. My heart broke, but i instantly thanked Allah - Alhamdolillah that He made me a 'person'. I have family and friends who would have cared for me had I been injured like that squirrel. Even if I had been hit on the road, some one would have come to my rescue.
We read it over and over again how the human being is Allah's best creation. We know it is because we have been given intellect and decision making power. Allah has made jannah and jahannum as reward for how we use that intellect and the decisions we make. Sometimes the weight of judgement day is so heavy, we wish were anything but a person. Sometimes, the world is so nasty we cant see the difference between a human and a wild beast. Yet today i saw why it is 'awesome' to be a human being. We take human compassion and the sense of community Allah has instilled in us for granted. We curse the human too easily - we overlook His infinite wisdom and mercy in our creation. Ya Rabb! You have indeed created a masterpiece in whatever you have created and the human being is a testament to that.
لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ فِىٓ أَحۡسَنِ تَقۡوِيمٍ۬

Friday 21 September 2012

Ar-Rahman, Ar-Raheem

I have been so overwhelmed lately that even though I wanted to blog, I couldn't bring myself to do it. Yes i had work but that wasn't what overwhelmed me; rather the realization that my slightest good intention or wish hasn't gone unanswered. Such is the mercy of my Rabb! I believe I don't even put enough effort and somehow things just start working out beyond my expectations. I am so at a loss for words that all I can say is .... Alhamdolillah! I make dua that Allah teach me how to be grateful to Him so as to please Him. Ameen. My shoulders feel so heavy with the weight of this realization - its probably been there all my life I just never bothered to think about it. I'm burdened with His mercy and very afraid  - what if I get my share in the dunya!?! Ya Raheem! Please raise the ranks of my deeds so I may be able to receive in the Akhirah.
One thing is for sure - with this realization, I will strive harder to please Allah and use the opportunities presented to me in the best way I know how. Ya Rabb! Help me. Ameen. The point of this post is 1) to acknowledge Allah's blessing 2) to make myself and you think off all the things that have 'just' worked out for the better. I guarantee you will find yourself being unable to count them. This is just one quality of our Rabb. He is Ar-Rahman - the one who gives without us even asking or trying hard enough.