Fajr Thoughts: Juz 15
All that glitters...
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
وَاصبِر نَفسَكَ مَعَ الَّذينَ يَدعونَ رَبَّهُم بِالغَدوٰةِ وَالعَشِىِّ يُريدونَ وَجهَهُ ۖ وَلا تَعدُ عَيناكَ عَنهُم تُريدُ زينَةَ الحَيوٰةِ الدُّنيا ۖ وَلا تُطِع مَن أَغفَلنا قَلبَهُ عَن ذِكرِنا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوىٰهُ وَكانَ أَمرُهُ فُرُطًا ٢٨
And keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His countenance. And let not your eyes pass beyond them, desiring adornments of the worldly life, and do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follows his desire and whose affair is ever [in] neglect. [Qur’an 18:28]
Remembering Allah and following ones desires are opposites. If one grows in your heart, the other one leaves.
If you are not feeling Ramadan get a community that spiritually fulfills you. It is the half way point. It is not the time to let it all go.
The way Allah describes them is not the poor or the underclass - rather He elevates them above the supposed nobles by describing them as people who pray to their Lord, while describing those who looked down on them as those with heedless hearts.
It does not matter if you have the flashiest car, a huge instagram following or the biggest bank account. What is your status in the sight of Allah?
What is more important, what people think of you or what Allah ﷻ knows of you?
Whose company are we in? Do we seek out company that will elevate us spiritually?
Who do we obey? Do we obey our own whims? Or do we obey others, who are heedless and then follow their own whims?
Who do we follow on social media? Why do we follow them? Who do we aspire to be like?
Who do we look up to? What do we find attractive?
How can we apply this principle in our own lives to avoid being swayed by the allure of worldly pomp and glitter?
Yes! Just a few more questions I am sitting with.
May Allah grant us righteous company and make us righteous companions. آمين يا رب ❤️
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