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EPISODE 1️⃣9️⃣ – EIGHTH CHARACTERISTIC: THEY RESPOND TO THE AYAT OF ALLAAH
وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَمْ يَخِرُّوا عَلَيْهَا صُمًّا وَعُمْيَانًا
And those who, when reminded of the ayat (verses) of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind.
[Surah Al-Furqan 25:73]
So in this episode we will be discussing the eighth characteristic of Ibad-ur Rahman.
Before we proceed, let us think back: How many of us have read the Qur’an, or listened to heartfelt reminders regarding the Deen, or read something that is absolutely beneficial that we just gotta share with everyone – yet at the end of the day, we’re like: “Yeah it was a nice speech / post, but I’m still gonna do what I’m gonna do anyway.” So we close our computers, we return to our homes, and nothing changes.
This attitude has got to change.
Because Allaah tells us that the Ibad-ur Rahman are nothing like this. When they read, listen, or are reminded of the ayat of Allaah, they do not pass or trip over the ayat like the deaf or the blind. They are not those who like to read and keep on reading, or listen and keep on listening, or share and keep on sharing, yet nothing of themselves have truly changed. The hearts of Ibad-ur Rahman are attentive and moved by the ayat of Allaah – its commandments, its prohibitions, its reminders, its stories – and their limbs carry out the good actions that they have learned.
This is like the ayah:
إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِذَا تُلِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُهُ زَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ
The believers are only those who, when Allaah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His Ayat are recited unto them, they increase their Faith; and they put their trust in their Rabb.
[Surah Al-Anfal 8:2]
The Ibad-ur Rahman are nothing like the disbelievers, who are not affected nor want to change their ways when they hear the Words of Allaah. So they continue as they are, as though they have not heard the ayat, and persist in their disbelief, wrongdoing, ignorance and misguidance.
To be continued… إن شاء الله
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