Shab-e-Juma Mubarak. Al Kahf Time. Please find time to recite and understand this amazing Surah or part of it.
Each Surah/ Rukuh is like a diamond necklace and we explore/ examine one diamond of Al Kahf every week. Though together in a Surah/ Rukuh the impact of these diamonds (Ayahs) is tremendously pronounced, yet separately every Ayah remains a precious diamond. And like a necklace, every Ayah is in contact with the previous and the next.
In the same pretext, today's Ayah No 103 is merely a question posed by Allah swt. But the question is no ordinary question. Its about declaration of the greatest losers in life in terms of deeds? So without probing into answer to this question in coming Ayahs, let's do some brainstorming as to who could be the greatest loser in terms of deeds in this world.
A quick recap of all four stories of Al Kahf may help us find the right answers.
First story had two protagonists i.e. polythiest King and monotheistic Al Kahf Boys. Who Allah swt honoured out of the two? For whom a weekly remembrance is held across the globe to this day till the day of judgement?
Second story had two main characters. The wealthy out of two got distracted, forgot His Lord and denied the day of judgement. The other one had less resources but was humble and grateful. Who out of these had higher place in Allah’s Court? Who was the real loser among them?
Third story is about knowledge. Musa AS thought he was the most knowledgeable person alive between Heavens and Earth but Allah swt proved that Khizar AS was more knowledgeable. It also confirms that mere knowledgeability is not the criterion of success in this life because there always one person more knowledgeable than the most knowledgeable.
Last story of Zulqarnain is about establishment of Allah's writ on earth. Is being in power a criteria of success in this world? Or is it judicious use of power?
Let's find out the right answer to these questions in next week's Ayah No 104, Insha Allah.
Blessed Week.
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