Surah Al Kahf- Ayah No 35

Assalam o Alaikum 

Shab-e-Juma Mubarak. A soft reminder to recite/understand part/whole of Al Kahf on this blessed day for our own good.

Life is loaded with means of deception (متاع الغرور). What we see will all perish one day (کُلُّ مَن عَلَیہَا فَانٍ) [26:55]. So it is unreal. What we are unable to see was, is and will remain (وَّ یَبقٰی وَجہُ رَبِّکَ ذُوالجَلَالِ وَالِاکرَامِ).[27:55]. Besides, our sojourn is booby trapped every step of the way. If we could see with the eye of the heart, our enemy is doing all he can to distract or defeat us. In order to develop better understanding, visualise this imagery in mind that we are in the middle of a thunderstorm. Whirling tornado is upon us. Below is engulfing whirlpool amid rebellious ocean waves. We are surrounded by the dark energy which gets the better of us more often than not. Quite intense!!!. But there is hope. A rope (Al Quran) is hanging down the Heavens. One end of this rope (Original copy لوح محفوظ) is tied up with The Kursi and we are on its other end. Not an ordinary rope by any means. Allah's swt aide  (Gabriel AS) brought it down and relayed it to the special heart of very special Nabi Muhammad SAW. He SAW passed on this rope of hope from The King of Heavens and Earth to His companions and taught them how to hang on to it. We are so lucky to have this hope among us to stay safe from thunders, tornadoes and swirling whirlpools of dark energy. Just have to hang on to it no matter what.

Back to normal proceedings and let's have a look at today's Ayah No 35. Richer of two men while entering his garden did himself grave injustice. Before we dvelve upon his mistake, note that Allah swt who granted him the garden used the pronoun 'his' garden. It also goes to show that once Allah swt bestows his blessings upon us, He swt grants us the ownership rights as well. These rights are all about what decisions we take and how we carry ourselves. This man totally lost the plot when he claimed that his garden will never perish and this was where he became unjust to himself. Important to note that  Allah is Just. Adversity and good times are Allah’s distribution of exam papers. His justice is above board and across the board. We as specie are unjust to ourselves and each other. Notwithstanding the fact that we are incapable of doing justice, we mustn't quit doing our part of effort towards doing justice. For full justice, Allah swt has kept one day for Justice in His working calendar (No one except Him knows its time and date). And on that Day, Justice will be done like it should be done:

 فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ

So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it. [7:99]

وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ

And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it. [8:99]

May Allah help us carry ourselves correctly in adversity and good times, particularly good times. Ameen