Assalam o Alaikum. Juma Mubarak. Al Kahf time. Kahf is the Cave of refuge from forces of evil. And we need this refuge more than ever before because we are under attack 24/7, while moving from home to office, from university to market, from functions to funerals, we are being constantly mislead. Bombarded and fooled by information sans wisdom. We are being hoaxed by media lies. We are being deluded to look with lascivious eyes. We are being duped to talk in licentious manner. We are being tricked to put God behind material god. Fear Zionusts more than Allah. How miserable? How turbulent? How messy? Ability to differentiate right from wrong is inbuilt in our consciousness. However, a veil shrouds our ability to discern right from wrong. Cutting through this fog of confusion is the greatest challenge humanity faces today. Al Kahf offers the lense to see through this intense fog of confusion. So let's spare some time today to recite and understand this magnificent Surah.
Moving over to today's Ayah No 18. In last Ayah, Allah swt fondly mentioned that if you were there you would have seen how His miracle was at work. Sun was providing The Boys at sleep with due sunlight and would incline in the afternoon.
Continuing with the same affection, Allah swt sketches their state in the cave with His magical poetic prose. If you (us or anyone) were there, you couldn't tell they were sleeping or awake. He swt made arrangenents in the Cave to turn them over from left to right and vice versa to avoid stiffness, bedsoars and maintaining their blood circulation. Whereas, their dog (namely Qitmir) sat at the front edge of the Cave. Though sleeping, Qitmir gave a ferocious look to passersby so that no one would try entering the Cave or in other words disturb The Boys' sleep. Look at the attention to details and care. Allah swt doesn't like to interfere with human freewill, so He swt created a scenario that onlookers would see the dog and wouldn't think of entering the Cave. On the other hand, He swt made arrangenents for The Boys' sustenance like a loving mother.
Such were the privileges and VIP treatment The Boys got during their sleep in the cave. What happened next, shall follow next week.
May Allah swt make us like Kahf Boys. Ameen
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