ALLAH IS OFT-FORGIVING, MOST MERCIFUL -- Al-Quran. Afraid of Coronavirus But Not of God!

Afraid of Coronavirus

But Not Afraid of God!

"Allah Is Oft-Forgiving,

Most Merciful"

– (al-Quran 3:31)

(M. Javed Naseem)

“And those who, having done something to be

ashamed of, or wronged their own souls, earnestly

bring Allah to mind, and ask for forgiveness for

their sins, and who can forgive sins except Allah?

And are never obstinate in persisting knowingly

in (the wrong) they have done; for such the

reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and

Gardens with rivers flowing underneath, an

eternal dwelling. How excellent a recompense

for those who work (and strive)!”

(al-Quran 3:135-136)

On one hand, the Coronavirus has changed the lives (and routines) of millions; but on the other hand, it has not changed the Man at all. Man is scared as he is afraid of dying. He is panicking but he is not changing his ways and character. He still lies; he still steals; he still commits adultery; he is still dishonest and unjust in his dealings; and above all he is still the biggest hypocrite on the face of earth. He lectures others on ethics and morals but he himself does everything contrary to that. Corruption and evil-doing continues in the earth and so do the death and destruction.

Honestly speaking, nothing has changed except the numbers – the number of the living or the dead; and the number of the healthy and the sick. Coronavirus has also triggered poverty and the number of the poor people in the world is on the rise too.

The most ridiculous thing one can notice today is that Man is afraid of Coronavirus but he is not afraid of the Almighty God Who created him and prescribed for him the rules of conduct. What a shameless and ungrateful creature – Man! The Bible says:

"Woe to the one who quarrels with his

Maker – An earthenware vessel among the

vessels of earth! Will the clay say to the

potter, 'What are you doing?'

Or the thing you are making say,

'He has no hands'?”

-- (Isaiah 45:9).

When God sent Man to live on the earth, He gave him a lot of freedom, a lot of liberty and a lot of choices; and also warned him of the bounds and limits prescribed for him. But man, being so ungrateful, hasty and Devil-friendly, abused that liberty and freedom of choice to the fullest extent. So much so that he became disobedient and rebellious to God – the Almighty Who created him in the first place. He ignored all warnings (he still does that) and kept doing what he ‘liked’ to do while bending and twisting the laws/rules prescribed by God to cover or justify his evil deeds. But the Lord God is watching! The Quran says:

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَٱعْبُدْهُ

 وَٱصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَادَتِهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُ سَمِيّاً

Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and”

of all that is between them; so worship Him,

and be constant and patient in His worship!

Know you of any who is worthy of the

same Name as He?”

(al-Quran 19:65)

The Bible says:

"The God who made the world and all things in it,

since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not

dwell in temples made with hands.”

– (Acts 17:24)

Today, man doesn’t even like to hear the word ‘God’ (or religion) in his daily affairs. Using the silly excuse of separating the Church from the State, he has dumped religion and with that God too. For him, it is very old fashioned and annoying to talk of God and applying His laws on his life. He does not like to admit that to God belongs everything in the heaven and on earth.

The Bible says:

"Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and

the highest heavens, the earth and all that is in it.”

(Deuteronomy 10:14):

The Quran says:

سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلأَعْلَىٰ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

“Glorify the name of your Guardian-Lord the

Most High, Who has created, and further, given

order and proportion; Who has ordained laws;

and granted guidance.”

(al-Quran 87:1-3)

Allah says in the Quran: “Remember Me, I'll remember you!” In other words, if you ignore God, He will ignore you too. Simple as that! We should acknowledge the sovereignty of God in the universe. He is the Supreme Creator and the Supreme Commander. He is running the universe and we have the obligations to fulfill His commands. That's the only way that can guarantee the smooth running of affairs. Otherwise, there will be chaos all over because every powerful man wants his own way or no way. And we are all suffering from it.

The solution of today's problems is repentance and return to God. We need to bring God back into our lives because we cannot survive without Him. We should enforce His laws and glorify His name for our own success in this world as well as in the Hereafter. We should have learned the lesson by now. But unfortunately we are making the same mistakes the people before us made and we are going to meet the same fate if we don't mend our ways. The Most Merciful is ever ready to forgive our mistakes and bless us again. Let's invoke Him tonight. Under the present circumstances, He is our only hope and our last resort.

The Last Third of The Night

Abu Huraira (r.a.a.) narrated that Allah's Messenger (s.a.w.) said: “In the last third of every night our Rabb (Cherisher and Sustainer – Allah) descends to the lowest heaven and says: 'Who is calling Me, so that I may answer him? Who is asking Me, so that I may grant him? Who is seeking forgiveness from Me, so that I may forgive him?'” (al-Bukhari, Hadith al-Qudsi).

Amr ibn Absah narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “The closest any worshiper can be to his Lord is during the last part of the night, so if you can be amongst those who remember Allah at that time, then do so!” (Tirmidhi, Nasa'ee, Hakim).

Allah tells us in the Quran:

“They are the ones who buy Error in place of

Guidance and Torment in place of forgiveness.

Ah! What boldness (they show) for the Fire!”

(al-Quran 2:175)

“Those who show patience, firmness and

self-control; who are true (in word and deed);

who worship devoutly; who spend (in the way

of Allah); and who pray for forgiveness in the

early hours of the morning.”

(al-Quran 3:17)

“Say: If you do love Allah, Follow me!

Allah will love you and forgive you your sins;

for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

(al-Quran 3:31)

“And if you are slain, or die, in the way of Allah,

forgiveness and mercy from Allah are far better

than all they could amass.”

(al-Quran 3:157)

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