TIME TO REPENT: We Can't Handle The Wrath of Allah!

 

Time To Repent!

We Can't Handle

The Wrath Of Allah!

Let's Seek His Mercy!

(M. Javed Naseem)

Allah created only one ‘Deen’ (faith or religion) for mankind, and that is Islam. All prophets (messengers) brought the message of Islam to their respective nations. It started with Adam and was completed with Muhammad (s.a.w.). As a matter of fact, it existed in the heavens even before Adam was created. Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (s.a.w.) all preached and practiced Islam. And what is Islam? Islam is total submission or surrender to the Will of Allah. It is only Islam – the truth – that was prescribed by Allah as 'Deen' for mankind. Everything else is either from Satan or from pagans – the beautiful lies!

Since the creation of the universe, Allah, the Supreme Creator, has been sending us His message through different Messengers or Prophets, in different times. The messengers were different, languages were different, cultures were different, peoples were different and diverse but the message was the same, one and universal – there is only One God (Allah) worthy of worship and He has no partners, no family, nor children.

We go out of our way to make things comfortable and easy for us in this world and forget all about the Hereafter. The Almighty Creator brought us in this world so that we work on our next life – the Hereafter. That life is eternal, while the life on this earth is temporary, like an illusion. Allah says:

“The life of this world is but comfort

of illusion.”

(al-Quran 3:185)

And we buy illusion at the expense of reality – the real everlasting life of the Hereafter.

Man, under the influence of Satan, distorted God’s message through his corrupt ways, in every era. But eventually, it was truth that prevailed and man suffered the consequences of his corruption.

Truth always comes from Allah and lies (or falsehood) from Satan (Devil). Devil buries the truth under the filthy heap of dung so that nobody cares to dig it out. The dirty work demands a lot of patience, sacrifice, hard work and guidance. There are not many who want to do that digging. It requires the digger to be an honest, sincere believer and a true seeker who is ready to give all in the cause of Allah. Presently, Muslim Ummah is in desperate need of such diggers.

A tradition that has been attributed to Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.), says that when there is too much of ‘Haram’ – corruption and evil practices – in a society and the people, who are capable (and responsible) of stopping that, do nothing about it, that society should wait for ‘azab-Allah’ – the wrath of Allah.

That means that evil-doing and corruption bring punishment of God, the Almighty. That is a very natural course. If we open the Holy Quran, we’ll find the stories of previous nations who rejected the message of Allah, deviated from the right path and rebelled against the Law of Allah. They were wiped off the land as if they never existed. The nations of Aad, Thamud, Noah, Nimrod, Lot, Shuaib, Pharaoh, etc., they all became part of the history and a lesson for the mankind. Allah says:

“We destroyed the generations before you

when they did wrong; and their messengers

(from Allah) came unto them with clear

proofs (of His Sovereignty), but they

would not believe. Thus do we reward

the guilty folk.”

(al-Quran 10:13)

But did the mankind really learn any lesson? Today, we are in the same situation once again. Allah has extended the leash, given us plenty of time to repent and change our ways, but nothing has improved. On the contrary, the only change that we see, is the change for the worse – ‘Haram’ is spreading. We are chasing an illusion. We have ignored all warnings and have arrogantly defied the commands of Allah.

The righteous few, the friends of Allah, have already received the signals of the punishment which is at our doorsteps. They are busy repenting and telling others to do the same. The time is running out. We should get ready for a rude awakening! In the Quran, Allah has warned us in many verses about the punishment:

“Many are the Jinns and men we have

made for Hell. They have hearts wherewith

they understand not, eyes wherewith they

see not, and ears wherewith they hear not.

They are like cattle, nay more misguided;

for they are heedless (of warning).”

(al-Quran 7:179)

We have made our choices. We have sowed the seeds of injustice and corruption; the seeds of evil and transgression; and now is the time to harvest. We shall reap what we have sowed, that is the law of nature. If that happened to the nations of the old, it can happen to us too. We are NO exception!

This could be the last call but there is always hope! We have seen the warning signs – the wars, fires, floods, storms and hurricanes, tsunamis and earthquakes. But we didn’t budge. The door of repentance is still open. There is very little time left but there’s still a chance. It might be the last chance!

Satan was cursed because of his arrogance and was destined to Hell. We are guilty of the same crime. Allah warned us not to follow him as he was an open enemy to us and would lead us to Hell.

“Did I not charge you, O you sons of Adam!

That you should not serve the Satan? Surely

he is your open enemy.”

(al-Quran 36:60)

It is a pity that we don’t listen to Allah but listen and follow the Devil. Allah is the Truth and the Devil is a lie – full of deception. Allah wants us to go to Heaven but Devil leads us to Hell; and we accompany Devil willingly. Are we not worried about the dire consequences of disobedience to Allah?

“Most of them We found not men (true)

to their covenant; but most of them

We found rebellious and disobedient.”

(al-Quran 7:102)

Disobedience merits punishment. Rebellion against Allah cannot go unpunished. O Ummah! Look at the history of mankind!

“Have they not seen how many generations

We destroyed before them, which indeed

returned not unto them?”

(al-Quran 36:31)

If we continue on the path of evil and injustice, it is not very difficult to predict the results. We are fortunate that the wrath of Allah did not hit us, in full swing, yet. We had only small scale warnings. Feel the urgency, please! Now is the time to revert to Allah and regret. Let us repent and ask Allah for His mercy and forgiveness! We might still be saved from the bigger disaster.

“O you who believe! Bow down and prostate

yourselves, and worship your Lord, and do

good, that haply you may prosper! ………..

So establish worship, pay the poor-due, and

hold fast to Allah. He is your Protecting

Friend,a blessed Patron and a blessed Helper.”

(al-Quran 22:77-78)

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