YOU ARE SPECIAL! Don't Under-Estimate Yourself!

 

You Are Special!

Don't Under-Estimate

Yourself!

(M. Javed Naseem)

“And in the earth are portents for those
whose faith is sure. And also in yourselves.
Can you then not see?”
(al-Quran 51:20-21)

You are special, very special! Allah Himself created you and you are carrying His Spirit as long as you are alive in this world. Do you ever realize and appreciate that?
Look at yourself! Look at each and every part of your body and try to figure out how it works! It has marvelous ways of working, highly organized function, amazing technique
and incredible immune system. And even after thousands of years the experts are still struggling to uncover the marvels of human brain and body. But these experts cannot reach your soul and that’s where the real thing lies.

We generally say that it’s in our heart that we have the connections with our Creator; from there we transmit and receive the messages from the Divine. Allah wants us to
observe and learn lessons from His signs in the earth, and in us; and pay thanks to Him.

We all make mistakes in life, as we are forgetful, sinful and weak. We cannot sometimes resist the temptation. The devil is too strong for us but with the help of Allah we can fight him and escape from his traps. We need to turn to God.

“But as for him who shall repent
and believe and do right, he haply
may be one of the successful.”
(al-Quran 28:67)

Here is a good story! A speaker was talking to the audience in a seminar. He took a $20 bill and held it up in his hand. He then asked the audience:
“Who would like to have this $20 bill?”

Many people raised their hands as it was free money. The speaker said, “I am going to give this money to one of you but first let me do this.” He crumpled the currency note, made a small ball of it, and asked, “Who still wants it?” Still many hands were up in the air. “Well,” the speaker said, “What if I do this?” And he dropped the $20 bill on the ground and started trampling it with his foot. Then he picked it up, all crumpled and dirty; and asked the audience:

“Now, who still wants it?”

Still the hands went up in the air.
“You see my friends,” the speaker continued, “You have all learned a very good lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.”

It is the same with us all. Many times in life we are dropped, crumpled and trampled in the dirt by the decisions we make; or by the circumstances that come our way. We feel as if we are worthless, down and dirty. But no matter what has happened, or what will happen, you will never lose your value. You are YOU – special, very special! Don’t ever forget that!

Whether we realize it or not, everyone we know in life is very special, even the people who really make you mad sometimes. They all cared about you at some point – and that needs to be appreciated. Always look at the bright, positive side! Being positive is very healthy. It’s absolutely normal for us, Muslims, to believe that we are connected with the Almighty and when we talk to Him, He always listens. He is the source of success and mercy for us, here in this world and in the Hereafter. We cannot do without Him; therefore, we’ve got to keep Him in our lives. When we bring Allah into our lives, we are
guaranteed success and prosperity.

“...And turn unto Allah together,
O believers, in order that
you may succeed.”
(al-Quran 24:31)

“Those who believe, and do good
works, for them is pardon and
a rich provision.”
(al-Quran 22:50)

That's the promise of Allah. Therefore, when we repent and get back on the right track, we become ‘special’ again and do not lose our value. How, in the world, can we lose our value when Allah Himself created us and sent us down in this earth to seek His bounties and mercy? When Allah created Adam, He told the angels that He had created His viceroy in the earth. Therefore, you are Allah’s deputy here in this world. So, make it worthwhile! All we need to do is to remember Him, pay thanks to Him, take care of our obligations towards Him; and be nice and good to other folk. When we do good on our part, the Most Merciful and the Almighty will bless us.

“... Allah loves those whose
deeds are good.”
(al-Quran 3:148)

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