CALL ON THE EVERLIVING! The Dead Can't Hear You!

Lessons From Surah al-Fatir – (Part-II)

Call On The Everliving;

The Dead Can't Hear You!

Be Grateful To Be Blessed;

Ungrateful Will Be Punished!

(M. Javed Naseem)

 

Glorify The Supreme Creator!

You know that He is the Supreme Creator but you really don’t know how much and what else, apart from your own world, He has created. Travel to see His creation!

“Nor are the two bodies of flowing water

alike - the one palatable, sweet, and pleasant

to drink, and the other, salt and bitter. Yet from

each (kind of water) do you eat flesh fresh and

tender, and you extract ornaments to wear; and

you see the ships therein that plough the waves,

that you may seek (thus) of the Bounty of Allah

that you may be grateful.”

(al-Quran 35:12)

You Need Allah, He’s Free of Needs!

He is the King of the Kings and we are the beggars, no matter how much we accumulate. We always need Him because He is our Sustainer and Provider.

“O people! It is you that have need of Allah

but Allah is the One Free of all wants,

worthy of all praise. If He so pleased, He

could blot you out and bring in a new creation.

Nor is that (at all) difficult for Allah.”

(al-Quran 35:15-17)

Call On The Ever-Living!

The Dead Can’t Hear You!

Need help? Call on Him, any time, any day, anywhere! Ask Him and not his creation, especially the dead saints! A dead man can’t help the living!

“Nor are alike those that are living and

those that are dead. Allah can make any

that He wills to hear; but you cannot make

those to hear who are (buried) in graves.”

(al-Quran 35:22)

Rejection Merits Punishment!

Allah sent His Message to the mankind through Messengers and Prophets. Many people, in every age and era, rejected those Messengers and Prophets and denied His clear signs. Such deniers and rejecters merit punishment.

“And if they reject you, so did their

predecessors, to whom came their

messengers with clear signs, Books of

dark prophecies, and the Book of

Enlightenment. In the end did I punish

those who rejected Faith; and how

(terrible) was My rejection (of them)!”

(al-Quran 35:25-26)

The Key To Success!

You want success in this world and in the Hereafter, then here’s what Allah tells you to do.

“Those who rehearse the Book of Allah,

establish regular prayer, and spend (in

charity) out of what We have provided

for them, secretly and openly, hope for

a commerce that will never fail. For He
will pay them their wages, nay, He will

give them (even) more out of His Bounty,

for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready

to appreciate (service).”

(al-Quran 35:29-30)

Hellfire For The Ungrateful.

If you don’t appreciate what Allah gave you in this world, you are ungrateful. Allah does not like ungrateful people because they deny His blessings and favors. And that’s rejection! A severe punishment awaits those who reject signs of Allah.

“But those who reject (Allah), for them

will be the Fire of Hell. No term shall be

determined for them, so they should die,

nor shall its Penalty be lightened for them.

Thus do We reward every ungrateful one!”
“Therein will they cry aloud (for help): Our

Lord! Bring us out! We shall work righteousness,

not the (deeds) we used to do! "Did We not give

you long enough life so that he that would,

should receive admonition? And (moreover) the

Warner came to you. So taste (the fruits of your

deeds), for the wrong-doers there is no helper."

(al-Quran 35:36-37)

Allah’s Way: Good Is Rewarded With Good,

Evil With Evil.

Good is rewarded with good and evil is punished. That’s the law of Allah and He never changed it. Be afraid of Him if you commit evil.

“They showed their arrogance in the land

and their plotting of Evil, but the plotting

of Evil backfires on those only who make it.

Now are they but looking for the way the

ancients were dealt with? But no change

will you find in Allah's way (of dealing);

no turning off will you find in Allah's

way (of dealing).”

(al-Quran 35:43)

Travel And Learn From Ruins!

Travel is education! You get the first-hand experience and knowledge of things that have been mentioned in the Scriptures. Go places and learn from the ruins!

“Do they not travel through the earth, and see

what was the end of those before them, though

they were superior to them in strength? Nor is

Allah to be frustrated by anything whatever in

the heavens or on earth, for He is All-Knowing,

All-Powerful.” - (al-Quran 35:44)

The Merciful Always Gives You A Break! Another Chance!

At the end of the day, it’s you in front of Him! Be prepared for that. He knows that you always falter. But He reminds you that never despair His mercy! If you regret and repent, He will forgive you. He’ll give you a break. He always gives you a second chance because He is the infinite Mercy!

“If Allah were to punish people according to

what they deserve, He would not leave on the

face of the (earth) a single living creature But

He gives them respite for a stated Term.

When their Term expires, verily Allah

has in His sight all His Servants.”

(al-Quran 35:45)

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