Imagine this setting.
Sayidinna 'Umar before him becoming Muslim.
He was a fiery man and was known to be harsh with the Muslims. He beat up his slave upon knowing of her conversion. He was feared and respected in Makkah.
His matching rival was perhaps Abu Jahl himself, another staunch enemy of Islam.
So much so that prophet sallahu alaihi wasalam raised his hands and ask Allah,
"O Allah! Give strength to Islam through either of two men you lov more, "Umar al Khattab or Abu Jahl bin Hisham."
One night 'Umar al Khattab set out from his house and headed to the Kaabah. Lo and behold, he saw the Prophet Praying towards Kaabah. He thought this would be a great time to ambush the Prophet sallalhu alaihi salam. He sneaked behind the kiswah, the Kaaba's covering.
Kaabah at that time, would be generally dark. there are no lights like we see now in the area. It is not surprising, if one can sneaked behind the kiswah unnotied.
Umar came quite close to the Prophet such that he could hear the recitation of Prophet sallalahu alaihi wasalam. Prophet Muhammad sallalhu alihi wasalam was reciting Al Haqqah surah no 69. I have already put up the surah in my last two posts.
Umar thought the words are beautiful and the words were poetic. He said to himself, this must be the words of a poet just like what the Quraysh has said. Then the Prophet sallalalhu alaihi wasalam said still reading surah Haqqah,
Shocked of this recitation which as if was responding to him, he said, "He must be a soothsayer/"
Then prophet sallahu alaihi wasalam continued his recitation in surah al Haqqah
And thus the kufr of darkness in his heart cracked.
Indeed Allah guides whom He wills.
I guess each one of us at one point of time in our life (except those who have remained steadfast since they are young) has a turning point or realigned point in our life. Allah gives plenty of opportunities for us to see this point, most of the time we ignored it and brush the whisper of our hearts.
Allah will continue to give His signs in various ways until we ourselves chose not to from our words, actions and most importantly our hearts.
Indeed Allah will never lead anyone astray after he has shown them guidance.
At Tawbah 9: 115
It's us who refuse to follow.
As Saf 61: 5
May Allah continuously give us His Tawfiq and Hidayah for us to be steadfast and make it easy for us to please Him the way He commands us to.
Sayidinna 'Umar before him becoming Muslim.
He was a fiery man and was known to be harsh with the Muslims. He beat up his slave upon knowing of her conversion. He was feared and respected in Makkah.
His matching rival was perhaps Abu Jahl himself, another staunch enemy of Islam.
So much so that prophet sallahu alaihi wasalam raised his hands and ask Allah,
"O Allah! Give strength to Islam through either of two men you lov more, "Umar al Khattab or Abu Jahl bin Hisham."
One night 'Umar al Khattab set out from his house and headed to the Kaabah. Lo and behold, he saw the Prophet Praying towards Kaabah. He thought this would be a great time to ambush the Prophet sallalhu alaihi salam. He sneaked behind the kiswah, the Kaaba's covering.
Kaabah at that time, would be generally dark. there are no lights like we see now in the area. It is not surprising, if one can sneaked behind the kiswah unnotied.
Umar came quite close to the Prophet such that he could hear the recitation of Prophet sallalahu alaihi wasalam. Prophet Muhammad sallalhu alihi wasalam was reciting Al Haqqah surah no 69. I have already put up the surah in my last two posts.
Umar thought the words are beautiful and the words were poetic. He said to himself, this must be the words of a poet just like what the Quraysh has said. Then the Prophet sallalalhu alaihi wasalam said still reading surah Haqqah,
That this is verily the word of an honoured Messenger [i.e. Jibril (Gabriel) or Muhammad SAW which he has brought from Allâh]. (40) It is not the word of a poet, little is that you believe! (41)
Shocked of this recitation which as if was responding to him, he said, "He must be a soothsayer/"
Then prophet sallahu alaihi wasalam continued his recitation in surah al Haqqah
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller), little is that you remember! (42) This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists). (43)
And thus the kufr of darkness in his heart cracked.
Indeed Allah guides whom He wills.
I guess each one of us at one point of time in our life (except those who have remained steadfast since they are young) has a turning point or realigned point in our life. Allah gives plenty of opportunities for us to see this point, most of the time we ignored it and brush the whisper of our hearts.
Allah will continue to give His signs in various ways until we ourselves chose not to from our words, actions and most importantly our hearts.
Allâh has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearings, (i.e. they are closed from accepting Allâh's Guidance), and on their eyes there is a covering. Al baqarah 2: 7
Indeed Allah will never lead anyone astray after he has shown them guidance.
At Tawbah 9: 115
and Allâh will never lead a people astray after He has guided them until He makes clear to them as to what they should avoid. Verily, Allâh is the All-Knower of everything.
It's us who refuse to follow.
As Saf 61: 5
So when they turned away (from the Path of Allâh), Allâh turned their hearts away (from the Right Path). And Allâh guides not the people who are Fâsiqûn (the rebellious, the disobedient to Allâh). (5)
May Allah continuously give us His Tawfiq and Hidayah for us to be steadfast and make it easy for us to please Him the way He commands us to.
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