Allah First

Allah first, glorified and exalted be He. Not career, money, savings,
stocks, investments, 401K, IRA. Allah first. Not family, because we
cannot serve our families well unless we serve Allah first. Not
culture, nationality, "race", caste, tribe, clan, lineage, social
status (all of which are utterly meaningless).
Allah first. Not material, shopping, sales – people get up early for a
sale but can't wake up for Allah – smart phone, internet, computer.
Allah, Allah, Allah first. Not movies, shows, fake celebrities who are
worshiped like idols. Not sports teams, city, school, neighborhood.
Only when we put Allah first canwe stay that we have understood "Laa
ilaha il-Allah" (there is no God but Allah) – thissimple sentence and
testimony of faith, over which Prophets have been killed, believers
persecuted, and which has been so little understood even by Muslims.
This Laa ilaha il-Allah was the call of every Prophet and Messenger
from time immemorial. Allah says about it,
"…and know that Laa ilaaha ill Allah (there is no deity worthy of
worship but Allah)…" [Quran47:19, 20:8, 3:18, 59:22-3]
And Abu Sa`eed al-Khudri said, that the Messenger of Allah (S) said:
"Moses (AS) said: 'O Lord! Teach me something that I can remember You
with and I can supplicate You with'. He (Allah Ta'ala) said: 'Say 'Laa
ilaaha ill Allah', O Musaa'. He (Musaa) said:'All of your servants say
this'. He (Allah) said: 'If the seven Heavens and those who dwell
inthem other than Me and the seven Earths are put into one pan (of the
scale) and 'Laa ilaaha ill Allaah' is put into the other; 'Laa ilaaha
ill Allah' would be heavier.'" [Ibn Hibbaan and Haakim]
Laa ilaha il-Allah is the stuff of legends. It is the calling card of
the Eternal Prime Mover. It has rights over us. It's a contract,
anoath, a promise to love Allah before the people, fear Allah more
than the people, and to ask ourselves in every situation, "What does
Allah want me to dohere?" It's a vow to trust Allah before the people,
call upon Allah in times of hardship, thankAllah in times of plenty,
and know in our bones that our return is to Him.

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