take a stand; a mawqif. It's usually a test which is personal to each
of us. But on a larger scale, it's also an opportunity from Allah
allowing us to earn His Pleasure, attain higher ranks and pretty much
'prove' ourselves to Him.
Sometimes, we're forced tomake hard decisions. We'reforced to forsake
what we love in order to uphold a greater principle, we have to fight
against our heart and soul in order to do what is right at that moment
of time as opposed to what simply pleases us.
Sometimes, our actions directly affect others because in pleasing
Allah we end up displeasing people, but what choice does the believing
man or woman have? We don't live for the sake of our ownnafs; rather
we live for Allah and higher principles, and when it comes to these
testing moments in life, we must choose what is right, even if it
means that we will lose what is very dear to our hearts or lose our
freedoms.
These are the mawaqif in our lives, and every single person has to
face them at some point. But it's a Promise from Allah that once we
take the right stand, He will take it upon Himself to lead the way and
rectify our affairs. Evenif we cannot see the light at the end of the
tunnel, we must trust that the end result will be for the believer who
chose His Lord over himself.
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