:-> What did Abu Dah Daah lose? Dates? Bushes? Dirt? What did he gain?
He gained a Jannah whose expanse is the heavens and the earth.
Abu Dah Daah did not misshis opportunity, and I prayto Allah
(Subhanahu wa ta'ala) that we do not missour opportunity of standing
to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) on Laylatul Qadr.
Dear brothers and sisters, we do not obey, worship and revere Allah
(Subhanahu wa ta'ala) in a way befitting of His Majesty.
Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) revealed:
"No just estimate have they made of Allah, such asis due to Him. On
the Day of Resurrection the whole of the earth will be but Hishandful,
and the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand: Glory to Him!
High is He above the partners they attribute to Him." (Surat
al-An'aam, Ayat 91).
Everything that we have belongs to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala). When
someone dies we say, Inna lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji'oon , Indeed
to Allah we belong and indeed to Him we shall return. This is not a
supplication just for when a soul is lost. It is a supplication for
every calamity that befalls a believer, even if his sandal were to
tear. Why? Because everything belongs to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala)
andeverything shall come back to him. Sit and try to count the
blessings Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) has bestowed upon you. Have you
ever tried to count stars?
"And He giveth you of all that ye ask for. But if ye count the favors
of Allah, never will ye be able to number them. Verily, man is given
up to injustice andingratitude."
(Surat Ibrahim, Ayat 34).
We have not understood the weight of this Qur'an that we rest on our
high shelves, this Noble book that was sent to give life to the dead.
For even if ourhearts were as solid as rock they would have crumbled
to the ground in fear and hope of Allah's (Subhanahu wa ta'ala)
punishment and Mercy. Could it be that our hearts are harder than that
mountain?
"Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, verily, thou wouldst have
seen it humble itself and split asunder in fear of Allah." (Surat
al-Hashr, Ayat21).
Dear brothers and sisters, as you fill the Masajid for Qiyamul Layl in
the last ten nights of Ramadan, remember what Allah (Subhanahu wa
ta'ala) wants you to know:
"Know ye that Allah is strict in punishment and that Allah is
Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."
There shall be a night, some night in your life that you shall awaken
in Jannah or Hell fire. Anas ibn Malik, on his deathbed,prayed to
Allah, (Subhanahu wa ta'ala), "O Allah, protect from a night whose
morning brings a journey to hell fire." Think about that morning.
Peace shall descend on Laylatul Qadr until the dawn. It may be that
you shall leave the Masjid after Fajr one day soon forgivenby Allah,
Glorious and MostHigh./
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