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It is a fashion trend and a habbit
adopted by today's Muslims. That when we are in trouble, we start to
remember Allah, we try and perform our prayers in a more suitable manner
accurately on time.
We start to recite the Quran
more often, thinking that by reading and reciting the Quran it would
save us from our calamity.
And once our trouble is over,
then we get back to our busy routines as usual, forgetting Allah. And
whenever we have some time to relax after work, we get tired and bored,
and we look for a way to entertain ourselves.
Once our troubles and
suffering are over, we forget Allah being obedient to Satan. And start
following him in our worldly matters, giving first priority to those
matters instead of Allah.
Did we ever realize who are
we dealing with? We are not dealing with any human being, so it is easy
for us to show two faces, and act according to the situation. But we are
dealing with Allah, who is the knower of what is in our hearts and our
thinking, and he knows what we are going to think. Please do not go any
further until you understand the following verse in details, go over it
a few times.

Allâh! Lâ ilâha illa
Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever Living, the
One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber, nor
sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and
whatever is on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with
His Permission?
He knows what happens to
them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the
Hereafter . And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except
that which He wills. His Kursî[] extends over
the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and
preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
[This Verse 2:255 is called Ayat-ul-Kursî.] (2:255)
So basically we are fooling ourselves, when
we are in trouble we remember Allah, and after once our trouble is
removed by Allah, regardless in situations such as our business, jobs,
family related matters, government inquiries, or if one gets involved in
a criminal act, or sickness during rough times in traveling, whether it
may be on air or in the sea, we forget Allah.
In these situations how much do we remember
Allah? We remember Allah, so much it is like we were close to him since
we were small, and we have been in love with him for our entire life.
But as soon as the trouble is over, we feel
like a big burden is over, and then Satan shows that this trouble was
solved by our smartness, he shows so many avenues.
We forget that those avenues were only opened
by Allah alone. We are the one's who put ourselves in trouble, because
the path we chose, whether good or bad, Allah will make it easy for us.
It is only Allah who is the one who removes
our troubles, after we beg him. He is the most merciful, and the most
gracious. Regardless how ignorant we were before our trouble started.
If we claim to be smart, then we should
remember Allah at all times, so a trouble does not come close to us, and
we will always be under the shield of protection by Allah, and will be
out of disasters. Because Allah guarantees to us that when we mention
the name of Allah, then Satan never stays with us, allowing us to avoid
being involved in any troubles.
Being a Muslim, we all know that Satan is our
biggest enemy, and he is the one who wants to destroy us here and in the
hereafter. But everyday we are shown by him hundreds of different
attractions, in this life, to keep us involved only in this world, while
forgetting our true Provider, Creator, and Sustainer.
So how can one
be connected with the power of Allah? This is the only way, that
before doing any move in our life, we should learn to involve in
remembrance of Allah in our daily affairs, in order for us to be
protected from Satan.
What is essential for every Muslim is to
adhere to Allah's law, and the examples of our holy Prophet, in order
for us to be successful here and in the hereafter. |