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BLESSINGS OF ALLAH
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- 1
There are innumerable blessings
of Allah upon His creatures as
stated in the Holy Qur’an Sura
al-Ibrahim verse 34 “Had
you wanted to count the bounties
of Allah, you would not
have
been able to do it”.
In His creations human beings
are on the top of the list. If
we look around, every part of
this universe is filled with His
blessings. Although, it is
impossible to count Allah’s
blessings but this should not
deprive us from identifying them
as much as possible. Some times,
we take things for granted and
do not bother to watch closely
about His blessings and bounties
to us.
Let us start with the outer
world. If we only concentrate
upon our solar system; earth and
other stars are revolving around
the sun for thousands of years.
Allah had embodied every
astronomical body with two
forces which are equal and
opposite. They are Centripetal
Force and Centrifugal Force.
Centripetal Force attracts the
heavenly bodies towards the sun
and Centrifugal Force pulls them
away from the sun. If for a
split of a second any one of
these opposing forces stop, the
consequences would be a colossal
catastrophe. By the way who is
responsible for maintaining the
balance?
Allah had created a blanket of
air around the earth, about 150
miles. It is called atmosphere.
It is a natural protecting
buffer which prevents the deadly
ultra-violet rays coming from
the sun and also protects the
earth from falling debris of
outer space. Air is a mixture of
many gases but major gases are
Nitrogen 78% and Oxygen 21%.
Oxygen inhaled by the humans is
used up in the lungs and Carbon
Dioxide is exhaled. Allah in His
Paramount Mercy and Wisdom
towards mankind had made Carbon
Dioxide as essential for plants
and hence they inhale it and
exhale Oxygen which is so
important for human life.
Allah made giant mountains to
stabilize the earth as mentioned
in Holy Qur’an Sura al-Nahl
verse15 “Allah
has fixed the mountains on earth
lest you should be hurled away
when it quakes. Therein He has
also made rivers and roads so
that you will find your way”
Air, Solar energy, and Water are
the basic necessities of life
and Allah has provided them free
and in abundance. The usage of
water is countless; from
irrigation of farms to human
consumption. From sea water, we
get different kinds of food,
collect pearls and have
navigation and transportation of
merchandise from place to place
to name a few.Drilling is done
under sea for petrochemical
products to supply the needed
fuel. Water evaporates from the
oceans making clouds which bring
rain to the thirsty lands across
the globe as mentioned in Holy
Qur’an Sura al-Qaf verse 9 “We
have sent blessed water down
from the sky to grow gardens,
harvestable crops”
Sun is the center of life on
earth. Sun’s rays are essential
for plants, flowers, evaporation
from ocean, and human health. In
summer, when sun is
comparatively nearer to earth,
the ultra-violet rays become
dangerous. It is partly filtered
by the atmosphere but if human
bodies are exposed to it for a
longer time it may be fatal.
Allah made the earth neither too
soft so that our feet are stuck
in it nor too hard to prevent
agriculture or construction or
make difficult to bury the dead.
Allah had tilted the earth at
the Poles so that seasons are
formed. Earth’s rotation on its
axis causes day and night.
By Solar light, we are able to
work during the day. Night is
made by Allah to relax our
bodies and regain strength for
the next day. The distance
between the earth and the sun is
reasonable so that our bodies
are not burnt by its heat.
For the physical health and
well-being, Allah has spread
around the world different types
of fruits, vegetables and
plants. At the dawn of human
civilization, when men used to
live nearer to nature, they
enjoyed sound health and longer
life. It is reported that
Prophet Nooh (a.s.) lived for
900 years. At the time of
creation of man, Allah bestowed
a latent prophet in our hearts,
known as conscience. Every human
being is warned by his
conscience when he commits
smallest sin or wrong. For the
spiritual health and happiness,
Allah sent 124,000 prophets in
the world. Our Holy Prophet
(s.a.w.s.) was the last one. He
was provided by the last Divine
Book; the Holy Qur’an. Before
Holy Qur’an, Allah had sent
Taurait, Injeel, and Zuboor. For
the intervening period from the
last Prophet to the Day of
Judgment, there was a need for
Divine Guidance. Hence, Allah
sent Infallible Imams. First
Imam was Imam Ali (a.s.) and the
last one is Imam Mehdi (a.t.f.).
After the Eleventh Imam, the
caliph wanted to kill the
twelfth Imam, hence Allah, in
His profound Mercy and Guidance,
sent the Imam in Occultation. So
the earth is not devoid of
Divine Guidance. The Imam is
guiding the followers like the
sun obscured behind the clouds
still showers light on the
earth.
Hence, Allah’s messengers and
Imams are His Blessings on the
mankind.
Similarly, the Holy Qur’an is
also Allah’s Blessing not only
for Muslims but for all human
beings.
Connected with this is the fact
that it is a blessing of Allah
that we are not only Muslim but
also a Mumin.
If we are following the
commandments of Allah and
following the golden path of
Muhammad (s.a.w.s) and his
Progeny resulting in sound
physical and spiritual health
then that too is a great
blessing of Allah.
In the physical world, gravity
is a blessing of Allah. Someone
might say “O it was discovered
by Newton”There is a difference
between “Invention” and
“Discovery”.
Gravity was there for thousands
of years when Allah created the
heaven and the earth.
Newton only discovered it by
correctly using his intellect.
He was sitting under an apple
tree and saw an apple fell on
the ground. He started thinking
why it did not go any where.
The major industrial development
occurred during the last couple
of centuries. Scientists did not
create any basic material. They
used the existing materials
after experimenting with them
and manufactured useful
products. So that is
“Invention”. What ever
scientific advancements we
witness today is the proper use
of different materials in an
intelligent way. Man cannot make
even a leaf of a flower!
Holy Qur’an have been
challenging the mankind to think
about our surroundings.
Sura al-Yousuf verse 105 “There
is much evidence in the heavens
and the earth which they see,
but ignore”
.Sura al-Rad verse 3 “It
is Allah who spread out the
earth and fixed mountains and
placed rivers therein. He made a
pair of every fruit and made the
night cover the day. All this is
evidence for the people who
think”
Sura al-Nahl verse 19 “With
this water, He causes corn,
olives, palm-tree, vines and all
kinds of fruits to grow. In this
there is evidence for people of
understanding”
Sura al-Nahl verse 69
“(bees) then eat of every fruit
and follow the path of your Lord
submissively. From out of their
bellies comes a drink of
different color in which there
is a cure for the human being.
In this there is evidence (of
the truth) for the people of
understanding”
Sura al-Rum verse 21 “His
creating spouses for you out of
yourselves so that you might
take comfort in them; and His
creating love and mercy among
you. In this there is evidence
(of the truth) for the people
who (carefully) think.”
Sura al-Zumar verse 42 “Allah
preserves the souls when they
die as well those which did not
die during people’s sleep. He
withholds those souls which He
has decreed to die and releases
the others for an appointed
time. In this there is evidence
(of the truth) for the
thoughtful people.”
Allah is just and equitable.
Whoever struggles for any
objective irrespective of his
affiliations, Allah will reward
them. |
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