Ramadan Quran Reflection Day 29 (19:49)
Sometimes we want to get to a place of peace in our lives so desperately and get there as quickly as possible, but for some reason there’s a hold up. And many times, the hold up can be our own selves without realizing it.
It struck me while reading the beautiful story of Prophet Ibrahim(Abraham) as he advised his father to worship only one God, the most Merciful. He speaks to his father with the utmost respect and yet doesn’t get a healthy response, rather a threat. It is at this point in the story where Ibrahim decides that he had done everything possible and moves on.
God then says:
فَلَمَّا اعْتَزَلَهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا نَبِيًّا
“So when he had turned away from them and from those whom they worshipped besides Allah, We gave him Ishaque (Isaac) and Ya'qub (Jacob), and each one of them We made a Prophet.”
It is only AFTER Ibrahim leaves the place of idol worship that God grants him these two righteous sons who would later become prophets. Sometimes, it takes us to leave a certain environment to get what we truly want. This verse serves as a reminder to check myself and ask if I’m the hold up in my prayers not being answered. Maybe we need to remove ourselves from places that aren’t helping us thrive, but only the opposite. It’s crucial to surround ourselves with those who help us know God and love Him through thick and thin, fostering an environment of faith and piety.
I pray God guides us to be with the best companies and the purest environments that enable our growth and help our prayers be answered in the best fashion. Ameen.
Sometimes we want to get to a place of peace in our lives so desperately and get there as quickly as possible, but for some reason there’s a hold up. And many times, the hold up can be our own selves without realizing it.
It struck me while reading the beautiful story of Prophet Ibrahim(Abraham) as he advised his father to worship only one God, the most Merciful. He speaks to his father with the utmost respect and yet doesn’t get a healthy response, rather a threat. It is at this point in the story where Ibrahim decides that he had done everything possible and moves on.
God then says:
فَلَمَّا اعْتَزَلَهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا نَبِيًّا
“So when he had turned away from them and from those whom they worshipped besides Allah, We gave him Ishaque (Isaac) and Ya'qub (Jacob), and each one of them We made a Prophet.”
It is only AFTER Ibrahim leaves the place of idol worship that God grants him these two righteous sons who would later become prophets. Sometimes, it takes us to leave a certain environment to get what we truly want. This verse serves as a reminder to check myself and ask if I’m the hold up in my prayers not being answered. Maybe we need to remove ourselves from places that aren’t helping us thrive, but only the opposite. It’s crucial to surround ourselves with those who help us know God and love Him through thick and thin, fostering an environment of faith and piety.
I pray God guides us to be with the best companies and the purest environments that enable our growth and help our prayers be answered in the best fashion. Ameen.
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