My brothers and sisters many times we are sad because
we count what has gone wrong in our lives and we tend to count
those things that we feel are negative in our lives but we don't realize Allah almighty says
In Surah an-Nahl verse 18 Allah almighty says if you were to try to count the favors of Allah upon you you will never be
able to count them but if you want to count some of the things Allah didn't give you you can count
those so as humankind here is revelation when we reconnect with revelation we realize that Allah
almighty what he has not given us we can count those things perhaps five things or ten things or
even if there are twenty things but you've counted twenty and it stops there but what he has given us
you won't ever be able to count according to Allah so your heartbeat your life your eyes your noses
your tongues your whatever else it may be that's only starting with some of the organs and then the
favors of Allah one after the other you will not be able to count them so the point being raised
is Allah grants us happiness and contentment by looking at what we have and concentrating
on it rather than concentrating on what we don't have that is actually limited so what you don't
have you can you can count it meaning you know how many things they are that you don't have
what about what you have you will never be able to count that so that's verse number 18 of surah Nahl
where Allah almighty beautifully tells us that you know he is most forgiving most merciful and he
wants us definitely to be able to thank him that's why he has flooded the goodness upon us one after
the other my brothers and sisters Allah knows what you conceal and he knows what you reveal
there is nothing that you can hide from Allah and this is why we say the issue of accountability
the fact that we are going to return to Allah the issue of being bothered about what Allah
would have to say about what you are doing or saying is far more important Allah says
verse number 19 of Surat an-Nahl where Allah almighty says
it is Allah who knows what you conceal and what you reveal
people may never understand what you've said or what you are doing Allah knows deep down he knows
your intentions he knows your fears he knows the hidden deeds of the heart he knows for example
that you're jealous of someone or he knows the envy the enmity whatever
else it may be that which is unseen hidden and he also knows what you have revealed
what you have shown what people can see he knows that and he is the best judge
he knows everything so when we realize that Allah almighty knows absolutely everything we cannot
hide from Allah some people commit a sin behind the backs of human beings because they are worried
what are people going to think of me when it comes to a sin my brothers and sisters
you need to understand you cannot hide from Allah if you think for a moment that Allah almighty
will not know what you did you are mistaken he is your maker he created you from nothing he
brought you into existence he is going to take you back wherever he wishes you cannot hide from
Allah almighty and this is why the best thing to ever do simply develop a relationship with Allah
and seek his forgiveness the Quran speaks about Taqwa how many times have we heard
oh you who believe o you who believe develop the correct relationship with Allah
you know Taqwa refers to piety it refers to god consciousness it refers to an element of
the fear of Allah the fear that is borne out of love of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
I don't want to go against his command and his instruction that is Allah my brothers my sisters
what's of utmost importance is for us to know that if my relationship with Allah is good
nothing nothing can harm me nothing will hurt me or damage me or bring me down because Allah is the
one who will strengthen me all the time but if we have a weak relationship with Allah in that case
Shaytan or the devil will tamper with us we will not realize the importance of worship
we won't realize the importance of modest to dress we won't realize the importance of being upright
great character great conduct helping others being kind to creatures of the almighty including
animals we won't realize the importance of worship because we don't even have a relationship
with Allah almighty so Allah almighty warns us and this is something interesting regarding
revelation when you reconnect with revelation you realize the warnings that come from Allah almighty
do you know man thinks that he has achieved so much but Allah says
you have not been given knowledge except a little droplet a small portion of it a very minute
portion of knowledge that's what you have you take a look at the discoveries that man is making
every day is proving to man how insignificant he is because planets are being discovered
millions of them on a daily basis and that's a fact there are telescopes that have gone out
into space the latest that there are sending back images of mind-boggling planets across
subhanAllah the existence and it goes on for millions of light years subhanAllah
and yet man thinks he's a big deal Allah almighty says do you know if Allah wanted
those who plan and plot evil Allah could cause the earth to open and swallow them
yes
those who plan and plot evil plots on earth
those who are planning and plotting evil things and sins
do they feel safe from Allah almighty causing the earth to open up and swallow them within
or for Allah to send the punishment against them do they feel secure which means do they really
think we cannot do that Allah is just warning us to say the punishment is real we can punish you
at any time we can turn your world upside down if we wish so what should you do well revelation says
develop the relationship with Allah and seek forgiveness constantly seek forgiveness for the
sins you have committed for those knowingly committed and those unknowingly committed
at times out of human error or human weakness a person commits a sin or makes a mistake and
Allah says we will forgive those people you simply have to turn back to me and
you ask forgiveness oh Allah forgive me I I regret what i've done I won't do it again I
seek your forgiveness and there you go you're forgiven by Allah almighty but if a person
has transgressed against Allah in a big way has never ever worshipped Allah
if a person has defied Allah almighty for as long as he or she is alive there is hope that if they
turn to Allah Allah will forgive them because they haven't died the examination is not over
the worldly examinations that we have there is a limited time an hour or two hours after which the
invigilator declares the end of the examination and you've got to put your pens down the same
applies in life life being a test as the Quran tells us there is a time when your test
will come to an end the invigilator would announce that this is the end for example
of your test you cannot write anymore everything is done it's over your deeds are sealed
they're going across and you know what you have to make sure before that day comes that you have the
correct answers or you've written the correct answers for those particular tests that have
been chosen for you in your life so this is why we say revelation will remind you that
you are going to return to Allah revelation will remind you that Allah has the capacity to punish
but by his mercy he won't if you are turning to him what comes to you
in your direction would actually be the mercy of Allah you will be content and you will be
happy may Allah almighty grant us contentment may Allah almighty have mercy on all of us.