My brothers and sisters when we were created by Allah when we came onto the earth we didn't
know how to speak and we did not have knowledge so Allah as I mentioned in the previous episode
an amazing thing He says when I took you from the wombs of your mothers
you didn't know anything you know in a nutshell you didn't have knowledge and you couldn't
speak but I gave you the faculty of hearing the faculty of seeing and I gave you your hearts so
Allah wants us to use the faculty of hearing Allah wants us to use our hearts Allah wants us to use
the faculty of seeing in order to understand his plan in order to learn in order to
seek knowledge in order to ask questions and in order to look and listen and in order to continue
to seek knowledge until we find him and we realize we have a maker and we're going to go back to that
maker so no matter how much knowledge you have if that knowledge you have has not brought you to
the conclusion that you have a maker according to revelation you have a problem what is the problem
well you are going to go back to the maker and this is why Allah says we have given you a little
bit of knowledge just a little bit it's not more there are certain things you would never be able
to answer except with revelation and over time as you discover things you will have to correct your
findings until it comes into sync with what we have revealed so that's the gift of Allah for us
where through revelation He gives us whatever He his secrets are He tells us all about what we
should be knowing in this world so Allah almighty has given us beautiful instructions
in this revelation there is a verse that's repeated a lot that we should be speaking
about often and when we reconnect with this particular verse we will realize
it encompasses almost the whole of our lives what is this verse it is verse number 90 of Surah
Nahal where Allah speaks about himself and as a result He wants us to learn these qualities
it is an instruction so he's talking about himself what does He instruct
Allah instructs the following so Allah speaking about what his instruction is
now here are qualities He wants us to learn from He wants us to obey
because He is saying this is my instruction the first thing He says
Allah instructs justice Allah instructs that you are just justice at the beginning with your maker
would ensure that you worship him alone no one besides He who made you deserves to be worshipped
that is the highest form of justice is to offer worship where it is belonged only nowhere else
but by extension justice refers to everything else to do with what is right and wrong what
is fair and balanced a judging between people in a matter you need to be fair
you need to fear the almighty and you need to be unbiased so Allah instructs you to be just
He instructs you to be kind to be good to be kind so that's the second in the order you are just
and then you are taught to be kind
and He wants you to give to your relatives who are in need eta evil doesn't mention the need it
just mentions giving the relatives but what's understood is yes exchanging gifts may be one
thing but more importantly when people related to you are in need and you have a little bit
excess from what you need Allah expects you to reach out to them and give don't be miserly why
because Allah gave you what you have in the first place He wants to see do you give others in need
so the giving of those who are related to you would acknowledge within it the connection that
you have with them that was decided by Allah your brother is your brother not because you wanted him
to be your brother but because Allah almighty chose him as a brother for you your sister is
your sister for the same reason your mother or father or your uncle or aunt they're all exactly
that for the reason that Allah made them that and you had absolutely no say in those relations
so therefore what's important is for us to fulfill that to be able to reach out to them
imagine Allah's kept a love a special type of love for those whom you are related to by blood parents
children brothers sisters uncles aunts nephews nieces whatever else it may be
in terms of relatives in most cases you find there is a connection you would be hurt if one of them
were hurt yes there are exceptions to that it doesn't happen in some cases but in most cases
that is it where did this love come from it came from Allah that's a gift connect
with Allah and Allah will connect you with those whom you are meant to be connected with
and yes when it comes to justice realize one thing it precedes relations that's why Allah
says Allah has instructed you to be just then He mentions kindness after the justice
because being just itself is part of kindness and then Allah says then you give your relatives
which means your family members come after the justice as a part of your kindness
then you are reaching out to your family members first before everyone else
and this doesn't mean that you don't reach out to others besides your family you do if someone is
in a greater need than your own family members desperate need you may reach out to them first
but this is a general teaching to say this is an instruction of Allah don't allow your
relatives to suffer when you know Allah has blessed you and given you it's not easy but
Allah Allah wants you to share what he's given you that is how you will achieve goodness and comfort
many people who are struggling on earth they don't heal they don't heal until and
unless they share what they have with those who don't have starting with their family members
and this is why Allah almighty speaks about good deeds in verse number 97 of Surah Nahal
means
Allah says whoever does a good deeds male or female and is a believer we will grant them a
good life to begin with we will grant them a life that will be amazing so everyone wants a good life
we want goodness we want happiness we want a lovely conveyance perhaps motor vehicles homes
accessories some designer stuff in some cases although we are taught not to run behind labels
there is nothing wrong in having something expensive of a good quality but not necessarily
something that is a label that we become a slave of but Allah almighty wants us to realize you
are a slave of his it shouldn't compromise your prayer your modesty your your levels of morality
that shouldn't be compromised your connection with the almighty your humbleness and humility never
be compromised while you are earning in order to live a more luxurious life you may be compromising
the eternal life that is far more important when you connect with revelation you realize
that's not how it should be if I have lost a little bit on earth
because I didn't want to do something immoral or something unacceptable something
that would earn the displeasure of Allah it's okay for as long as I earned the pleasure of Allah and
I will get the eternal luxury what's the point of having a beautiful conveyance here on earth
a lovely home nice clothing beautiful perfumes and you look amazing and very very beautiful or
handsome on earth but there's nothing waiting for you in the hereafter because you didn't even give
from your goodness so Allah almighty instructs us to do a few things and we've only mentioned
the instructions in the next episode I want to talk about the prohibitions
in the same verse so that was verse number 90 of the Surah and I touched on verse number 97
as well in sha Allah we will continue with this in the next episode may Allah almighty bless every
one of us and grant us the ability to reach out to those in need so that He is pleased with us.