He gives us time...
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Jumuah Mubarak to our dear brothers and sisters!
Humanity was once nothing but a single community of believers, but then they differed. Had it not been for a prior decree from your Lord, theirdifferences would have been settled at once.
They ask, Why has no other sign been sent down to him from his Lord? Say, O Prophet, The knowledge of the unseen is with Allah alone. So wait! I too am waiting with you.
Qur'an 10:19-20
He gives us time
In the early dawn of human existence, we were united in our belief in the Oneness of Allah, as described in Surah Yunus: "Humanity was once nothing but a single community of believers, but then they differed" (10:19). This sharedfaith, pure and undivided, was the natural state of humanity. Yet, as time passed, hearts strayed from their Creator, wandering away from the truth that once bound us all together.
In His infinite wisdom, Allah could have settled these differences immediately, but in His boundless mercy, He has given us the precious gift of timea chance to reflect, to seek, and to return to Him. As Imam Kemal beautifullyreminds us, He gives us time to figure things out. This time is our opportunity to rediscover the truth of Allahs existence and His Oneness.
Despite the abundance of these signsthe miracles of the Messenger , the revelations of the Quran, the splitting of the moonmany Meccans still arrogantly challenged the Prophet Muhammad : "And they say, 'Why has a sign not been sentdown to him from his Lord?'" (10:20). How often do we hear such demands for signs even today?
But as Imam Kemal poignantly states, It's never enough for them. Even if a miraculous sign were presented, it would be obstinately dismissed by those who are determined to reject the truth.
Yet,a day will come when the final sign will manifestthe Day of Judgment. With death, the veils that blind us will be lifted, and the unseen will become seen. Every soul will witness the reality they once denied, but by then, it will be too late to turn back, too late to repent. This is why we must embrace belief in Allah and His Messenger before the inevitable comes, securing our place in the Afterlife.
Watch the rest of Imam Kemal's The Light of Yunus from our Ramadan programming below to learn more of these gems.
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Whoever is pleased for Allah to save him from distress on the Day of Resurrection, let him relieve one in hardship or lifthis burden.
Sahih Muslim 1563
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