This is what #StandOnBusiness really means, for the Muslim.Categorically, we’re informed (via at-Tanzīl/Revelation) that anyone whom falls under any of the Following-Scenarios is guaranteed to have precisely what they ask Allah for.
Having Access to this Type/Kind of Info. is vital. It’s ultimately crucial, for us as Muslims, to learn/know the Optimal-Times/Moments which our Ad`iyyah/Verbal-Pleas to Allah are most probable to be accepted. For the Muslim, it behooves us to constantly/consistently be in a 24/7-State of Dhikr/Remembrance of Allah…at least as much as humanly possible that is. The Power-Of-Du`ā’ is never to be overlooked nor underrated.
The Aforementioned-Pics, detailing an-Nuzūl/Revelatory-Texts, are Proofs that:
a. Allah wants Their Makhlūq/Creation to constantly/consistently depend upon Allah & rely upon Them for anything/everything.
b. Allah wants to grant Their Creation whatever they request of/from Allah.
c. Allah appreciates when Their Creation calls upon Them for whatever they need/want.
The Sabab/Reason how & why it’s ever important to call upon Allah for everything: Allah possesses everything. Allah is: Ar-Rahmān/The Source-Of-Mercy, Ar-Rahīm/The Most-Merciful, Al-Muqsit/The Ultimately-Just, Ar-Razzāq/The Ultimate-Provider, Al-Ghanī/The Ultimately-Affluent, Al-Mughnī/The Distributor-Of-Affluence, At-Tawwāb, Al-Ghaffār, Al-Ghafūr, Ash-Shakūr/The Most-Grateful, Mālik-ul-Mulk/The Owner/Master of the Universe, Rabb-ul-`Ālamīn/The Lord/Caretaker of the Universe, Al-Mujīb/The Ultimate-Responder, as-Samī`/The Ultimate-Hearer/Listener, etc. So, why should we not constantly/consistently race towards Allah if/whenever we want/need something.
In fact, ironically, Muhammad (Peace be upon them) stated:
I know, for a Fact, that there were Times via my own Lifetime: I’ve asked Allah for Things, for Things to occur/happen, for me to be protected from People/Things, for Extended-Life, for Health, for Capabilities/Abilities, for Success, for Guidance, etc. And, in spite of Various-Times me not even deserving what I even asked for: because I asked Allah for it They granted it to me.
With that being said…a Personal-Du`ā’ which I often utter:
اللهمَّ تحرمني أن أظلم ما سألتك
Oh, Allah: protect/prevent me from misusing/abusing whatever I’ve ever asked You for.
Immaturity is a Spiritual/Psycho-Emotional Pathology. People refuse to admit it, but it’s precisely what it is. Most-Persons really refuse to evolve/elevate themselves. (As a Good-Student of Human-Nature/Behavior) I’m able to look at Various-Persons, via Various Walks-Of-Life, etc. and assess that the Way they show-up in the World currently is exactly how they showed-up when they were Teenagers. This results in observing how People eat, sleep, dress, walk, talk, handle their Personal-Hygiene, their Literature-Intake, the Kinds/Types of Entertainment they enjoy/indulge in, etc. Literally, all of this directly/overtly paints Vivid-Pictures of the Human-Lives we engage with daily.
This places People in a very Uncomfortable-Space. The Natural-Conclusion, of course, is to deny what I’ve detailed & run away. But, it definitely takes Courage to face this Head-On. As I always tell People: Courage isn’t the Absence-Of-Fear, it’s the Willingness&Ability to confront Fear. Confronting one’s own Demons is in fact arduous as well as scary, but equally as necessary to do so. We must/should all manifest Courage to push through our Apprehensions/Fears, regarding our Pathologies, in order to arrive at Healing.
The following is what Maturity looks like, additionally my Commentary of the Following-Picture:
1. Rhetoric is something which everyone wants to be “Expert” at. As Humans: we all want to be viewed as the Largest-Voice in the Room. Being the “Loudest-Voice” isn’t a “Flex”. Just as Allah states: “Most-Humans are argumentative about everything.”. (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.18, V.54)
2. Self-Care is Life (quite literally)…as Allah states: “Those whom believe pay attention: Upon you are yourselves.”. (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.5, V.8)
3. Forgiveness is a lot more powerful than Most-Persons ever give it Credit for. Forgiveness often feels like a Weekness, as opposed to the Strength it truly is. And, All-Humans are deserving of Forgiveness…the Stories of the Mass-Murderer & the Prostitute are Classic-Examples of this. (al-Bukhārī)
4. Permeability is very important. It allows People to acquire understanding, to connect with Others…as Allah states that Humans were created & made into Various Walks-Of-Life to recognize, respect, each other. (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.49, V.13)
5. Differring is natural, normal, etc. However, when those whom differ begin to think/feel that we’re “superior” because of our “Opinions”: that’s a Serious-Problem. There’s a Difference between being Right & being Correct. Just as Muhammad (Peace be upon them) said that amongst the Reasons how/why the Children-Of-Israel went astray: because of Pathological-Differing. (an-Nawawī)
6. It’s humanly impossible to make anyone love us. Love is literally impossible without Respect-It’s impossible to love anyone/anything that’s unrespected. Also, most of us confuse Love with Infatuation. And, we allow “Love” to blind us to a Person’s-Negativity/Toxicity…as Muhammad (Peace be upon them) forewarned: “Beware of extremely loving someone, because you may have to hate them.”. (at-Tirmidhī)
7. Heartache is never something easy to deal with. It’s painful, confusing, arduous, etc. However, much like All-Injuries: they can heal…the Pain doesn’t last forever. Muhammad (Peace be upon them) mentioned that Heartache is used by Allah, as one of the Ways to rid Humans of their Sins. (al-Bukhārī)
8. Judgmentalism is predicated upon Apathy/Arrogance. The Mentality to judge Others as though one is “Perfect” is atrocious to say the least. Just as Muhammad (Peace be upon them) stated: Apathy/Arrogance is denying Truth & mocking People.”. (an-Nawawī)
9. “Silence is Golden.”, as the Ole-Saying goes. There’s Lots of Power via Silence (See 1. Rhetoric). Unfortunately, Most-Persons think/feel that Silence denotes “Weakness”. Anything but true. Silence reminds us to utilize the “Think before you speak.” Concept…as Muhammad (Peace be upon them) said: “Whomever believes in Allah & the Last-Day, then they must speak Goodness or be/remain silent.”. (an-Nawawī)
10. Happiness is a Personal-Responsibility. No one can make us “happy”, but anyone can make us miserable. The Greatest-Blunder any Human does, via Human-Relationships: we audaciously/arrogantly expect Others to grant us Happiness…as Allah says: “Those whom believe pay attention: Upon you are yourselves.”. (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.5, V.105)
1. The Issue of Persons being turned into Apes&Hogs never applied to Jewish-People…it exclusively applied to Certain/Specific-Persons amongst the Children-Of-Israel, prior to Jesus-Christ (Peace be upon them). (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.2, V.65-66; Chpt.5, V.59-60; Chpt.7, V.163-166; at-Tabarī; al-Qurtubī; as-Suyūtī; ibn-Kathīr; Muslim; an-Nawawī)
2. Full-Disclosure…there’s a Difference between being a Member of the Children-Of-Israel & being Jewish.
3. For anyone to pontificate/claim that the Children-Of-Israel are Holistic-Descendants of Apes&Hogs, then by default this would apply to Anbiyā’/Prophetic-Individuals from the Children-Of-Israel (that’s jointly al-Buhtān/Slander & al-Kufr/Disbelief).
4. Allah specifically commands us to not mock the Gods of the Pagans, or else they’ll mock Allah via Ignorance/Apathy…just as Allah states: “And never let your hatred, against any People, prevent you from behaving justly.”. (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.5, V.8; Chpt.6, V.108)
5. As per their Statements regarding Muslims abandoning al-Jihād/Resistance…there’s literally Muslim-Leaders/Governments, Muslim-Scholars, etc. whom’re Anti-Jihād & it’s exclusively because their Muslim/Non-Muslim Geo-Political Overlords have them adhering to the Anti-Jihād Script. And, that’s because Anti-Jihād keeps Elitist&Governmental-Influence/Dominance in Muslim-Countries a Reality, so that they won’t unite & restore al-Khilāfah/Islāmic-Governance.
6. Since they brought-up the Kashmir-Issue & Palestine-Issue…Muslims (historically & contemporaneously) are directly-responsible/culpable for those being Realities. Historically, it’s a Known-Fact that there’s Muslim-Countries which’re the Geo-Political Allies of: China, India, Israel, etc. & they’re notorious for imposing Islāmophobic-Oppression against Fellow-Muslims.
But, of course, Persons like Wissam Haddād will never bring-up Realities such as these, because it’ll alienate them from the Religio-Sectarian Groups which they dick-ride. The Hypocritical-Irony is that Persons whom spew the Same-Tyle/Kind of Kalām/Rhetoric as Wissām Haddād…they literally take Islāmic-Info./Knowledge from the Same-Persons whom co-sign Muslim-Leaders/Governments whom align themselves with Non-Muslims whom oppress Fellow-Muslims. Make that Goofy-Shit make Sense.
The Video is a Visual-Testimony of what I always tell People: It’s easy to judge People, when our Sins aren’t Public-Knowledge.
In spite of the Vocal-Lagging of the Video: it clearly details the Islāmic-Necessity of manifesting/utilizing the Islāmic-Concept “70-Excuses”. The Concept itself, albeit not found anywhere nominally via at-Tanzīl/Revelation: the Concept is most definitely implied via at-Tanzīl. This-Concept evolved from a Linguistic-Endearment of Pagan-Arabs Peoples, as per the Numerical-Phrase “70”.
As per Arab Linguistic-Culture, the Term “70” meant “Unlimited/Infinite”. So, as per the Original-Case which Allah established against `Abdillah ibn-Ubay ibn-Salūl (the Leader of the Hypocrites/Pseudo-Muslims via al-Madīnah)-When `Abdullah died: Muhammad (Peace be upon them) was forewarned by Allah, that even if they were to ask Allah to forgive `Abdallah ibn-Ubay ibn-Salūl “70-Times”, `Abdallah would never be forgiven. (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.9, V. 80-84; at-Tabarī; as-Suyūtī)
As per nominally, the Term/Phrase “70-Excuses has 2 Known-Usūl/Origins: it’s contested amongst Various-`Ulamā (Religio-Academics/Scholars) that the Term “70-Excuses” was coined originally via Ja`far ibn-Muhammad or Muhammad ibn-Sīrīn. (al-Bayhaqī)
I actually know the Person via This-Video. Fredrick Wells is actually a Good/Close-Friend of mine. And, in spite of the Evident-Quirkiness displayed via their Character…they’re a Smart/Cool-Dude. When they sent This-Video to me, I honestly was like: “Ehhhhh…I don’t know…”. However, I still humbled myself just enough to view the Entirety of the Video-Clip. I’m grateful for Humility. It was a Strong-Dose of al-Basīrah/Vision (via Hindsight), which was in my Best-Interest. It was such a Noteworth-Tadhkirah/Reminder.
It reminded me of the Islāmic-Principle: “Truth is Truth, regardless of whom/where it comes from.”. The Humility necessary to be capable/able & willing to learn from anyone: this must constantly/consistently be revised & sharpened on a Daily.
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