Friends ,
Surah Al Shuara ,one of the longer Surah in the Quran containing altogether 227 verses ,in the main recollect the epic stories around Moses and Abraham. Abraham 's father a corporate guy of that time ,chief idol maker in a society not much probably different from that of Bali , Indonesia now ,where prayers and offerings form a major part of their lives .If one care to ask one of those prettily dressed ladies of Bali why she is doing this and that and spending a significant sum of their meagre income on flowers for the gods the answer will be simple :Our fathers and forefathers and their forefathers used to do this .
Abraham's devotion and love to his errant father is exemplified in the following verses .To me this also reflects a tragedy in our lives :there will come a time when we will be separated from our loved ones on the basis of our Din and aqidah ,
'And forgive my father .Lo ! he is of those who err [86].And Abase me not on the day when they are raised ,[87] The day when wealth and sons avail not [any man] [88]. Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart [89].'
The key phrase here I think is 'Save him who bringeth unto Allah his whole heart ' .The question we need to ask ourselves is :Are we already there or are we just like that prettily clad Balinese ladies happily going through life bathe in ignorance and complacence .
Dr Nik Howk
Surah Al Shuara ,one of the longer Surah in the Quran containing altogether 227 verses ,in the main recollect the epic stories around Moses and Abraham. Abraham 's father a corporate guy of that time ,chief idol maker in a society not much probably different from that of Bali , Indonesia now ,where prayers and offerings form a major part of their lives .If one care to ask one of those prettily dressed ladies of Bali why she is doing this and that and spending a significant sum of their meagre income on flowers for the gods the answer will be simple :Our fathers and forefathers and their forefathers used to do this .
Abraham's devotion and love to his errant father is exemplified in the following verses .To me this also reflects a tragedy in our lives :there will come a time when we will be separated from our loved ones on the basis of our Din and aqidah ,
'And forgive my father .Lo ! he is of those who err [86].And Abase me not on the day when they are raised ,[87] The day when wealth and sons avail not [any man] [88]. Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart [89].'
The key phrase here I think is 'Save him who bringeth unto Allah his whole heart ' .The question we need to ask ourselves is :Are we already there or are we just like that prettily clad Balinese ladies happily going through life bathe in ignorance and complacence .
Dr Nik Howk
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