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I recently attended a lecture about the Quran, given by Dr Roqaia, (who I must add is Ma-Shaa-Allah extremely talented). She was talking about how a person should react when another person wrongs them. By preventing our natural tendency to answer back or concoct an elaborate revenge plan, and instead doing nothing except relying on Allah, ultimate satisfaction is achieved.
I remembered an incident that happened to me many years ago when I was studying in university in the States. I had a small surgery, and my doctor made a mistake during the surgery. That mistake affected my life in countless ways and continues to do so till today. At the time people told me: “you should sue him!” or “you should at least be compensated for all you have been through!” Over the years I have had bouts of guilt because I always felt that I was responsible for anyone else he might make the same mistake with. In all honesty, the fact that I did nothing has very little to do with my reliance on Allah, and more to do with plain old laziness! Needless to say, even though I may have forgotten Him, He never forgot me. Life went on, I came back home to Bahrain, and nearly ten years later, while I was surfing the web, came across an article that completely shocked me! My doctor was in prison for premeditated murder!
Coincidence? Maybe, but I truly believe that what goes around comes around, its life’s cosmic rule. And I started to think about the bigger picture. How sometimes, even though doing nothing may seem like a sign of weakness, it is so much more effective. Relying on Allah SWT gives me more strength and satisfaction, than any revenge plan I could come up with. It is really quite simple when we realize that Allah SWT is also AlWakeel, and that by submitting yourself to that truth, and allowing yourself to trust that Allah has a bigger plan, everything falls into place just as it should. Am I happy that my doctor is rotting away in jail? Not really, but I am happy that he can’t practice medicine anymore, and I am so grateful that I have AlWakeel to trust and rely on.
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَعَلَيۡهِ تَوَكَّلۡنَا ۬ (٢٩
سُوۡرَةُ المُلک
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Say: "He is the Most Gracious (Allâh), in Him we believe, and in Him we put our trust (29)
Al-Mulk
I remembered an incident that happened to me many years ago when I was studying in university in the States. I had a small surgery, and my doctor made a mistake during the surgery. That mistake affected my life in countless ways and continues to do so till today. At the time people told me: “you should sue him!” or “you should at least be compensated for all you have been through!” Over the years I have had bouts of guilt because I always felt that I was responsible for anyone else he might make the same mistake with. In all honesty, the fact that I did nothing has very little to do with my reliance on Allah, and more to do with plain old laziness! Needless to say, even though I may have forgotten Him, He never forgot me. Life went on, I came back home to Bahrain, and nearly ten years later, while I was surfing the web, came across an article that completely shocked me! My doctor was in prison for premeditated murder!
Coincidence? Maybe, but I truly believe that what goes around comes around, its life’s cosmic rule. And I started to think about the bigger picture. How sometimes, even though doing nothing may seem like a sign of weakness, it is so much more effective. Relying on Allah SWT gives me more strength and satisfaction, than any revenge plan I could come up with. It is really quite simple when we realize that Allah SWT is also AlWakeel, and that by submitting yourself to that truth, and allowing yourself to trust that Allah has a bigger plan, everything falls into place just as it should. Am I happy that my doctor is rotting away in jail? Not really, but I am happy that he can’t practice medicine anymore, and I am so grateful that I have AlWakeel to trust and rely on.
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَعَلَيۡهِ تَوَكَّلۡنَا ۬ (٢٩
سُوۡرَةُ المُلک
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Say: "He is the Most Gracious (Allâh), in Him we believe, and in Him we put our trust (29)
Al-Mulk
1 comment:
i tatally agree الذين قال لهم الناس ان الناس قد جمعوا لكم فاخشوهم فزادهم ايمانا و قالوا حسبنا الله و نعم الوكيل* فانقلبوا بنعمة من الله و فضل لم يمسسهم سوء واتبعوا رضوان الله و الله ذو فضل عظيم
i have been through a very bad experience that effected my life but never thought of revenge, not because i was weak but beacause of my faith i depended on god that he is al Haseeb alwakeel and will take care of everything and alhamdellah god took a good care of me alhamdella
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