Hadhiya (Blog post 14)
إِنَّ هَـٰذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُونِ “ Indeed this, your nation is one nation and I am your Master so enslave yourselves to Me.” Suratul Anbiya, 92 This ayah in Suratul Anbiya comes after Allah mentions some of the nations that came before us one by one. And at the very end, Allah says this about our ummah, as though He swt is praising us. As though being part of this ummah is something we should take absolute pride in. And according to this ayah part of the reason why we are so awesome is that we are ONE nation. That we aren’t divided. And how can we be divided, when the Master we worship and enslave ourselves to, is also ONE? Subhaanallah! So if there is anything that is driving your heart away from any of your fellow brothers and sisters, ask yourself. Have you truly enslaved yourself to Allah? If you did, then the things you love and hate will change. Your anger will subside just because you want to live by an ayah by maintain ties...