I found the following paragraph from the novel Tom Jones by
Henri Fielding very compelling regarding reflections on the creation of Allah.
I liked the eloquence of it so I am copying it here.
“…but there is one single act, for
which the whole life of man is infinitely too short: what time can suffice for
the contemplation and worship of that glorious, immortal, and eternal Being,
among the works of whose stupendous creation not only this globe, but even
those numberless luminaries which we may here behold spangling all the sky,
though they should many of them be suns lighting different systems of worlds,
may possibly appear but as a few atoms opposed to the whole earth which we
inhabit? Can a man who by divine meditations is admitted as it were into the
conversation of this ineffable, incomprehensible Majesty, think days, or years,
or ages, too long for the continuance of so ravishing an honour? Shall the
trifling amusements, the palling pleasures, the silly business of the world,
roll away our hours too swiftly from us; and shall the pace of time seem
sluggish to a mind exercised in studies so high, so important, and so glorious?
As no time is sufficient, so no place is proper, for this great concern. On
what object can we cast our eyes which may not inspire us with ideas of his
power, of his wisdom, and of his goodness? It is not necessary that the rising
sun should dart his fiery glories over the eastern horizon; nor that the
boisterous winds should rush from their caverns, and shake the lofty forest;
nor that the opening clouds should pour their deluges on the plains: it is not
necessary, I say, that any of these should proclaim his majesty: there is not
an insect, not a vegetable, of so low an order in the creation as not to be
honoured with bearing marks of the attributes of its great Creator; marks not
only of his power, but of his wisdom and goodness. Man alone, the king of this
globe, the last and greatest work of the Supreme Being, below the sun; man
alone hath basely dishonoured his own nature; and by dishonesty, cruelty,
ingratitude, and treachery, hath called his Maker's goodness in question, by
puzzling us to account how a benevolent being should form so foolish and so
vile an animal.”
In Quran, Allah exhorts human beings to reflect on His
creations, such as in the following verses of Sura Aal-Imran. The last elven
verses of Sura Aal Imran (03: 190- 200)
are sunnah to recite upon waking up in the early morning for Tahajjud prayers.
[003:190] Verily, in the creation
of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there
are indeed signs for men of understanding.
[003:191] Those who remember Allâh
(always, and in prayers) standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and
think deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth, (saying):
"Our Lord! You have not created (all) this without purpose, glory to You!
(Exalted are You above all that they associate with You as partners). Give us
salvation from the torment of the Fire.
6 comments:
Can I kindly ask if one muslim makes a promise to another fellow muslim fully knowing the importance of a promise in Islam (even though he/she also swears to Allah as in take an oath) but still breaks it hence hurting the one he/she made it to...and if the other person doesnt forgive them, will Allah forgive them?
u should do a post on promises..
Allah doesn't like that a man should oppress or hurt others. To make false promises is lying, and even worse than lying, and it is among major sins.
The Prophet (pbuh) said:
On the authority of Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (sas) said:
"Four traits whoever possesses them is a hypocrite and whoever possesses some of them has an element of hypocrisy until he leaves it: the one who when he speaks he lies, when he promises he breaks his promise, when he disputes he transgresses and when he makes an agreement he violates it.
Muslim and Bukhari
However, Islam teaches us to be patient and to forgive people. When you are patient when oppressed, it becomes incumbent upon Allah to punish the oppressor. But forgiveness is better, because we also like others to forgive us and Allah to forgive us for our sins.
I am copying link to an article which details importance of forgiving others in Islam:
http://navedz.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/forgiveness-and-its-benefits-on-health-quran/
I dont know what oppression means but since this promise was an enagagment/promise to marry and was broken and hurt me immensely, does the same apply to me:
When you are patient when oppressed, it becomes incumbent upon Allah to punish the oppressor.
In this case you are hurt so you are the oppressed person.
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