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Message Behind Lightning
English Bayan, 28 mins
19th April, 2020

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If we consider man's lifes, he undergoes 2 opposite states - Prosperity and adversity, Well-being (Good health) and Sickness. Good and bad days.
Each of us experience both. Occasionally there is good weather, occsionally bad. Sometimes we are healthy, sometimes we become sick. We are never constantly in one state.
A day begins well, but may end poor.
Allah has created the nature of this world like this.
We try to endure and control these differentiating moments without reflecting over them.
We wish that sadness, depression and constriction never befall us and we desire to experience happiness always.

We may not be able to control these moments. However we ARE required to learn how to live in this life and how to deal with such moments. If we adapt the correct method, we can sail through both conditions easily and recieve a good akhirah.
We are required to adopt a balance (of hope and fear) and not go to the extreme when experiencing happiness or sadness.


وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Allah has given us everything through the quran especially as it serves as a cure for the believers.


Allah swt also says :
هُوَ الَّذِي يُرِيكُمُ الْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَيُنشِئُ السَّحَابَ الثِّقَالَ
It is He who shows you lightening, [causing] fear and aspiration, and generates the heavy clouds.
(Surah Ra'd verse 12)

Barq برق is the lightening that strikes and causes fear.
The calamities that befall us are similar to the effect of lightening as calamities produce fear in our hearts just as lightening produces fear.

Allah uses the word طَمَعًا which translates as "aspiration/hope".
So just as lightening causes fear, it also carries a sense of hope. Meaning - Allah has placed fear as well as hope within our calamities.

وَيُنشِئُ السَّحَابَ الثِّقَالَ
"and generates the heavy clouds."

Clouds are full of rain. So after lightening strikes, it follows with showers of mercy (rain) which causes the fear to disperse.
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So if we are currently afflicted with calamity or trials and we are frightened, we should be motivated and hopeful, that just as lightening brings rain, calamities and problems will also follow-up with mercy .
Lightening carries mercy in the form of rain. So have hope that Allah has also prepared mercy for you too!

How shall we endure calamities?

وَيُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ

And the thunder exalts [ Allah ] with praise of Him - and the angels [as well] from fear of Him

The angels who controls the lightening are frightened, yet they glorify Allah. They remember Allah through Dhikr.

Other Angel's, upon witnessing a scene of fear and distress also make it a habit to remember Allah. Why?

Because when one does Allah' dhikr in moment of calamity and imitates the Angel's doings, this is a beloved action to Allah and It brings ease to ones difficult situation.
If we consider the condition today, there are many deaths around which may be extremely distressing but we should remember the example of lightening - after it strikes, the clouds of mercy will appear subsequently
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Endure these difficult moments whilst holding firm onto Allah's dhikr and Allah will envelope you with His mercy.

It must be remembered that when one is struck by calamity, he should not take incorrect routes nor resort to haram solutions to his problems.
Rather, one should turn to Allah's remembrance and engage in abundant Dhikr.
We can only imagine what the state must be of those who have no Dhikr In thier lives. How may they expect to endure such calamities whilst they have no such support of dhikr?
They have no support so they will resort to haram through thier depression!
This is why Allah reassures us by providing a solution of coping with our problems with ease.

And this is why the masahaikh always emphasise on dhikr as it helps you to sail through both adversity and prosperity.
The greatest of calamities may afflict a person yet the status of Allahs Dhikr is such that it helps him endure the situation!

Fear may result in ones death, so we should turn to Allahs mercy and Dhikr instead as that is what will make us successful in both worlds.

We should make it a habit to sit in Dhikr morning and evening.

How can we attain Allahs mercy?
When one engages in Dhikr Allahs mercy draws closer to him.

Allah becomes extremely pleased when a person is struck by calamities and whilst enduring, he remembers Allah. Allah may take us out of our situation when we remember him, so Live your lives with the support (saharah) of Dhikr!

I learnt this from the company of my Shaikh. Hadrath Shaykh damaat barakatuhum possessed vast amounts of knowledge and they were a high ranking Aalim - shakykhul hadith. Hadrath shaykh would address the gathering with a single sentence which would suffice as the tafsir (explanation) of the entire quran. Yet in his blessed Gatherings Hadrath Shaikh Damaat barakatuhum would focus mostly on Dhikr.

Nothing can bring ease to our life except Dhikr and I'm telling you this through experience. I tried to gain support and peace from all sorts of means and acts of worship- Hajj, Umrah, salah but my heart found peace with Allahs dhikr. and subsequently when I would then perform Hajj or umrah, it served as light for my heart.

Dhikr brings perfection to all other deeds and it purifies the heart. Thus, when one is firm on Dhikr and in this habit, he performs other deeds it brings a different beauty to those other worships.

I felt that I would fast and pray tahajjud but I dont feel that special state (kaffiyat)
But after Dhikr was practised it produced the blessings of the other deeds too. It changes your heart completely and performing other deeds are experienced with a whole new beautiful experience!

We constantly weep due to lives trials
But the one who does Dhikr doesnt cry because Allah gives them sabr through thier Dhikr.

May Allah grant us the love for Dhikr for the rest of our lives!

Death rates are being announced all around us yet Allahs lamp of Dhikr is being illuminated around the world.

Allah is sufficient for us! Hasbunallah wa ni'mal wail.
We MUST ensure engage In dhikr morning evening.
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