Putting Your Trust in Allah in times of calamities: A Lesson from Surah Al-Kahf

 

Amidst recent concerns on the surge of #COVID19 cases and our entry into #MCO #PKP round 2, it’s important to remind ourselves of a lesson and du’aa taught from Surah Al-Kahf, wherein Allah says:

 “When the young men fled for refuge to the cave, they said: 

رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّىءْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا

"Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our affair in the right way!''

Therefore, We covered up their hearing in Al-Kahf for a number of years.” (Al-Kahf 18:10-11)

Dr. Bilal Philips commented:

“Allah protected the youths and revived them back as a test for people and a test for the youths themselves, because they were unaware of how long they had slept. The message of the verses being that, Allah answered their prayers by keeping (the harm of the) people away from them while they slept in the cave and causing them to miraculously survive all those years. Allah is the One who can do the unexpected.

 

We have to believe that even though situations may seem hopeless, Allah can always solve the problem. It is a reminder to us of crises in our own lives which seemed to be hopeless, but with Allah’s help we are able to come through. This story in its own way expresses that same concept. If we put our trust in Allah and He will find a way for us as He said:

وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجاً - وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَحْتَسِبُ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ

“Whoever fears Allah, He will make for him a way out and provide for him from where he did not expect it. And whoever trusts in Allah, He will be sufficient for him.” (Soorah at-Talaaq, 65: 2-3)

(Quoted from “Tafsir Surah Al-Kahf”, Dr. Bilal Philips. Tafsir 202, IOU)

May Allah strengthen our taqwa to provide a way out for all difficulties, safeguard our ummah from harm, strengthen our patience and perseverance through hardship, Grant shifaa (healing) and ajr (rewards) to those patient in affliction, and may He ease the fairs of all those in difficulty

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