by Nisaar Y. Nadiadwala on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 6:57pm
There are three types of rich men described in the Qur'an whom Allah had given enormous wealth, Dawood a.s., Suleman a.s., and Dhulkarnayn...About Dawood, he was a supreme King wth iron getting soft for him so that he could mould it and make warriors' armours. This was an amazing skills which no human being had or will ever possess. Suleman was a king over men and Jinns, He had birds and animals communicating with him and even wind moved as per his instruction.
Dhulkarnain was given lot of power and opportunity and his kingdlom was vast. His sway extended over east and west and ruled over people of diverse civilisations.Dhulkarnain praised Allah : This is the mercy of my Lord!!! Surah al Kahf ch 18, verse 98.
Surah as Sa'ad says that though Dawood was a man of strength yet he ever turned to Allah. The arabic word here is Awwab. About Suleman, Allah says in Surah Sa'd , verse 30, how excellent in our service! Ever did he return to us..Both the rich and the noble prophets expressed thanks to Allah, witnesses the 15 th verse of Surah Naml..Both said : Praise be to Allah, who has favoured us above many of His servants who believe.
Ibnul Duniya is a famous scholar and a writer, He narrates an intersting incident in one of his books about the value of the worldy status as compared to the divine honour. Once Suleman a.s. was travelling on his flying mat . He passed upon a farm. There is saw the farmer toiling hard in the hot sun and sweating profusely . As he worked he kept on saying : Subhanallah.. Then he called upon his workers and declared.: How rich is Suleman ! he has been gifted the command of men, Jinns, brids animal, and wind ..Suleman over heard this remark and asked the flying mat to land in the farm. H e landed and went straight away to the farmer. Sulman sai d: I am Suleman ibn Dawood ! I swear by Allah ! your utterance of one Subhanallah is more precious and virtuous than my entire kingdom and wealth and power that I possess!
Is Islam an obstacle to prosperity ? One can be prosperous and follow deen without getting distracted by the richness that Allah has bestowed upon him. The most common attitude of all these three kings was " They were all grateful to Allah for the blessings he gave"
There are many Muslims who find Islam to be orthodox and an obstacle to their careers, dreams, business, status, life styles ,hobbies and entertainment. Many feel that Islamic attire can drive away their job opportunities and damage their status.This illusion keeps them away from practising Islam. So they dont wear an Islamic attire by sporting bears or wearing hijab. They look down upon their fellow Muslims who practice Islam. Many Muslims find it impossible to survive in this world without taking interest based house loans.
This epedemic of looking down upon Islamic values is an old but succesful virus injected by Satan. The Qur'an testifies in Surah al Ankabu't ch 29 verse 38... ( And the remains of) the A'd and the Thamud will clearly appear to youfrom the traces of their buildings. Satan made their deeds (materialism, career chase, entertainment, wealth...) alluring to them and kept them back from the path, though they were gifted with 'MUSTABSIREEN'.. tHE ARABIC WORD The arabic word Mustabsireen means skills and Intelligence.The immediate next verse says the same about Pharoah, Hamam and Qarun..Those who find the wordly matters better than the remembering Allah are doomed to be destroyed.
Author : Nisaar Nadiadwala speaks and writes on Islam and Muslims. He can be reached at nisaar_yusuf@yahoo.com
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There are three types of rich men described in the Qur'an whom Allah had given enormous wealth, Dawood a.s., Suleman a.s., and Dhulkarnayn...About Dawood, he was a supreme King wth iron getting soft for him so that he could mould it and make warriors' armours. This was an amazing skills which no human being had or will ever possess. Suleman was a king over men and Jinns, He had birds and animals communicating with him and even wind moved as per his instruction.
Dhulkarnain was given lot of power and opportunity and his kingdlom was vast. His sway extended over east and west and ruled over people of diverse civilisations.Dhulkarnain praised Allah : This is the mercy of my Lord!!! Surah al Kahf ch 18, verse 98.
Surah as Sa'ad says that though Dawood was a man of strength yet he ever turned to Allah. The arabic word here is Awwab. About Suleman, Allah says in Surah Sa'd , verse 30, how excellent in our service! Ever did he return to us..Both the rich and the noble prophets expressed thanks to Allah, witnesses the 15 th verse of Surah Naml..Both said : Praise be to Allah, who has favoured us above many of His servants who believe.
Ibnul Duniya is a famous scholar and a writer, He narrates an intersting incident in one of his books about the value of the worldy status as compared to the divine honour. Once Suleman a.s. was travelling on his flying mat . He passed upon a farm. There is saw the farmer toiling hard in the hot sun and sweating profusely . As he worked he kept on saying : Subhanallah.. Then he called upon his workers and declared.: How rich is Suleman ! he has been gifted the command of men, Jinns, brids animal, and wind ..Suleman over heard this remark and asked the flying mat to land in the farm. H e landed and went straight away to the farmer. Sulman sai d: I am Suleman ibn Dawood ! I swear by Allah ! your utterance of one Subhanallah is more precious and virtuous than my entire kingdom and wealth and power that I possess!
Is Islam an obstacle to prosperity ? One can be prosperous and follow deen without getting distracted by the richness that Allah has bestowed upon him. The most common attitude of all these three kings was " They were all grateful to Allah for the blessings he gave"
There are many Muslims who find Islam to be orthodox and an obstacle to their careers, dreams, business, status, life styles ,hobbies and entertainment. Many feel that Islamic attire can drive away their job opportunities and damage their status.This illusion keeps them away from practising Islam. So they dont wear an Islamic attire by sporting bears or wearing hijab. They look down upon their fellow Muslims who practice Islam. Many Muslims find it impossible to survive in this world without taking interest based house loans.
This epedemic of looking down upon Islamic values is an old but succesful virus injected by Satan. The Qur'an testifies in Surah al Ankabu't ch 29 verse 38... ( And the remains of) the A'd and the Thamud will clearly appear to youfrom the traces of their buildings. Satan made their deeds (materialism, career chase, entertainment, wealth...) alluring to them and kept them back from the path, though they were gifted with 'MUSTABSIREEN'.. tHE ARABIC WORD The arabic word Mustabsireen means skills and Intelligence.The immediate next verse says the same about Pharoah, Hamam and Qarun..Those who find the wordly matters better than the remembering Allah are doomed to be destroyed.
Author : Nisaar Nadiadwala speaks and writes on Islam and Muslims. He can be reached at nisaar_yusuf@yahoo.com
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