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Araf 63-64

63- ARE YOU SURPRISED TO HAVE WORDS FROM YOUR LORD COME DOWN TO ONE OF YOUR MEN, TO WARN YOU, IN ORDER THAT YOU MAY BE PIOUS, GUARD YOURSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEASURE, SO THAT YOU MAY BE TREATED MERCIFULLY.

64- THEY REJECTED HIM, AND WE SAVED HIM AND THOSE WITH HIM IN THE SHIP, AND DROWNED THOSE WHO DENIED OUR AYAHS, FOR THEY WERE BLINDED PEOPLE.

The people Allah the Highest sent Noah to did not consider that him good enough, or special enough to receive Allah’s words and to be Allah’s messenger to them.  The same happened to other prophets and messengers, including Mohamed prayer and peace upon him.  Allah the Highest mentioned this in the Quran saying: “THEY SAID: “IF THIS QURAN WAS TO BE SENT DOWN TO A GREAT MAN FROM ONE OF THE TWO VILLAGES”.  (S: 43 A: 31)

The task for the messenger Allah the Highest choose is to deliver the message, warn people and show them on the way to piety.  This means that he should have characters and attributes, which put him in high esteem before Allah the Highest, and make him suitable to carry out this special and difficult task.  Allah the Highest measures the greatness of people with different scales from ours.  Allah the Highest said: “THE MOST HONOURABLE OF YOU BEFORE ALLAH IS THE MOST PIOUS”.

We should try to know people’s worth before Allah the Highest and treat them accordingly, and not according to their wealth and status in the society.  This is important for the following reasons:

-         We should listen to the pious people carefully and treat them with due regards and respect.

-         We should not have animosity with them for Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said that Allah the Highest said: “Whoever has animosity with one of my wali (close people) I will wage war against him”. 

Allah the Highest protects and saves His prophets and righteous slaves, even if after a while.  Support for them will certainly come, as long as they believe, are sincere in their faith, and maintain patience and perseverance when facing difficulties, which they will.

Power and authority on Earth does not last with anyone, or with any people.  Looking at the history of people and the history of nations shows this clearly.  We are all to be tested, some with afflictions and some with good fortunes; however our test is to see what we will do in the different situations.  Allah the Highest said: “AND WE AFFLICT YOU WITH GOOD THINGS AND BAD THINGS AS A TEST, AND TO US YOU WILL RETURN”.  (S: 21 A: 35)

To be tried and tested is one of the main reasons for our life on Earth, which Allah the Highest called always “The Lower Life”.   Thanks to Allah the Highest, it is not long.