In the morning & In the evening.
These we recite when leaving the door to seek our livelihood, and when retiring to bed after having strived hard. To protect at the two corners of the day.
But the invisible forces that rule our destiny, are not indominatable, not unsurmountable. Nor are they many, solely one.
Kafirun & Ikhlas, the Choice and it's Purity.
For Karfirun, recalls our identity to us. Reminds us of our choice to believe. That is why, in our devotions (the five daily salaat), it is followed by Ikhlas, which is of itself the cornerstone of belief.
It is the word "La", of the declaration, made speech. And whilst it is directed outward by "Qul", it is it's return to our own ears that is the greater than any outward force or power. This understanding is compounded by the Sunnah, for Muhammad (saw) never did accuse another with the words "Kafir". Neither his vilifying uncle, Abu Lahab (cursed in the Qur'an) nor his worst enemies.
Whilst Kafiroon is the "La" of our declaration, Ikhlas is it's embodiment.
Falaq: the Day-Break.
Falaq is the sole one that contends with forces beyond our control, the envy of an envier and the magic of a evil-mongerer. We seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak, the dispeller of darkness, from those things.
And with it Allah t'ala declares the reality that He himself created evil, through His empowerment of us with free will. He reminds us that He is the One who is the ever doer of good. For does not the day always follow the night. And is not the dawn that he sustains ever breaking over some part of our World. And the glory of that sustenance ever overpowers the wrong that our hands may do. Thus He mentions it first, over and above any evil that we might conjure.
An-Nas, a protection from Pride, Arrogance & Envy.
And by an-Nas, the last of the three misfortunes that can befall a man is countered.
The first is through choosing disbelief and disobedience, the second is through the outside agency of another, and the last is the envy and arrogance that creeps into your head when you compare yourself with another.
The devil ever whispers into your ears poisened words that cause your breast to swell with the arrogance of....
"I am better than he, and more deserving of it!"
Just as Iblis said at the fateful time in regards to Adam (as), such arrogance can be root of our destruction.
And it is Allah t'ala (GOD, most high) who remedies these whispered suggestions to our pride by causing us to recall that He is the Lord GOD and the Master of all men.
And that in HIS eyes all are equal and all can call and ask of Him, and He is the that responds to the supplicant when he asks, no matter who that supplicant might be.
And that is the best of remedies for both pride and arrogance, the worst of man's enemies.
That your brother or sister, enemy or friend, has equal access to the Lord of all (illah). Is sustained by the Lord of all (rab). Is the slave of the Lord of all (malik).
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These we recite when leaving the door to seek our livelihood, and when retiring to bed after having strived hard. To protect at the two corners of the day.
But the invisible forces that rule our destiny, are not indominatable, not unsurmountable. Nor are they many, solely one.
Kafirun & Ikhlas, the Choice and it's Purity.
For Karfirun, recalls our identity to us. Reminds us of our choice to believe. That is why, in our devotions (the five daily salaat), it is followed by Ikhlas, which is of itself the cornerstone of belief.
It is the word "La", of the declaration, made speech. And whilst it is directed outward by "Qul", it is it's return to our own ears that is the greater than any outward force or power. This understanding is compounded by the Sunnah, for Muhammad (saw) never did accuse another with the words "Kafir". Neither his vilifying uncle, Abu Lahab (cursed in the Qur'an) nor his worst enemies.
Whilst Kafiroon is the "La" of our declaration, Ikhlas is it's embodiment.
Falaq: the Day-Break.
Falaq is the sole one that contends with forces beyond our control, the envy of an envier and the magic of a evil-mongerer. We seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak, the dispeller of darkness, from those things.
And with it Allah t'ala declares the reality that He himself created evil, through His empowerment of us with free will. He reminds us that He is the One who is the ever doer of good. For does not the day always follow the night. And is not the dawn that he sustains ever breaking over some part of our World. And the glory of that sustenance ever overpowers the wrong that our hands may do. Thus He mentions it first, over and above any evil that we might conjure.
An-Nas, a protection from Pride, Arrogance & Envy.
And by an-Nas, the last of the three misfortunes that can befall a man is countered.
The first is through choosing disbelief and disobedience, the second is through the outside agency of another, and the last is the envy and arrogance that creeps into your head when you compare yourself with another.
The devil ever whispers into your ears poisened words that cause your breast to swell with the arrogance of....
"I am better than he, and more deserving of it!"
Just as Iblis said at the fateful time in regards to Adam (as), such arrogance can be root of our destruction.
And it is Allah t'ala (GOD, most high) who remedies these whispered suggestions to our pride by causing us to recall that He is the Lord GOD and the Master of all men.
And that in HIS eyes all are equal and all can call and ask of Him, and He is the that responds to the supplicant when he asks, no matter who that supplicant might be.
And that is the best of remedies for both pride and arrogance, the worst of man's enemies.
That your brother or sister, enemy or friend, has equal access to the Lord of all (illah). Is sustained by the Lord of all (rab). Is the slave of the Lord of all (malik).
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