The Best of Helpers

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ 

The following is extracted from a transcript of discourse delivered by Mawlana Wafi’ Muhammad (r.a.). 

Allah (s.w.t.) Reminds us in so many chapters of the Qur’an of the activities of Pharaoh and Prophet Moses (a.s.) and the consequences of their respective actions.  These reminders are one of the qualities of the Qur’an; that is dzikr.  On one hand, we gain knowledge of Allah (s.w.t.), and on the other, we are Given information of the past nations and the impact on our own lives if we should follow similar courses of actions. 

Allah (s.w.t.) Says: 

سُوۡرَةُ البَقَرَة

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَىُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُ‌ۚ لَا تَأۡخُذُهُ ۥ سِنَةٌ۬ وَلَا نَوۡمٌ۬‌ۚ … (٢٥٥) 

Allah!  There is no Allah but He ― the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal.  No slumber can seize him nor sleep. ... (Surah al-Baqarah:255) 

And He has Knowledge of every single one of us.  We are in His Divine Presence.  This is something to keep in mind all the times.  Moses (a.s.) and Pharaoh were, at all times, in Allah’s (s.w.t.) Attention, and look at their outcomes.  Moses (a.s.) went one direction, and Pharaoh a totally different path.  And it is the same with all human beings.  When Adam (a.s.) and Eve lived on Earth, they were, at all times, in the Presence of Allah (s.w.t.). 

From the very beginning, we can see human beings behaving according to their own whims and fancies; and according to their own plan and desires; not understanding that we are, at all times, living in the Presence of the Divine.  This is why He Says: 

سُوۡرَةُ المؤمن / غَافر

وَقَالَ رَبُّڪُمُ ٱدۡعُونِىٓ أَسۡتَجِبۡ لَكُمۡۚ … (٦٠) 

And your Lord Says, “Call on Me; I will Answer your (prayer): …” (Surah Ghafir:60) 

In another place, He Says: 

سُوۡرَةُ المجَادلة

… مَا يَڪُونُ مِن نَّجۡوَىٰ ثَلَـٰثَةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ رَابِعُهُمۡ وَلَا خَمۡسَةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ سَادِسُہُمۡ وَلَآ أَدۡنَىٰ مِن ذَٲلِكَ وَلَآ أَڪۡثَرَ إِلَّا هُوَ مَعَهُمۡ أَيۡنَ مَا كَانُواْ‌ۖ … (٧) 

… There is not a secret consultation between three, but He Makes the fourth among them, nor between five but He is the sixth nor between fewer nor more, but He is with them, ... (Surah al-Mujadilah:7) 

If that is the case and Allah is All-Powerful, Knowing and Wise; in addition to all the other attributes, can He not do anything He Wants?  And He does not have to account for His Actions.  When we understand this, we understand that all Power truly Belongs to Him.  We have nothing.  What we do have is a sacred trust that He has Given us.  He Tests us on that sacred trust.  If we sincerely put our trust in Allah (s.w.t.), He Says: 

سُوۡرَةُ الطّلاَق

وَيَرۡزُقۡهُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَحۡتَسِبُ‌ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسۡبُهُ ۥۤ‌ۚ… (٣) 

And He Provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine.  And if anyone puts his trust in Allah, Sufficient is (Allah) for him. ... (Surah ath-Thalaq:3) 

Some believe that if we you cannot find a way out of a predicament, then there is no way out.  On the other hand, there are some who treat trust in God as the last resort; when everything else fails then they go to Him.  They do not realise that Allah (s.w.t.) is All-Powerful and Finds ways from sources we can never imagine.  That is why He Says: 

سُوۡرَةُ المؤمن / غَافر

وَقَالَ رَبُّڪُمُ ٱدۡعُونِىٓ أَسۡتَجِبۡ لَكُمۡۚ … (٦٠) 

And your Lord Says, “Call on Me; I will Answer your (prayer): …” (Surah Ghafir:60) 

Allah (s.w.t.) Gives us formulae whereby we can get extra blessings in all that we do.  He Makes it available to all.  For example, it is recommended by the ‘arifin, if you find yourself in any difficulty you should recite abundant swalawat.  We should not however treat it like a bargain.  Some believe that if we want help with this or that, we recite this amount alone.  That is the philosophy of Hinduism.  This is not the way with Islam.  We do it out of sheer love. 

Allah (s.w.t.) has opened this special avenue of sending Blessings on the Prophet (s.a.w.) all the time.  If we connect to His Beloved (s.a.w.), we share in the Blessings Sent.  Allah (s.w.t.) Makes this avenue the vehicle for us to benefit.  Any difficulty we face, we should turn to Allah (s.w.t.) and His Rasul (s.a.w.).  We are going to Allah (s.w.t.) utilising that special path that He Created through the status of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.). 

We cannot phantom the Greatness of Allah (s.w.t.).  He Sends swalawat on His Prophet (s.a.w.) and He Commands us to do the same.  We must make the best use of it while we can, and insha’Allah, we will have no regrets.