Anam 40-45

Anam 40-45 

40-SAY: DID YOU SEE THAT SHOULD ALLAH’S PUNISHMENT COME TO YOU OR THE HOUR COMES, WILL YOU CALL UPON ANYONE OTHER THAN ALLAH, IF YOU ARE TRUTHFUL

41-BUT YOU CALL UPON HIM THEN TO RELIEVE YOU FROM WHAT YOU CALL HIM FOR IF HE WILLS, AND YOU FORGET THOSE YOU TAKE FOR PARTNERS THEN

42- AND WE HAVE SENT TO NATIONS BEFORE YOU, AND WE INFLICTED UPON THEM HARDSHIPS AND AFFLICTIONS SO THAT THEY MAY PLEAD (TO ALLAH)

43-HAVE THEY PLEADED WHEN OUR HARDSHIP CAME TO THEM?  BUT THEIR HEARTS HARDENED, AND THE DEVIL BEAUTIFIED THEIR DEEDS FOR THEM

44-WHEN THEY FORGOT WHAT THEY WERE REMINDED OF, WE OPENED THE DOORS OF EVERY THING GOOD FOR THEM, UNTIL THEY BECOME PLEASE WITH WHAT THEY WERE GIVEN, WE TOOK THEM UNEXPECTEDLY, THEN THEY WILL BE DESPONDENT

45-THEN THE UNJUST PEOPLE WILL BE ERADICATED AND THANKS AND PRAISE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL BEINGS

Allah the Highest is giving us evidence from what we do that faith is present and is deep in our souls.  It shows when we are in great difficulty or under a serious threat.  When every thing in our power has failed us, whom do we plead to for help then, those who have a known faith, and those who do not?  We do not plead to those we took as partners with Allah, but we plead to God to help us then, for faith is deeps inside our souls.  Allah the Highest said: “AND AS YOUR LORD TOOK THE OFFSPRING OF THE CHILDREN OF ADAMS FROM THEIR BACKS AND WE MADE THEY GIVE TESTIMONY CONCERNING THEMSELVES SAYING: “AM I NOT YOUR LORD?” THEY SAID: “YES WE TESTIFY TO THIS”.  SO THAT ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION YOU DO NOT SAY: “WE WERE UNAWARE OF THIS”.  (S:7 A:172)

Therefore, the hardships which Allah the Highest afflicts people with, can be a message of Mercy from Allah the Highest, to get people to realize that only Allah can save them, and then they plead to Him.  Their pleading to Allah the Highest is an admission of their Faith.  However, this does not happen always, for people’s hearts harden, and because the Devil, Satan beautifies people’s evil deeds for them and makes them look and feel good, then they do not think that what afflicts them is anything to do with what they do.

When people forget what the afflictions were to remind them of, and forget Allah’s commands, then they will take another way.  Allah the Highest will let them live in great comfort and luxury, and will give them everything they desire, until they feel happy and secure, then they will be taken by great afflictions, by surprise.  Why does this happen:  Allah knows best, but may be for number of reasons:

1. Falling from a height hurts more than falling a short way.
2. To make them continue doing wrong, then they will not have a leg to stand on when they are judged.  
3. So that they do not say that they had to compromise their religion because of their hardship and poverty.
4. To let them do more wrong, and this is a sign of Allah’s anger.

Whenever we see someone disbelieving and or disobeying Allah the Highest, this is usually a sign of Allah’s anger with them.