He Whom Allah Guides is the Guided

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

Al-Kahf 18:17

وَتَرَى ٱلشَّمْسَ إِذَا طَلَعَت تَّزَٰوَرُ عَن كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَإِذَا غَرَبَت تَّقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ فِى فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِۗ مَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُ‌و وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا 

And [had you been present], you would see the sun when it rose, inclining away from their cave on the right, and when it set, passing away from them on the left, while they were [laying] within an open space thereof. That was from the signs of Allah . He whom Allah guides is the [rightly] guided, but he whom He leaves astray -  never will you find for him a protecting guide.

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Allah o Akbar. This ayah is a sign of Allah. Allah is telling how He controlled the sun so that it just gives the benefit to those young boys of faith. Everybody knows sunlight is necessary for our well being and we also know that extra amount of sunlight or sunlight at particular times of day can be harmful for us. But for those young adult Allah controlled the sun to give them the benefit only and to save them from harm. Subhan Allah. Why did Allah did such a big thing for those boys? Because they believed and stood up for truth. Allah o Akbar. And they were young. When we are young, it is most hard time to truly believe and to stand up for truth. Most of the people start to believe in middle age including me on top of the list. In youth it is easy to get distracted. But they didn't. I lost my youth doing that. Subhan Allah. But even now if I truly believe, i have assurance through this ayah that Allah can make things easy for me by controlling His creation, like He controlled the sun for them. Subhan Allah. May Allah make us believe. Ameen.

Hasten to seek forgiveness and garden

Assalamoalaekum

I would like to share the ayahs which has helped me today to regain my focus again alhamdolillah. I seek forgivess, guidance and help from Allah سبحان و تعالى

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم

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 Aal-i-Imraan (آل عمران) / 3:133

وَسَارِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous

وَسَارِعُوا And hasten  -  إِلَى to  -  مَغْفِرَةٍ forgiveness  -  مِنْ from  -  رَبِّكُمْ your Lord  -  وَجَنَّةٍ and a Garden -  -  عَرْضُهَا its width  -  السَّمَاوَاتُ (is like that of) the heavens  -  وَالْأَرْضُ and the earth  -  أُعِدَّتْ prepared  -  لِلْمُتَّقِينَ for the pious.  - 

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On a daily basis I hasten in so many things and yet this ayah is a reminder, what I need to hasten. And that is seeking forgiveness and garden that is as wide as heavens and earth.
Because if I am really forgiven and I get this wide garden then I have gotten everything.

But Allah سبحان و تعالى mentioned this garden is prepared for the pious. And Allah سبحان و تعالى also mentioned the characteristics of these pious ones in next two ayahs.

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 Aal-i-Imraan (آل عمران) / 3:134 to 3:135

ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ فِى ٱلسَّرَّآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ وَٱلْكَٰظِمِينَ ٱلْغَيْظَ وَٱلْعَافِينَ عَنِ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Who spend [in the cause of Allah] during ease and hardship and who restrain anger and who pardon the people - and Allah loves the doers of good;

وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا۟ فَٰحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ فَٱسْتَغْفَرُوا۟ لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَن يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَلَمْ يُصِرُّوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by transgression], remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins - and who can forgive sins except Allah? - and [who] do not persist in what they have done while they know.

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So these pious ones have following characteristics

1. They spend in cause of Allah in ease and hardship
2. They restrain anger
3. They pardon people.
4. When they commit immorality or wrong themselves, they remember Allah and seek forgivess
5. They don't persist in what they have done while they know.

I need to check myself on daily basis if I have these characteristics. Because gardens are prepared for those who have these five characteristics.

Restraining anger is one of them. One practical tip to know if I can restrain my anger is to ask somebody who is weaker than me. Pardoning people is also one of them and is hard. One motivation  for me in Pardoning people that I need Pardoning from Allah and Allah pardons if we pardon each other. Also I think I have hunted so many that I need Pardoning from others as well so why shouldn't my heart be soften to pardon others. I wrong myself every single day and then regret but instead of regretting, more important thing is to remember Allah and seek His forgivess. And the last one is not persisting on wrong. Many times it happens that i get reminded by Quran or by righteous people. That's the time to get humble and stop persisting on my ways and seek guidance and help of Allah to mend my ways. But ego comes in.

Oh Allah help us hasten in seeking forgivess and garden. Ameen. Oh Allah give us taqwa. Ameen. Oh Allah grant us jannah that is prepared for the righteous. Oh Allah help us control our anger. Oh Allah help us spend in ease and hardship. Oh Allah help us pardon others. Oh Allah help us see our mistakes and help us no persist on them. Ameen.