By Sa’id Husain Abdullahi
Guidance Is a Gift!
Reflect on this:
Allah did not guide the son of Noah عليه السلام.
He did not guide the wife of Lot عليه السلام.
He did not guide the father of Abraham عليه السلام.
He did not guide the beloved uncle of our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
Yet Allah guided us.
We never lived beside a Prophet.
We never witnessed miracles with our own eyes.
Still, Allah opened our hearts to believe.
Allah says:
*إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ.*
_“Indeed, you do not guide whom you love, but Allah guides whom He wills.”_
(Qur’an 28:56)
Guidance is not something we earned.
It is a gift from Allah.
Let us be grateful for it, protect it, and never take it for granted.
*اللَّهُمَّ يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قُلُوبَنَا عَلَىٰ دِينِكَ، وَاهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ، وَلَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا.*
_O Turner of the hearts, keep our hearts firm upon Your religion, guide us to the straight path, and do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us._
✍️عَبْدٌ يُرِيدُ الْإِصْلَاحَ
