Learn from the people of the cave. Seriously learn what it means to turn to Allah and you will see what Allah does for this ummah and what He does for you. How Allah Helps the Youth [Quranic Gems intro] Arabic: وَتَرَى الشَّمْسَ إِذَا طَلَعَت تَّزَاوَرُ عَن كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ وَإِذَا غَرَبَت تَّقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ فِي فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ ۗ مَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِ ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا (Surat Al-Kahf: 17) Transliteration: Wa Tará Ash-Shamsa 'Idhā Ţala'at Tazāwaru 'An Kahfihim Dhāta Al-Yamīni Wa 'Idhā Gharabat Taqriđuhum Dhāta Ash-Shimāli Wa Hum Fī Fajwatin Minhu ۚ Dhālika Min 'Āyāti Al-Lahi ۗ Man Yahdi Al-Lahu Fahuwa Al-Muhtadi ۖ Wa Man Yuđlil Falan Tajida Lahu Walīyāan Murshidāan Translation: 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. As-Salaamu Alaikum Quran Weekly. This is a very powerful ayah guys. How Allah helps young people. That's what this ayah is about. The people of the cave that are described in Surat al-Kahf, in the 18th surah, are not Prophets. They are believers. And they live in a time when there are no Prophets. So they are living kind of like our times and they just want to hold on to their Islam. And everybody around them is against it. And they actually even get in trouble with their king and they're out in a cave, right? Now Allah decides that when they turn to him that He will guide them through impossible odds. Look they have no scholar with them, they are not old in age so they are not some spiritual sages that their du'aas are always accepted. These are young guys, "إِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ" ['Innahum Fityatun]- they are a young bunch of guys (18:13). But look at how Allah aided them. And when you read these ayaat and you realize that Allah's help will come. Our faith is Allah's help will come in ways that you can never anticipate, never ever anticipate. Ok so these guys are in a cave, everybody knows that. What's so miraculous about being in a cave? And OK they slept for a long time, fine, but this ayah is not even about that. This is another miracle Allah gave them. " وَتَرَى الشَّمْسَ" [Wa Tará Ash-Shamsa]- and you will see the sun " إِذَا طَلَعَت" ['Idhā Ţala'at]- when it rises " تَّزَاوَرُ عَن كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ" [Tazāwaru 'An Kahfihim Dhāta Al-Yamīni]- that it's raised, the sun, bends around them to the right. It's not that the sun skipped the cave, it's that Allah, the rays were actually supposed to enter the cave but Allah bent the light to go around. And it wouldn't enter. And "تَّزَاوَرُ" [Tazāwaru] actually means to bend around, to go around someone. This is what it would do for them in the morning. " وَإِذَا غَرَبَت" [Wa 'Idhā Gharabat]- and at the time when it was setting " تَّقْرِضُهُمْ" [Taqriđuhum]- it would give them a loan. "قْرِض" [Qarada] in Arabic is to do a favor. The sun would do them a favor and go to the left. "ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ" [Dhāta Ash-Shimāli]. And this is even crazier because " وَهُمْ فِي فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُ" [Wa Hum Fī Fajwatin Minhu]- and they are in a wide open space in between the cave, and if it's a wide open space the sun rays should come right through. And Allah made light bend around them, literally. SubhanAllah! And then Allah says, " ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ" [Dhālika Min 'Āyāti Al-Lahi]- that is from the miracles of Allah. " ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ" [Dhālika Min 'Āyāti Al-Lahi] " مَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِ" [Man Yahdi Al-Lahu Fahuwa Al-Muhtadi]- Whoever Allah guides then they are the ones truly committed to guidance. And then Allah says, "وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا" [Wa Man Yuđlil Falan Tajida Lahu Walīyāan Murshidāan]- and whoever Allah misguides you will not find anybody to guide them. And you will not find anybody to protect them. Because Allah is protecting them even from the sun. You know? And you will not find anybody to guide them. By the way, the guidance here isn't just that they had iman in their hearts. Literally where they would lie down. Did you know, "وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ وَذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ" [Wa Nuqallibuhum Dhāta Al-Yamīni Wa Dhāta Ash-Shimāli] (18:18)- Allah would guide, you know when you're sleeping and you turn in your bed? Allah would guide their turning. You should turn this much, then turn that much, then turn this much, then turn that much. This is how much Allah will guide you. Allah will guide you in your sleep when you commit yourself to him. This surah is so powerful guys. These ayaat are so powerful. When young people turn to Allah, the world submits to them. The laws of nature submit to them because they submitted to Allah. Such an incredible thing. I don't have to speak more. Just think about what I said and think about what you and I can accomplish for the sake of Allah when we really truly turn to him. Learn from the people of the cave, learn what it means to turn to Allah. Really seriously learn what it means to turn to Allah and you will see what Allah does for this ummah and what he does for you. BarakAllahu Li Walakum, Wa-Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh Please note this transcript has been edited for readability purposes. If any of this information was good and true, know that it comes from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. If there are mistakes we ask for Allah's Forgiveness and Mercy.
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