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Ibadur Rahman Series - Part 1

in surat-ul Furqan, from Ayah 63 to the end of the Surah, Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) describes a special group of people: The servants of the Most Merciful.

This special group of people takes advantage of their time in this life. They remember Allah often and are grateful to Him.

This is the first quality of the Ibadur Rahman mentioned before the ayahs on Ibadur Rahman begin.

Allah says in the Ayah:

"And He it is Who has put the night and the day in succession, for such who desires to remember or desires to show his gratitude."

In that light I'll write a script or a short story for mini mu'min. Hope you enjoy.

I wake up after Fajr. It's a miracle that I manage to pray on time, let alone wake up at that early hour. Immediately after Salah, I go back to sleep. I know this time is the best time for study. I know this time is blessed and recitation of the Quran is witnessed.

I know.

Despite that, I let my love of sleep overpower me and I drift off into a slumber till the work and responsibilities of the day ahead wakes me up. The anxiety of "do I have a class today?" wakes me up. If only the anxiety of missing Fajr woke me up in time for prayer.

Then I'm not free the entire day, entangled in responsibilities and back-to-back classes. Mindlessly going with the flow like a robot, programmed. Every part of my week the same as every week. Every day, every hour, a repetition of what I did and what I do every day. Mundane. Lifeless.

I do not get any time for thinking to myself. For pondering. For truly using my brain. Or perhaps, I do not allow myself any time to do so.

Even the time wasters. I do them all like a habit. Whenever there is time, I will be wasting away precious time which I know I will never get back scrolling, reading, and scrolling some more. Mindlessly. Like muscle memory.

Once, I was asked. If my life was turned into a movie, would it be fun or boring - filled with footages of me slaving away in front of black box screens? The latter, unfortunately.

As Ibadur Rahman takes advantage of their time. I imagine they sleep early, soon after Isha. And they wake up for Fajr and start their day then and there. They read Quran, make Dua, worship their Creator and praise and thank Him for allowing them to live and breath healthily for another day. Then they do as many voluntary good deeds they can. As the sun rises, they pray Duha.

Then they cleanse themselves through Ghusl and pray Dhuhr. Then they work or fulfill their responsibilities of the Dunya to their best ability to honor the command of their Lord to fulfil their trusts and what they have been trusted with. They do everything they do for the sake of Allah. Making use of every second. Making every second worthwhile. Investing in every moment they can.

"And He it is Who has put the night and the day in succession, for such who desires to remember or desires to show his gratitude."

He has created the day and the night for these people. In succession. For these special slaves of Ar-Rahman who out of their own wish and will they remember their Lord and out of their own wish and will they praise, thanks and glorify Him. Out of their love for Him. Subhan Allah.

No wonder Allah addresses them as special Slaves of the Most Merciful.