BeAuTy OF IsLaM.

part 2

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَىٰ
" Did he not find you an orphan, and shelter you "

Now many of us may think :  how would this ayah about orphans relate to the majority of us.
Think about it _ weren't there many times in your life when you were sick or lonely and felt like you had nobody , who cared about you ? Who was the only one by your side at that time?
  Allah ! It was He who took care of you and guided you out of that stage in life

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَىٰ
" And He found you lost and guided (  you ) "

  How many pf us despite being born muslims,have found ourselves misguided and straying away from islam in the past  ?
It was Allah qho gave us that hidaya and brought us back to the straight path and to Him , and made us practising muslims.
   Alhamdulillah!

وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ

" And He found you poor and made (you) self sufficient "

  Many of us have probably  gone through many periods in pur life  When we have been short of money and wealth.  Now when we look back we realize that it was only Allah who gave us that rizq in some form and got us through those tough financial times.

فَأَمَّا الْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ
" so do not oppress orphans "

Depressed people are mostly consumed with their situation and feel that nobody could possibly be in a worse situation.
This ayah remind ua to look at people who are in far worse situation than ourselves. Look at the orphans who have no family or loved ones and nobody to take care of them. We have families and parents who love us , a roof over our heads and food on the table and we still think we are in a bad situation ?

وَأَمَّا السَّائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
" And do not repulse the begger "

Another eg: is of the begger to once again remind us of  the many material blessings that allah has given us that we take for granted _ food , clothing,  and shelter. How many of us have ever gone to sleep hungry ? How many pf us don't have clothes to wear? Or don't have a home to go to ?
Those examples of the orphans and begger are ones we should constantly remind ourselves of to be thankful for the numerous blessings Allah has given us , get over our depression and feel connected to Allah again out of gratitude.

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

" And proclaim the blessings of your Lord "

   This final ayah is about maintaining that renewed faith and bond with Allag by pondering ,glorifying and talking about the blessings of Allah.

So the next time you feel disconnected, disheartened, depressed with your level of Imaan and your connection with Allah  _ Read surah Ad _duha and ponder over its meaning.

  Insha Allah it will restore your faith and increase your belief in the greatness and power of Allah..