Allah (swt) has created the humans
as His trustee(Khalifa) on earth. We owe our Creator, our very existence. Human life
and progress for a period are all entirely due to His mercy and unending
blessings. The Divine Trusteeship entails grave responsibility of conduct on
our part. As trustees of Allah (swt) on earth, we owe a duty to care for all of
His creations on earth- being just in all financial transactions; doing
fair in all human relations; remaining moderate and balanced in our social
engagements, etc. It is to remind us of this heavenly trust on our shoulders
that the Prophets and saints of God appear in every era, among the people-
'weak' and 'forgetful' and 'prone to the temptations of Satan' as
we flawed humans are.
Hence, it is height of stupidity
and ignorance to challenge common sense and combat God's Message. Blinded by their own passions, the arrogant elites in their vanity laugh at the messages they dislike, seeking to fight against God and His Elects when they come to lead them to prudence and wisdom. If only the
spiritually blind had the 'vision' to recognize the Light they are
missing! The light of wisdom that the Prophets bring in do not profit a
people who are self-satisfied, who remain aloof from, and who show contemptuous disregard
for the higher values of life that these messengers teach- clinging as those
earthly worms to the pleasures of a fleeting time. Like Qur'an testifies in the
case of numerous communities that persecuted Prophets in the past, Divine
justice will pursue their excesses in ways they will least expect, and in
moments of His choosing their reckoning would take place. Indeed, going by evidence of what happened in the recorded
past, Divine vengeance is something to be wary of, by anyone who is
sensible. Allah's mercy and blessings engulf a people who listen and follow the
Divine commandments and teachings that the Prophets bring in, for their own
welfare in this world and for salvation in the world to come.
Divine Calamity To Those Who Disobey
In his Friday Sermon of 26 November 2021~20 Rabi’ul Aakhir 1443 AH, Imam- Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam Hazrat Khalifatullah Munir A. Azim (aba) of Mauritius explains the life and times of Prophet Shuayb (as) as a spiritual lesson for our times. The Holy Qur'an preserves the example of Hazrat Shuayb (as) as a man of Divine principles and ethical restraint in a society given to the worship of riches at any cost. Yet, all that people amassed in excess through unfair methods proved to be of no use to them on the day of Divine punishment. On the other hand, those who follow the Prophets in letter and spirit, they become recipients of Divine Mercy and Grace in every era, Insha Allah, Aameen.
Read the Friday Sermon Below: