Islamic Pearls

الٓمٓ (١) ذَٲلِكَ ٱلۡڪِتَـٰبُ لَا رَيۡبَ‌ۛ فِيهِ‌ۛ هُدً۬ى لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ (٢)

Alif. Lam. Mim. (1) This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil). (2)

I have a question about the above ayah. Every single time I read this ayah I think and wonder what Alif lam Meem could possibly mean, words with no translation under it.. same for Ha Meem and Ya Seen.
Will this be the question I ask Allah in Jannah?Yes, one of them insha’Allah , but not THE question!

Subhan’Allah , when I meet reverts to Islam and hear their stories of sturggle, I often zone out and hear them only barely. I start to wonder- that if Allah had decreed for me to be born in a non-Muslim family, would I have had the strength and the wisdom to chose the path of Islam. Had Allah shown me the clear signs, would I grasp them or would I be of the losers and simply brush them off. So me, as I am today, same personality, same character, but only in a different family- would I chose to be guided or misguided?

So I will ask the one who guides: Ya Allah , had I been born in a family full of ignorance, would you have given me the aql’, the intellect, to chose the path of righteousness?

Sometimes I think that- isn’t it a possibility that Allah chose those who he knows have the courage and the determination to find and fight for the truth, to be born in families who are not Muslim? Regardless of who and what they are surrounded by they will come out clean. And for those, who he hasn’t created with such passion are born in Muslim families so we mays struggle less. And of course…..

Allah guides to His Light whom He will. (24:35)

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