yesterday, hubby and I, went to listen to Jeffrey Lang, talk on 'struggling to surrender'. He was born a catholic, turned atheist and then became a Muslim.
He became an atheist because he had this very big issue with what's happening in the world. If there is a God, he questioned, why then do people have to suffer? He contented himself, by believing that there was probably no God, therefore the sufferings. It was an easy way out.
the talk yesterday, was about how he perceived the Quran, while he was still an atheist. As a mathematician, he placed even more thought and depth into each and every word he reads in the Quran. He spoke about his train of thoughts, as he reads the verses from the Quran. I can't list them all, it'd be too long. But it was interesting. I'm sure it's there in his books.
And from the Quran, he began to understand and accept the reason for the trials and tribulations of our earthly lives and our roles here. He surrenders himself to Allah. This is the journey of a person, who sincerely wants to find the Truth. And God guides whom He wills.
His talk, inspires me to draw more guidance, by reading the Quran - not just reading the Arabic words.. but also to understand the very meaning of the verses.
Do we, borned Muslims, understand and accept our lives as he does?
Do we seek our guidance from the Quran, the Book of Guidance? Guidance for the muttaqin (those who earnestly try to ward off evil).
Are we among the muttaqins?
May we be among the muttaqins, the guided. Ameen.
p.s. n2f, i can't discuss the many interesting views of the verses, he spoke about here. Too many side comments that I have with it. Too long to dwell into here. We'll discuss it when we meet. insyaAllah. :)
4 comments:
Salam.. Masya Allah, catholic to athiest to Islam..
salam,
have been BZ BZ like a bee. Not much time to blog..or blog-hopping for that matter. A lot to be done
B4 I leave for my umrah wth hubby on 24th. Doakan me and hubby dpt umrah yg mabrur.
May we be among the muttaqins, the guided indeed. Amin
iya ler, jgn jauhkan diri dari kitab suci itu
redtide,
ah-ah.. and i think in most cases, where the converts convert on their own accord (not simply because of marriage), they are often a better Muslim than the born Muslims.
blue,
Waaaah! alhamdulillah.. And insyaAllah ameen to a spiritually successful umrah, and a safe journey. :)
su,
itu le.. every now and then, takde time or penat sangat nak just read a page or two. Must make it an everyday habit!
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