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Session 296
Chapter 2
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Verse 269
He gives wisdom to whoever He will.
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Whoever is given wisdom has truly been given
much good, but only those with insight bear
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this in mind.
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(Chapter 2: Verse 269)
Wisdom is to place each matter in its rightful
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place.
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It is translated from the Arabic origin: ‘Hikma.’
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The word 'Hikma حكمة' originated from
the 'bridle' which is the piece of leather
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and iron placed in a horse’s mouth so the
rider can control and aim the animal towards
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the desired destination.
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Without it, the animal may wander and stray
from the rider’s goal.
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Similarly, wisdom sets a proper goal for each
action and then steers the person in the right
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direction.
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Allah, the all-Wise, is the one who identifies
for each creation its bounds and mission.
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Who is better than your creator, the one who
knows you best, in determining your goal in
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life?
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Allah’s teachings are the essence of wisdom
because they insure your security and the
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security of your children in this world, and
paradise in the Hereafter.
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So when you follow the teachings of your creator,
you have -in fact- applied wisdom and put
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matters in their rightful place.
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Here we should take a few moments to learn
a very valuable lesson about our children;
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more specifically, a lesson of how to raise
them wisely and insure their future against
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calamities.
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There will be a period in every person’s
life where he or she is more preoccupied with
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the needs of the children than his or her
own needs.
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A father may starve to feed his family.
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A mother would wear old torn clothes so she
can buy her children something new for school.
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Take the example of our beloved Prophet Abraham.
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He, peace be upon him, was tested in his youth
and his old age.
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But the tests were different.
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The Almighty tested Abraham in the early stages
of his life by putting his health and wellbeing
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on the line for faith.
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When Abraham was captured by his enemies,
they threatened to throw him in the fire.
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When he refused to worship their Gods, they
pushed him into the raging flames.
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Allah protected His prophet as narrated in
the following verses:
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Abraham said: "How do you worship, instead
of God, that which cannot benefit you in any
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way, nor harm you?
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"Shame on you and on all that you worship
apart from God!
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Will you not reason and understand?"
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They said, ‘Burn him and avenge your gods,
if you are men of actions.’
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"O fire," We ordered, "Be cool and peaceful
for Abraham!"
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(21:66-69)
Contrast that to the test God put Abraham
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through at his old age.
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He tested him with a command to slaughter
his son.
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As Abraham and Ishmael got ready to obey their
Lord, Allah redeemed Ishmael with a great
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ram.
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From Abraham’s tests, we learn that a man
in the latter stages of his life is far more
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concerned for his children’s wellbeing than
his own.
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But how do you protect your children?
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How do you insure their wellbeing if you die?
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Should you leave them a lot of money?
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Or will money spoil them and send them down
a dark path?
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Allah teaches you the wisdom that offers the
best insurance policy for your kids.
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He says:
Let those who would fear for the future of
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their own helpless children, if they were
to die, show the same concern for orphans;
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let them be mindful of God and speak out for
justice.
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(04:09)
In other words, Allah wants you to secure
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the future of your children with good deeds
and just words.
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Take good care of those less fortunate around
you, and Allah will take good care of your
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kids.
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Let’s look at examples from the Quran of
how this insurance policy pays out.
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We start with the story of Moses and the righteous
servant, Al-Khidr, -peace be upon them-.
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God says:
So they went on until when they came upon
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the people of a township, they asked its people
for food, but they refused them hospitality.
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They found there a wall which was on the verge
of tumbling down, and he restored it.
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Moses said: "If you had wished, you could
have taken payment for it."
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(18:77)
Moses did not know that there was a treasure
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belonging to two orphans buried under the
wall by their father.
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The people of this village were rude.
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They refused to help when Moses and Al-Khidr
asked for food –which is the most basic
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of human needs-.
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Such people would have robbed the orphans’
treasure if they found it.
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Thus, it was necessary to erect the wall so
the treasure would be concealed from the villagers
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until the kids reached maturity.
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But why did God protect the orphans and their
wealth from the villagers?
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Listen to the answer from verse 82 of chapter
18:
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The wall belonged to two young orphans in
the town, and there was buried treasure beneath
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it belonging to them.
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Their father had been a righteous man, so
your Lord intended them to reach maturity
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and then dig up their treasure as a mercy
from your Lord.
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Allah teaches us that the future of the two
orphans was secure because of the good deeds
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of their father.
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This is true wisdom, and it can only be appreciated
by the thoughtful mind.
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We find another example of how the wisdom
of a parent protects their children in the
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story of ‘The Cow’, the namesake of this
chapter.
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If you recall, among the children of Israel
lived a very poor but righteous man.
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All he had in this world was a small calf.
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On his deathbed, his last words were: "O God,
I entrust my wife, my little boy, and my only
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possession, a calf, to your care."
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He knew that his wife could barely take care
of the household, so he entrusted this calf
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to God's care and let it loose right before
he died.
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After a few years, the mother told her grown
son: 'Your father left you a little fortune:
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A calf; it should be a grown cow by now."
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The son was surprised and asked his mother
where it was.
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She replied: "Your father entrusted it to
God and set it free.
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Be like him and say: 'I put my trust in you
Lord, please guide me to my cow.'"
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The young man supplicated then he set out
to search for it.
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Barely a day had passed and a cow came towards
him and stopped submissively.
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As he led it to his house, a group of the
Israelites –who were quarreling over the
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murder of a relative- saw the cow and realized
that it fit perfectly the cow God described
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for them to slaughter.
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They offered to buy it for 3 gold coins, but
the young man’s mother refused.
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The Israelites increased their bid to 5 coins,
then 10, but the mother kept refusing.
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Finally, they urged the son to speak to his
mother to be reasonable.
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He told them: "I will not sell without my
mother's approval, even if you offer me its
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skin-fill in gold!"
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The mother smiled and said: "Let that be the
price: The cow’s skin-fill of gold."
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Again, the story teaches us that parents’
righteousness plays the main role in the protection
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of their children.
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Through the wisdom and good deeds of the father
and mother, God facilitated the affairs of
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this child and enriched him beyond the wealthiest
people of the town.
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I would also like to give an example of the
wisdom of Hasan Al-Basri.
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When a needy person would come to him asking
for charity, he would say: ‘I welcome the
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one who will carry my supplies to the hereafter
free of charges.’
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Through his great wisdom, Hasan Al-Basri realized
that true success is beyond worldly riches
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and instant gratification.
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He invested his time, effort and wealth in
the ever-lasting benefits of the hereafter.
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In our daily lives, we have all seen the example
of the student who strives and works hard
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to be successful, while his or her classmates
rest and waste time on games and television.
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The student who works hard will rise in society,
while others would struggle for the rest of
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their lives.
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God says:
He gives wisdom to whoever He will.
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Whoever is given wisdom has truly been given
much good, but only those with insight bear
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this in mind.
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(Chapter 2: Verse 269)
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