Take The Quran With Strength |
Written by Dr. Houria Abdelrehem |
🌿السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته🌿
Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you.
(خُذِ الْكِتَابَ بِقُوَّةٍ)
(Take the Book with strength.)
◾️ “بقوة” مش لما تفضى
◾️ “With strength” — not only when you have free time.
◾️ مش بكسل ومش وقت الفراغ
◾️ Not lazily, and not merely in your spare time.
◾️ مش بس لما تتزنق وتقع في الابتلاء.
◾️ And not only when you are overwhelmed by hardship or tested with an affliction.
خُذِ الكتاب وكأنك بتتمسك بآخر خيط للنجاة وكأنك بتشد نفسك من تحت ركام وهموم وطاحونة الحياة.
Take the Book as though you are holding on to the very last thread of salvation—as though you are pulling yourself out from beneath the rubble of worries and the relentless grind of life.
(خُذِ الْكِتَابَ بِقُوَّةٍ)
(Take the Book with strength.)
أمر رباني بالنهوض والتماسك بالرجوع لحقيقة نفسك من خلال رجوعك للقرآن.
It is a divine command to rise, to hold yourself together, and to return to the truth of who you are by returning to the Qur’an.
◾️ القرآن هو اللي هيعرفك مين هو ربنا هو اللي هيبنيك وهو اللي هيربيك وهو اللي هيثبّتك وقت المحن .
◾️ The Qur’an is what will teach you who your Lord is. It is what will build you, nurture you, and give you strength and steadfastness during times of hardship.
القرآن حياة جديدة ونفسية جديدة بتبدأ مع أول صفحة بتقرأها بتدبر
The Qur’an is a new life and a renewed soul—one that begins with the very first page you read with reflection and contemplation.
⛔️ المصحف فى إيدنا، عينينا بتجرى على رقم الصفحة واللسان شغال بسرعة كأنه مكنة عد !
بنقفل الجزء ورا التانى.. بنختم مرة واتنين..وبنفرح بصراحة.. بس عمرك سألت نفسك وإنت بتقفل المُصحف: هو أنا ليه مش حاسس بحاجة؟!
ليه الخنقة اللى جوانا لسه زى ما هى: الديون، الشغل، الزعل، الإحباط… كله قاعد متربع جوه الصدر!
⛔️ The Mushaf is in our hands, our eyes race toward the page number, and our tongues move rapidly as if they were counting machines!
We finish one Juz’ after another… we complete the Qur’an once, twice… and honestly, we feel happy about it. But have you ever asked yourself as you close the Mushaf: “Why don’t I feel anything?”
Why does that heaviness inside us remain exactly as it was? The debts, the work, the sadness, the frustration… all of it still sitting heavily in our chests!
⛔️ فين المشكلة؟!
⛔️ So, where is the problem?!
بص يا سيدى… القرآن مش نازل عشان يختبر قدرتك على القراءة السريعة؛ ده نازل عشان يقف معاك فى الطابور ويقعد جنبك فى الميكروباص ويروح معاك الشغل… ويقولك:“أنا عارف إيه اللى واجعك النهاردة والحل أهو”.
Look, my dear friend… the Qur’an was not revealed to test how quickly you can read. It was revealed to stand beside you while you wait in line, to sit next to you on the bus, to accompany you to work… and to tell you: “I know what is hurting you today—and here is the solution.”
لو ركزت شوية هتلاقى إن مفيش مطب فى حياتك إلا وربنا حطلك اليافطة بتاعته فى قصة من القرآن بس انت اللى بتقرأ بسرعة…
If you pay a little more attention, you will find that there is hardly a hardship or obstacle in your life without Allah having placed a sign for it within a story from the Qur’an. The problem is that you are the one reading too quickly…
وخد عندك كام مثال:
Here are a few examples:
١. خنقة الرزق والخوف من بكرة:
1. When provision feels tight and you fear tomorrow:
الدنيا قافلة معاك؟ الأسعار بتعصرك وخايف من الأيام اللى جاية؟ تفتح المصحف تلاقى قصة “أم موسى”.. إنسانة بسيطة خايفة على حتة اللحم اللى لسه مولودة من سكاكين فرعون فربنا يعطيها أغرب أمر فى التاريخ: خايفة عليه؟ ارميه فى النيل!
Does life feel like it is closing in on you? Are rising prices squeezing you, and are you afraid of what the coming days may bring? You open the Qur’an and find the story of the mother of Musa. A simple woman, terrified for her newborn child because of Pharaoh’s slaughter. Then Allah gives her what may seem like the most unimaginable command: Are you afraid for him? Then place him in the river!
ربنا هنا بيقولك قمة الأمان إنك تسيب الحسبة خالص وتطرحها فى بحر التسليم… يعنى اعمل اللى عليك وارمى حمولتك عليه؛ الأسباب بتخضع للى خالقها وهو اللى بيمشى الدنيا مش إنت، اصل هوه ولى أمرك.
Here, Allah teaches you that the highest form of security is to let go of your calculations and surrender completely to Him. Do what you are responsible for, then place your burdens in His hands. The means and circumstances themselves are subject to the One who created them. He is the One who controls the affairs of this world—not you. He is the Guardian of your affairs.
١. لما الضربة تيجى من أقرب الناس:
2. When the deepest hurt comes from those closest to you:
موجوع من حد غدر بيك؟ حد من دمك كسر بخاطرك؟ تقرأ سورة يوسف تشوف شاب إخواته رموه في البير.. الضلمة دى والوحدة دى هى نفس إحساسك لما اكتشفت الخيانة.
Have you been hurt by someone who betrayed you? Did someone from your own family break your heart? Read Surah Yusuf and you will see a young man whose own brothers threw him into a well. That darkness and loneliness may feel exactly like what you experienced when you discovered betrayal.
اللقطة هنا مش إن ربنا بعتله حبل يطلعه فى ساعتها.. اللقطة إن ربنا خلى نفس البير ده ونفس الوجع ده هو أول محطة في تذكرة الوصول للعرش!
The lesson is not that Allah immediately sent him a rope to pull him out. The lesson is that Allah made that very well, and that very pain, the first station on his journey toward the throne!
◾️ تستفيد ايه؟ الضربة اللى كسرت ضهرك النهاردة متفصلة بالمللى عشان تبنى بكرة بتاعك، بس إنت واجه الغدر بـ “فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ” .
◾️ What can you learn from this? The blow that has broken you today may be precisely what Allah uses to build your tomorrow. So face betrayal with: “So beautiful patience.” — “فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ”
١. لما الدنيا تضيق عليك كأنك فى سجن:
3. When life becomes so constricted that you feel as though you are in a prison:
حاسس إنك مخنوق ومش قادر تتنفس؟ الأبواب كلها متقفلة بالضبة والمفتاح؟ دى بالظبط (بطن الحوت) بتاعة سيدنا يونس ،ضلمة بحر فى ضلمة ليل جوه ضلمة حوت… مفيش أكسجين.. مفيش أسباب منطقية للنجاة.
Do you feel suffocated and unable to breathe? Do all the doors seem completely locked? This is much like the situation of Prophet Yunus inside the belly of the whale: the darkness of the sea, within the darkness of the night, inside the darkness of the whale… no oxygen, and no apparent logical means of escape.
الحل هنا مجاش بخطة هروب عبقرية ولا بمكالمة لفلان عشان يخلصه؛ الحل جه بكلمتين فيهم انكسار كامل لرب الكون: (لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ).
The solution did not come through a brilliant escape plan or a phone call to someone who could rescue him. It came through words expressing complete humility and surrender before the Lord of the universe:
“(There is no deity except You; glory be to You. Indeed, I was among the wrongdoers.)”
زرار الـ “ريستارت” بتاع الحياة كلها هو الاعتراف بالضعف قدامه سبحانه؛
أول ما سيدنا يونس قالها القوانين الكونية كلها اتعطلت عشان تطلعه سليم.
The “restart button” of life is to acknowledge your weakness before Him, Glorified and Exalted is He.
The moment Prophet Yunus said these words, Allah opened a way through circumstances that seemed completely impossible, until he was brought out safely.
◾️ النهاردة قبل ما تقفل المصحف وتجري حاسب نفسك بصوت واطى:
◾️ Today, before you close the Mushaf and rush away, quietly ask yourself:
* كام مرة قريت (إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا) ولسه شايل هم بكرة كأن مالكش سند؟
* How many times have you read, “Indeed, with hardship comes ease,” while still worrying about tomorrow as though you have no support?
* كام مرة قريت إن ربنا شق البحر لموسى ولسه بتعيط قدام أول باب خشب يتقفل في وشك؟
* How many times have you read that Allah parted the sea for Musa, yet you still cry when the very first wooden door closes in your face?
* كام مرة سمعت (وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَى) ولسه بتبص في رزق غيرك وحاسس إن الدنيا ظلماك؟
* How many times have you heard, “And your Lord is surely going to give you, and you will be satisfied,” yet you still look at the blessings given to others and feel that life has treated you unfairly?
◾️ الخلاصة.. القرآن عامل زى حضن أمك محتاج تترمى فيه بوجعك عشان يطبطب عليك… مش مجرد إنك تزوره تأدية واجب عشان تاخد الثواب وتمشي!
◾️ The bottom line is this: The Qur’an is like your mother’s embrace. You need to throw yourself into it with all your pain so that it can comfort you… It is not something you simply visit as a duty, collect your reward, and then walk away!
في لحظة فتُورك عن القُرآن تذكَّـر فضل الله عليك وأنَّه اصطفاك لهذا الكتاب حتى تتقرِّب إليه فلا تجعل للشيطان سبيلٌ إليك وجـاهد بوقتك ونفسك قدر ماتستطيع وسترى العجب من توفيق الله لك بإذن الله وتعاهد القرآن ولا تفتر من تكرار المحفوظ!
When you experience a moment of weakness or lack of motivation toward the Qur’an, remember Allah’s فضل upon you and that He has chosen you to engage with this Book so that you may draw closer to Him. Do not give Satan a way to reach you. Strive with your time and your soul as much as you can, and by Allah’s permission, you will witness amazing blessings through Allah’s guidance and success. Keep your connection with the Qur’an, and never become weary of repeating what you have memorized!
وإياك والنظر لكثرة عدد التكرار؛ حتى لاتتقاعس همَّتك، بل انظر إلى هذا الشيء الذي تكرره، إنك تكرر أعظم الكلام وخيره، وأكثره بركة ومنفعة اصبِر وصابِر واثبُت وثابِر واستشعر مع التكرار: ثبات المحفوظ وازدياد العلم، وانفتاح المغاليق بإذن الله.
And beware of focusing on how many times you have repeated something, lest your motivation become weak. Instead, look at what you are repeating: you are repeating the greatest, finest, most blessed, and most beneficial words. Be patient, persevere, remain steadfast, and keep striving. With every repetition, feel the blessings: your memorization becoming firmer, your knowledge increasing, and doors that once seemed locked opening by the permission of Allah.
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اجعل القرآن رفيقك اليومي ولا تتركه لفراغك بل قدِّمه على كل شيء، فإنك لن تندم على وقتٍ قضيته بين آياته وردك اليومي هو زادك في الطريق، وقوتك في التعب، ونورك في العتمة، فلا تحرم نفسك هذا الخير العظيم.🤍
Make the Qur’an your daily companion. Do not leave it only for your free time; rather, put it before everything else. You will never regret a moment spent among its verses. Your daily portion of Qur’an is your provision for the journey, your strength when you are weary, and your light in the darkness. So do not deprive yourself of this tremendous الخير. 🤍
🌿 جعلنا الله وإياكم ممن يستمعون القول فيتبعون أحسنه
🌿 May Allah make us and you among those who listen to what is said and follow the best of it Ameen ya Rab Alamein