Around 3.5 years ago, I gave a presentation on a short story written by Sheikh Saadi in my class, and this ayah was mentioned in that story. That was my first proper introduction to this ayah, and i remember i found my voice shaking while presenting it because something inside me was being moved. And since then, it has been one of my favorite ayahs and the one that I never forget to try to act upon. The ayah that keeps me humble The ayah that draws a line when i forget my limits The ayah that forces me to pause, reflect, and stay mindful of my actions. Every day I find myself giving advice to a friend, to my brothers, or anyone who reaches out to me, and this ayah keeps replaying in my head: *'Do you order righteousness for the people, while you forget yourselves — though you recite the Scripture? Will you not then reason?'* I stop and ask myself: do I find myself acting upon this advice of mine or not? That too when I am a student of the Quran and the one who recites it. I had this bad habit of leaving the advice midway if I found myself not acting upon it. But then I realized it’s not about evaluating yourself and then stopping the advice if you're not acting on it. It’s all about making yourself better. It’s all about evaluating and improving yourself. Since then, this ayah became my motivation to make myself the best version of me, so I could advise others without any guilt, so I could gather Sadaqah Jariyah for myself and be helpful to others. And of course, the main goal is to be rewarded by Allah always.
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9mo agoAl-Baqarah (2:44)
ليس المستنكَر هو أن نأمر الناس بالبر إذا كنا لا نعمل به، وإنما المستنكَر هو أن ننسى أنفسنا من الخير الذي نُعلِّمه للأخرين! د.محمد عبد الله دراز، النبأ العظيم: 84
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This is such a heartfelt and personal reflection—may Allah bless you for sharing it.