Allah ﷻ says in Qur’an 21:107 وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ “And We have not sent you except as a mercy for all the worlds.” Think about that. Allah ﷻ did not say mercy for Muslims only. Not for Arabs only. Not for one generation only. Mercy for all the worlds. From the day he ﷺ was born, mercy spread on this earth through him. Mercy in how he spoke. Mercy in how he dealt with people. Mercy even to those who hated him. He ﷺ forgave those who mocked him. He ﷺ prayed for those who harmed him. He ﷺ cried in the night for his Ummah. Even animals felt his mercy. Even enemies admitted his character. This mercy continues until the Day of Judgment. But there is another reality that should shake us. The same Prophet ﷺ who is mercy for us will also testify about us. Allah ﷻ tells us in Qur’an 25:30 وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَـٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا “And the Messenger will say: Yaa Rabb, indeed my people have abandoned this Quran.” Look honestly at our condition today. We are seeing the consequences of abandoning the Quran loud and clear. We are extremely loyal to our cultures. Loyal to personalities. Loyal to scholars and schools of thought. We read books that say this Shaykh said, this Muhaddith said, this Imam said. But how often do we go directly to the Quran. Over centuries Islam slowly became reduced to a few rituals. Salah Fasting Umrah and Hajj Charity These are pillars and essential. But at the same time look at the rest of our lives. Financial dealings are corrupted. Interest became normal. Business ethics from the Quran disappeared. Even divorce laws that Allah ﷻ explained clearly in the Quran are changed, complicated or ignored. Many scholars themselves wrote clearly that the Quran is the Meezan the ultimate scale. Their words were their understanding in their time and circumstances. But the Quran is universal. Its guidance is universal. Its laws are universal. And on that Day the Prophet ﷺ will testify. And the scholars who themselves said the Quran is the scale will also testify. The question will come back to us. Did we truly hold onto the Quran or did we replace it with culture, habits and blind loyalty. Because the Prophet ﷺ who was sent as mercy for the worlds will say Yaa Rabb, my people abandoned the Quran. May Allah ﷻ not make us from those people. Ameen.