By Asma bint Shameem
*“The ‘REAL’ sacrifice was the conversation between the father and his son.*
*The ram was just an expiation.*
*We remembered the ram.*
*But forgot the conversation.”*
Eid al-Adhaa is a reminder of that ultimate conversation between Ibraaheem Alaiyhis-Salaam and his son Ismaa’eel Alaiyhis-Salaam.
The conversation that deserves to be written in gold.
The conversation that is preserved forever in the Qur’aan, for all time to come.
The conversation that showed the sincerest, most unconditional *submission* to the order of Allaah.
Ibraheem Alaiyhis-Salaam said to his son Ismaa’eel Alaiyhis-Salaam:
يَا بُنَيَّ إِنِّي أَرَىٰ فِي الْمَنَامِ أَنِّي أَذْبَحُكَ فَانظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ
“O my son! I’ve seen a dream in which I saw myself offering you as a sacrifice; so look what you think!”
So Ismaa’eel Alaiyhis-Salaam said:
يَا أَبَتِ افْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ سَتَجِدُنِي إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ
"O my father! Do that which you are commanded.
Insha' Allaah, you shall find me of As-Saabireen.”
(Surah as-Saffaat:102)
Subhaan Allaah!
Right then and there. He submitted.To the Order of Allaah. Absolutely wholeheartedly. No questions asked.
What ultimate submission!
What complete surrender to what Allaah commanded!
And what training of a son by his father!
What true Imaan!
*قَالَ يَا أَبَتِ افْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ سَتَجِدُنِي إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ*
Subhaan Allaah...🤍
Dear brothers and sisters!
In the midst of festivities of Dhul Hijjah....the takbeeraat, the Udhiyah, the eid prayer, let us not forget the *real reason* behind the celebration of Eid al-Adhaa; the *true* sacrifice of a father and son, their ultimate submission to Allaah and the lessons they left behind....
Islaam means *surrender* and *submission* to the Will of the Owner of the heavens and the earth. Completely.
And not disputing;
because the one who disputes has not submitted.
A Muslim does whatever pleases *Allaah*.
It is the *Pleasure of Allaah* that is considered as worship....
فَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَلَهُ *أَسْلِمُوا* وَبَشِّرِ الْمُخْبِتِينَ
“And your God is One God (Allaah)
so SUBMIT to Him Alone.
And give glad tidings to the Mukhbitin (those who obey Allaah with humility)”
(Surah al-Hajj:32)
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