The next great event which will be discussed in this blog series is the event of the great fire which was created to harm the Holy Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him. This is a very famous incident and widely known amongst muslims so there is no need to go into its details. But to sum up the enemy of Allah, the Exalted, namely, Nimrod commanded for a large fire to be lit and ordered for the Holy Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him, to be thrown into it with a catapult. Chapter 21 Al Anbiya, verse 68:
“They said, “Burn him and support your gods – if you are to act.””
Many lessons can be learned from this great event. The first of which is for muslims to adopt the steadfast attitude of the Holy Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him. Even though, a great force was against him he still did not shift off the path of truth and remained steadfast without comprising in the slightest. It is important for muslims not to give into social pressure and compromise on their faith. Those who do may achieve some temporary worldly success but it will end up becoming a curse for them and eventually it will fade away leaving them with regrets. One only needs to observe the countless famous people who compromised on their values in order to gain worldly success and how this very success led them to depression, substance abuse and in some cases suicide. Whereas those who remained steadfast were granted eternal success even if the worldly aspect of this success was delayed and not apparent to them. As this worldly success contained the blessings of Allah, the Exalted, it aided them in their preparation for their journey towards the hereafter. Chapter 41 Fussilat, verse 30:
“Indeed, those who have said, “Our Lord is Allah” and then remained on a right course – the angels will descend upon them, [saying], “Do not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of Paradise, which you were promised.””
It is clear that the Holy Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him, was patient throughout this great event. In fact, he surpassed patience and reached the level of contentment. The difference between the two is that the one who is patient does not complain about a situation but desires and even supplicates for the situation to change. Whereas the one who is content prefers the choice of Allah, the Exalted, over their own choice and therefore does not desire things to change. The Holy Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him, could have easily supplicated to Allah, the Exalted, to save him. But he did not desire to potentially contradict the will of Allah, the Exalted, as Allah, the Exalted, may have wanted him to become a martyr. Even though a supplication would have been lawful yet he desired to perfect servanthood to Allah, the Exalted, and therefore remained silent trusting in the choice of Allah, the Exalted. The lesson to learn is that even though some situations appear and feel distressing, like the fire in this event, in the long run the things which occur are better for a muslim than what they desire even if they do not immediately observe the wisdoms behind them. Perhaps experiencing a difficulty may well be the reason a muslim is admitted into Paradise. So it is important to at least be patient if one cannot be content with the decree of Allah, the Exalted. Chapter 2 Al Baqarah, verse 216:
“…But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you…”
A muslim should also remember that the one who chose the situation for them namely, Allah, the Exalted, is the only One who can take them safely out of it. This is only achieved through obedience to Him by fulfilling His commands, refraining from His prohibitions and by facing destiny with patience. Chapter 65 At Talaq, verse 2:
“…And whoever fears Allah – He will make for him a way out.”
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