By: Shamsi Ali Al-Nuyorki*

Perhaps you’re wondering: how will Allah restore my rights? Or maybe you’re even angrier, asking: how will Allah avenge me?

Seemingly you’re focusing on the circumstances because everything seems uncertain and difficult for you.

Don’t think about and be weaken by your difficult circumstance. Instead, think about the power of the Most Powerful you call upon!

And since when did we question Allah about “how?”

The “how” is Allah prerogative alone.

We must do our part in best manner and pray to Him with conviction. That’s all!

The battle strategy and weapons of vengeance are Allah’s territory. He, the Almighty, manages them with His power and wisdom!

Remember, Allah always surprises us with the way He chooses.

When Prophet Noah raised his hands, praying: “I am overcome, so help me!”, (Ch. 54:10), it never crossed his mind that Allah’s vengeance would be so crushing, and through water.

The divine command to the skies to pour rain to the earth to unleash its waters, and to the seas to overflow, left no refuge except in His power.

The Quran’s stories aren’t entertainment, they’re lessons in faith. The oppressed can only voice their plea, but the battle details are in the hands of the All-Powerful.

If you lived in Namrud time, seeing him command people to bow to him, arrogantly debating Prophet Abraham: “I can give life and death!” (Ch. 2:258), you’d ask: “How will Allah turn this around? What weapon will He use?”.

And you’d never guess Allah would send a tiny soldier from His army, a mosquito. Yes, a mosquito entered his nose and lodged in his brain. Namrud couldn’t rest till people kicked his head with shoes.

That’s how Allah works, stunning us with His ways.

If you saw Abraham thrown into the fire, you’d think: Maybe Allah will quench it with water. But the fire only burned by His command, and He told the fire to be “cold and safe for Abraham”. He can alter the nature of things.

The sharp blade didn’t cut Ismail’s throat. The whale didn’t devour Yunus. Everything obeys Allah’s command.

So don’t focus on circumstances and causes. Stay focus on the Creator of all causes. He’ll suffice for you: “hasbuna Allah wa ni’ma al-Wakeel, ni’ma al-Mawlaa wa ni’ma an-Naseer”.

Happy Monday, New Yorkers!

*Director,Jamaica Muslim Center & President, Nusantara Foundation