If you read the story of Aṣḥāb al-Kahf (the Companions of the Cave), you will learn an incredible amount about Allāh. You will learn what He can do for you, how He can take care of you, how He is never distant from His obedient slaves. You will learn that when you are in Allāh’s Mercy, He doesn’t just care for the ‘bigger picture’ but He ﷻ looks after the finest most details in your life too. Right from the…
In the third story related in sūrat al-Kahf, we learn that Mūsa a.s. goes in search of knowledge and his search leads him to al-Khiḍr. Al-Khiḍr has been granted special knowledge from Allāh, knowledge which he acts upon as the story unfolds. Mūsā requests to accompany al-Khiḍr to learn from him, who in turn agrees on the condition that no questions are asked until he speaks. Mūsā is to be a silent observer. A student patiently processing what he learns…
One of the most difficult forms of patience is being patient with the unknown and the uncertain; when you don’t know what’s going to come, when you don’t know the ‘whys’ for whatever that’s happening, when you need definite answers but you’re left with questions and doubts… And this is why al-Khiḍr said to Prophet Mūsā, before accepting his request to impart sacred knowledge, ﴾And how can you have patience about a thing which you know not?﴿ al-Kahf:68 Bright side:…
﴾So they journeyed on…﴿ al-Kahf:71 ﴾So they journeyed on…﴿ al-Kahf:74 ﴾So they journeyed on…﴿ al-Kahf:77 Prophet Mūsā faces several setbacks in his path to seek knowledge. But each time he continues on with an unshaken resolve until the journey ends following an agreement put forward by Prophet Mūsā.…