6000+ SIGNS TO REACH ALLAH TA’ALA
Submitted by Mohammed Gilani on
THE WORD AAYAH is commonly translated as “verse” but it
means “sign”. There are more than 6000 Aayaat in the Qur’aan
Sharief. These Aayaat are signs from Allah Ta’ala, which offer us
direction to the Zaat (Being) of Allah Ta’ala. …The Qur’aan
Sharief leads us to the beautiful destination of Allah Ta’ala’s
Ma’rifah, ‘Ishq and Pleasure.
As an example: We are currently in Azaadville. If we want to
travel to Johannesburg, which is towards the east of Azaadville,
we will have to follow the respective signboards to reach
Johannesburg. If a person wants to reach any other city, he will
have to follow the relevant signboards to reach that
city. …Similarly, from every Aayah of the Qur’aan Sharief, one
gets direction to Allah Ta’ala.
Alhamdulillah, with Allah Ta’ala’s Fadhl and great Ihsaan, when we
commenced learning the Qur’aan Sharief, we read it by looking
inside (Naazirah), thereafter we memorised some Surahs, and went
on to become Huffaaz of the Qur’aan Sharief. Alhamdulillah, Allah
Ta’ala then opened another special door to more of His Bounties
and Blessings – by guiding us to the Darul Uloom and we
commenced the ‘Aalim course. There, with Allah Ta’ala’s Fadhl, we
went further in learning the Qur’aan Sharief; studying the translation
and the Tafaaseer (commentaries). Alhamdulillah, on completing,
many then teach the Qur’aan Sharief to others. …Very sadly, despite
being blessed with all of these great bounties, and having this link to
the Qur’aan Sharief, many of us have not found Allah Ta’ala and
have not recognised Allah Ta’ala.
To illustrate: A person undertakes a journey. In spite of many
signboards that are placed strategically, offering directions, he
gets lost. He also has a GPS to show him the correct route but he
still finds himself lost. He then asks someone for directions and
the person gives him directions, pointing out land marks enroute,
and informing him where to turn right, turn left, etc. The person
also draws a sketch with details and landmarks, and keeps in
contact with the person via the cell-phone, to ensure that the
person is on the right course. If the person does not reach his
destination after all of this information and all of these directions,
what would we say of the person?
…Of course, this is not like the case of the person who was lost in
KwaZulu Natal and stopped to ask someone for directions. The
person said: “Turn right at the second traffic light, left at the stop
street, continue ahead and get lost!”
Like a comprehensive map, the Qur’aan Sharief outlines and
details the route to Allah Ta’ala, to Najaat (salvation) and to
Jannah. From Allah Ta’ala’s side, He has given us 6000+ signs so
that we do not get lost. In many places in the Qur’aan Sharief,
Allah Ta’ala uses the plural, ‘Aayaat’. Together with this beautiful
guidance, everything around us, including ourselves and every part
of our bodies, are signs to recognise Allah Ta’ala.