(22:1) The Earthquake - Quran Al-Hajj - Talha Ghannam #FridayReminders #QuranReflections [Ep. 39]

#FridayReminders 39: The Earthquake (22:1) #QuranReflections by Talha Ghannam Video: https://youtu.be/kSfhIAKILEc Podcast: https://anchor.fm/quranclub App: www.quranclub.org Website: www.otpok.com --- يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ شَىْءٌ عَظِيمٌۭ ١ People, be mindful of your Lord, for the earthquake of the Last Hour will be a mighty thing: (22:1) Throughout the Quran, you will find the day of judgement described through the terror of an earthquake. In surah Al-Hajj, Allah ﷻ gives vivid imagery to describe it: يَوْمَ تَرَوْنَهَا تَذْهَلُ كُلُّ مُرْضِعَةٍ عَمَّآ أَرْضَعَتْ وَتَضَعُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا وَتَرَى ٱلنَّاسَ سُكَـٰرَىٰ وَمَا هُم بِسُكَـٰرَىٰ وَلَـٰكِنَّ عَذَابَ ٱللَّهِ شَدِيدٌۭ ٢ On the Day you see it, every nursing mother will think no more of her baby, every pregnant female will miscarry, you will think people are drunk when they are not drunk, but rather the torment of God is so severe. (22:2) Witnessing the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, we are reminded how majestic our Lord truly is, and how close the day of judgment looms. Few images could be as terrifying as the destruction wrought through this natural disaster, and fewer signs more emblematic of the ever-approaching final days. Indeed, one of the signs of the end of times is the increase in frequency and severity of earthquakes, culminating in 3 major landslides in the east, west and Arabian Peninsula. We are taught earthquakes are a test for a believer, a way of purifying them in this world from any trials in the next. The Prophet ﷺ said: ‏ أُمَّتِي هَذِهِ أُمَّةٌ مَرْحُومَةٌ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا عَذَابٌ فِي الآخِرَةِ عَذَابُهَا فِي الدُّنْيَا الْفِتَنُ وَالزَّلاَزِلُ وَالْقَتْلُ This nation of mine is one to which mercy is shown. It will have no punishment in the next world, but its punishment in this world will be trials, earthquakes and murder. [Abu Dawud] It’s strange to think I was in Gaziantep just one month ago, the epicentre of this horrific earthquake. What’s scarier to think is that we had planned to be there the week of the earthquake, but awkward flight routes and coinciding commitments made it easier to visit earlier than initially planned. To see a place you roamed only moments before brought down to the ground is terrifying, knowing the family you have there and the people you met and know could very well be in danger. Those very people – those who help to produce this very podcast – have been left temporarily homeless as their flats are either demolished or are deemed too unsafe to return to. One close friend of ours didn’t respond for several days to our messages, making us fear the worst. Alhamdulillah, it turned out he had left his phone at home when the earthquake struck, and the house collapsed soon after. Thankfully, he and his family escaped safely.  Earthquakes could not be more characteristic of the nature of this world and our inevitable judgment before Allah ﷻ. For the most part, the danger of an earthquake lies in the fear of the collapse of the buildings erected by us in this world. A Bedouin’s tent faces little danger when the earth begins to shake, but a 10 story building has so much to be feared. The more we accumulate of this world, the greater the danger we face when the punishment of Allah ﷻ strikes; gather too much or build it the wrong way, it will collapse all around you when the earthquake strikes. You must learn how to build your provision in the world to survive a strike when it comes, and be ready to forg