Control

Have you ever been mad at yourself for not being able to understand something even though you've read that something for God-knows-how many times already?

Or for not being able to arrive on time though you've planned out everything at your very best?

Or for not being able to get into the university you want the most?

Or for not being able to properly convey your message or thoughts to others?

Or anything that just don't go according to your plan?

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It is by human nature that we'll feel frustrated when the things we've planned went wrong. 

But remember that all of these events happening in our lives are under ALLAH's control.

Yep, all of them. Not one single thing miss out from ALLAH's hands.

Often times we ask why this and that happens. We complain, we whine and we get sad.

Yet we (I) often forget that it is by ALLAH's power that this and that happens.

Nampak simple, tapi selalu lupa. In my case lah.

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One sufficient example would be the first question I asked at the beginning of the post.

Have we ever put a deep thought as to why we couldn't understand something no matter how hard we try to understand it?

Sometimes we thought that we haven't put enough effort into understanding it.

" I didn't read this note thoroughly." , " I didn't make enough exercises and practice to understand this chapter." , and et cetera.

But as you think and think and think, you'll get to the conclusion that there's a greater power than you who can grant you that ability to understand the knowledge.

Well, who's that greater power?

Definitely ALLAH!

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He is the One and only who can give you the understanding of His knowledge.

And because He is the only One who's in control of the knowledge. 

No one else know of His knowledge except for Himself.

So if He decide that you are not to understand something, you won't understand it. 

You just won't.

But then, we can always pray to Him. Do remember to make du'a to ALLAH to ease our understanding of His knowledge be it in His deen or His other knowledge in this world.

"My Lord, expand for me my Bosom and ease for me my task and remove the knot from my tongue (speech) so that they may understand my speech. My Lord increase me in knowledge."

"O Allah, fill my heart with light and increase the strength of my hearing, my sight and my memory."

.اللَّهُم إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فَهْمَ النَّ بِيِّينَ وَ حِفْظَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ

“Oh Allah! I ask You for the understanding of the prophets and the memory of the messengers, and those nearest to You."

I know this is already late, but I hope everyone are ready for the battle for this quarter...Inshallah, with ALLAH's help.

:D

P/S: This post serves as reminder for myself before others.