Allah has Apportioned Deeds of Righteousness

Part 1

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Allah has Apportioned deeds of Righteousness

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى (2)

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّى (3)

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَى (4)

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّى (5)

By the night as it envelops;

And by the day as it appears in brightness;

And by Him Who created male and female;

Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);

We all have different ambitions, aspirations, dispositions and inclinations. In spite of these differences, we complement one another and this is the beauty of life.

• Thus, Allah has apportioned talents and capabilities among us as He has apportioned provisions, dispositions and natures.
• He created differences in our intellect as He did in our languages and our colours.
• We come to admire The Creator more than the creation.

Allaah says,

وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ خَلْقُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافُ أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَلْوَانِكُمْ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّلْعَالِمِينَ (23)

"And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. Verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." (Ar-Room 30:22)

Because of our differences we all make different efforts in our quest to obey and worship Allah SWT.

While we all should do the basic requirement as a Muslim we realize that:

• Allah SWT has made some of us inclined to good deeds over others
• Some are inclined to Salaah;
• Some are inclined to memorize the Quran
• Some recite the Quran beautifully
• He made some inclined to alms-giving and charity works;
• He made some inclined to fasting; and
• He made some inclined to do strive is His cause.

He opened for us gates of voluntary good deeds, so that those among us who want to compete would find arena for competition while ensuring their basics are done.