8. Be Ready to Be Led by Allah to Wherever He Chooses to Take You (Juz 15, 16)
It’s easy to complain, loose heart and choose to move away from the straight path. Chapter Bani Israel and chapter Al Kahf show us the journey from darkness into light; for example, the Night Journey of Prophet Muhammad and the teaching of Al Khidr to Moses about the reality of life.
Juz 16 demonstrates the courage of the Prophets and their suffering. Satan uses our natural fear of suffering to create more suffering! He whispers that you can find pleasure and avoid pain by consenting to a bit of disobedience; but any joy you experience on this path is just temporary.
Action Point:
Ask Allah for beneficial knowledge to help you stay on the straight path and protect you from darkness of disbelief. Knowledge is light!
Action Point:
Make it a habit to say a’oodhu billahi mina-sh shaytanir rajeem when Satan tries to tempt you to choose ‘the easy way out’ by sinning and not taking responsibilities.
9. Remember Here and the Hereafter (Juz 17)
Chapter Al Anbiya urges to accept the revelations of the Prophets and their strong-as-steel connection to the Hereafter. Chapter Al Hajj reminds you how Hajj is as a rehearsal for the Day of Judgement. Are you ready?
Action Point:
Daily consider an existence in which death is so close. Ponder the urgency of the Prophet’s message; O Allah, give us a life of good deeds and a good ending, ameen!
10. Be Critical of the (Social) Media (Juz 19)
Chapter Al-Furqan until An-Naml urges you to look through the critical lens of the Quran and that media is a double-edged sword; it is used either to mislead people or to guide them. In the past people turned to magicians, poets, and prophets for information.
Action Point:
Ask Allah to help you distinguish truth from false information and to protect you from the evil of the media.
11. Know Allah Didn’t Abandon You (Juz 20)
Sometimes it can be hard to be patient when tests and trials don’t seem to end, as seen in the life of Moses. The temptation is great to seek refuge in lesser powers.
In chapter An-Naml until Al-Ankabut, we see how created things (like the spider’s web and the facilities of Fir’awn) can be beautifully engineered, but those who seek refuge in created things rather than in the Creator will only become hopelessly entangled.
Action Point:
When you feel tempted to seek help of lesser powers, read the stories of prophets who endured hard trials for long periods. Or simply look back at your own hard times, did Allah not bring ease with hardship?
Tell yourself: the longest day is only 24 hours and trust Allah fulfil His promises to you, no matter how long it takes.
12. Be a Productive Muslim (Juz 21)
In chapter Ar-Rum we see how the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) predicted that the Romans, though broken and weak at the time of his prediction, would eventually triumph over the Persians.
What is it that allows believers to have victory? The answer is in chapter Luqman; it lies in practices contrary to power-seeking; you can overcome any enemy and thus be productive when you submit yourself to Allah.
Action Point:
Ask Allah to be more obedient and productive in your role as a Muslim child, student, teacher, and/or parent.
13. Be Sincere (Juz 22, 23)
In chapter Al-Ahzab until Ya-Sin you are invited to look at submitting to Allah in specific instances; like in times of hopelessness, doubt and confusion.
In the previous ajzaa’ we saw studies contrast: light and darkness, belief and disbelief, life and death, the world and the eternal. We see that the only way out of our struggles is submission to the will of Allah, a submission that renders us radically and forever free.
In chapter Ya-Sin until Az-Zumar we see how the universe is made of opposites, so clearly regulated by Allah. He commands us to worship Him alone; some of us worship Him in a way to be seen and admired by others. On top of this we are given a marvelous set of rules to live by, yet some disregard these rules or add of their own!
Action Point:
Daily thank Allah for this universe He created and for making us a Muslim within it. O Allah, purify our heart of shirk, showing off and false religion, and make us among the guided ones, ameen!
14. See the Urgency Dawah (Juz 24)
Chapter Az-Zumar until Fussilat warn of death and punishment; are you doing enough to inspire those who do not believe?
Action Point:
Ask Allah, Al Hadi, to help purify your intentions and guide you to the most effective means to spread the message of the Quran.
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