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Watch Over Us

God tells us in 2:104 and 4:46 that we should say, Unzurna “God, watch over us.” We need to implore Him for His protection and His care. The fact is that God is always watching over us, whether we know it or not, whether we thank Him or not.

God tells Moses how watchful He has been throughout Moses’s life:

[20:37] “We have blessed you another time. [20:38] “When we revealed to your mother what we revealed. [20:39] “Saying: ‘Throw him into the box, then throw him into the river. The river will throw him onto the shore, to be picked up by an enemy of Mine and an enemy of his.’ I showered you with love from Me, and I had you made before My watchful eye. [20:40] “Your sister walked to them and said, ‘I can tell you about a nursing mother who can take good care of him.’ We thus returned you to your mother, that she may be happy and stop worrying. And when you killed a soul, we saved you from the grievous consequences; indeed we tested you thoroughly. You stayed years with the people of Midyan, and now you have come back in accordance with a precise plan. [20:41] “I have made you just for Me.

Truly, God has made each one of us individually and has shaped us and guided us and watched over each of us. Our paths are very different, but the one constant is that God is always there.  

When God told Moses to go to      Pharaoh, Moses was afraid. He knew Pharaoh’s might and he knew that he was a fugitive, subject to punishment, maybe even death. [20:45] They said, “Our Lord, we fear lest he may attack us, or transgress.”

God’s response was to reassure him that no harm would come to him because God was watching over him. [20:46] He said, “Do not be afraid, for I will be with you, listening and watching.

God commanded Noah to build a boat in the middle of the desert. This must have seemed like a strange request and it subjected Noah to a lot of ridicule from his people.

[11:37] “Build the ark under our watchful eyes, and with our inspiration, and do not implore Me on behalf of those who have transgressed; they are destined to drown.”

[11:38] While he was building the ark, whenever some of his people passed by him they laughed at him. He said, “You may be laughing at us, but we are laughing at you, just as you are laughing.

Noah followed God’s command, trusted in God, and God saved him and those few who believed with him.

[54:13] We carried him on a watercraft made of logs and ropes. [54:14] It ran under our watchful eyes; a reward for one who was rejected. [54:15] We have set it up as a lesson. Does any of you wish to learn?

Jesus also trusted in God and faithfully served as a messenger. In the end, he told God that he did exactly as God commanded him. He knew that ultimately everything was in God’s control. [5:117] “I told them only what You commanded me to say, that: ‘You shall worship GOD, my Lord and your Lord.’ I was a witness among them for as long as I lived with them. When You terminated my life on earth, You became the Watcher over them. You witness all things. God is the Watcher. We can take comfort in the fact that He is in full control of everything, including each one of us and everything that happens to us. If we reverence God and worship Him alone, then we know that whatever happens to us will be the best thing for us. When we have difficulty, we can always see how God protected us from worse harm. He is the Provider and the Protector.

[4:1] O people, observe your Lord; the One who created you from one being, and created from it its mate, then spread from the two many men and women. You shall regard GOD, by whom you swear, and regard the parents. GOD is watching over you.

I found that Psalm 121 in the Old Testament gives us exactly the same knowledge and wisdom.

1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—

    where does my help come from?

2 My help comes from the Lord,

    the Maker of heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot slip—

    he who watches over you will not slumber;

4 indeed, he who watches over Israel

    will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The Lord watches over you—

    the Lord is your shade at your right hand;

6 the sun will not harm you by day,

    nor the moon by night.

7 The Lord will keep you from all harm—

    he will watch over your life;

8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going

    both now and forevermore.

Praise God. He watches over us. There’s so much danger in this world, but God is always there for us. How can we ever thank Him enough?

[89:14] Your Lord is ever watchful.

Patience

One important quality or skill that a submitter must work on is Patience. We have developed, worked hard and learnt from many experiences to show Patience in every situation. Every time we show patience, if you think about it, has been rewarding. 

Patience shows a strength of faith and belief that God is in full control of all things at all times. God’s timing for everything is perfect for each and every one of His creations. Everyone’s life has been planned out in detail as per the Will of God so He exhorts us to be Patient and have Faith in Him as He is the All-knowing Creator. 

God is with the ones who are Patient and God loves those who exhibit this quality. Think of the story of Joseph, and how Jacob shows exemplary patience in the face of losing his son (Sura 12). He says: All I can do is resort to a quiet patience.

Resorting to patience in everyday life, situations with family, friends, colleagues, workers, etc., shows a great sign of maturity and tolerance. It is a very rewarding trait in the long run. Impatience shows immaturity and a lack of compassion and empathy. 

Patience is your ability to wait without becoming annoyed, upset, or angry. It’s when you exercise self-control rather than lashing out and complaining. You’re being patient when you take deep breaths and seek inner peace after things don’t go the way you hoped. Practicing patience is all about how you act.

[16:127] You shall resort to patience―and your patience is attainable only with GOD’s help. Do not grieve over them, and do not be annoyed by their schemes.[16:128] GOD is with those who lead a righteous life, and those who are charitable.

[42:43] Resorting to patience and forgiveness reflects a true strength of character.

[70:5] Therefore, you shall resort to a gracious patience.

[46:35] Therefore, be patient like the messengers before you who possessed strength and resorted to patience. Do not be in a hurry to see the retribution that will inevitably come to them. The day they see it, it will seem as if they lasted one hour of the day. This is a proclamation: Is it not the wicked who are consistently annihilated?