The Fruit Of Knowledge

[FADIA BINT ISMAIL]

Human Beings Can Attain 2 Major Qualities which are the Fruit of Knowledge:

Poverty to Allah:

 

It is the realization that without the help of Allah, we are nothing. It is to recognize the fact that Allah is the owner of all qualities; therefore even the weakness in personality is not a weakness when it caused a person to ask Allah for strength. He SWT has the ability to take any weakness and convert it to strength.

 

Hence, the innate weaknesses such as sins, temptations, desires; or lack of any bounty such as beauty, money, status, or physical ability are in reality qualities because they humble one to reach to Allah SWT and be cured of the weakness and be granted a better ability. Along with a different ability, the person also receives the realization of his weaknesses and strengths in order to have a balanced personality and this allows him/her to be in a state of patience or gratefulness to Allah SWT at any given point.

 

The qualities such as guidance, wisdom, beauty, ability, charisma are all gifts from Allah!

Anything That We Lack Requires

Patience, Struggle, And Du'a To Allah.

And Anything That We Have

Is In Reality A Favor Of Allah Upon Us

For Which We Have To Thank Him.

The fruit of knowledge is to give Allah SWT His just right which is the recognition that He is the One who has granted you all that you have and He is the one who can give you what you are lacking.

 

Therefore, the submission and surrender is given to the rightful owner and not wasted on incapacitated creation. The weakness is given to us to keep us humbled but Allah SWT has provided antidote for us in the form of His names where we can reach Allah SWT and ask Him to alleviate our sickness or weakness and replace it with His qualities.

 

For example, if a person is stingy, he can call Allah SWT with His attribute of generosity until this quality becomes part of his personality or is developed enough to overcome his inherent weakness