creature

So for that, we have to realign our compass.

Tell ourselves, the person sitting in front of me is makhluk.

He's a creation of Allah.

Makhluk cannot benefit or harm without Allah's permission.

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala revealed four things and concealed four things.

Azhara makhlukaatu wa akhfa dhatu.

Wa azhara al-ajsad wa akhfa al-arwaah.

وَأَظْهَرَ الدُّنْيَا وَأَخْفَى الْآخِرَةِ وَأَظْهَرَ قِيمَةَ الْأَشْيَاءِ وَأَخْفَى قِيمَةَ الْأَعْمَالِ الْأَعْمَالِ الصَّالِحَةِ That Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala revealed creation.

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in surah 13, Quran 95, ayah 4, we have certainly created human beings in the best form.

You are makhluk, a creation of Allah.

Before your grades, before your appearance, your achievements, or whatever opinion anybody holds about you, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala created you.

which means your worth does not depend on what people think or who notices you.

It is about asking, who am I becoming? So, as you step into this new chapter of your life, remember the five points.

You are created by Allah.

You are a makhluk.

You are an abd of Allah.

So this is how the love for every creation is contingent upon the fact that it can never supersede the love for Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

And this principle is very explicitly mentioned that لا طاعة لمخلوق في معصية الخالق There can be no obedience to any creation such that it incorporates disobedience of the creator.

If the obedience to any creation leads a person to disobey the creator, then that obedience of that creation is not permissible.

And instead of in this statement saying لا طاعة لعبد or لإنسان في معصية الله سبحانه وتعالى You cannot obey any human being if it constitutes disobedience of Allah, which is also true.