Patience and Comfort
صبر اور تسلی
قَدْ بُصّرْتُمْ إِنْ أَبْصَرْتُمْ وَقَدْ هُدِيتُمْ إِنِ اهْتَدَيْتُمْ، وأُسْمِعْتُمْ إِنِ اسْتَمَعْتُمْ.
تمہیں دکھایا جا چکا ہے اگر تم دیکھنا چاہو، تمہیں ہدایت دی جا چکی ہے اگر تم ہدایت پانا چاہو، اور تمہیں سنایا جا چکا ہے اگر تم سننا چاہو۔
“Surely, you have been made to see if (only) you care to see; surely, you have been guided if (only) you care to take guidance; and surely, you have been made to hear if (only) you care to lend your ears.”
Reflections: Imam Ali ؑ highlights that spiritual “blindness” or “deafness” is a choice. The signs of God and the paths of righteousness are present in the world and within ourselves. The barrier is not a lack of evidence, but a lack of **Intention**. This wisdom serves as both a comfort and a warning: comfort because the path is clear for the sincere seeker, and a warning because no one can claim ignorance when they simply chose not to pay attention.