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Quran Recitation With English Translation Reaction Juz 24 Speech

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In the taraweeh covering Juz 24, we finish Surah Zumar, Surah Ghafir, and start Surah Fussilat. There is a part in Surah Zumar that really struck out to me where Allah is basically listing all the things that a person will say on the Day of Judgment after they realize that they are about to face their punishment.  -"Lest a soul should say, "Oh [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allah and that I was among the mockers."  -"Or [lest] it say, "If only Allah had guided me, I would have been among the righteous." -"Or [lest] it say when it sees the punishment, "If only I had another turn so I could be among the doers of good." [39:56-58]  It is from the mercy of Allah that Allah has placed this in the Qur'an as a reminder for us, letting us know that hey, if you don't turn back, you might find yourself saying this, you might find yourself in this distraught state, this immense regret where nothing could save you anymore, and might find yourself saying these things.  In Surah Ghafir, Allah also tells us that on the day of Judgment, the people that are about to face their punishment, will be calling out to Allah saying, "Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any way?" [40:11] They will be begging Allah, finally acknowledging that they have been raised up, finally acknowledging that Allah is their master, and begging Allah for another chance, just one more chance. And they will want to give all they had just for another chance. Regret is such a powerful, overwhelming emotion and if you've experienced a little bit of it, you can realize its nature and how it can sometimes just be mentally/emotionally crippling especially when your action became the cause of pain for yourself or someone else. For example, you'll hear stories of a daughter or a son who left home really angry, might've yelled at their parents and really upset them, and that moment ended up being the last time they saw their parent again. When you hear stories like that, one thing that you'll hear the person say with such a pained tone of voice, is that I wish I had not done that, I wish I had not said that, I wish I could go back and give them a hug and tell them I love them. That regret sometimes is mentally paralyzing.  Now imagine the regret of the person that is about to enter the hell-fire, they have lost, nothing to save them, they are about to go in, their wealth, status, nothing is helping them right now. And they are remembering all the things that they could have done, all those times that they didn't get up to go pray, all those times that they mocked Allah, and all those opportunities to do good that they passed up without caring. It's absolutely scary, we do not want to be in that position of total loss and utter regret. Ya Allah, this moment, in these last nights left of your blessed month, please make us amongst those that are protected from the hell fire, please make us amongst those that don't even come close to the hell-fire, please keep us away from any action that would lead us to the hell fire. Ameen.