โControl Your Anger โ Find Allahโs Mercy
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem ๐ฟ
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Date: 20 October 2025
๐ Time: 5:32 AM
๐ Place: Surau Muhiba
Reflection from Surah Al-Aโraf (7:150โ155)
๐ Muhiba Morning Reflection โ โWhen Anger Turns to Mercyโ
When Prophet Musa ุนููู ุงูุณูุงู returned from Mount Sinai, he found his people worshipping the golden calf. His heart was filled with pain and anger for how quickly they turned away after receiving so many blessings.
Out of frustration, he cast down the Tablets and seized his brother Harun by the hair, saying,
โO son of my mother! The people oppressed me and almost killed me โ so do not let the enemies rejoice over me, and do not place me among the wrongdoing people.โ
(Al-Aโraf 7:150)
Musa then realized his brotherโs innocence and turned his anger into duโa โ a plea of forgiveness for himself, his brother, and his people:
โMy Lord, forgive me and my brother, and admit us into Your mercy, for You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.โ
(Al-Aโraf 7:151)
๐ฟ Lesson
Even prophets felt deep emotions โ anger, sorrow, disappointment โ but what made them beloved to Allah was how they transformed emotion into prayer.
Musaโs anger became dua, his disappointment became patience, and his leadership turned into compassion.
๐ Qurโan Reflection
โAnd when Musaโs anger subsided, he took up the Tablets, and in their inscription was guidance and mercy for those who fear their Lord.โ
โ Surah Al-Aโraf (7:154)
๐ซ Lesson: Anger fades, but divine guidance remains โ mercy follows those who fear Allah.
๐๏ธ Hadith Reflection
The Prophet ๏ทบ said:
โThe strong man is not the one who defeats others in wrestling.
The strong one is he who controls himself when angry.โ
(Sahih al-Bukhari, 6114)(Sahih Muslim, 2609)
๐ Reflection Message
โControl your anger โ and Allah will control your affairs.โ
True strength is not power over people, but mastery over the self.
๐ญ Reminder
When tested by emotion, pause and make duโa โ
because every time you hold back for Allah, He raises you higher in His mercy.