Allah(SWT) has strange ways to show us his power and turns the things the way he wants. I see so many messages in this world cup, which I have been noticing since the beginning. Pakistan all of sudden got up and ended up with one of the very strong team in the whole of world cup from where it was almost certain that it won’t even pass 1st round and like the last two world cup they will be knocked out before quarter final. But they actually surprised the whole nation and kept themselves on top of the group.
Afridi XI has brought the nation a hope, a hope of wining. The whole nation was pretty happy that they will bring the cup home, unfortunately that did not happened. Right when we started to expect a great reception to our team, all the dreams were shattered, everyone was so quite. Although streets were quite the whole day, we could hear screaming, television sounds from almost every house in Pakistan, but not after loss was certain and almost a cry face of Afridi.
Yes it’s just a game and that day was not Pakistan’s day, but why only that day, what happened to all the players on that particular day, when many of them who were good fielders started misfielding, batting calculation was not right nor shot selection were? And top of all, so much prayers. Probably Allah had to teach us a hidden lesson. Where there were so many prayers, there were so much khurafat going around, not only things that are strictly prohibited, music, dancing, mix gathering of girls and guys who were shamelessly dancing in public, where our media was promoting that to promote themselves, but also so much money been wasted, you could have heard firing from so many houses, where each bullet that cost 45 Rs. is more than cost of one time food for an small family who are starving to death. This would be one reason we couldn’t have that complete happiness.
I’m not discussing how important is this cricket to us and how much interest we should give, nothing halal or haram, that is a whole different topic. Right now just the things that should be pointed out during this process. Another very interesting thing I noticed, which actually made me write this article. When Allah has to give some one a respect or when Allah wants to make someone a Hero, Allah will do that regardless of the situation and our imagination. As I mentioned above, as a nation our expectation were so high that the only thing we were now expecting was to give huge reception to the team with the cup and since that didn’t happen, the world had thought now the reception would be with eggs and tomatoes, but Afridi apologizing to the nation changed everything. And where he may not have gotten that love from the nation if he would have brought that cup, because it would have been shared with the cup or may be even cup might have won the love over Afridi, now people of Pakistan were only expressing their love to him, and how he is the hero even remember what he did with the team to bring them up united to semi final. You can see new, article, poems and etc full love nations love to him and making him our Hero. This really makes me wonder how Allah plans things we cannot ever imagine.
Here is one more thing shown to us as a lesson, the power of word “SORRY” how this one word changed everything, the anger, criticism all were forgotten and poems were written, wishes were sent, specially to this one man. This teaches us, we all can even make mistake and if we apologize, we would not be led down, instead we may get even more respect than we would have eventually got.
May Allah guide us to the right path and may we understand our mistake as this life is very short, we have to prepare for the eternal life and that is the only way which our beloved Profit Muhammad (SAWW) has showed us. Ameen.
In the last a message to Shahid Afridi from the nation.
Shahid Afridi Said
" I am Sorry to my Nation "
why Sorry ?
You gave a hope by reaching semi final and bringing that beauty back to your Nation.
why Sorry ?
You built seperated team and united them.
why Sorry ?
A 6th ranked team beating and competing with the top class team in their ground.
why Sorry ?
It was because of you that Pakistani National Anthem was sung in the Indian ground.
why sorry ?
You raised Pakistani Flag in Mohali (India).
why Sorry ?
You made Pakistani team reach Top 3 in the World.
Dear Shahid Afridi, Team and we Pakistanis Love You. You are our hero.
