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Bye Mohammed Rafiq ke Ete Same وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: (أَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى مَا يَمْحُو اللَّهُ بِهِ الْخَطَايَا وَيَرْفَعُ بِهِ الدَّرَجَاتِ؟ " قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ: «إِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ عَلَى الْمَكَارِهِ وَكَثْرَةُ الْخُطَى إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاة فذلكم الرِّبَاط» Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying, “Shall I not guide you to something for which God blots out sins and raises men's ranks?” then , he said, “Performing complete ablution although circumstances make it difficult, travelling far to mosques, and looking expectantly to the next time of prayer after prayers have been said. That is the defence of the frontier.”* The tradition of Malik b. Anas has, “That is the defence of the frontier; that is the defence of the frontier. He repeated it twice.” Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying, “Shall I not guide you to something for which God blots out sins and raises men's ranks?” them , he said, “Performing complete ablution although circumstances make it difficult, travelling far to mosques, and looking expectantly to the next time of prayer after prayers have been said. That is the defence of the frontier.”* The tradition of Malik b. Anas has, “That is the defence of the frontier; that is the defence of the frontier. He repeated it twice.” The purpose of this Hadith is that a believer should complete his ablution at a time when he is having difficulty, i.e. the weather is cold or hot or he is in some discomfort, but he should still complete his ablution correctly. Then he should go to the mosque that is far from his home to offer the prayer, or if the mosque is close, he should go with short steps so that his steps are counted more. Then the should sit down to offer one prayer, then after offering one prayer, he should wait for the next prayer. The purpose is that whatever work he does, So his attention should be on prayer. Then the Holy Prophet PBUH said, "This is jihad. Its purpose is that a soldier who stands on alert to protect his country, lest the enemy attack him. This is the example of a believer who performs ablution properly and goes to prayer, that is, he stands on alert lest Satan attack him. This is jihad. We pray to Allah Almighty to grant us the ability to act on this noble hadith.

There was once a teacher who asked the students, “What do you want to be in life?” The children gave varying replies, typically ranging from ‘doctor’, to ‘lawyer’, to ‘accountant’ etc. However, from all the answers given, there was one answer that really stood out, an answer that the teacher had never heard before. The child spontaneously replied, “I want to be a Sahaabi”. Obviously, nobody can become a Sahaabi, but what this ‘career choice’ said about the child is that he aspired to be LIKE the illustrious Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum). While the other children were impressed with the lifestyle and wealth of doctors and lawyers, he identified with the beautiful qualities of the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum), such as their piety, generosity, love for Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), disinterest in the world, loyalty to Islam, etc. and he wished to follow in their footsteps. How proud his parents must have been to hear that he gave this amazing answer! Now, the question is, “What was it in the life of this child that moulded his mindset and prompted him to give this response?” The answer … It was the effort of his parents at home. As parents, we chart the course of our children’s lives, give them direction, instill values in them and place them on the paths that they will follow. Let us ask ourselves, “What course are we charting for them, and what values are we instilling in them?” Generally, from the tender age of six, the child is already enrolled into a school, and his schooling career lasts for a whole twelve years. At 190 school days a year, and seven hours a day, that equates to almost 16 000 hours spent in school! All this time spent in school is for one purpose – to one day enjoy a successful career and earn a lot of money. Now, let us compare that to the amount of time dedicated to a child’s Deeni education. If the madrasah year is also 190 days, and the maktab session lasts for two hours, and the average child attends the maktab for five years (if he even attends punctually for the full period), this equates to a paltry 1 900 hours in comparison. Worryingly, it is in this meagre amount of time that the child is expected to learn the entire Deen on which his eternal success depends. This disparity is obviously a major problem… This problem is compounded when the parents, directly or indirectly, ‘teach’ the children that Deen and Deeni education is unimportant and insignificant. For example, most parents will seldom allow their children to ‘bunk’ (remain absent from) school, yet frequently allow them to bunk madrasah. Likewise, many children miss madrasah due to studying for school exams, yet a child has perhaps never missed school due to studying for madrasah exams. In some cases, the parents themselves encourage the children to remain absent from madrasah, in favour of some extracurricular activity such as sport or tuition. How lamentable that even kicking a ball is given preference to learning the Word of Allah Ta‘ala! In essence, the child is taught that Deen is absolutely unimportant, as making money and living luxuriously is the goal in life. If our children are acquiring a school education, there must be an accompanying effort, from the parents, for the Imaan and Deeni education and security of the children. In order to achieve this, due importance must be shown to the Maktab Madrasah, and there must be a strong environment of Deen in the home (through making ta’leem, reciting the Sunnah Duas, teaching good manners and respect, performing all Salaah, etc.). If this is done correctly, then throughout the child’s life, whenever there is a clash between his material interest and Deeni interest, he will make the correct choice and remain loyal to Allah Ta‘ala – safeguarding his entry into Jannah. Remember, a child can be born a Muslim, but not born a Jannati, as Jannah has to be earned. Just as we prepare our children to earn a living, let us ensure that we prepare them to earn Jannah. UswatulMuslimah

"This world is the prison, and we are the prisoners: dig a hole in the prison and let yourself out! What is this world? To be forgetful of God, it is not merchandise and silver and weighing scales and women. As regards the wealth that you carry for religious sake, "How good is righteous wealth (for the righteous man)"! as the Prophet recited. Since he cast out from his heart (the desire for) wealth and possessions, on that account Soloman did not call himself (by any name) but "poor". Although the whole of this world is his Kingdom, in the eye of his heart the Kingdom is nothing. " After Jalaluddin Rumi in his 'Mathnawi, Trans. by Prof R. A Nicholson.

As-Salaam alaikum, "Wherever you turn, there is the face of God" (2:115) Such knowledge comes by way of Zikr, which is al-hudur ma'al-mazkur.. "presence of the One Remembered". We should see the world for what it is - - a reminder of God, a mention of God, a remembrance of God. And the place where God becomes truly present and man becomes truly blessed, is the heart. Says Sheikh al-Akbar, or the Greatest Master, Sheikh Muhiyiddin Ibn Arabi:- "The greatest sin is what brings about the death of the heart. It dies only by not knowing God. This is what is named " ignoramce". For the heart is the house that God has chosen for Himself in this human configuration. But such a person has misappropriated the house, coming between it and its Owner ". (Futuhat Makkiyyah, 179:6), Cairo, 1911.

As-Salaam alaikum, Sayyadi Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, quotes the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, as having said: "There is none whose final abode is not known to Allah from beforehand - whether it is going to be Hell or Heaven". The audience said, "Should we not then hang on to the scroll of destiny and suspend action?". The Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said:- "No, do your part for what is pre-ordained for one has been made easy for him. If he is fortunate, the path of goodness has been smoothened for him but if he is doomed, evil deeds are equally facile to him". He then recited the ayat/verse, "But as for him who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah), and accepts whatever is good, We surely will smoothen the path of happiness". (Bukhari and Muslim).

As-Salaam alaikum, The most revolutionary statement on earth, LA ILAHA ILLALLAHU, MUHAMMADUR-RASULULLAH, discerns between the Real and the Unreal, or between the Absolute and the Relative, or between ALLAH and everything other than Allah, which is the universe. The Kalimat-Shahada is divided into 2 halves, the negation (LA-ILAHA) and the affirmation (ILLALLAHU). The first half denies the inherent reality of the world and the self, while the second half affirms the ultimacy of the Divine Reality. The Shahada means there is no creator but Allah, none Merciful but Allah, none Knowing but Allah. In sum, it means that there is no reality but Allah Ta'ala... and that all the so-called realities of our experience are secondary and derivative. Says the Holy Qur'an: "Everything is perishing but His face" (28:88). Here, Allah Ta'ala did not say, "will perish", for He wanted it known that the existence of all things is pershing in His Being today. Only those veiled from the reality of things post pone the observance of this until tomorrow. Allah's Reality is such that nothing can stand up to it, His Unique possession of all that is real and all that provides reality to others means that the others are in fact non existent. This is how our teachers interprete the saying of the Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, "Allah was, and nothing was with Him". And by saying/affirming "MUHAMMAD RASULULLAH"... we say and believe that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah... he is a clear, designated manifestation of the One Real. In other words, he represents Allah Ta'ala more directly than other creatures. He and the Qur'an for which he is the vehicle are guiding lights in the darkness of unreal things.

As-Salaam alaikum, Just as when a piece of iron when exposed and immersed in tremendous heat of fire annihilated its own identity and become lost in the color and quality of fire, similarly the Messenger of Allah, Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, lost his own self-hood in the fire of Divine love, and attained to his highest degree of Khilafat. And thus through him, the Attributes of Allah Ta'ala were/are made manifest. The Prophet's seeing, hearing, doing and speaking are that of the Divine's. That is why Allah says about the Prophet:- "You did not slay them, but Allah slayed them, and in no way did you throw when you threw, but Allah threw" (8:17) "The Prophet doesn't speak out of his own volition, his speech is but revelation (Allah's Speech)" /53:3 Through the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, Allah's Beautiful Names and Attributes were manifested fully, that is why following the Prophet is made equivalent of following Allah, where the Qur'an declares:- " He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah" (4:80) And,also, by the bestowel of Almighty Allah, the Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, had within himself manifest the Divine Attributes which are supernatural from ordinary human standard... for example, he said :- "Allah has folded the entire earth in front of me. So I can simultaneously observe everything from its east to its west" (Sahih Muslim) and "Allah has placed this worldly manifestation in such a mysterious way in front of my eyes that whatever will be created until the Day of Judgement, I can see them as if they are right on top of my palm" (Tabrani). From this, we deduce that from the subtlety of his haqiqat, space and time boundaries are made null and void... everything is made present simultaneously Allah's mystical manifestation (Tajalli) to his Prophet was in his power of hearing and seeing. That is why he said : "I can see what you cannot see, I can hear what you cannot hear". (Ahmad and Tirmidhi).

As-Salaam alaikum, Reciting chapter 112 of the Holy Qur'an, Surat Ikhlas, is compared to complete recitation of one-third of the entire Qur'an. Reciting it is a means of blessings for the reciter. Note that Allah Ta'ala sent the Qur'an in 3 parts:-- (1) A third is comprised of Legal rulings. (2) A third is comprised of exhortations of promises and warnings. (3) A third is comprised of discussing Allah's Names and Attributes... and Surat Ikhas brings together within it those Names and Attributes. The Surat mentions 2 Names of Allah which together indicate all the Attributes of Perfection. They are not mentioned in any other verse: "al-Ahad and al-Samad". These 2 names indicate the Oneness of the Sacred Being who possesses all the attributes of perfection. Allah is Ahad-- His Singularity of existence cannot be shared by another entity. Allah is Samad-- His Dignity and Sovereignty reaches the extent where all other things in existence depend on for all their needs.

The true and everlasting success is to escape from the fire of hell and enter paradise, So the question is, what is the easiest way to go paradise? The holy Quran revals," Every human being is bound to taste death: but only on the Day of Resurrection will you be requited in full [for whatever you have done] - whereupon he that shall be drawn away from the fire and brought into paradise will indeed have gained a triumph: for the life of this world is nothing but an enjoyment of self-delusion (The Family of Imran) 3:185 حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنِي أَخِي، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَبِي أُسَيْدٍ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ‏:‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، لاَ تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى تُسْلِمُوا، وَلاَ تُسْلِمُوا حَتَّى تَحَابُّوا، وَأَفْشُوا السَّلاَمَ تَحَابُّوا، وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْبُغْضَةَ، فَإِنَّهَا هِيَ الْحَالِقَةُ، لاَ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ‏:‏ تَحْلِقُ الشَّعْرَ، وَلَكِنْ تَحْلِقُ الدِّينَ‏.‏ Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "By the One in Whose Hand my soul is, you will not enter Paradise until you submit to Islam. And, you will not submit to Islam until you love one another. Extend the greeting to one another and you will love one another. Beware of hatred, for it is the razor. I do not tell you that it shaves the hair, but it shaves away the deen." It is clear from the blessed saying of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that greeting each other is necessary to enter Paradise, meaning that whenever two Muslims are in front of each other, one should say, "Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatu And then he said that one should avoid harboring hatred, enmity, in one's hearts because by doing so, good deeds are lost, meaning that this thing harms a person's religion Because hatred, enmity, and hostility erase good deeds and virtues just as a blade erases hair. Therefore, in order to enter Paradise, it is necessary to keep one's hearts pure, to have love, and to avoid hatred, enmity, only then is it possible to enter Paradise. -

As-Salaam alaikum, "And seek forgiveness of God. Indeed God is Forgiving and Merciful." (73:29) "Surely, God loves those people who constantly repent to Him" (2:222) Note that in this ayat, God did not say "God loves the 'Taa' ibeen' (those who repent), but He said, 'Tawwabeen', which means those who constantly... over and over repent to God. As humans, sometimes we tend to stray off the path for a while. What should we do when we erred? How do we ensure that our repentance is sincere, constant and successful? There are 3 main steps one must take in order to sincerely repent :- (1) Deeply regret with a sincere heart for the sin we committed. (2) Return to God for forgiveness. (3) Make a strong intention never to return to that same sin again.

As-Salaam alaikum, The strange thing is that if the cause is Pharaoh, the result is Sayyadina Musa, alaihi Salaam. This is the concept that the people of Zahiriyah cannot understand. Where the science of cause and effect ends, the boundary of Salawaat and destiny begins. And Salawaat ala Nabiy is just that - - Divine Will. It can grant success to hard work, or it can bestow success without any effort. A person without faith only believes in causes, while a person with faith believes in the Cause of causes. A faithless person seeks strength from the people, but a believer knows that the source of all power and strength is none other than Allah. The game of causes and effects is subject to Divine will and decree. Do not let your deeds be deprived of the support of the abundant recitation of Salawaat ala Nabiy, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam and his family.

As-Salaam alaikum, Busr ibn Sa'ed, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said: "If the person who passes in front of another person in prayer, knew the magnitude of his sin, he would prefer to wait for 40 days rather than pass in front of him". (Bukhari, 510)

As-Salaam alaikum, In chapter 91, verses 7-10 of the Holy Qur'an, Surat Shams, we read it where Allah Ta'ala says:- "By the soul, and that which proportioned it, and inspired its depravity and godwariness (its wrong and its right). Prosperous is he who purifies it, and failed has he who (corrupts) buries it." It is clear that the prosperity achieved through purifying the soul pertains to the next world. In relation to that prosperity, the prosperity of this world is (in the modern, secular understanding of being prosperous) is irrelevant. Those who fail to purify their souls and instead "bury" their souls will not be prosperous. Instead, they will be miserable when they reach the next world, whether or not they are prosperous here. We must, therefore, cultivate our souls by following God's instructions and achieve the everlasting wholeness and well-being of the self. Let us not be among those who bury their souls in ignorance and forgetfulness. Best Wishes.

"In God, there is no sorrow or suffering or affliction. If you want to be free of all affliction and suffering, hold fast to God, and turn wholly to Him, and to no one else. Indeed, all your suffering comes from this : that you do not turn toward God and no one else. " -- Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali.

As-Salaam alaikum, "Whatsoever the Messenger gives (ordered) you (then) take it and whatsoever he prohibits you from, (then) refrain from it" (Hashar, 59:7). Islam is all about obedience and worship: to obey what the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, ordered us and to worship Allah Ta'ala. The Prophet gave us Islam with its 5 pillars, namely :- (1) The Shahada (2) As-Sallah (5 times daily) (3) Zakkat (4) Ramadan Fasting (5) Hajj. What is common among these 5 pillars is that they are all physical activity. With Shahada, you recite it and say, 'Ash-hadu an Laa ilaha illallah, Wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadu - r-Rasulullah'. With Sallah, there is what you can see: Iqaamu's-salaat, which is a physical activity that you have to do.. the ruku'u, the Sujud.. With Zakkat, you are to give a donation to the needy. You have to work to make money and then you part some of it to the poor, and that is a physical activity. Then sawmu Ramadan, that is to fast... another physical activity. Here, we prohibit ourselves from eating and drinking from dawn to sunset, you get tired and exhausted. Your body is not like when you are eating and drinking - - you feel less power. So it is an action of physical activity. Then Hajj, in which you go to the Ka'aba in Makkah and make Tawaaf, make Sa'ayee between Safa and Marwa, the stay at Mina, and the plains of Arafat.. physical activities. For us to reach maqaamul (station of) Ihsaan, the Station of worshipping Allah as if we see Him, the above activities are significant steps but not enough. For this, in addition to Islam as defined in the above 5 pillars, we also need to have and/or inculcate Imaan (faith) in our life. Imaan.. Faith is largely/mainly about belief in the unseen... that is to say we must believe in :- (1).Allah Ta'ala (2) His Angels (3) His Books (4) His Prophets (5) The Last Day of Judgement (6) In Destiny, its good and its bad, from Allah Ta'ala. We cannot see Allah, the Creator, but we can see His creation and from that we know He is there! That is maqaamul Tawheed.. We see His Oneness in everything. When Islam's physical activities and Imaan, as subtle part of the religion, connect or combine together, they produce something called IHSAAN: Included in the station of Ihsaan are: (a) Muraqabah : Observation/meditation and (b) Mushahada : Witnessing/Vision. Where (a) and (b) above synchronize, you will then be able to comtemplate on the creation of Heavens and Earth. When you remember Allah, Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, you remember Him in your Islam, in your obedience, in your praying to Him, you remember Him in your state of Ihsaan... In other words, be of "those who remember Allah (always, and in prayers) standing, sitting and lying on their sides, and comtemplating the creation of the Heavens and Earth, (saying), 'Our Lord! You have not created (all) this without purpose! Glory to You! Give us salvation from the torment of the Fire"(Aali Imran, 3:190/191). After Sheikh Hisham Kabbani. Ramadan Series Lectures, 2014, 1st July, 2014.Fenton Zawiya, Michigan.

As-Salaam alaikum, In a well known Hadith reported in Sahih Muslim (1.37:hadith No. 8),otherwise known as Hadith of Jibril, alaihi Salaat Wassalaam, we have learnt that Ihsan (perfection of faith) is to "worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you see Him not, He nevertheless sees you". Here, we immediately realize that the means of seeing is not the eye, which can only behold physical things like itself, nor yet the mind, which cannot transcend its own impressions to reach the Divine, but rather certitude... the light of Imaan. We can see Allah with certitude, the light of faith (Imaan), whose locus is not the eye or the brain, but rather the Ruh, a subtle faculty Allah Ta'ala has created within each of us called the soul, whose knowledge is unobstructed by the bounds of the created universe. Allah Most High says, by way of exalting the nature of this faculty by leaving it a mystery:- "Say: The soul is of the affair of my Lord" (17:85). The food by which this Ruh (soul) is nourished is Zikr, or the Remembrance of Allah.. Why? Because acts of obedience increase the light of certainty and Imaan in the soul, and Zikr is among the greatest of them, as is attested by the Sahih hadith related by al-Hakim that the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said :- "Shall I not tell you of the best of your works, the purest of them in the eyes of your Master, the highest in raising your rank, better than giving gold and silver, and better for you than to meet your enemy and smite their neck, and they smite yours?". They said," This - what is it, O Messenger of Allah? " and he said :" Zikrullahi Azza wa Jallah..the Remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Majestic". (Al-Mustadrak ala-Sahihayn, 1.496).

In the universal religion of Islam, there are 3 dimensions that encompass the outward and inward expressions of the belief system. These 3 dimensions are :- (1) Islam :- This is based on Tawheed (belief in the Oneness and Uniqueness of Allah), five daily prayers offering of zakkat (almsgiving), fasting in the holy month of Ramadan, and performing pilgrimage to Makkah. These are known as the 5 pillars of Islam... the building blocks of the domain of knowledge, which later came to be called Islamic Jurisprudence or Shari'ah. (2) The second dimension is that of Imaan (faith). This is an expression of a specific conviction in the belief in Allah (God), His Messengers, His Angels, the Last Day of Judgement, His Books and the good and evil fate as Ordained by Allah. These form the core of Islamic Theology, which was elaborated by theologians. These 2 dimensions above (Islam and Imaan) both teach us that religious practice and belief system are interrelated and are incomplete without each other. (3) The third dimension is Ihsan, which in the words of Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, means to:- "Worship Allah as if you see Him, for if you see Him not, yet He sees you". Ihsan reminds us, Muslims, that we are always in the presence of Allah and that one should consider this presence in all his thoughts and actions. Thus Ihsan adds spirituality to the religion.

As-Salaam alaikum, The Noble Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said: "May Allah brighten a man who hears a tradition from us, gets it by heart and passes it on to others. Many a bearer knowledge conveys it to one who is more versed than he is, and many a bearer of knowledge is not versed in it." (Abu Dawud, 3660).

As-Salaam alaikum, In his famous work titled 'Al-Faid ar-Rabbani', Sayyadi Abdulqadir Jilani, may Allah be pleased with him, observed that "it is not only by saying, LA ILAHA ILLALLAH on the tongue, but by the reality in the heart. That is why we have to recite (the Kalimat Dayyib/Shahada) 100-1000 times, and that will burn Shaytan from among the jinn and ins who are doing everything without limits, annahu naaran, it is fire to Shayaateen and a light for believers ". Fire can burn fire, a huge fire takes over the smaller fire, which will disappear. So LA-ILAHA ILLALLAH is a big fire that takes Shaytan's fire away and also your sins, and it is a Light for muwaahidoon. The sun is an example for this - - the fire on the sun gives us life. Naar becomes shining light, and it is fire but it gives you life. Without the sun you cannot live. So that LA-ILAHA ILLALLAH will burn Shaytan and becomes light for beluevers. ALLAHU AKBAR! ALLAHU AKBAR!! WA LILLAHIL HAMD!!!.

As-Salaam alaikum, In his book, 'Kitab al-Mustarshid (Book of the Traveller on the Right Road)', Sheikh Harith ibn Asad al-Muhasabi, may Allah be pleased with him, says:- "Know, O my brother, that sins produce heedlessnes (ghafla) - that is, the sinner is forgetful of God and His Law - and heedlessnes produces hardness of heart, and hardness of heart leads to alienation from God, and alienation from God leads to Hell." Whether a sin committed is small (saghira) or big/great (kabira), both types are to be avoided. The Sheikh teaches that one cannot attain to the conquest of sin except by a sound purpose and a firm intention to combat desire, and by controlling one's inner self, for if the servant controls his/her inward self, he dominates his organs and he has knowledge of his own heart, and self-examination in what it desires becomes easy for him, by the leave of God, Most High, but if you lose control of your inward self, God's Command will seem hard to you, and your organs will go astray and your heart will be lost... and you find yourself unfit for self-examination. Therefore keep to what is lawful, control your tongue except in what will aid you in approaching God Most High.

الْبَدِيعُ Translation الْبَدِيعُ is similar to الْخَالِقُ and is translated as The Eternal Originator and the Absolute Cause and The One Who Originates. He is the Originator of all things. In the Qur’an This name is mentioned twice in the Qur’an in Surah Baqarah and Surah An’aam. بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ “The Originator of the heavens and the earth! When He decrees a thing, He says unto it only: Be! and it is.” [Surah Baqarah: 117] Definition It is The One Who creates without any example or model or raw materials and it is only Allah ta’ala Who can create in this manner. It is that Being Who manifests all types of strange and wondrous creations (all life forms). الْبَدِيعُ is therefore more specific than الْخَالِقُ. If a person was to create something it would still be based on what Allah ta’ala has originated. Allah ta’ala says in Surah Nahl (verse 66), وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ فِي الْأَنْعَامِ لَعِبْرَةً ۖ نُسْقِيكُمْ مِمَّا فِي بُطُونِهِ مِنْ بَيْنِ فَرْثٍ وَدَمٍ لَبَنًا خَالِصًا سَائِغًا لِلشَّارِبِينَ “Surely there is a lesson for you in cattle. We give you to drink of what is in their bellies, between bowels and blood - pure milk - pleasant for those who drink it.” The milk does not get polluted and there is no machine keeping it separate from the filth. The birds in the sky do not lose their way and dolphins have their own radar system. There are countless more examples. Counsel Looking at His creation we should know that Allah ta’ala is الْبَدِيعُ Reflect on it and praise and glorify Him. Being in awe of the creation of Allah ta’ala is a natural way to connect to Him. Therefore find ways to be in awe. Look at the ocean life, animal life, the universe and reflect. *~~*~~*

"Know that you cannot love Allah until you love obeying Him.. If you cannot obey Allah's Commands, then you will not be able to love Him" (Hassan al-Basri) "If you are aware of your humility, then you are arrogant" (Ibn Atta'illah) "Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy" (Jalaluddin Rumi) "Joy and sorrow are the light and shade of life, without light and shade no picture is clear" (Inyat Khan).

As-Salaam alaikum, It is related on the authority of Abu Sa'id al - Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said: "Beware of the intuition of a believer, for the believer sees with the light of Allah". (Tirmidhi, 3127). Through the purity of heart, which is the fruit of constant Zikr and heeding, it quite often happens that a Sufi is able to perceive obscure spiritual truths. A branch of Kashf, or spiritual vision is known as intuition or firasa... mentioned in this hadith. The "light of Allah" mentioned above refers directly to the purity of heart which results from Remembrance, Zikr and heedfulness/Taqwa.

As-Salaam alaikum, Ayat 31 of chapter 3 of the Holy Qur'an, Surat Al-Imran, reads:- "Say (O Muhammad), if you love Allah, follow me : Allah will love you and forgive you your sins." (3:31) Here we see clearly that following... imitating Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, is the key to living a life that pleases Allah and thus will be rewarded by being drawn to the love of Allah. Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, is al-insan al-Kamil, the perfect human being, so those who seek perfection should follow his example in all things. The first step in following the Prophet is to align the human will with the Will of Allah by obeying all the Commands and Prohibitions of Allah. The second step is through additional voluntary acts of service, worship and love... as summarized in a saying of Allah on the lips of the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, (Hadith-Qudsi) :-- "When My servant approaches Me through additional voluntary good works, then I love him. When I love him, I am the hearing with which he hears, the eye with which he sees, the hand with which he grasps and the foot with which he walks." (Bukhari, No. 6502). This is the state of selflessness.

As-Salaam alaikum, From the Sunan Tirmidhi, it is mentioned that Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said :- "Indeed Sadaqa (charity) extinguishes the Lord's anger, and it protects against evil (bad) death." If Allah Ta'ala was angry with a servant who did something wrong, and he/she immediately gives a charity/Sadaqa, Allah loves that and He takes away His anger from that servant who does Sadaqa. And charity can be in any way : in money to those in need, a smile, in visiting homeless people and feeding or helping them, removing the sorrow of the sorrowful... things like that.