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 This is a fact that none can escape, yet you go after the
treasures of this world and renounce the Lord of Truth.
"Know (O Men!) That the life of this world is
but a play and a passing delight, and a beautiful show, and the (cause of)
your boastful vying with one another, and (of your) greed for more and
more wealth and children." (57:20)
Look at the world with the eyes of your heart, you will find it ugly and
loathsome; look at it with your physical eyes and it will lure you to the
side and slaughter you.
Be content with whatever Allah has decreed for you. Fear Allah in your
innermost being. Implement His commands. Once your heart complies with the
Divine Decree, the Lord of Truth will grant you from sources you never
imagined:
"And whosoever is conscious of Allah, He will
make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And He will provide
him from (sources) he never could imagine. And whoever puts his trust in
Allah then He will suffice him. Verily, Allah will accomplish his
purpose. Indeed Allah has set a measure of all things." (65:2,3)
Beg of His mercy; turn to Him with a heart full of sincere repentance.
"O you who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere
repentance." (66:8)
Stand before your Lord with humility, implore the Dispenser of Grace by
His Most Beautiful Names and attributes of perfection. Ask Allah, and
Allah alone, to grant you favours. If He fulfills your wish, increase in
your gratitude and servitude to Him. If He denies your request, then
succumb to the Divine Decree of the All-Wise with a submissive heart. Do
not argue or object to His will. Always remember:
"… Allah knows and you know not." (24:19)
Alllah disposes of everything as He wills, and commands as He wills:
"He is not to be questioned about what He does,
though they are subject to His questioning." (21:23)
If wealth and happiness are destined for you, they will come to you at
their appointed time according to the Divine Decree of Allah, the Lord of
the heavens and the earth. Do not be greedy but be moderate because you
will receive all that was written for you. If you do so, you will earn the
displeasure of the All Mighty, and lose all spiritual comfort in this
life.
Malik bin Deenar once said: "If you want to acquire true knowledge of
Allah, the All Mighty, then consent to His management and planning. Make
not your mind and desire, passion or will associates to Him."
O you of sound health but weak heart! Wake up and run to your Creator with
repentance on your tongue, tears in your eyes, and sincerity in your
heart. Cry before Him, before others cry for you. Make haste o heedless
one!
"Has not the time come for the hearts of those
who believe to be affected by Allah's Reminder… (57:16)
Remove the veils of darkness that have corroded your heart. Adorn it with
His fear and love.
Do you not fear the moment when you will stand before your Lord? There
will be no screen between Him and you, nor an interpreter to translate for
you. And your Creator will question you. You will find nothing to your
left or to your right but the blazing Fire of Hell. Do what the Prophet of
Allah advised you, if you truly fear Allah:
"… So let each of you protect himself against
Hell-Fire, be it even with half a date- and if he finds it not, then with
a kind word."
You are the servant, He is the Master. Prayers come from you, answers come
from Him. Abstinence comes from you, protection comes from Him. Repentance
comes from you, acceptance comes from Him. Go towards Him walking, He will
come to you running.
Make your deeds pure for His sake alone, and He will extend His mercy to
you. Uphold His religion, and He will extend His bounty to you. Follow the
Sunnah of His beloved, and He will extend His love to you.
Look forward to your meeting with Allah. It will be very soon. Sooner than
you can imagine! Make preparations for this meeting. Get rid of the love
of this world from your heart, free it from everything other the Lord of
Truth. Do not buy the world and pay with the hereafter as a price. Do not
sell the hereafter to acquire this world.
"… Shall We tell you who are the greatest losers
in whatever they may do? Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life
while they thought they were acquiring good by their deeds…" (18:103,104)
The Most Wise did not create you to gratify your base desires and
passions, nor did He create you for fun, amusement, eating, drinking,
sleeping, or having sex!
"I have created the jinns and the humans solely
to worship ME." (57:56)
But you are so heedless as if you have drank the elixir of
immortality. You think that the Angel of Death will never squeeze your
soul out of your body? You have forgotten that you will pass through the
Siraat with the intense Fire of Hell underneath you.
You are unaware of the thrashing that awaits you in your grave by the
angels of Allah. Hot stones of Jahannam for you to walk on, herbage bitter
than aloes, foul putrid meat to eat, your lips to be cut by coarse
scissors, getting trampled under the feet of the people of Pharaoh,
screaming with your mouths wide open while the hot coals that you devoured
come out of your anuses, cutting your own flesh from the sides to eat it,
scratching your chests and faces with brass nails - all this awaits you if
you do not pay the zakat (alms), fornicate, devour usury, slander others,
backbite, or malign people's honor.
This is just the grave; Hell is yet to come!
"… This punishment of the Hereafter is greater,
if they but knew." (68:33) |