Faith, Patience, and the True Meaning of Guidance
THE COMPLAINT OF GODLY PEOPLE TO SOCIETY: “WE ARE MUSLIMS, ISLAM IS A COMPLETE RELIGION AND A COMPREHENSIVE CODE OF LIFE. WE TRY TO FOLLOW ISLAM IN OUR OWN WAY, BUT AS HUMANS WE CAN ALSO MAKE MISTAKES; WE MAY COMMIT THE SIN OF HURTING SOMEONE’S HEART OR DEPRIVING SOMEONE OF THEIR RIGHT.
PLEASE! IF WE MAKE A MISTAKE, DO NOT BLAME ISLAM OR ISLAMIC SYMBOLS (BEARD, TURBAN, CAP, ETC.); INSTEAD BLAME US.”
ALLAH SAYS THAT WHEN FAITH TAKES ROOT AND BECOMES STRONG WITHIN A PERSON, SINS BECOME DIFFICULT AND GOOD DEEDS EASIER; THE HEART BECOMES SOFT AND THE EYES MOIST.
O MY GENEROUS LORD, INCLUDE ME AND MY BELOVEDS AMONG THOSE GUIDED PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE STRAIGHT PATH, WHO REPENT, WHO GIVE THANKS TO YOU, AND WHOM YOU AND YOUR BELOVED (PEACE BE UPON HIM) ARE PLEASED WITH.
CONFESS YOUR WEAKNESSES SINCERELY BEFORE YOUR LORD; HE WILL TURN THEM INTO YOUR STRENGTH. SURELY HE IS ABLE TO DO ALL THINGS. KEEP ASKING ALLAH — PRAYER IS A KNOCK, AND A CONTINUOUS KNOCK CAN OPEN ANY DOOR; BUT SINCERITY IS A MUST.
OUR AFFAIRS ARE NOT UNDER OUR COMPLETE CONTROL, BUT HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE ONE WHO HAS CONTROL IS MOST MERCIFUL AND GENEROUS.
SOMETIMES TO VALUE OR TRULY FEEL SOMETHING, IT IS NECESSARY TO STAY AWAY FROM IT FOR A WHILE.
WHEN A PERSON BECOMES HARDENED BY LIFE’S TRIALS, THEN EVEN WHEN THE HEART IS HURT, IT DOES NOT FEEL SO BAD.
WHERE RELATIONS OF THE SOUL ARE ESTABLISHED, FLOWERS DO NOT DEPEND ON SEASONS — THEY ALWAYS BLOOM.
BETRAYAL AND SORROW ARE MOST INTENSE AND PAINFUL WHEN THEY COME FROM A PERSON WHOM WE DEEPLY RESPECT.
SILENCE AT TIMES IS NOT A CHOICE BUT A COMPULSION, BECAUSE A PERSON DOES NOT WANT TO LIE OR DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO SPEAK THE TRUTH.
THE FIRST AND LAST MARK OF A GOOD PERSON IS THAT HE RESPECTS EVEN THOSE FROM WHOM HE GETS NO BENEFIT.
NOT EVERY TEST OF LIFE CAN BE PASSED WITH WISDOM, INTELLIGENCE, OR HARD WORK; SOME TRIALS REQUIRE FORTUNE AND NOTHING ELSE WILL DO.
ONLY THE ONE WHO EXPERIENCES DEPRIVATIONS CAN TRULY UNDERSTAND; EMPTY WORDS OF BRAVERY ARE WORTHLESS. MANY RELATIONSHIPS, WHEN TESTED, SHOW THE SAME RESULT: EVERYTHING IS NEEDED, LOVE IS NOT.
A FRIEND IS THE ONE WHO HELPS IN DIFFICULTY. WE OFTEN HEAR THIS PHRASE, BUT HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT ITS MEANING AND DECIDED TO TEST IT?
IF NOT, THEN THINK WITH A CALM HEART AND TRY MAKING A FRIENDSHIP WITH THE QUR'AN; IT WILL STAND BY YOU EVEN AT THE HOUR OF DISTRESS ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT WHEN ALL RELATIVES AND FRIENDS ABANDON YOU.
AVOID TYING LONG EXPECTATIONS, FOR THEY DISTANCE YOU FROM THE JOYS OF THE BLESSINGS THAT ALLAH, THE LORD OF HONOR, GIVES.
AND THEY MAKE OTHERS SMALL IN YOUR EYES, AND YOU FAIL TO BE GRATEFUL TO THEM.
The Beauty Of Islam Relationships And Faith
A WOMAN ASKED A SCHOLAR: WHY DID ISLAM MAKE US OBLIGED TO OBEY OUR HUSBANDS, WHILE THE HUSBAND IS NOT COMMANDED TO OBEY US?
THE SCHOLAR ASKED: HOW MANY SONS DO YOU HAVE FROM YOUR HUSBAND?
THE WOMAN REPLIED: THREE SONS.
THE SCHOLAR SAID: ALLAH, THE LORD OF HONOR, COMMANDED YOU TO OBEY ONE MAN, AND COMMANDED THREE MEN TO OBEY YOU. WITHOUT TREATING YOU WELL, THOSE THREE MEN WILL NEVER ENTER PARADISE. NOW TELL ME, WHO IS MORE BOUND?
THE WOMAN SAID: INDEED! I THANK ALLAH FOR THE BLESSING OF ISLAM.
MY LORD, NEVER LEAVE ME ALONE IN ANY CONDITION — IN DIFFICULTIES OR IN HAPPINESS, IN PEACE OR IN DISTRESS. KEEP ME ALWAYS UNDER YOUR MERCY, ALWAYS UNDER YOUR LOVING GAZE. FORGIVE MY SINS AND MAKE ME SUCH THAT YOU BECOME PLEASED WITH ME.
VALUE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THAT BEAT INSIDE YOUR HEART RATHER THAN THOSE KEPT IN YOUR WALLET. THEY QUIETLY CARE FOR YOU, PRAY FOR YOU — IT’S YOUR DEPTH OF VISION WHETHER YOU CAN SEE THEM OR NOT.
NO MATTER HOW STRONG WE STAND AGAINST THE PAIN GIVEN BY OUR LOVED ONES, FOR A MOMENT WE STILL BREAK.
EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL AT ITS OWN TIME — THE RIGHT TIME TO DO GOOD DEEDS IS YOUTH, FOR WHEN WE GROW OLD, WE CAN NO LONGER SIN EVEN IF WE WANT TO.
THE MOON ASKS NOT FOR THE STARS OF THE SKY, THE HEART SEEKS THE BREEZE OF MADINAH. ALLAH, THE LORD OF HONOR, FORGIVES ALL SINNERS — HIS MERCY FLOWS AT THE SIGNAL OF MUHAMMAD ï·º.
MY PURPOSE IS YOUR WORSHIP, O ALLAH, THE LORD OF HONOR — WHAT IS REWARD OR PUNISHMENT TO ME? WHY SHOULD I COUNT TASBEEH BEADS IN LOVE? LOVE KNOWS NO ACCOUNTING.
EVERYONE LOVES LIFE, BUT LIFE DOESN’T BECOME ANYONE’S LOVE. PEOPLE LIVE WITH DESIRES, BUT EVERY DESIRE DOESN’T TURN INTO DESTINY.
I ONLY WISH TO WRITE SUCH WORDS THAT MAY STOP SOMEONE WALKING TOWARDS MISGUIDANCE — AND EVEN IF THEY DON’T STOP, THEY MAY AT LEAST THINK. THE BEST MIGRATION IS FROM SINS TOWARD GOOD DEEDS.
BY BIRTH MAN IS NEITHER AN ANGEL NOR A DEVIL, BUT THROUGH HIS DEEDS HE CAN BECOME BETTER THAN AN ANGEL OR WORSE THAN A DEVIL.
TO TRUST A PERSON, DO NOT JUDGE HIS WORDS — JUDGE HIS CHARACTER. WORDS CAN LIE, BUT CHARACTER ALWAYS SPEAKS TRUTH.
IF SOMEONE STOPS YOU, CARES FOR YOU, WAITS FOR YOU, OR QUESTIONS YOU — KNOW THAT YOU ARE LUCKY, BECAUSE ONLY THE FORTUNATE HAVE SUCH PEOPLE WHO CARE. RELATIONSHIPS ARE STRENGTHENED MORE BY FEELINGS THAN BY LOVE ALONE.
I NEVER UNDERSTOOD LIFE’S PHILOSOPHY — ON ONE SIDE, IT SAYS “PATIENCE’S FRUIT IS SWEET,” AND ON THE OTHER SIDE, IT SAYS “TIME WAITS FOR NONE.” THE REALITY OF LIFE IS THAT A PERSON BECOMES PAST IN A MOMENT.
THE FIRST CONDITION OF LIFE IS TO KEEP LIVING — WHETHER SOMEONE IS THERE OR NOT, LIFE DOES NOT STOP. IT GOES ON. OFTEN, THOSE WE CONSIDER MOST PRECIOUS LEAVE US SUDDENLY WITHOUT REASON. LIFE STILL GOES ON — IT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WITH TIME, EVERYTHING CHANGES — PEOPLE, RELATIONSHIPS, FEELINGS, AND SOMETIMES EVEN WE OURSELVES.
WRITING MUHTARAM REHAAN SAHAB
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