| Living \r\n the Quran |
Al-Zumar \r\n (The Crowds)
When a believer contemplates on the above verse, he cannot \r\n help but feel that his life, from one moment to the next, is a gift from \r\n the hand of the Lord of All the Worlds. \r\nIt may be that when he lays himself \r\n down for the night, he will rise again only on the Day of Resurrection. \r\n In this event, the believer's only request is for mercy. But if he rises \r\n to live another day, then his only wish is to live under the protection \r\n of Allah. \r\nWhen a believer closes his eyes and prepares to go to \r\n sleep, he abandons his will for a period of absence that may either be \r\n short or long. Indeed, there are many who deliver themselves to the unknown. \r\n But the believer is the one who commits \r\n himself to the keeping of his Lord, and entrusts Him with all his affairs! \r\nQuite often what happens when a person prepares for sleep \r\n is that his mind is still occupied with thoughts of what he gained or \r\n lost during the day, or what mistakes he may have made, or what successes \r\n he may have had. One of the functions of \r\n the dua before sleep which the Prophet taught us is to relieve \r\n us of those worries, to enable us through our feelings of awe and longing \r\n to reach our resting-place at the side of Allah. \r\nSource: |
| \r\n Understanding the Prophet's Life |
The \r\n Lamp of the Faith \r\nAamir ibn Abd Qais stated, "I heard \r\n more than one, two or three of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and \r\n blessings of Allah be upon him) say, 'The \r\n Lamp of the faith or the Light of the faith is al-tafakkur (contemplation \r\n and reflection).'" [Ibn Kathir] \r\nIn the hustle and bustle of the modern world, contemplation \r\n and reflection is one important tool of purification (and an act of worship \r\n in itself) that is often neglected. Indeed, it seems as though Satan and \r\n his troops have a major plan for the humans of the Twenty-First Century: \r\n keep them so busy and preoccupied that they \r\n have no time to reflect upon what they are truly here for, what they should \r\n be doing and what their priorities should be. \r\nOne of the greatest blessings \r\n that Allah has bestowed upon humans is the human mind and its ability \r\n to reflect and understand. When a person uses that mind \r\n in the proper way and according to its potential he should be led directly \r\n to the truth of God's oneness and a strong desire to worship the one God. \r\n \r\nSource: |
| Blindspot |
\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Weak Determination \r\nIt may be described thus - a person accepts the call \r\n of a mission with earnestness. In the beginning, he shows much passion \r\n towards it. But his interest fades with the passage of time. He then \r\n shows no sign of interest in that mission nor retains any sincere \r\n attachment with the group engaged in the mission; which he had joined \r\n willingly. \r\nThe first sign of weak \r\n determination is the attitude of dodging work. One \r\n tries to escape from taking up responsibilities. He begins to avoid \r\n the employment of his time, labour and money in the way of his mission, \r\n and begins to give preference to every other worldly interest in comparison \r\n to the cause he had adopted as aim of life. \r\nIt is not a serious matter if a person gets lazy in \r\n due course and becomes inactive, but once a weakness gets the upper \r\n hand, other faults begin to show themselves. \r\n
Every individual and group taking \r\n up the mission of reform and reconstruction should remain aware of the \r\n danger of weakness of determination and get ready for its eradication \r\n as soon as initial signs of the vice appear. \r\n \r\n \r\n Source: \r\n \r\n |
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