‘Surely whoever helps Allah’s cause, shall be helped by Him. Surely Allah is Strong, Mighty’. (Surah al-Hajj, 22:40) Another force in the world is trust in Allah. Trust in Allah means that one should pursue the right path with determination and without faltering. Allah protects him who pursues the right goal without any regard to…
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What for this ‘ujb, then? What does this exultation…
What for this ‘ujb, then? What does this exultation mean? Even if, supposedly, these acts of yours fulfill all the conditions and requirements, and are free from riya’, shirk, ‘ujb and other vices, isn’t their goal acquirement of sensual ends? What merit do they possess that you consider them to be worthy of being presented…
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Thee alone we worship; Thee alone we ask…
Thee alone we worship; Thee alone we ask for help. Do you truly worship God, or worship your own flesh? Do you actually seek God, or aspire for the houris? Do you seek help from God alone? In your deeds, do you consider God alone? When you go to perform Hajj of the Bayt Allah…
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Remembering Allah and obeying…
Remembering Allah and obeying Him must be our life’s goal so we may reach the last degree of nearness to the Divine; otherwise, we will regret after we see how others reached lofty stations while we lagged behind from reaching our goal. May Allah enable us to abandon being busy with doing anything but seeking…
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“Those with reason know that the basis of the movement……….
“Those with reason know that the basis of the movement of beings is knowing the engine needed for motion, i.e. knowing what causes movement, the mechanism of movement, what is connected to movement. In other words, it is knowing the beginning and end as well as the purpose behind the movement because beings move every…
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