You asked me about tawakkul (total reliance on Allah):
it means that you should strengthen your belief in everything promised by Allah the Exalted, that is, that you believe whatever has been destined for you will reach you inevitably, even if everybody in the universe should strive to keep it from you and whatever has not been written for you will never reach you even if all creation were to assist you.
You asked me about ikhlas (sincerity):
it is that ALL your actions should be for the sake of Allah the Exalted. Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, not to be saddened by their condemnation.
You should know that riya (hypocritical show) is born from exalting mankind. Its remedy is to perceive them subjugated to the Power [of Allah] and to consider them even as inanimate objects in their inability to attain contentment and misery. In this way you may escape from showing off to them, for as long as you regard them as possessing power and free will, the desire to show off will always be there.
[Dear Beloved Son. Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali. Translated by Dr. Kamal El-Helbawy]
Has not the time yet come for those who believe
that their hearts should be humble for the remembrance of Allah and what has
come down of the truth?
[57:16]
that their hearts should be humble for the remembrance of Allah and what has
come down of the truth?
[57:16]
No comments:
Post a Comment