To Know Yourself is To Know Your LORD
BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM
(In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful)
All praise is for Allah. Darood (Blessings) and Salaam (Peace) on Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions.
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALA ALI MUHAMMADIN KAMA SALLAITA ALA IBRAHEEMA WA ALA ALI IBRAHEEMA INNAKA HAMEEDUM MAJEED
ALLAHUMMA BARIK ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALA ALI MUHAMMADIN KAMA BARAKTA ALA IBRAHEEMA WA ALA ALI IBRAHEEMA INNAKA HAMEEDUM MAJEED
AN NOOR THE LIGHT
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. Allah is the Light. Allah is the Light. Allah is the Light.
35 Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as a shining star. Kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow forth though no fire touched it. Light upon light, Allah guides to His light whom He will. And Allah speaks to mankind in allegories, for Allah is knower of all things.
[Quran: An Noor, Chapter 24]
Light is not light without the darkness. The visible is not visible without the invisible. Manifest is not manifest without the hidden. Good is not good without the evil. Heaven is not heaven without the earth. East is not east without the west.
The point we are making here is that everything has an opposite. If there were no opposites, there would be nothing but Allah. Neither you nor I would be here! Allah has created everything in pairs.
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. In both the heavens and earth the Light is from Allah. Everything in heavens and earth is lit with the Light of Allah. With that light, everything has become manifest. What is this Light?
The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. What is a lamp? A lamp is a vessel containing oil. A lamp has a wick that is lit to burn that oil contained within it. A lamp supplies light.
The lamp is in a glass. Glass is a fragile material. Glass is translucent. Glass is transparent. We can see through glass! That is glass does not get in the way of the vision. We ignore the presence of glass when we look through a window. Therefore we can see the lamp through the glass.
The glass is as a shining star. In this verse we are told that the glass is like a shining star. The glass surrounding the lamp usually shines when the lamp is lit. Here the opposite to the last paragraph is also true. Just as vision can see through the glass unhindered, likewise the light can shine through the glass unhindered.
Kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the east nor of the west. A tree takes years to grow. It begins from a seed. It grows into a plant. Then it becomes a strong tree. Then the tree produces fruit. In this example the fruit is the olive. But this tree is neither of the east or west. If we observe a tree, it is planted in a particular place. It does not move. But this particular tree is neither of the east nor of the west. Therefore this tree is either a heavenly tree or it moves!
Whose oil would almost glow forth though no fire touched it. The oil in the lamp is lit. Yet fire has not touched it. It generates light. Light upon light, Allah guides to His light whom He will. And Allah speaks to mankind in allegories, for Allah is knower of all things.
A man of knowledge once said "The heavens and earth cannot contain Allah, and yet Allah lives in the heart of a true believer." Now if we look at the entire verse, we find that the Light referred to in the above verse is Knowledge. The tree neither of the east or west is the human. The heavens and earth cannot contain knowledge, yet the human being can contain knowledge of heavens and earth. Where is this light referred to in the above verse? It is as a niche (a recess) where there is a lamp. The human heart is in a niche in the human body. The heart is lit from a blessed tree neither of the east or west. The red Indians call the trees the standing people. The human being is not rooted in one place. The heart pumps without being lit and no batteries are required!
The heart is the place of unravelling of the mysteries, if the Light of Allah shines in there. The heart is the place of Zikr Allah, if the of Light of Allah shines in there. And as Mawlana Abul Noor Muhammad Bashir so beautifully wrote: "In this day and age we keep hearing of people having heart attacks. If there is no Zikr Allah in a heart, what do you expect? It is bound to stop!"
The heart or the lamp needs fuel. The fuel or oil is the Zikr Allah. With Zikr Allah, the lamp is lit without being touched by fire. The human body becomes a blessed tree neither of the east nor of the west. Light upon light, is achieved by that tree in the form of knowledge upon knowledge. Every branch of knowledge is based on certain principles or foundation. And the knowledge is built on that principle or foundation. Our foundation is Islam and the knowledge is the Quran and Sunnah of Muhammad . Allah guides to His light whom He will. Finally a reference from the Quran:
1 Alif Lam Ra. A Book which We have revealed to you in order that you may lead mankind out of the depths of darkness into light by the leave of their Rabb (Lord) to the way of (Him) Exalted in Power Worthy of all Praise!
[Quran: Ibraheem, Chapter 14]
If we look at the opening of the above verse we find we have Alif Laam Ra . What is missing from that? It is the letters Noon and Waw to make the Name An Noor. How? Because we are told further in the above reference …that you may lead mankind out of the depths of darkness into Light by the leave of their Rabb…
Light or En-lighten-ment only comes if we leave alone the hatred. It is only through love and kindness that we can attain enlightenment. But after that we need the leave or permission of our Rabb to be truly enlightened. May Allah enlighten all the Muslims. Ameen.
AN NOOR - THE LIGHT
The person who keeps reciting Ya Noor 1111 times everyday, that person's heart will light up with the Light of Allah, Insha Allah.
Remember to recite any Darood of your choice 11 times before and after the above Zikr and send the Hadiya (reward) for the Darood to Allah's Rasool, our Master, Sayyidina Muhammad.
Darood (Blessings) and Salaam (Peace) on Muhammad, His Family, and His Companions Sounds like a cool word. Zikr, looks pretty neat in Arabic script.
Zikr, "All words of praise and glory to Allah, extolling His Perfect Attributes of Power and Majesty, Beauty and Sublimeness, whether one utters them by tongue or says them silently in one's heart, are known as Zikr or remembrance of Allah."
Allah is so great, every time I see the glittering stars in the sky, resembling diamonds and pearls, I call to mind the greatness of Allah. Every time I see the various creatures Allah has created I reflect upon the greatness of Allah, the rainbow-colored parrots in the Amazon Forest, the birds how they soar so high in the sky only by the will of Allah.
BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM
(In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful)
All praise is for Allah. Darood (Blessings) and Salaam (Peace) on Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions.
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALA ALI MUHAMMADIN KAMA SALLAITA ALA IBRAHEEMA WA ALA ALI IBRAHEEMA INNAKA HAMEEDUM MAJEED
ALLAHUMMA BARIK ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALA ALI MUHAMMADIN KAMA BARAKTA ALA IBRAHEEMA WA ALA ALI IBRAHEEMA INNAKA HAMEEDUM MAJEED
AN NOOR THE LIGHT
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. Allah is the Light. Allah is the Light. Allah is the Light.
35 Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as a shining star. Kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the east nor of the west,
whose oil would almost glow forth though no fire touched it. Light upon light, Allah guides to His light whom He will. And Allah speaks to mankind in allegories, for Allah is knower of all things.
[Quran: An Noor, Chapter 24]
Light is not light without the darkness. The visible is not visible without the invisible. Manifest is not manifest without the hidden. Good is not good without the evil. Heaven is not heaven without the earth. East is not east without the west.
The point we are making here is that everything has an opposite. If there were no opposites, there would be nothing but Allah. Neither you nor I would be here! Allah has created everything in pairs.
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. In both the heavens and earth the Light is from Allah. Everything in heavens and earth is lit with the Light of Allah. With that light, everything has become manifest. What is this Light?
The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. What is a lamp? A lamp is a vessel containing oil. A lamp has a wick that is lit to burn that oil contained within it. A lamp supplies light.
The lamp is in a glass. Glass is a fragile material. Glass is translucent. Glass is transparent. We can see through glass! That is glass does not get in the way of the vision. We ignore the presence of glass when we look through a window. Therefore we can see the lamp through the glass.
The glass is as a shining star. In this verse we are told that the glass is like a shining star. The glass surrounding the lamp usually shines when the lamp is lit. Here the opposite to the last paragraph is also true. Just as vision can see through the glass unhindered, likewise the light can shine through the glass unhindered.
Kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the east nor of the west. A tree takes years to grow. It begins from a seed. It grows into a plant. Then it becomes a strong tree. Then the tree produces fruit. In this example the fruit is the olive. But this tree is neither of the east or west. If we observe a tree, it is planted in a particular place. It does not move. But this particular tree is neither of the east nor of the west. Therefore this tree is either a heavenly tree or it moves!
Whose oil would almost glow forth though no fire touched it. The oil in the lamp is lit. Yet fire has not touched it. It generates light. Light upon light, Allah guides to His light whom He will. And Allah speaks to mankind in allegories, for Allah is knower of all things.
A man of knowledge once said "The heavens and earth cannot contain Allah, and yet Allah lives in the heart of a true believer." Now if we look at the entire verse, we find that the Light referred to in the above verse is Knowledge. The tree neither of the east or west is the human. The heavens and earth cannot contain knowledge, yet the human being can contain knowledge of heavens and earth. Where is this light referred to in the above verse? It is as a niche (a recess) where there is a lamp. The human heart is in a niche in the human body. The heart is lit from a blessed tree neither of the east or west. The red Indians call the trees the standing people. The human being is not rooted in one place. The heart pumps without being lit and no batteries are required!
The heart is the place of unravelling of the mysteries, if the Light of Allah shines in there. The heart is the place of Zikr Allah, if the of Light of Allah shines in there. "In this day and age we keep hearing of people having heart attacks. If there is no Zikr Allah in a heart, what do you expect? It is bound to stop!"
The heart or the lamp needs fuel. The fuel or oil is the Zikr Allah. With Zikr Allah, the lamp is lit without being touched by fire. The human body becomes a blessed tree neither of the east nor of the west. Light upon light, is achieved by that tree in the form of knowledge upon knowledge. Every branch of knowledge is based on certain principles or foundation. And the knowledge is built on that principle or foundation. Our foundation is Islam and the knowledge is the Quran and Sunnah of Muhammad . Allah guides to His light whom He will. Finally a reference from the Quran:
1 Alif Lam Ra. A Book which We have revealed to you in order that you may lead mankind out of the depths of darkness into light by the leave of their Rabb (Lord) to the way of (Him) Exalted in Power Worthy of all Praise!
[Quran: Ibraheem, Chapter 14]
If we look at the opening of the above verse we find we have Alif Laam Ra . What is missing from that? It is the letters Noon and Waw to make the Name An Noor. How? Because we are told further in the above reference …that you may lead mankind out of the depths of darkness into Light by the leave of their Rabb…
Light or En-lighten-ment only comes if we leave alone the hatred. It is only through love and kindness that we can attain enlightenment. But after that we need the leave or permission of our Rabb to be truly enlightened. May Allah enlighten all the Muslims. Ameen.
AN NOOR - THE LIGHT
The person who keeps reciting Ya Noor 1111 times everyday, that person's heart will light up with the Light of Allah, Insha Allah.
Remember to recite any Darood of your choice 11 times before and after the above Zikr and send the Hadiya (reward) for the Darood to Allah's Rasool, our Master, Sayyidina Muhammad. saw
Darood (Blessings) and Salaam (Peace) on Muhammad saw, His Family, and His Companions
People in all walks of life are searching for happiness, peace and tranquillity. Muslim or non-Muslim, black or white, young or old,
each and every person wants to be at peace.
"Verily! Only in the Zikr of Allah will your heart find peace."
Quran (Surah 13: Verse 28)
Zikr, pronounced “Dhi-kar”, means remembrance. It is often associated with Allah to mean "Remembrance of Allah".
Zikr means to absorb one's consciousness in the remembrance of Allah you can remember Allah in any language and in almost in any place.
Abu Hurairah (Radhiyallaho Anho) narrated that Rasulullah (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM) has said:
"Almighty Allah says, I treat my slave (man) according to his expectations from Me, and I am with him when he remembers Me.
If he remembers Me in his heart, I remember him in My heart; if he remembers Me in a gathering, I remember him in a better and nobler gathering
(i.e. of angels). If he comes closer to Me by one span, I go towards him a cubit's length, if he comes towards Me by a cubit's length,
I go towards him an arm's length, and if he walks towards Me, I run unto him."
Wali, plural awliya, is an arabic word meaning friend. Awliya Allah, therefore, means Friends of Allah (swt).
Reference to the Friends of Allah (swt) is found in the Quran, Hadith Qudsi & Narrations of our Holy Prophet (saw).
We would, firstly, like to bring you to the attention of the following authentic hadith which has been narrated in Abu Daud that Our Holy Prophet (saw) said:
‘O people! Listen, understand and know it well. Allah has servants who are neither Prophets nor martyrs and whom the Prophets and martyrs yearn to
be like, due to their seat and proximity in relation to Allah....
Our Holy Prophet (saw) then described these people and then read the following Ayah in which Allah (swt) says in the Qur'an:
"Behold! Verily on the Friends of Allah there is no fear nor shall they grieve"
Quran (Surah10: Verse 62)
Abu Huraira (r.a) also reports a Hadith Qudsi in which our Holy Prophet (saw) informs us that Allah (swt) said:
'Whosoever acts with enmity towards a Friend of Mine, I will indeed declare war against him"
[Hadith Qudsi: Bukhari]
Zikr (Remembrance Of) ALLAH
Allah's Apostle (Sal-allahu-aleihi-wassallam) said: If anyone extols Allah (Subhan Allah) after every prayer thirty-three times, and praises Allah (Al Hamd-u-Lillah) thirty-three times, and declares His Greatness (Ahhah-u-Akbar) thirty-three times, ninety-nine times in all, and say to complete a hundred: "There is no god but Allah, having no partner with Him, to Him belongs sovereignty and to Him to praise due, and He is Potent over everything," his sins will be forgiven even if these are as abundant as the foam of the sea.
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Razi Allah Ta'lah Anhu); Muslim transmitted it.
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever says: 'La ilaha illal-lah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shai'in qadir,' one hundred times will get the same reward as given for manumitting ten slaves; and one hundred good deeds will be written in his accounts, and one hundred sins will be deducted from his accounts, and it (his saying) will be a shield for him from Satan on that day till night, and nobody will be able to do a better deed except the one who does more than he."
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Razi Allah Ta'lah Anhu); Sahih Bukhari transmitted it. Vol 8:#412 of Sahih Bukhari.
Allah's Messenger (Sal-allahu-aleihi-wassallam) said that if any Muslim said three times evening and morning, "I am pleased with Allah as Lord, with Islam as religion, and with Muhammad as Prophet," Allah would certainly please him on the Day of Resurrection.
Narrated by Thawban (Razi Allah Ta'lah Anhu); Tirmidhi and Ahmad transmitted it. Hadith No. 2399 of Mishkat al-Masabih.
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever says, 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi,' one hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if they were as much as the foam of the sea."
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Razi Allah Ta'lah Anhu); Sahih Bukhari transmitted it. Vol 8:#414 of Sahih Bukhari.
The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! The rich people have got the highest degrees of prestige and the permanent pleasures (in this life and the life to come in the Hereafter)." He said, "How is that?" They said, "The rich pray as we pray, and strive in Allah's Cause as we do, and spend from their surplus wealth in charity, while we have no wealth (to spend likewise)." He said, "Shall I not tell you a thing, by doing which, you will catch up with those who are ahead of you and supersede those who will come after you; and nobody will be able to do such a good deed as you do except the one who does the same (deed as you do). That deed is to recite 'Subhan Allah ten times, and 'Al-Hamdulillah ten times, and 'Allahu Akbar' ten times after every prayer."
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Razi Allah Ta'lah Anhu); Sahih Bukhari transmitted it. Vol 8:#341 of Sahih Bukhari.
We can therefore clearly conclude that the Friends of Allah (swt) are envied by, but are neither, Prophets or martyrs, who have no fear or grief and
are loved & protected by Allah (swt).
The greatest Virtue is to join the Creation with the Creator
To think about the well being of the creation is an act
much liked by Allah Almighty. But the greatest single deed
liked by Allah Almighty is to join His creation with the
Almighty. Because of this, the prophets have exclusive
nearness to Allah Almighty. The rank of our Beloved Holy
Prophet is much exalting before Allah because he acts
as a bridge between the Creator and the creation.
It should be remembered that performing virtuous
deeds doesn't mean remembering Allah while standing on
one leg throughout the night. Instead every single act of a
Muslim is a virtue provided it is performed according to
Sunnah of the Holy Prophet whether it be taking a meal.
Savouring Repentance
Every human being should always be mindful of his
faults and weaknesses. This will develop in him a sense
of loss and guilt which takes him near to Allah.The holy
saints of Allah advise their devotees to take some time
out of the day or night and remember sins, so that they could relish the taste of repentance in their heart. There
is a great pleasure in repenting with grievous cry. That's why many a men of Allah would always ask Allah for
repentance of their sins.
to take some time out of the day or night and remember sins, so that they could relish the taste of repentance in their heart. There
is a great pleasure in repenting with grievous cry. That's why many a men of Allah would always ask Allah for repentance of their sins.
Zikr and the kind of red light
you see during Muraqaba. This is the Noor of Latifa-e-
Qlb.The Noor of Latifa-e-Rouh is of golden colour while
that of Latifa-e-Sihr is white. Latifa-e-Khafi has Noor of
black colour and Latifa-e-Akhfah has green colour The
Noor of white colour that you saw was of Latifa Sihr,
although you have not been given its permission. These
are the boons of Allah Almighty and His Beloved
Prophet's kind attention. It's the same as a child of first
class, who reads his book of first class well, starts
reading books of second and third classes, although he is
not in that class.
Five Lataif and their Place
. I may add here that there are five Lataif in the chest
of human being. They have no connection with our outer
world. These are the secretes of Allah and do not get
annihilated. They get free with Zikr Allah and reach
everywhere in personified form. Their names are Qalb,
Rouah, Sir, Khafi and Akhfa. Sometime Zakir of Allah
sees them with his own eyes, but at other, he does not
see them instead others see them. But I would like to
say, this is not the real end and purpose, the object is
Allah Almighty and His Beloved Holy Prophet These are
the rewards of the way which help increasing the quest of
a Salik. It is like giving a gift to a child on getting first
position in the class. He should not get lost in playing
with it, instead he should look forward to the goal ahead.
Zakir (the one who do Zikr) are the Wisest Men
I received your letters that were full of love. The
moment this humble person read them, there arose a
storm of love that vented in the form of tears in the eyes.
The heart reflected that if love for the sake of Allah was
so sweet and delightful, then what charm and delight
would be in the Person of Allah Almighty Himself. That's
why when men and women of Paradise enter this Eternal
Abode, they will start destroying it. The angels of Allah
will ask them why they are despoiling the Abode of Peace
that Allah Almighty grants to those whom He is pleased
with. They will say, ' we did not do Zikr Allah for Paradise,
we want to see our Beloved Lord with our own eyes. We
can't wait any more.' For the sake of these Zakireen
(plural of Zakir, means those who do Zikr or remember
Allah), Allah Almighty will let people have His sight. After
this, Allah Almighty will ask, ' O My people! How long
have you had My sight?' The people will reply that they
had a few moments of it, and their eyes are still thirsty.
Allah Almighty will tell them that they had vision of Him for
seventy thousand years. Let my life be sacrificed on this
Holy Being whose vision has such charm that lets the
visionary forget his own self. So, those people who are
lost in the remembrance of Allah and His Holy Prophet
are the wisest men.They are standing at their door-step
having this desire in the heart:
"The Friend let Moses have His vision on the Tur;
This made Moses forget his own self, Every hardship
seems to be easy, The moment He made us, of His Own".
How to Recognize Men of Allah…
Maulana Rume says, out of the creation of
Allah, believers are of three kinds:
1- Men
2- Women
3- Hermaphrodites.
He says that the later are those who covet Paradise.
They offer prayers, observe fast and give charity, so that
Allah Almighty may let them enter His Eternal Bliss
(Paradise). Second are those believers who offer their
prayers due to fear of Hell.They do good deeds and avoid
sins and disobedience to save themselves from the Hell
Fire. These are like women. And third are those men,
who neither ask for Paradise nor fear Hell.Their life and
death, offering prayers, remembering Allah, awakening
and sleeping at night and serving the creation of Allah is
only to find the Creator Himself.In fact, these are the real
men.
The Source of Knowledge of the Companions of the
Holy Prophet
Countless Darud-o-Salam on our beloved Holy
Prophet who has been sent as a teacher. Whosoever got
knowledge from him, moved in the light of this Ilm
(knowledge) and found his destination. Because of the
same reason, knowledge and men of knowledge have
been given much higher ranks. It the same Ilm due to
which humans find nearness to Allah.The Ilm that is not
an instrument to achieve love and Marafat of Allah is
useless. There are two sources of Ilm: firstly, company
and secondly, the formal education. The source of
knowledge of the companions of the Holy Prophet was
the former one.It was that knowledge which turned the
companions of the Holy Prophet into shinning stars; and
thousands and thousands of people found guidance from
them. The pure souls whom Allah Almighty purifies of
their inner and outer impurities, their company affords a
sustained following of Shariah and spiritual communion
with Allah Almighty.When he follows the Shariah for some
time, Allah Almighty makes him aware of his inner faults
and he tries to get rid of them. Then Allah Almighty sets
him on the path of inner purification. I humbly pray to
Allah that He may bless us with such knowledge that is a
source of Allah's Marafat.
Take some time out of the day or night and remember sins, so that they could relish the taste of repentance in their heart. There
is a great pleasure in repenting with grievous cry. That's
why many a men of Allah would always ask Allah for repentance of their sins.
Who knows, maybe one day, InshAllah, you too will have a desire to strive and become a Friend of Allah (swt)
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