Why not become a Muslim?

All praises be to Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD), the Lord of the Universe.
 May the peace and blessings of Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) be upon The Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam, His last Messenger?
Why not become a Muslim?
All sins committed before coming to Islam are forgiven.
How does someone become a Muslim?
If anyone has a real desire to be a Muslim and has full conviction
And strong belief that Islam is the true religion of Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD), then, all one needs to do is pronounce the “Shahadah”, the testimony of faith, without further delay.
The “Shahadah” is the first and most important of the five pillars of Islam.

With the pronunciation of this testimony, or “Shahadah”, with sincere belief and conviction, one enters the fold of Islam.

Upon entering the fold of Islam purely for the Pleasure of Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD), all of one’s previous sins are forgiven,
And one starts a new life of piety and righteousness.
The Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam said to a person who had placed the condition upon the Prophet in accepting Islam that Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) would forgive his sins:

“Do you not know that accepting Islam destroys all sins which come before it?” (Saheeh Muslim)

Shahadah:
To convert to Islam and become a Muslim a person needs to pronounce the below testimony with conviction and understanding its meaning:

I testify “La illah illaa Allah, Muhammad Rasool Allah.”
The translation of which is:
“I testify that there is no true god (deity) but God (Allah), and that Muhammad is a Messenger (Prophet) of God.”
When someone pronounces the testimony with conviction, then he/she has become a Muslim. 

Simply by saying 'there is no god apart from God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God.' By this declaration the believer announces his or her faith in all Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD)'s messengers, and the scriptures they brought.
The first part of the testimony consists of the most important truth that Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) revealed to mankind: That there is nothing divine or worthy of being worshipped except for Almighty Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD).
Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) states in the Holy Quran:
“We did not send the Messenger before you without revealing to him: ‘none has the right to be worshipped except I, therefore worship Me.’” (Quran 21:25)

Muslims believe in the One, Unique, Incomparable, and Merciful Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) -
the Sole Creator and Sustainer of the Universe; in the Angels created by Him; in the Prophets through whom His revelations were brought to humankind; in the Day of Judgment and in individual accountability for actions; in God's complete authority over destiny, be it good or bad; and in life after death. Muslims believe that God sent His messengers and prophets to all people and God's final message to humanity, a reconfirmation of the eternal message and a summing up of all that had gone before, was revealed to the Last Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) through the Archangel Gabriel.
This conveys that all forms of worship, whether it be praying, fasting, invoking, seeking refuge in,
And offering an animal as sacrifice must be directed to Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) and to Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) alone.
Directing any form of worship to other than Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) (whether it be an angel, a messenger,
The Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam, Jesus A.S. Musa A.S, a saint, an idol, the sun, the moon, a tree) is seen as a contradiction to the fundamental message of Islam, and it is an unforgivable sin unless it is repented from before one dies.
 All forms of worship must be directed to Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) only.
Islam is not a new religion, but the same truth that Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) revealed through all His prophets to every people. 
Muslims follow a religion of peace, mercy, and forgiveness,
And the majority has nothing to do with the extremely grave events that have come to be associated with their faith.
All the prophets sent by Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) brought the same message, i.e. believing in the oneness of Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) And the Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam as his last messenger.
We, Muslims, believe in the Bible as the word of Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) and that it’s not in its exact and right form. 
We believe that Old Testament, Muslims call it Torah, was revealed to Prophet Moses (Musa) and New Testament,
 Muslims call it Injil, was revealed to Prophet Jesus (Isa) peace be upon them. 
Since they were changed by people Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) sent the last testament, that is,
The Holy Quran revealed to the Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam and it’s been 1400 years and not even a vowel of the Quran has been changed. 
It’s in its exact and perfect form.
Christianity is closer to Islam than any other religion. 
We don’t believe in Jesus Christ (May peace be upon him) as Son of God but believe in him as a mighty messenger of Allah. 
We believe in his miraculous birth.  There is one chapter in the Quran in the name of the mother of Jesus Christ (P.B.U.H) as “Chapter Mary”.
We believe that idolatry started at the time of Prophet Nuh (Noah) (P.B.U.H) when people started making pictures, sketches, and statues of righteous and religious people.  Then they started putting flowers on them and eventually started prostrating and worshipping them.
Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) sent prophets and messengers to guide the humanity and bring them to the right path and this process ended, which was started with the first human being Hazrat Adam (P.B.U.H), with the last prophet of Islam the Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam since the Quran and the life of the Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam are enough for the humanity till the last hour, i.e., the day of Judgment.

 He (Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) has ordained for you the same religion (Islam) which He ordained for Nuh (Noah) A.S and that which we have inspired in you (O Mohammad S.A.W), and that which we ordained for Ibrahim (Abraham) A.S.,
 Musa (Moses) A.S. and 'Isa (Jesus) A.S., saying you should establish religion (i.e. to do what it orders you to do practically),
And make no divisions in it (religion) (i.e. various sects in religion).
Intolerable for the Mushrikeen (idolaters, polytheists), is that to which you (O Muhammad S.A.W) call them. 
Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) chooses for Himself whom He wills, and guides unto Himself who turns to Him in repentance and in obedience.”
Surah: Ash-Shura (42) Ayah 13.

Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) has said in the Quran:
          “And if you are in doubt about what we have revealed (the Quran) to our worshiper (Muhammad S.A.W), then produce a chapter like it,
           And call your witnesses (supporters and helpers) besides Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) if you are truthful. 
           And if you do not do it, and you can never do it, then fear the Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones. 
           It has been prepared for disbelievers.  And give good news (O Muhammad S.A.W) to those who believe
           And do good deeds that for them are gardens (Paradise) in which rivers flow…” (Quran 2:23-25)
           Ever since the Quran was revealed, fourteen centuries ago,
           No one has been able to produce a single chapter like the chapters of the Quran in their beauty, Eloquence, splendor, wise legislation, true information, true prophecy, and other perfect attributes. 
           Also, note that the smallest chapter in the Quran (Chapter 108) is only ten words,
          Yet no one has been able to meet his challenge, then or today. 
         Some of the disbelieving Arabs who were enemies of the Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam tried to meet his challenge to prove that Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam) was not a true prophet, but they failed to do so. 
This failure was despite the fact that the Quran was revealed in their own language and dialect and that the Arabs at the time of Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam were a very eloquent people who used to compose beautiful and excellent poetry, still read and appreciated today.

Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) says:
"This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed my favour upon you,
And have chosen for you Islam as your religion" [Quran 5:3)

Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) gave this favour to the whole of humanity.
Therefore any one can become a Muslim no matter what his/her race, language or colour is.
 No matter whether they are single, married, divorced or a child.

All sins committed before coming to Islam are forgiven. No matter how bad they were.
They are forgiven. One who converts to Islam is totally reborn and starts with a clean record.

Superiority of a person who embraces Islam Sincerely:-
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (RA): Allah’s the Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam) said;
“If a person embraces Islam sincerely, then Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) shall forgive all his past sins,
And after that starts the settlement of accounts, the reward of his good deeds will be ten times to seven hundred times for each good deed
And evil deed will be recorded as it is unless Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) forgives it”
(Bukhari 1:40)

"And if all the trees on earth were pens and the Ocean (were ink), with seven Oceans behind it
To add to its (supply), yet would not the Words of Allah be exhausted (In the writing)?
For Allah Is Exalted in power, Full of Wisdom."
[Al-Qur’an 31:27]

Allah (Subhana Ta’aala) Ordains
You have your desire and I have my desire.
My desire shall reign. But if you surrender yourself into my desire I shall bestow you also your desire.
And if you oppose my desire then I shall tire you of fulfilling your desire and ultimately what is to happen will be of my desire.
(Hadith e Qudsi)

 The Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam said: - Almighty Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) says:
“I am with my slaves when he thinks of me and I am with him when he mentions me.
For if he mentions me to himself, I have mentioned him to myself; and if he mentions
Me in a gathering, I have mentioned him in a superior gathering. If he approaches me
By a hand’s width, I approach him by an arm’s length, and if he approaches me by an arm’s length, I approaches
Him by a mile’s length, and if he comes to me walking, I hasten to him swiftly’                       
(Al Bukhari 8/171 - Muslim 4/2061)

The Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam -The last and final Messenger of Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) Almighty

 "We have not sent thee but as a universal (Messenger) to men, giving them glad tidings and warning them (against sin), but most men understand not."
(Al-Qur'an 34:28)

"It is He who hath sent His Messenger with Guidance and the Religion of Truth (Islam), to proclaim it over all religion, Even though the Pagans may detest (it)".
Al -Qur'an 61: 9

The Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) and the last and seal of the Prophets; and Allah has full knowledge of all things.

(Al Qur'an 33:40)

'Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope. He gets reward for that (good), which he has earned,
And he is punished for that (evil), which he has earned." Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error, our Lord!
Lay not on us a burden like that which you did lay on those before us, our Lord! Put not us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Protector and give us victory over the disbelieving people'.             
(Quran - 02:286).

" Glory to "Allah" Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless,- in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is the One Who hearth and seeth (all things)."  Qur'an 17:1  

Some claim that you are like any one of us,
But who can claim, to have visited the A’rsh?
 We say bashr, but respect is also due.
For mankind are like rocks, but a pearl are you.
You traveled the seven Heavens, and your eyes did not lie.
For Jibril A.S, could not pass, but You, O Madani, glided by.

If we know that the Prophet Muhammad Rasulullah sallallaahu alaihi wasallam said:,
  “By The One in Whose Hand the soul of Muhammad is, no one from the Jews or Christians hears about me,
   Then dies while not believing in what I was sent with, but he will be of the people of Hell” (Muslim).
May Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) make our efforts sincere and keep us all on the straight path...........

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"He, who obeys the Messenger, obeys Allah." [Qur’an 4:80]

The Companions of the Prophet Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam used to take the ruling on different matters in their lives from the Qur’an, which they use to learn from the messenger of Allah Muhammad (Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam). In many instances, the ayah (verses) of the Qur’an treat a subject in a general manner without a specific condition. Sometimes the ayah will come as an absolute ruling without any precondition or limitation required by time, place, etc. As an example of what came in a general way in the Qur’an is the Salah. The Qur’an does not mention how many Rakah’s (units of prayer) we should make, or how to physically move during prayer, or the time for prayer. Similarly, the Qur’an does not mention the minimum amount of money to have before giving Zakat (charity) or the conditions by which to pay it. Many of our `Ibadah cannot be performed without stopping at the explanations related to the regulations, pillars, and conditions of nullification. It is thus a must to return to Rasulullah (Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam to know the rules in a comprehensive and clear manner.

Many times, the Companions faced incidents in which the Qur’an which had no ruling, and there was a need to return to the Prophet Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam to know the ruling of such matters. It was the Prophet who was ordered by Allah (subhanahu wata`aalaa) to teach humanity, and it is the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam who is the most knowledgeable of mankind about that which Allah subhanahu wata`aalaa expects from us.

Allah (Subhanahu wata`aalaa) has told us about the duty of Rasulullah (Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam) with respect to the Qur’an, where Allah (subhanahu wata`aalaa) said:

"And We have sent down unto thee (also) the Message; that thou mayest explain clearly to men what is sent for them, and that they may give thought." [Qur’an 16:44]

Allah also made it clear to us that the duty of Rasulullah (Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam) is to clarify the truth to people when there is a dispute:

"And We sent down the Book to thee for the express purpose, that thou should make clear to them those things in which they differ, and that it should be a guide and a mercy to those who believe." [Qur’an 16:64]

We are obligated to follow any ruling by Rasulullah Muhammad (Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam) in any dispute:

"But no, by the Lord, they can have no (real) Faith, until they make thee judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against Thy decisions, but accept them with the fullest conviction." [Qur’an 4:65]

Allah also mentioned that Rasulullah (Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam) was given the Qur’an and Wisdom to teach people the regulations of their religion:

"Allah did confer a great favour on the believers when He sent among them an apostle from among themselves, rehearsing unto them the Signs of Allah, sanctifying them, and instructing them in Scripture and Wisdom, while, before that, they had been in manifest error." [Qur’an 3:164]

Regarding the last ayah, most scholars and those of great knowledge said that the wisdom mentioned in the ayah means another thing besides the Qur’an. It is what Allah subhanahu wata`aalaa has given Rasulullah (Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam) from the knowledge of matters and regulations that the rest of humanity can not attain. Imam Ash-Shafi Rahmatullahi has said that "Allah subhanahu wata`aalaa has mentioned the scripture which is the Qur’an, and he mentioned wisdom and I have learned from the people of knowledge that the wisdom here is the Sunnah of Rasulullah (Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam). It is from the mercy of Allah (subhanahu wata`aalaa) that He has sent to us a way to practice what is in the Qur’an."

Allah (subhanahu wata`aalaa) did not stop by saying scripture only, but the inclusion of the Sunnah with the Qur’an is an indication of its important and the obligation on us to follow it as we have to follow the Qur’an. Imam Ash-Shafi goes on saying that the letter 'wa' ('and' between Scripture and Wisdom in the ayah) is a letter of conjunctions in Arabic which requires that the two parts it joins must be different otherwise the sentence will be redundant, and Allah (subhanahu wata`aalaa) is far away from that; Na`oodhubillaah. And so when Allah (subhanahu wata`aalaa) said that he has conferred a great favor on the believers; He does not confer anything that is not correct and truthful. Therefore, this wisdom must be followed as the Qur'an, and Allah (subhanahu wata`aalaa) has never ordered us to follow anything but Him and His messenger Muhammad (Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam). Which must mean that this wisdom is what came from Rasulullah (Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam) in the form of rules and sayings regarding legislation.

To clarify the Concept of Sunnah and our obligation to follow it, Allah (subhanahu wata`aalaa) said: "Those who follow the apostle, the unlettered Prophet, whom they find mentioned in their own (scriptures),- in the law and the Gospel;- for he commands them what is just and forbids them what is evil; he allows them as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from what is bad (and impure); He releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that are upon them. So it is those who believe in him, honour him, help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him, - it is they who will prosper." [Qur’an 7:157]

Because this teaching is mentioned in general in this ayah, then it must include the rules in the Qur’an and Sunnah.

A very strong indicator of the obligation upon us to follow the Sunnah can be found in this ayah: "...And whatsoever the Messenger Muhammad Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam gives you, take it, and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it), and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is severe in punishment." [Qur’an 59:7]

Allah has also made the obedience of Rasulullah Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam in conjunction with the obedience to Him:

"And obey Allah and the Messenger, that ye may obtain mercy." [Qur’an 3:132]

We are asked by Allah (subhanahu wata`aalaa) to answer any order by Rasulullah Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam:

"O ye who believe! Give your response to Allah and His Messenger, when He calleth you to that which will give you life." [Qur’an 8:24]

Allah made the obedience of Rasulullah Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam obedience to Him, and following Rasulullah Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam an indication of the love of Allah subhanahu wata`aalaa:

"He, who obeys the Messenger, obeys Allah." [Qur’an 4:80]

"Say: If ye do love Allah, Follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you sins."  [Qur’an 3:31]

And Allah subhanahu wata`aalaa warned us from not following the instructions of Rasulullah Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam:

"Then let those beware who withstand the Messenger’s order, lest some trial befall them, or a grievous penalty be inflicted on them." [Qur’an 24:63]

Not only that, but Allah (subhanahu wata`aalaa) told us that disobeying Rasulullah Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam is Kufr (disbelief): "Say: Obey Allah and His Messenger.: But if they turn back, Allah loveth not those who reject Faith." [Qur’an 3:32]

It was never allowed by Allah (subhanahu wata`aalaa) that a believer disobeys Rasulullah (sallallaahu Alaihi wasallam) order:

"It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger to have any option about their decision: if any one disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed on a clearly wrong Path." [Qur’an 33:36]

To show that not following the ruling of Rasulullah Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam when a dispute occurs is a sign of hypocrisy, Allah (Subhana hu wata`aalaa) says:

"They say, we believe in Allah and in the apostle, and we obey; but even after that, some of them turn away; they are not (really) Believers. When they are summoned to Allah and His apostle, in order that He may judge between them, behold some of them decline (to come)....The answer of the Believers, when summoned to Allah and His Messenger, in order that He may judge between them, is no other than this: they say, "We hear and we obey"; it is such as these that will attain felicity." [Qur’an 24:47-51]

If a trustworthy person told one of us something about a matter which concerns him, he would believe him

And start basing his actions on this piece of information.

 The more trustworthy this person is, the more we would believe him and not doubt the information that he provides.

 O Muslims! If we know this, then what should be our position towards the words of our Muhammad Rasulullah sallallaahu alaihi wasallam?

The truthful and trustworthy: Whose people never experienced a lie from him even before receiving the Message?

How can we doubt the one whom Allah described in His saying which means,

 “By the star when it descends, your companion (i.e. Muhammad) has not strayed, nor has he erred,

Nor does he speak from (his own) inclination. It is but a revelation revealed.” (An-Najm: 1-4).

 If we know that the Prophet Muhammad Rasulullah sallallaahu alaihi wasallam said:,

  “By The One in Whose Hand the soul of Muhammad is, no one from the Jews or Christians hears about me,

   Then dies while not believing in what I was sent with, but he will be of the people of Hell” (Muslim).

May Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) make our efforts sincere and keep us all on the straight path...........

Feel free to Share the information here with everyone you know,

And earn Sawab-e-Jariya...May Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) make it a source of Sawab-e-Jariya for u and me .Ameen

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Until The Heart is Conquered by One -Nafs

                        It's not called Jihad al-nafs for nothing my friend.

    

Why Should We Pray – To whom do we pray?

Before we can answer, “why should we pray,” we must know to whom we pray.

There is only one supreme Creator and sovereign Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD).

He is the Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) of amazing love, mercy, and forgiveness.

Allah has also made the obedience of Rasulullah Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam in conjunction with the obedience to Him:

"And obey Allah and the Messenger, that ye may obtain mercy." [Qur’an 3:132]

We are asked by Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala to answer any order by Rasulullah (Sallallahu.Alaihi.Wasallam):

"O ye who believe! Give your response to Allah and His Messenger, when He calleth you to that which will give you life." [Qur’an 8:24]

Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala says in the Holy Qur’an, “Say, (O Muhammad) If you truly love Allah then follow me! Allah will then love you and forgive your sins, and Allah is All Forgiving and Most Merciful.”

(Qur’an, 3:31)

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’aala says in the Holy Qur’an, (O Muhammad): “Say to them, If it be your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your spouses, your family, the wealth you hoard, the commerce in which you fear a decline, or the houses in which you delight are dearer to you than Allah or His Messenger and striving in the path of Allah then wait until Allah brings about His decision and Allah guides not the rebellious.”

(Qur’an, 9:24)

Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala says in the Holy Qur’an, “The Prophet has a higher claim on the believers than their own selves…

(Qur’an, 33:6)

Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala states in the Noble Qur’an. “He who obeys the Messenger has indeed obeyed Allah…”

(Qur’an, 4:80)

Nafs: It has two meanings. First, it means the powers of anger and sexual appetite in a human being...

And this is the usage mostly found among the people of Tasawwuf,

    Who take "nafs" as the comprehensive word for all the evil attributes of a person?

   That is why they say: one must certainly do battle with the ego and break it

   (La Buda min mujahada al-nafs WA kasriha), as is referred to in the hadith:

    A`da `aduwwuka nafsuka al-lati bayna janibayk

    (Your worst enemy is your nafs which lies between your flanks).

The second meaning of nafs is the soul, the human being in reality, his self and his person.

However, it is described differently according to its different states.

If it assumes calmness under command and has removed from itself the disturbance caused by the onslaught of passion,

 It is called "the satisfied soul" (al-nafs al-mutma'inna)...

In its first meaning the nafs does not envisage its return to Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) because it has kept itself far from Him: such a nafs is from the party of Shaitan.

However, when it does not achieve calmness, yet sets itself against the love of passions and objects to it, it is called

 "The self-accusing soul" (al-nafs al-lawwaama), because it rebukes its owner for his neglect in the worship of his master...

  If it gives up all protest and surrenders itself in total obedience to the call of passions and Shaitan,

  It is named "the soul that enjoins evil" (al-nafs al-Amara bi al-su')... Which could be taken: to refer to the ego in its first meaning.

Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) has armed soldiers which He has placed in the hearts and the souls and others of His worlds,

And none knows their true nature and actual number except Him...

 [He proceeds to explain that the limbs of the body, the five senses, will, instinct, and the emotive

And intellective powers are among those soldiers.]

    Know that the two soldiers of anger and sexual passion can be guided by the heart completely...

    Or on the other hand disobey and rebel against it completely, until they enslave it.

   Therein lies the death of the heart and the termination of its journey towards eternal happiness.

   The heart has other soldiers: knowledge (`ilm), wisdom (hikma) and reflection (tafakkur) whose help it seeks by right, for they are the Party of Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) against the other two who belong to the party of Shaitan...

Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) says: "Have you seen the one who chooseth for his god his own lust?" (25:43) and "He followed his own lust.

Therefore his likeness is as the likeness of a dog; if thou attackest him he panteth with his tongue out, and if thou leavest him he panteth with his tongue out" (7:176)

And about the person who controlled the passion of his ego,

Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) says: "But as for him who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,

 Lo! The garden will be his home" (79:40-41).

Know that the body is like a town and the intellect of the mature human being is like a king ruling that town.

All the forces of the external and internal senses he can muster are like his soldiers and his aides.

 The ego that enjoins evil (nafs Amara), that is, lust and anger, is like an enemy that challenges him in his kingdom and strives to slaughter his people. The body thus becomes like a garrison-town or sea-outpost,

And the soul like its custodian posted in it. If he fights against his enemies and defeats them

And compels them to do what he likes, he will be praised when he returns to Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD)'s presence, As Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) said: "Those who strive in the way of Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) with their wealth and lives.

Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) hath conferred on those who strive with their wealth and lives a rank above the sedentary" (4:95).

 The thoughts that stir one's desire are of two kinds... praiseworthy, and that is called "inspiration" (ilham),

And blameworthy, and that is called "whispering" (waswasa)... The heart is owned mutually by a Shaitan and an angel...

The angel stands for a creature which Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) has created for the overflowing of benefit, the bestowal of knowledge,

The unveiling of truth, the promise of reward, and the ordering of the good...

The Shaitan stands for a creature whose business is to be against all this...

 Waswasa: against ilham, Shaitan against angel, success (tawfiq) against disappointment (khidhlan).

The Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam said: "There are two impulses in the soul, one from an angel which calls towards good

And confirms truth; whoever finds this let him know it is from Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) and praise Him.

Another impulse comes from the enemy which leads to doubt and denies truth and forbids good; whoever finds this,

Let him seek refuge in Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) from the accursed devil." Then he recited the verse:

"The devil shows you fear of poverty and enjoins evil upon you" (2:268)

Hasan al-Basri(r.a.) said: "Two thoughts roam over the soul, one from Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD), one from the enemy.

Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) shows mercy on a servant who settles at the thought that comes from Him.

He embraces the thought that comes from Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD), while he fights against the one from his enemy.

To illustrate the heart's mutual attraction between these two powers the Prophet (s) said:

"The heart of a believer lies between two fingers of the Merciful" [Muslim, Ahmad,]...

The fingers stand for upheaval and hesitation in the heart... If man follows the dictates of anger and appetite,

 The dominion of Shaitan appears in him through idle passions [Hawa]

And his heart becomes the nesting-place and container of Shaitan, who feeds on Hawa.

If he does battle with his passions and does not let them dominate his nafs,

Imitating in this the character of the angels, at that time his heart becomes the resting-place of angels and they alight upon it...

The Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam said: "There is none among you in whom there is not a devil" They said:

"Even you O Messenger of Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD)?" He said: "Even in me,

But Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) helped me to overcome him and he has submitted to me,

So he doesn't order anything except good" [Muslim]...

The mutual repelling of the soldiers of the angels and the devils is constant in the battle over the heart,

Until the heart is conquered by one of the two sides this sets up its nation and settles there...

And most hearts have been seized by the soldiers of Shaitan,

Who fill them with the whispers that call one to love this passing world and disregard the next?

The Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam said: al-mujahidu man jahada nafsahu fi ta’a Allah `azza wa jall

 [The fighter against unbelief is he who fights against his ego in obeying Allah azza WA jall (GOD).

It is not fit for a believing man or a believing woman that Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter and they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has indeed strayed in a clear deviation.

(Qur’an, 33:36)

Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala has mentioned in the Holy Qur’an, “Indeed in the Messenger of Allah you have an excellent example to follow, for the one who hopes in the meeting with Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much.”

(Qur’an, 33:21)

 Abu Hurairah Radiyallaahu ‘anhu reported that the Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA Sallam said: “All of my Ummah will enter Paradise except those who refuse. The Sa’haba Radiyallaahu ‘anhu enquired, and who will refuse O Messenger of Allah? Nabi Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam said: Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise and whoever disobeys me he has refused.”

(Bukhari)

"I never dealt with anything stronger against me than my own ego;

It was one time with me, and one time against me"...

 "Fight against your ego with the four swords of training:

  Eat little, sleep little,

  Speak little,

And be patient when people harm you...

 Then the ego will walk and talk the paths of obedience, like a fleeing horseman in the field of battle."

May Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) make our efforts sincere and keep us all on the straight path...........

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It's not called Jihad al-nafs for nothing my friend.

                        It's not called Jihad al-nafs for nothing my friend.

Forsake the outward sin, and the inward; surely the earners of sin shall

Be recompensed for what they have earned.

    Qur'an 6.120

The Beloved Prophet Sallallaahu ‘alayhi WA  Sallam said:

"There is none among you in whom there is not a devil" They said: "Even in you, O Messenger of Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD)?!" He said: "Even in me, but Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) helped me to overcome him and he has submitted to me, so he doesn't order anything except good" [Muslim]... The mutual repelling of the soldiers of the angels and the devils is constant in the battle over the heart, until the heart is conquered by one of the two sides which sets up its nation and settles there... And most hearts have been seized by the soldiers of Shaitan, who fill them with the whispers that call one to love this passing world and disregard the next.

How one can control and deal with one's desires, firstly the main thing is to make the law of Shari`ah and its rulings as a judging authority that every Muslim should respect, appreciate, and comply with. Secondly, some other scholars mention feeling Allah's presence, seeking knowledge, and the continuance remembrance of Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) are the ways of controlling self-desires... Even those who are already influenced by self-desire can use any of these ways to get rid of their, self-desires...

The following are some selected ways:

1. Strong resolution.

2. Patience.

3. Self-courage.

4. Considering consequences.

5. Reflecting that Muslims have been created for a great mission which cannot be fulfilled except by controlling one's desires.

6. Not to be enslaved by self-desires.

7. To know that Satan is the enemy that gets through the servants of Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD). Satan uses desires to influence people.

8. To know that following self-desires will lead to someone's destruction and punishment by Allah.

9. To know that fighting desires by making an effort in order not to be influenced by the desires is one of the greatest forms of jihad. Fighting desires is the essential message of Islam. Muslims are required to make every effort to adhere to the teachings of the Qur'an and Sunnah.

10. To know that the one who lets the desires take over and lead him will spoil his intellectual opinion.

11. To know that following desires will weaken the eagerness for performing good deeds. The opposite is also true in this case - that is, not following desires leads to strengthening one's motivation to perform good deeds.

12. To know that not being misled by desires will lead to the honour in this life and the Hereafter.

13. To know that following desires is the main cause of the spiritual heart disease and the remedy of the disease is to not follow desires. We have to make jihad to fight desires otherwise we will not be able to fight our enemies.

14. To know that seeking knowledge and feeding it by performing the preferable acts will strengthen one's faith.

15. To know that we need to be enlightened by the Qur'an and Sunnah. This requires us to make the effort to recite the Qur'an in order to know the meaning and the wisdom behind the ayahs.

Imam Shafi r.a. said, may Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) have mercy on him: "Only the sincere one (mukhlis) knows hypocrisy (riya').

“This means that it is impossible to know the reality of hypocrisy and see its hidden shades except for one who resolutely seeks (arada) sincerity. That one strives for a long time (yajtahidu azmanan) searching and meditating and examining at length within him until he knows or knows something of what hypocrisy is. This does not happen for everyone. Indeed, this happens only with the special ones (al-khawass).

But for a given individual to claim that he knows what hypocrisy is, this is real ignorance on his part.

This world is an abode of the good as well as of the evil.

It contains both the forces and each of them enjoys the freedom of action.

The result is that they are locked in a ceaseless battle.

They continuously try to overpower one another.

It is, therefore, natural that impediments are placed in the way of Islam.

Not only the evidence of its followers is not accepted, it is not even tolerated.

The history of every religion and the evidence of everyday experience bear it out.

This situation leads us to the question as to how the Muslims should overcome these obstacles.

The Islamic teachings guide man to search for the Fitra within.

It is one of the Signs of Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) that are all around, and also in the very creation of man.

"As also in your own selves: will ye not then see? (Quran: 51: 21)

Teachings provide humankind with a method by which Man can make the most out of her/his life.

The spiritual training system follows an order that responds to man's spiritual needs in a wonderful way.

Al-Sharia (the Islamic divine principles organizing the life of the individual and the community) protects the less privileged and spreads justice and balance among members of a community.

The deviation from the Divine Law leads human beings to go astray and follow their own

“Illusive way”: that is called al-Hawa. In the language of the Holy Qur’an, al-Hawa is explored semantically within different contexts.

Then seest thou such a one as takes as his god his own vain desire (Hawa)?

Allah has, knowing (him as such), left him astray, and sealed his hearing and his heart and put a cover on his sight (Quran: 45:23)

Nay, those who are unjust follow their own lusts (ahwa'ahum), being devoid of knowledge but who will guide those whom Allah leaves astray?

To them there will be no helpers. (Quran 30: 29)

And for such as had entertained the fear the Majesty of his Lord) and had restrained (their) soul from lower Desires (al-Hawa), paradise will be his home (HQ 79:40-41)

Al-Hawa within these contexts means an opposite way to the way of the pure innate nature (al-Fitra), the Truth or the Divine Law.

 It is anything that can divert man from the righteous path, starting from man's desires, to any attraction that causes confusion and hinder man from seeing or hearing the truth.

A man that follows al-Hawa is unjust to her/him and to others. If man is capable of removing al-Hawa from her/his way, she/he prepares her/himself to live in harmony with or surrender to the Divine Law

There are lots of impediments/ hindrances in following the rules and regulations of Al-Sharia (the Islamic divine principles organizing the life of the individual and the community). I.e.: (viz. Sex-passion, anger, greed, infatuation, vanity and envy, parting all night long, expectation, etc.)

Obviously, the struggle one makes for the achievement of an object is closely related to the situation he is placed in.

The nature of his circumstances determines the course of his action. It will be wrong to brand it as opportunism.

It is something quite natural. Every struggle that one makes has a definite purpose.

It is a means to an end and not an end by itself.

This end is best served if the struggle made for it conforms to the prevailing circumstances, situation and environments.

 If this principle is not observed even the best effort may prove futile. Such a course will be simply unwise and what is unwise cannot be natural.

What will be the most suitable course for 'warfare in the way of Allah' depends solely upon the nature of each situation.

Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate from the truth after you have guided us, and bestow upon us mercy from your grace.

Verily you are the Giver of bounties without measure. (3:8)

Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and the lack of moderation in our doings, and make firm our steps and succor us against those who deny the truth. (3:147)

Our Lord! Behold we have heard a voice calling us unto faith:

"Believe in your Lord" and we have believed.

Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and efface our bad deeds and take our souls in the company of the righteous. (3:193)

    

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Allah stops the Nafs at the time of its death

There are Three enemies working against every human being.

The first of these enemies is Nafs,

The second is Satan.

And the third and final is Dunya.

Islam's stand, vis-à-vis man's pure nature and its strength and firmness has been discussed.

As regards its dealings with the devil-like natures, that has also been made clear.

Islam warns mischievous-natured people. It entrusts its reins in the hands of the healthy intellect;

 it encourages it to bow down to the pure nature and to surrender itself to Allah.

The prophet has hinted at some of these kinds of natures:

"The son of Adam reaches the old age and two of his habits do not leave him.

One is greed and the second is the unending succession of hopes."(Muslim)

"If the son of Adam is given a valley of gold, he will desire to have another one.

And if the other is also given, he will be greedy to have the third one.

The hunger of Adam's son will not be satisfied except when his remains are mixed with the dust.

And the one who turns to Allah, Allah accepts his repentance." (Bukhari)

The holy Quran has mentioned some of the habits in the Surah Ale Imran:

"Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet, women and sons; heaped up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (for blood and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and well-tilled land. Such are the possessions of this world's life; but in the nearness to Allah is the best of the goals (to return to)."(Ale-Imran: 14)

The first thing Islam wants man to pay attention to is this that to run after the carnal desires of the self and to follow its unending demands will never satisfy self and make it contented. Truth and right path will not be acceptable to it. The condition of the self is that when its one desire is satisfied, it immediately demands to have some other desire satisfied. It is always busy in eating, drinking, and having a good time, and greedy with desire to have more and more of everything. It has no hesitation in committing sin and acts of aggression and cruelty. Therefore, Quran has forbidden men to follow the desires that have been considered haram:

"Nor follow you the lusts (of your heart), for they will mislead you from the path of Allah; for those who wander astray from the path of Allah, is a penalty grievous, for that they forget the Day of Account."

(Saad: 26)

The policy of the infidels and the necessity of opposing it and its importance have been mentioned in these words: "If the Truth had been in accord with their desires, truly the heavens and the earth and all beings therein would have been in confusion and corruption! Nay, we have sent them their admonition, but they turn away from their admonition." (Muminin... 71)

It is necessary that a distinction be made between the forbidden desires of the self and the lawful desires, because some so-called religious people have mixed up these two very dangerously.

If man wants to enjoy the goods of the world, then there is nothing wrong in it, but it is a very serious error that this kind of lawful demands and desires has also been included in the list of forbidden, wicked acts. Its consequence is this that man satisfies his lawful and respectable desires, but his conscience becomes like the conscience of those people who accept crimes as lawful and adopt them willingly. In this way their conscience

When he realizes that he has committed a mistake, and that sin is an inevitable part of his life, then he commits more serious sins and indulges in the strictly forbidden acts. In other words this time he becomes a criminal and a sinner in the real sense of the word.

The holy Quran has paid special attention to this aspect and has very clearly declared the pure desires of the self and the lawful wishes as proper and lawful, and provided it with a chance to use Halaal and clean things. It declared any interference of narrowness and inhibition in this respectable and lawful sphere by way of any checks on the self as bad and obscene, because it opens the gate for obscene acts and sinning.

"O you people I Eat on earth what is lawful (hala) and clean (Tayyab) and do not follow the footsteps of Satan Indeed, he is an open enemy for you. He will command you (to do) what is evil and indecent and induce you

It is a fact that to put restrictions on the consumptions of what is lawful (hala) and clean (Tayyab) is nothing but leveling false charges against Allah, and this thing amounts to evil and indecency which Satan commands men to do. Islam does not like to repress such natures and inclinations with force and punishment, nor does it want to placate or Batter them, but Islam follows a balanced method which is free of any kind of excess.

Nafs-e-Amara is the evil stage of the Nafs, and it's very important to reform the Nafs in the light of The Holy Quran. For it is mentioned that those who don't struggle to reform themselves are in loss and those who struggle throughout the whole of their life to reform themselves of ill commanding desires are the people of success.

Action of the human lies on his intention. So the consequence of his every action has its impact on his self, even "the treachery of the eyes and what the breasts conceal (Quran, 40: 19)" develop the imprints on the self. This is the Registry of conduct, the debit or credit side of the ledger kept for him: "And on every man we have fastened his record about his neck (Quran, 17: 13)." He will read this same augury at the time of judgment (the time when the consequences are declared). The Quran says: "Read your Register today. Today your self suffices you as a reckon or against you (Quran, 17: 14; and also 75: 14-15)." This establishes the individuality of the human self (Quran, 6: 95; 19: 95). Man bears responsibility for all those actions in which his self was involved. If the action was wrong, he has no option but to submit to the "punishment" which is the necessary result of his action. It will not avail him to offer excuses that he acted heedlessly in a fit of abstraction, or with a good intention. His own heart will bear witness against him ([75:14] (The human being will be his own judge). (Quran, 75: 14 ;) & 6: 165).

The very important phenomenon of the human self is that it is proficiency, potentiality, capacity or a realizable form, neither good, nor evil in itself. Its use, like other entropies, makes it good or evil. When the human makes its use for the solidarity and preservation of higher values, it becomes the cause of good (it develops with this process.) When the human makes use of his "choice and will" for achieving the low/mean self-gains (where the higher values are neglected) it manifests evil. In this case, just for discrimination from human self, we call it as "ego". Ego is extant at the animal level whereas self is at the human level. When human emotions operate under the command of ego, the Quran interprets it with the term "Hawa" (The very root of this word connotes the concept of "mean-ness, low-mindedness, and mean-spiritedness".) And when the human intellect serves the purpose of ego, it is called ruse, craftiness, and feigning, deceived ness. On the contrary, when the emotions operate under the command of human self, it becomes the highest essence of humanity. And when the intellect becomes subordinate to the self, the human life and the society become a heaven.

Some times it so happens that the Nafs of the human commits an evil, then there emanate the feelings of shame, of remorsefulness. This, in fact, is a kind of conflict between the ego and the self. The Quran calls this condition as "Nafs-e-Lawwaama" (Quran, 75:2) i.e., the reproaching Nafs, the remorseful Nafs. This must be understood, in this connection, that the human self has no proficiency, no capacity, no capability, to distinguish between good and evil in itself. Discrimination between good and evil can be done by means of Revelation of Allah alone. "Nafs-e-Lawwaama" will reproach that alone which it considers as evil. But it is not necessary that the one which it considers evil is evil in real sense. And the one it considers good is good in reality (consult the Quran's concepts of La Ha Meem and Fa Ta Ra). In this way the human conscience is no criterion for judging the good and evil.

 When man obeys the Laws of Allah, the conflict between good and evil vanishes.

The self overpowers the low and the mean attractions. The Quran calls this state as "Nafs-e-Mutmaenna" (Quran, 89: 27). This phase, in the terminology of the contemporary Psychology, is called Integrated Personality. The reverse of it is called Disintegrated Personality. The Quran has interpreted both these conditions as Fojooraha WA Taqwaha (Quran, 91: 8-9) and has called the development of the self as the ultimate goal of human life. According to the Quran, this is the achievement of life (Quran, 91: 10). Since every human child gets the human self by birth, every human is respect worthy (14: 70). And none enjoys the right to make anyone subordinate. "Choice and will" is the basic facet of the human self, so getting anyone obey one's orders, exploiting others' option of "choice and will", is depriving one of one's prestige and dignity. According to the Quran, obeying is only to the Laws of Allah. (The Quran calls it as Ibadah.) It is not the obeying of the orders of any despot or of any tyrant ruler. This obeying is the acting upon the Laws of Allah from the core of one's heart. 'This acting upon' is the self-imposed limitation of the human being on himself. It is because it makes one's self develop. It is only the Quranic Social Order that establishes the milieu in which no one remains subservient to any one else. This makes the self go on growing higher and higher. The human self can not grow in the solitary life of the monasticism.

There is one verse in Sura Zumar: "Allah stops the Nafs at the time of its death, and that, which does not die, makes it so, in its state of sleep; then He withholds that for which He has decreed death, and sends back the other for a stated term (39: 42)." The question is: "What does the term Nafs -which is made to stop during the state of sleep and death both; and when the human awakes, sends it back, but in case of death is not sent back   - mean in this verse?" So far as sleep is concerned, we know it well that every thing except consciousness is extant in the human; even the subconscious ness remains present. It is evident that Nafs in this verse means the state of its consciousness. It means the consciousness does not remain present in both the states of sleep and death. When the sleeping person awakes, his consciousness again starts operating. But in case of death, consciousness loses its link with the body. After death, the reactivation of consciousness is called "the life after death." How does the consciousness (or Nafs) reactivate in this life, we can not understand it at this level of our consciousness? It is because the only mean of activation of our consciousness today is our material body. We can not imagine the operational state of our consciousness without the body; it is because the body is the mean at this stage of life through which the consciousness operates. The Quran has never told as to what will be the mean for activating consciousness in the life hereafter, nor was it of any use. But the activation of Nafs after death is the reality which the Quran describes as an established fact. And we have fervid faith (conviction) in it. This is the genuine base on which the edifice of Deen is erected.

That is why the Deen is said to be a Social Order where the dualism of personal and private segments of life, of Deen and Dunya, or of religious and 'worldly' matters etc. does not exist.      

It must be remembered here that there is at least one marked distinction in the way of development of the self from that of the body. The body grows by taking and assimilating nutrient substances from the environment. The more nourishment it gets, the better is its growth. Paradoxically, the self grows not by receiving but by giving. Generosity promotes its growth and meanness checks it. The more the self gives of its riches, the richer it grows. If this basic truth is clearly perceived, men will rush to the help of those in need. They will think more of what they can give than of what they can keep for themselves. The acquisitive instinct will be weakened and the impulse to give will gain strength. The Quran extols men who put the interests of others above their own: "They prefer others before themselves, although there is indigence among them; and whosoever is preserved from the covetousness of his own self, these shall prosper (Quran, 59: 9). That is why the Quran has laid down the standard that "Only the most munificent is the fittest to survive". Those who have imbibed the true spirit of the Quran will eschew selfishness and will dedicate themselves to the service of humanity. These are the real Muslims manifesting the Quran's true concept of human self.

As the rules and regulations of the healthy nature are secure in faith and reform and they have no connection with heresy and agnosticism, similar is the case of the rebellious natures and habits.

In both the cases only a strong and firm moral character can control it. Where the holy Quran has mentioned man's weakness, his anxiety, his richness and indifference, there it has also made it clear that the remedy of these indignities lies in following the path of religion.

"Truly man was created very impatient; fretful when evil touches him; and niggardly when good reaches him ; not so those devoted to prayer, those who remain steadfast to their prayer; and those in whose wealth is recognized right for (the needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some reason from asking) ; and those who hold to the Truth of the Day of Judgment; and those who fear the displeasure of their Lord or the Lord's displeasure is the opposite of peace and tranquility; and those who guard their chastity." (.41-Ma'arij... 19-29)

It is common knowledge that good moral character does not develop suddenly. Nor does it become strong and firm in the beginning. It requires consistency and gradualness. And in strengthening it there come many stages.

That is the reason why in its nourishment and growth it is required to perform such acts that have to be repeated. The quality that is developed should have consistency, e.g. prayer, fasting, Hajj, Zakat, and the performance of other forms of worship, confirmation of the Day of the Judgment, and to be fearful of its punishments, etc.

When the rebellious natures insist on their acts and are steadfast on their wrong stance, and continue to attempt to traverse the wrong path from time to time, then to check and prevent it no fixed and temporary remedy can be found.

Their transgression and intensity can be brought to the normal level only by such an activist who is more strong and powerful than them and who may be able to bring them to a balanced level.

The long and short of the discussion is that Islam respects the human nature and considers its teachings as the voice of that nature. It warns the rebellious natures and reforms their point of view. Those forms of worship which have been made compulsory in Islam are such as strengthen the human nature and turn the wind of desires to the right direction.

And these forms of worship do not perform their duties satisfactorily and the desired objective cannot be obtained from them unless they generate the excellent moral character and the tendency to exemplary treatment of others.

Shaitan always attacks us when we are migrating spiritually towards Allah. This is obviously a very vulnerable stage and it causes lack of peace in the heart and something keeps bugging you inside. It’s not anything to worry about its just that your faith is growing stronger Alhamdullilah.

A brother once advised me, to not let the whisperings of Shaitan pull you down, rather work according to the intellect. Other things are:

1) Open the eyes of your heart

2) After your Salah, ponder, feel the humility before Allah (swt) and constantly repeat 'La ilaha illaa anta Subhanaka inni kuntu mina dhalimeen' (There is no God but you, Glory be to you, I am from the transgressors).... keep taking deep breaths and you feel InshaAllah feel the peace and security in your heart

3) Read a Makki Surah (Surah that is revealed in Makkah) its translation as well... This will definitely (InshaAllah) bring peace to the heart

4) Try meditation

May Allah protect you and Guide you

Shaitan won't care for you if you are sinning or not doing your wajib. He will start to care when he sees you trying to get away from him and wanting to get closer to Allah. That's the weakest link for most people. They break when they are at their spiritual peak. But don't worry. Even the most learned, pious men have it. Don't let fear guide you. Leave guidance for Allah.

Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate from the truth after you have guided us, and bestow upon us mercy from your grace.

Verily you are the Giver of bounties without measure. (3:8)

Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and the lack of moderation in our doings, and make firm our steps and succor us against those who deny the truth. (3:147)

Our Lord! Behold we have heard a voice calling us unto faith:

"Believe in your Lord" and we have believed.

Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and efface our bad deeds and take our souls in the company of the righteous. (3:193)

    

May Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) make our efforts sincere and keep us all on the straight path...........

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