The human is a creature who cannot
relieve himself or cause it any harm, unless Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD)
wills.
He cannot have any effect on his own
life or death. The human being is a weak creature who cannot stand cold and
heat, the sun or air. His body is not covered with wool or feathers. If a thorn
pricks him, he may suffer from pain all night. Even a germ may cause his
weakness or perhaps death.
Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) the
exalted gives an example of the weakness of a human in the Holy Quran:
“And if any fly snatches away a
thing from them, they will have no power to release it from the fly. So weak
are (both) the seeker and the sought.” (22:73)
We can see from this great example
that a human cannot even put up with a fly, or on the other hand the human
still thinks he's a tough cookie because he may be a boxing champion, or a
champion wrestler and according to his own beliefs, he will challenge anything
coming in his ways, but for now forget challenging another human. What if a
wasp was to come and sting him, he would be running around crying for help!
Remember, this is only the physical
side of the human from which he suffers, but the main weakness is based in the
internal, which in fact is the heart!
The heart is the foundation of the
human body and if that remains weak so wills the rest of the human structure.
All of the diseases of the heart are
founded up on desires and doubts.
The life of the heart and its
illumination is the cause of all good to be found in it and its death and
darkness is the cause of all evil to be found in it.
There are many reasons why the heart is
affected and these are due to the negative qualities of mankind, such as
ignorance, impatience, pride, greed, disbelief and oppression. These negative
qualities are the cause of the human heart becoming weak and ill, and in order
to purify the heart, we need to find a cure.
Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) the
Almighty has given us a cure for our heart, which is the Holy Quran.
The Quran is a cure for that which
is in the heart and for the one who has the sickness of worldly desires, for it
leaves certain knowledge and understanding from which the heart sees such a
thing in accordance to their reality. It's not just about reading the Quran but
understanding the Quran is where we slip up, and we miss out on the message
which is given out to us and all the wisdom it contains. So once we fail to
read and understand the Quran we obviously miss out on the most important issue
which is acting upon the message, and the guidance of the Holy Quran which is
the key to returning the heart into its normal state in which it was created,
just as the body returns into its normal state upon being treated..
Remember once again, the heart forms
the foundation, it is the owner of the limbs, the limbs are its soldiers, so
when the owner becomes purified, its soldiers become purified, and when the
owner becomes disgraced then its soldiers become disgraced
Greed encourages behavior that
benefits one person and hurts many others.
Millions of people around the world die every
year because of poverty, or war, millions more lose their homes and their
families, we are destroying this planet, and all because of a few people who
make tons of money off of all that.
And greed is hardly ever the
motivation for progress.
Most people invent things, not
because they are greedy, but because they have a passion for science etc.
They don't care for the money.
The people that make the most money
off of new inventions are usually the ones that do absolutely nothing except
counting their money.
Greed breeds enemies. Generosity
breeds friends.
The Stone in the Desert
An Arab while crossing a desert came
across a huge rock half buried in the sand.
Scrawled on the boulder was this inscription:
TURN ME OVER AND YOU WILL BENEFIT
FROM IT
The Arab felt sure there was a great
treasure hidden beneath it and worked mightily to turn it over.
He succeeded after several hours.
But there was no treasure there, only an inscription on the underside of the
rock.
The Inscription Was
GREED IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL REMEMBER
THIS AND YOU WILL BE A BETTER MAN.
Every single one of us, no matter
how pious, religious and knowledgeable - commit sins and makes mistakes.
It's especially tough when one is
young. There is just so much pressure.
Peer pressure, societal pressures,
parental pressure - there's pressure from all over. And it's not only limited
to when we are young.
Adults too feel the pressure. So many times,
we feel we are compelled to do things that we know are wrong or that we not
supposed to do.
The very least we can do is try.
After all, Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) knows we are weak.
"Allah would make the burden
light for you, for the human being was created weak." Noble Qur'an (4:28)
"Our Lord! Lay not on us a
burden greater than we have strength to bear." Noble Qur'an (2:286)
However, He Allah Subhanahu WA
Ta’aala (GOD) also wants us to work towards improving ourselves.
"Surely Allah does not change
the condition of a people until they change their own condition." Noble
Qur'an (13:11)
We can never stop sinning and making
mistakes. But at the very least, we can try our true best to be perfect (even
though we know we can't become perfect human beings).
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Do minus provide bit
The Lord will provide
A generous king once ruled in the land of Hijaz.
Every day two beggars used to come
to him for alms and he always gave them food and money.
On receiving the alms one of them,
the older one, used to say: "Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD)
provides."
The other beggar, the younger of the
two, would say: "Our king provides."
One day the king gave them more
money than usual, whereupon the older man cried out lustily: "Allah
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) provides."
This annoyed the king who thought:
"It is I who am feeding him and he keeps saying: 'Allah Subhanahu WA
Ta’aala (GOD) provides, Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) provides'.
It is time he learnt who his real
benefactor is."
The next day after he had given them
alms he asked the beggars to go by a little-used road instead of their usual
one.
"I have provided for one of
you," he said. "Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) will provide for the
other."
He made sure that the one who always
praised him went first.
He had ordered that a purse of gold be kept on
the road in the beggar's path so that he would find it.
But as the beggar walked down the
road he wondered why the king had sent him that way.
"Perhaps he wants me to enjoy
the privacy of this road," he thought.
"It is indeed a beautiful road
and so broad. One can walk with eyes closed."
And he closed his eyes. As a result
he missed seeing the purse.
It was spotted and picked up by the
other beggar who was coming behind him.
The next day the king asked the
beggars whether they had found anything on the road he had sent them by and he
looked meaningfully at the younger man.
But the beggar shook his head.
"It was a beautiful road,"
he said. "But I did not find anything on it."
"But I did," said the
other man. "I found a purse of gold. Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) provides.”
Now the king became even more
determined to show the older beggar that he was their true benefactor.
So while the beggars were going away
he called the younger one back and gave him a pumpkin.
The pumpkin had been hollowed out
and filled with silver coins. But the beggar did not know that.
On the way he sold it to a shopkeeper
for a few coins.
The next day the king asked the
beggars if anything eventful had happened the previous day, looking
meaningfully at the younger beggar.
"Nothing," said the
beggar. "Except that I earned a few more coins than usual by selling the
pumpkin you had so generously given me."
The king tried hard not to show his
dismay.
"And you?" he said to the
other beggar. "Did you too earn more than usual?"
"I certainly did," said
the beggar. "As I was passing by a shop, a shopkeeper he called me and
gave me a pumpkin.
When I went home and cut it I found that it
was full of silver. As I always say," Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD)
provides."
A true believer is firmer than a mountain.
"I testify that
there is no one worthy of worship besides Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD).
He is all by Himself
and has no partner and I testify that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaahu Alaihi
Wasallam is His servant and Rasul.
I am pleased with Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala
(GOD) as my Lord,
Prophet Muhammad
Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasallam as my Rasul and Islam as my Deen
“For sure it is in the remembrance of Allah
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) that the heart finds rest,” (13:28)
May Allah Subhanahu WA
Ta’aala (GOD) make our efforts sincere and keep us all on the straight
path...........
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2 comments:
mashALLAH beautifull
Thanks for sharing. May Allah reward you for this beautiful article
Umi
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