Congratulations for the one who never found pleasure praying,
never throughout his life,
yet he persisted
in obedience to God's command.
Congratulations on him who continued praying
through compulsion and heaviness,
finding no enjoyment,
of an increased reward.
Congratulations
for enthusiasm was never demanded,
nor a condition for the acceptance of deeds,
only sincerity.
O Allah, accept from us our deeds. Indeed You are the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Monday, 25 April 2011
Sunday, 17 April 2011
Dhikr
A man who remembers God in his heart
builds on his relationship with God.
As the remembrance increases, deepens and strengthens
so the love of God starts to find settlement in his heart.
He begins to feel unease around sin,
distant from cruelty, unwilling to violate the rights of others.
His being begins to grow fit
for the peace, serenity and joy of Paradise that awaits.
(Some thoughts thought(!) whilst reading a passage in Mufti Taqi Uthmani's Spiritual Discourses Volume 4 about how 'Dhikr' is beneficial for us ourselves and does not benefit God or increase His dominion in any way.)
builds on his relationship with God.
As the remembrance increases, deepens and strengthens
so the love of God starts to find settlement in his heart.
He begins to feel unease around sin,
distant from cruelty, unwilling to violate the rights of others.
His being begins to grow fit
for the peace, serenity and joy of Paradise that awaits.
(Some thoughts thought(!) whilst reading a passage in Mufti Taqi Uthmani's Spiritual Discourses Volume 4 about how 'Dhikr' is beneficial for us ourselves and does not benefit God or increase His dominion in any way.)
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