Brushing it Under the Carpet Sunday, October 18, 2009
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“Utilising means other than the dhikr of Allāh ta’ala to acquire peace of heart is akin to brushing your difficulties under the carpet. The unease, despite being masked, is still there.
It is just like being under anaesthetic; as soon as you ‘wake up’ you will realise that the pain has not gone away.”
A Means to an End Sunday, September 6, 2009
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by Dhaakir
“Sometimes it is hard for people to understand genuine tasawwuf, for they cannot find reference to certain practices in the Qur’an and hadith. In order to clear this confusion, take a simple example.The Sahabah radiyallahu anhum used to hear the words of the Qur’an and memorise them, whereas today hifz students use repetition to memorise the Qur’an.
This learning by rote cannot be classified as a bid’ah, for without it, people nowadays will not be able to memorise the Qur’an. So the objective of the Sahabah radiyallahu anhum and the modern day hifz student is the same; the methods differ, that is all.
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Everything has a Solution Friday, July 24, 2009
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by Shahinur Rahman
“We all face difficulties in this world at some time or other. When we do, we should remember that everything has a solution. Ask from Allah ta’ala, make du’aa, do tawbah and do dhikr; these will allow you access to the solutions to your problems.”
A Reflective Heart Saturday, July 18, 2009
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by Ismail
“If a mirror has dust on it, no reflection will be seen, but if it is clean then there will be a reflection. In the same manner, our hearts are mirrors; if we clean them with the dhikr of Allah ta’aalaa before going into the company of our shaykh then a reflection of our shaykh’s heart will fall on our hearts.”
Don’t Seem to Feel Hungry Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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by Zahid Makda
We may have heard that zikr is a means of energising the soul; a type of food for the soul. Our respected Shaykh once questioned a gathering of students:
“Why is it that on missing zikr, a person doesn’t seem to feel spiritual hunger or thirst, whereas when a person doesn’t eat he feels hungry?”
Shaykh then gave the answer:
“No matter how many days an unconscious or dead person goes without food he will not feel hungry. Similar is the case of people who do not seem to feel hunger and thirst for zikr: their hearts are unconscious or dead. The only way to revive them is to do zikr.”
Feel the Emptiness Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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by Mufti Sulayman
“You should hold fast to zikr to such a degree that if you miss it for some reason, you feel the emptiness, just as someone who misses out his breakfast or lunch feels the emptiness.”
Adhere to the Prescription Monday, February 23, 2009
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by Mufti Sulayman
“When attending a zikr majlis you should only carry out the zikr given to you by your Shaykh. Doing any other zikr will not benefit you, rather you will go in the wrong direction.
For example, a person who has finished his zikr hears someone else doing the zikr of the Word ‘Allah’. Sometimes another person’s zikr has an effect on your heart and you also feel like doing it.
If he starts copying the other person’s zikr, and hence exceeds the amount of zikr given to him by his Shaykh, then he will not be progressing but will be deviating from the path by not adhering to the prescription of his Shaykh.”
Intentions for Prescribed Dhikr Monday, January 26, 2009
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by Dhaakir
“Prescribed dhikr should not be done carelessly, just for the sake of it (even though dhikr does have an effect, no matter how inattentively it is done).
The intention some people have for doing dhikr is a desire to attain higher prescriptions of dhikr from their shaykh, while some do dhikr just because others do.
Your intention should be: “I am doing this special form of dhikr so that it will help me in my goal to purify my inner self and reach Allah ta’ala.”
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The Best Days Saturday, January 10, 2009
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by Abu Abdullah Ibne Ismail
“Once the great Shaykh Yusuf Ludhyanwi rahmatullahi alayh had a (mini) stroke and as a result he could not move or speak.
Despite this, he would say after he recovered, that those days were the best of his life, for he could only speak to Allah ta’ala and consequently his connection with Allah ta’ala strengthened and he felt a special closeness to Him.”
More Sayings of Shaykh Yusuf Ludhyanwi rahmatullahi alayh
Occupy your Heart with Allah Sunday, November 30, 2008
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by Mufti Suleyman
Once our Shaykh commented:
“Whatever is inside will come out at the time of death. If Allah is in the heart, it will show at the time of death, and if love of the world is in the heart then that is what will preoccupy us.
Take the example of a parrot; you can teach it to say the word ‘Allah’ and it may say it all day long, but when a cat takes a pounce at it, it will show its true colours, i.e. it will resort to its natural voice and squawk in alarm.
It will not say the word ‘Allah’, as it was merely on its tongue, not in its heart.
So we have to strive to bring Allah into our hearts.”
