Tuesday, 12 July 2011

Spiritual Weekend Retreat At Pulau Besar Part 2 [ Bahar Personal Log] July 2011 080910

Continuation From Baharudeen Shahs personal Log on the Spiritual Retreat at Pulau Besar Melaka
08-09-10 / 07 / 2011


1.0           invitation of Sheikh Dr Ismail. It was a blessing to learn that the Doa recited by uztaz Harun Yahya was the Doa of the Wali wali Allah where upon Sheikh Dr Ismail acknowledge the significant of the Doa. recited at the end of the prayer. – SubhanaAllah.. 
2.0           My brothers and sisters, kindly allow me to continue with my next observation during the lunch session. I was rather surprise to see the food menu laid by the women team members. I was then busy snapping some impromptu pictures of the members enjoying the serenity atmosphere by the sea side. I notice that our Brother Tengku Baha was busy serving the jemaah members and I was  just on time to pick up the plate of rice from Tengku Baha while others were already half way with their food.
3.0            As I sat around the members and savouring the delicious lunch , I learnt that  our Brother Isa looked a little carried away with his sadness. It was only a little longer that I learnt the rice has finished and our poor brother Isa has missed his plate of rice, leaving the bread for him to savor the left over curries and such. Deep in my heart I felt guilty eating by myself not knowing that Bro Isa who was sitting beside me has missed his rice. By then, I over heart that our Brother Tengku Baha said  he would rather sacrifice his plate if he knew the shortage  -  but by then our Brother Isa was quietly sitting by himself savouring the bread and the left overs while his beloved wife was seen uneasy of this un-presented oversight to serve her beloved husband. I knew she could have  felt guilty somehow while  The next rice will only be cooked and ready in 15-30  minutes time !! 
4.0           My dear brothers and sisters, what can we make out of this scenario ?  We all know that Brother Isa will take all his time to be part of the active organiser of the event But yet it seems that he was the unfortunate one  to be left out ! – perhaps no one is to be blamed but somehow it just happened. I asked my self what was the Hikmah from this incident ?  Could God be testing our Brother Isa’s Iman and patience ?  Will he blame on someone or blamed God for omitting the rezeki together with others. Of course and Honestly,  I  do not have the slightest notion to make the worst out of it But it is a HIKMAH that our Brother Isa will have to accept the reasons for it. The food was there but perhaps it was not probably meant for him at that particular instance. If I have the will to turn the time back, I will be the first to honor my plate to Brother Isa and i believe the rest will do the same, InsyaAllah.
5.0            By 4.00 pm, we were all heading towards Makam Sultanul Arifeen Sheikh Ismail which took us about 15 minutes walk while the elderly took the van.  We did  our Asaar prayer at the Makam surau nearby and adjourn shortly to Makam Sultanul Arifeen. All of the congregation sat  together in front of the Makam and Sheikh Dr Ismail started with the Zikirullah. It was a vibrating zikir and tasbih performed by the congregation.
6.0            In the midts of it I was taken by a sudden sensational smell of jasmine and shortly I was drifted by the Iblis into a short nap. In my sub-conscious  mind I could feel the sweat of my whole body when suddenly I was awaken by the scented smell again. This awaken me to a conscious state of mind again and I continued with the Zikir  which ended 10 minutes after that and it was followed by the Doa recited by Sheikh Dr Ismail.  I noticed in the midts of the Doa ,Sheikh was not himself and the tone of his voice appears to be speaking like he was facing up to someone or a divinity force before him. At that particular instance I felt that there was no sight of any wall bearer or grill between where Sheikh was sitting with his head up and his hand rising together deeply in trance within the prayers and his  Doa. I was sitting next to him on his right side and i could see and hear clearly what  was happening at Sheikh as my focus was on him.
7.0           It was at this juncture that I felt the third scented smell and this time it was a little longer then the two earlier ones that  I experience during the zikir.  Suddently, I felt a little sensation in my hands while I was raising apart during  the Doa recital. It appears to be moving slowly and coming into one formation closely . It was then I felt another sensation that a kind of unseen weight that is being dropped into my palms or rather pushing momentously downwards as though I am receiving some kind of weight put into my palms. This momentum feeling appears to be happening in three continuous times.
8.0           Consiously, i was in the Beta state of mind, Not in Alfa neither in any Tetha level state of mind. I knew this was something out of the ordinary was happening. I could feel that kind of sensation and I kept saying Alhamdulillah, Alhamdullillah. However , it was awhile the feeling just slipped away and so does the scented smell of jasmine, melor and the beautiful fragrance just vanished from the scented  breath that i was inhaling. Nevertheless, I was certain that what I was receiving was meant for the congregation and  it is NOT  for myself as I was very certain I did not make any specific or particular wish for my self except devoting my self to the Doa of which Sheikh was reciting at that particular moment of time. How can I explain this phenomenon? The only doa I make was for my mother’s health after the session.-  ... SubhanaAllah
9.0           The congregation adjourn and returned to the Bangalows for the Magrib solat for the continuing of the programs – each of the jemaah carrying the spiritual experiences in their heart which will be shared for the night session. Each of the members seems to experience significant sighting i.e spiritual sighting of the light, wali-wali appearance, scented smell, sensational experience and other unexplainable phenomenom. My mother told me that she notice Sheikh’s daughter was looking up at the Makam as though she was acknowledging someone in her sight. While Asraf ( and Brother Isa)  has other significant sighting happening to his grand son . Another lady jemaah member had the chance to  sight their parents  –  All these phenomenom experiences are the Baraqah and blessing of the Wali-wali -    SubhanaAllah..
10.0        Back at the bungalow, the program proceeded with the recital of 70,000 kalimah  LA ILAHA ILLALLAH



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Special intentions and hajaat of the jemaah for the Iman, taqwa, Knowledge,Protection, Mercy,Rezeki,Rewards forthe parents and doa foa all the families and loved ones. The session hardly took less than forty minutes and we adjourned for the Isyak solat.
11.0        The Recital vibration of the 70,000 KALIMAH  was indeed felt by all the congregation members. There were admission of divinity sight and spiritual experience.  These were all confirmed by the jemaah members that they felt the vibration connection of the wali-wali presence , divinity sight and such and such . Again , I would rather leave it to the congregation members to reveal these phenomenon experiences where words are hardly for me to describe the significant beauty of their spiritual experiences.
12.0         The actual climax of the session came after the SOLAT  Isyak when we continued to the next session for the MAWLID. It was the most sensational experience in my life and I hope the same experience was also felt largely by all the congregation members.  
13.0        In the midts of the Centred MAWLID with the full force of the congregation spiritual tasbih and zikirullah, the ultimate sensation of the event  evolves when the ‘ selected  members’  of the congregation started to experience deep transformation of spiritual enhancement .It started with Mawar  and Brother Ramli’s wife. They felt into divinity state of spiritual depths  and it was followed by Sheikh Dr Ismail who was leading the congregation.  The three forceful members were beyond the imagination of any one to explain the spiritual re-action of their  inner sight with the presence of spiritual force within the MAWLID congregation.
14.0         I was deeply taken aback from the experience of these phenomenon. My sister was in the state of spiritual hysteria, followed suite with my mother and Ramli’s wife  while Sheikh Dr Ismail was already sobbing and crying uncontrobally like a lost child. The whole congregation was almost at a halt when the ladies were shaken up badly. I saw our brother Dr Yahya was wiping his eyes with the scroll around his neck. Brother Tengku Baha was consoling Sheikh while Sheikh’s  head was resting on Tengku Baha’s shoulder. Every other jemaah members were deeply touched  But the strength of the MAWLID spirit  was within the ambience of control situation. Brother Isa, Brother Hj Ibrahim, Brother Dr  Yahya, Brother Asraf, Brother Omar, Brother Suleiman and others male jemaah was up in the spirit to continue the MAWLID tasbih and zikirullah  and these added more tense to the situation. I was also shedding my tears and I notice every one was trying hard to hold up to their tears as well. 
15.0        In the name of Allah – what was happening – the strength , the force and  the significant revelation of the spiritual zikiruallah was really overwhelmed and it was getting into the jemaah soul. Nevertheless, the atmosphere and the energy of the Mawlid spiritual strength is beyond the comprehension of any unsound mind unless there is an existent of a  truthful Iman.  ..... SubhanaAllah  
16.0        When calmness was restored , after the significant turn of event, everybody was back to themselves. Each of the members were able to comprehend  what when through and the beauty of the spiritual retreat that we are all enduring.  I adjourned myself to my bedroom as it was already almost 2.30 am. I believe everyone will carry this experience in their dreams.
17.0        I did my Tahjut prayers  and zikirullah as usual at 3.30am. I had the most significant contentment during the Fajar and trying  to re-call and digesting the trauma experience of yesterday’s event. I finally took the morning bath at 5.00am and did my sunat prayers while awaiting the others to wake up. I took a short walk by the seaside at did my silent zikir over looking the beach while awaiting for the Subuh Azan.
18.0         The serenity and tranquillity of the early Fajar added the spiritual calmness as I recite the zikir until the congregation started the Subuh solat.  I was the jemaah beside Sheikh whereby Brother Dr yahya was the Imam. Suddenly, when we were in the first rekaat, our Sheikh Dr Ismail started to sob in between when Dr Yahya was reciting the second verse (surah) of the first rekaat. That emotional sob really touched my heart as I was wondering deeply what was the meaning of the Surah that actually touchéd our Sheikh to sob. It was not the similar kind of Surah but surely it has deep meaning to make our Sheikh Dr Ismail to sob and cried the instant it was recited.
19.0        I began to develop this feeling and the Subuh prayer seems to be unusual when it was continued with the Zikir after that. I was overwhelmed with the spiritual sensation in my soul which I couldn’t describe. It felt that the day is coming to an end, it was a feeling when you use to experience that people cried (yang Beriman) when they know the Ramadan month is coming to an end. I was almost in tears again But i was  too shy enough to allow  the tears to drop !. I was holding hard on my tears until the last session of the zikir. The intense feeling doesn’t seem to go away and that was the reason I quickly adjourn my self to the outside veranda trying to control my emotions. I notice brother Omar came outside for awhile but i tried not to reveal this expression and started to create short conversation with him. But that emotion is still lingering inside of me awaiting the outburst. I held on to it for the next half an hour until all of us adjourned for the breakfast session. I know our brother Omar was able to see those expression.
20.0        The next turn of event started again, when we were about to  continue with the Munakin program, my stomach started to up set me despite I have been to the toilet twice during the intermediate period of the breakfast. I felt cramps in my stomach and I will waste another precious moment of the last program. As the congregation started to assemble at the hall, I quietly took my shahadah and middle finger and  pressed against my stomach. I  spoke silently to God to take away this miserable pain as I do not want to miss this last session of the program. – By God Grace, the pain just when off !!   SubhanaAllah...
21.0        As the Munakin program was about to end, I didn’t expect that everyone will have to give his final testimonial experience of this Retreat ! Oh my God. There are so many things for me to share But these spiritual experience is too much for me to explain in words. When the microphone came to me,  I was just lost of words and my emotions was hardly conceal.
22.0        Conclusion: Honestly, it has taken me almost 27 painful years for me in the quest of this spiritual knowledge. I have been around with five or six sects of Tarikat groups in between the years. Unfortunately, none have actually open up my spiritual contentment to this level of spiritual retreat. Despite the frustration, I was actually hesitant  to follow up with this jemaah when I was introduced by my sister, Mawar. I though, I will end up the same – emptiness. At that period of time I was somehow in the cross road of a lost soul despite having some Hakikat knowledge of the ILMU. I was just like a dead encyclopaedia.
23.0        The confirmation of this connection with Sheikh Ismail Kassim wisdom of spiritual knowledge only confirmed my acceptance during the third follow up at the Janda Baik session with the Johor Jemaah  group Mauled when Sheikh Dr Ismail took over the session of the final Mauled recital. A sudden electrifying diodes just pierce into my soul and I am not shy to confess that immediately after the session I rush to find Sheikh and kiss his hand when he was walking up for the Isyak prayers.


24.0        I must admit that my first de factor encounter was also at the Janda Baik session during the beloved Sheikh  “SHAKAR’ visit sometime in early June 2011 . If you can recall, my family was the only one who stayed overnite at Janda Baik while the rest of the congregation left after the event.  I remembered praying beside Sheikh (Shakar) on the front sauf during the Isyak prayers. I was told to be in his direct eye contact if I wanted to have his attention and Shafaat during his sermons after the prayers. I did what I was told but I was a bit doubtful of  this expectation to be in the eye of a  divine connection knowing that Sheikh Shakkar is the line of the Wali. ( I wasn’t sure whether I deserve that opportunity)
25.0        The next morning,I was strolling alone at the Janda Baik Surau where the congregation held the prayers with Sheikh “Shakar”. My intention was to seek one of the books of Wadi Hussein that was left somewhere at the surau.  Suddenly,  as I was about to leave the surau , I notice the Sofa chair and the set of jar together with the half filled glass at the exact place where Sheikh Shakar sat that night. I remembered everyone was running to be near to him when he left the prayers and everyone was engrossed to have the group photograph with him when Wadi Hussein requested for a remembrance snap shot. I was right in front of Sheikh but I decided not to be in the group photo as I wish to have Sheikh Shakar image registered in my mind but not idolising him through any pictures!! Anyway, I took the opportunity and drank that glass of water and sat on the chair for awhile. Something tells me that I shouldn’t  finish the whole jug of water. It should be left there. I did as what my instinct told me and I left the room. I wasn’t sure what I did was a significant thing and I didn’t tell Mawar or my mother about it until a few weeks later  after that !!
26.0        Another turn of event is that, as time passed by, I have been able to wake up  for my Tahjut prayers without fail. I don’t need any alarm clock to wake me up. No matter how late I slept, how exhausted my physical or mental , I am awaken at the precise time between 2.30 am – 3.30 am. I reckon I must have set my sub-conscious mind to that schedule other than any divine intervention expaination.
27.0        Finally, my last revelation, I must admit that I have the opportunity to experience the spiritual tasbih after one of my Tahjut paryers. Yaa Robbie, Yaa  Rasul, Yaa Muhamamdan Rasulullah, Yaa habie , Yaa Rasul,  Yaa Muhammadan Rasulullah. It just slip out from my mouth when I was doing the nafas zikir. I can only recall that whenever, i recite this tasbih , my tears just simply flows for the next few days. That spritual tasbih has been my daily zikir. – SubhanaAllah.
28.0        Today,I feel more contented then before , peace and full of spiritual enthusiasm. I have no intention to be gifted with spiritual sighting in order to attest my Iman. What I have experienced and what lies before me everyday of my life is the significant testimonials of the Almighty. And that is the testimonial of what zikir nafas lies in my breath 7/11 , 24 hours of my life.
29.0        At the same time, I am most contented that my Doa ( Allah humastajib doa ana)   is the truth of Allah promised to his servant who has his absolute submission to HIM- Allah. ( Ask and I will Give - .If you remember ME , I will Remember you)
30.0        Surah  Al-Rahman  - (  Fa-biayyi Alaa’ Irabbikuma  tukadziban...) – Maka Nikmat Tuhan kamu manakah yang kamu  dustakan ? -. This question has been repeated 31 times from the surah Ar-Rahman in the 78 ayat of it .
31.0        I Praise Almighty Allah Equivalent as the numbers of drops of waters on all oceans and the rains that has fallen since the beginning of the world. My Salam and Salawat to Beloved RasoolAllah SAW. Never ever I shall forget to give all my rewards to Sultanul Awliya and Sultanul Arifeen through whom i and every one I enjoying experiences  beyond any words can explain.

32.0        My utmost appreciation to Sheikh  Ismail Kassim of which through This  Protocol that I am able to reach the divinity of this spiritual quest in the Divine Way.

33.0        SubhanaAllah, Walhamdulillah, Walailla Ha illallah Huwallah hu Akhbar. Waala hualawala Quwattan Illah  Billah hil azimmi wabihamdih.                                                                        Amin Yarabil A lamin......

Spiritual Weekend Retreat At Pulau Besar [ Bahar Personal Log] July 2011 080910

A SPIRITUAL WEEKEND RETREAT AT PULAU BESAR MELAKA                                            8TH – 10TH. JULY 2011
My personal Log of the event.
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In the name of Allah S.W.T. my utmost syukur Alhamdulillah to HIM for giving me the insight and syahadah for me to compile my humble spiritual experience in HIS Gift of Merciful and Compassion that allows me the opportunity of my presence through all of the jemaah members in the weekend Spiritual Retreat at Pulau Besar Melaka during the short period of time, 8th-10th.July 2011.
Even then, Before I could begin to compile this experiences through my writings as for my personal reference, I  have always pray that the True Guidance from Allah S.W.T  will at all times guide me with my sincere trepidation and honesty dictation in my confession and revelation of this significant spiritual experience. ..SubahanaAllah.
At the same time, I have also reminded my self to continue with the Zikirullah and Astafar – in order to avoid the conflict from the influence of the Iblis & Syaitan to deviate my mind and soul from being ‘riak’ and restrain myself from groundless assertions and conjectures. 
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1.0          First of all,  I would like to thank Allah S.W.T, ALL ALMIGHTY for Gracing HIS COMPASSION with the utmost delicate arrangement to make this Faithful Spiritual mission a success. ( we are HIS humble servants, we can only planned for ourselves, But  the Ultimate Decision is HIS- He knows what is best for us) . With our sincere and honest Nawaitu , Niat and Doa – By God Grace, this is what HE has Granted us. Alhamdulillah.
2.0           It all began with an unpresented proposal from our beloved brother ,Tengku Baha after one of our  Saturday weekly session at Sheikh ‘s house who then suggested this program and logistic of the venue. With the blessing from our  beloved and respectful Sheikh Dr Ismail Kassim, it was sooner than expected that it bercame a Testimonial chain of event for all of our jemaah members. It became a divine mission at “One Destinated Place”, for ‘One Definite Mission”: in our quest to seek the Divine Spiritual Truth and Devine knowledge of HIM – Alhamdulillah....  
3.0          The question of “Why we were there ?” or “Why I was there ?” –  I sincerely believe with my humble opinion and gesture -  Only with “Iman and Taqwa” will each of us be able to attest the ‘answer’  to this Question  by submitting ourselves to HIS Will – the possible way of spiritual understanding and knowledge are we able to seek the divinity spiritual experience and truth. –
4.0           As I humbly referred myself, - There are many questions in reaching to a Definite Answer, And likewise there are many uncertainty Answers in respond towards a Definite Question in our search for the supreme divinity knowledge of Allah.  – Only, those with the ILMU, AMAL AND HONESTY will be able to have this ANSWER. ( .... Binasalah orang yang Berilmu itu jika dia tidak Beramal Dan Binasalah orang yang berilmu dan beramal sekiranya Dia tidak IKHLAS ).
5.0          a025.jpg  My dear brothers and sisters, before I continue with this compilation of events, I wish to stress that my writings are purely based on my personal experiences and observation during the short quest of our divine retreat. I hope some of the experiences may have touched us one way or another. Perhaps, you may disagree with me at certain juncture and i will leave it to your honest judgement to digest every moment of it as we are the witness to that testimonial circumstances of event during those period of time. Some of you may have a different opinion based upon your own perspective view, experience and understanding. I will leave it to your own judgement of the truth.   
6.0           I am taking into account of my observation on the very first day of the trip ( 8th.July 2011) .                   - From the jemaah consensus during our musyawarah earlier ( at Brother Isa’s house) , we were suppose to gather at Kentucky Sungai Besi by 11 am. Alhamdulillah, we all gathered during the expected time and somehow we have taken more than an hour before we started our convoy towards Melaka. Our journey started sometime at 12.30 pm.
7.0           I believe, all of us took our leisure time to reach Melaka as we all expected to catch the Ferry at 5.00 pm. Somehow, we all reached the Ferry terminal at about 2.30 p.m. Upon reaching, I notice our brother Tengku Baha was busy urshering and directing  all of us to hurry up to the ferry as it was already leaving, otherwise we will have to wait for the next 5.00 pm schedule trip !!
8.0           Looking at the unexpected schedule, I was a little confuse as i saw only two of the convoy cars that had arrived at the parking lot. Nevertheless, I hurriedly headed towards the terminal together with my sisters and my elderly mother. I was wondering where the rest of the convoy. Anyway, as I reached the ferry deck , I saw our brother Haji Ibrahim was already unpacking his full load of luggage from his pick up truck. I just couldn’t imagine the kind of luggage and the significant big box was part of the things that needed to be up-loaded into the ferry. Besides, I notice our jemaah members (Tengku Baha,  Brother Asraf, Brother Suleiman, Brother Omar and others) were busy carrying the other luggages (including the food stuff, i.e onions, potatoes, bread,eggs, rice paked, kitchen utensils etc) onto the ferry despite enduring the sweating afternoon heat. It was the swetiest moment of sight for me – it seems like a huge family excursion !
9.0           Well, the amount of luggage was fine But the Big Black Fibre Glass Box measuring the size of 5feet x 4feet x 21/2 feet depth, with the weight of approximately 100kg is something to reckon !! How on earth are we getting this onto the ferry..?   I looked at the ferry and in my whole life experience of boarding the same  kind of commercial ferry, it  was not possible to load this kind of luggage size ! The obstacles were many -  The Ferry entrance door was too small to make way for the box if it needed to be up-loaded onto the roof top, the gap between the ground deck at the ferry deck is unstable  and if we could get it onto the deck , it would be another task to get it onto the ferry again as the ferry is not berthed firmly and I can’t imagine where on earth will this huge box be placed onto the ferry. 
10.0        When I first approach the box, i only saw our brother Dr Yahya was standing alone and  When I asked him what  was in that box,  he said sadly that this box weight like a huge coffin !!  Anyway, the box was full with the kitchen stuff and such.

11.0        During that period of time, I saw one of the ferry staff who was walking agitately and saying that the box is obviously too big to be loaded onto the ferry and he told us that was the first time in his entire service that he ever saw a passenger bringing such kind of box- to him it was rediculus and he told us bluntly he will need to have the Captain’s pernmission if we insisted or  alternatively it has to be unloaded into smaller parcels/boxes to have it up onto the ferry and he just walked away. 
12.0        That particular moment of time, Tengku Baha came and spoke to him to get help from others. Within seconds, out of the blues, I saw three staff came walking from the end deck and was looking down on us. They told us to lift up the box and they will assist it from that point. Well, to tell the truth, it was quite difficult at first glance to lift the box up onto the fragile grill step as it was too narrow and unstable. Furthermore, holding up the box really hurts your fingers when you grip the edges of the heavy box. The box cover was not tight and should it slip and drop, the whole content will just drop over and fall into the sea !! I was crossing my fingers and at the same time I prayed that it will not happen ! o la la
13.0        Anyway, by God’s will,  three of us ( Dr Yahya, Haji Ibrahim and myself)  lifted the box in such  a position and slide it up onto the railing and up to the deck for them to reach it. I can tell you from my heart that, the moment i lifted the box it was weighless (lighter) than i ever imagine from the first time I carried and move the box !! It just went up and slight smoothly on the grill deck for the workers to grap it from the deck and subsequently it went straight to the front deck of the Ferry without much hastle.- What can I say about this – ALHAMDULLILLAH – God is great – HE simplifies all the hurdles.- Neither, the Captain or any of the crew members were grumbling about it anymore despite the number of other luggages from 25 members of our jemaah team were nicely packed inside the ferry – it appears that the ferry deck floor seems to be ample enought to accommondate all those luggages - and the ferry just make its destination to Pulau Besar. – Our brother Suleiman told me he was rather surprise that all those luggage just fit into the floor space compartment.!!
14.0        Perhaps, in the eyes of others, some may have not notice what had actually happened. But that was the “little’ help from God (but it was really a huge relieve for us) to solve the problem of HIS humble servants in their course of a sincere will to meet the divinity journey. For me , the little observation is more than enought for me  to Praise Him with all my heart. In conclusion, we reached Pulau Besar very much earlier than we anticipated. This was not in our itinerary schedule at all. Can anyone explain this change of event. ...Allahu Akhbar.      
15.0        Being early at Pulau Besar, gave us ample time to organize ourselves and for the Azar prayers. Our programe proceeded smoothly as schedule and the atmosphre was rather calm. Thought , there was no attendance from the expected jemaah group from Johor Bahru, we were joint by Uztaz Nasohah and Uztaz Harun Yahya with three other members. This added to the congregation of the group.
16.0        Our Tazkirah and Mawlid program were carried out by our beloved Sheikh Dr Ismail Kassim. I would rather confess The Mawlid congregation with the zikirullah was so overwhelmed by the spirit of the congregation spiritual attention. The atmosphere was really calm where most of the congregation members appears to experience spiritual enhancement which are unexplanable in words. There were peace, calmness, serenity and tanquility divine experience from all the members. Almost , all of us are moved to tears . I notice that even Uztaz Nasohah and his members were rather surprise to this kind estraordinary spiritual experience. I had a glance at their faces and deep in my heart I know it was an acknolwledgement of their contenment to the results of this zikirullah.
17.0        There were sincere testimonials of divine and spiritual experience from each members. The presence of the wali-wali, malaikat and Divine presence through out the spiritual zikirullah session. Personnally, I felt total calmness while others felt more than they expected and were move by tears. I would rather leave it to each members to make their individual testimonials despite some have sincerely and honestly attest to that spiritually experience -  Devine sighting, spiritual feeling, the smell of devine fragrance that surrounded them and such and such where words alone are unable to describe the serenity beauty of those experiences.   –  SubhanaAllah.... 
18.0        The  congregation adjourn sometime at  2.00 am where i hurriedly make myself up to my bedroom. I believe all the members were mentally exhausted by then. As usual , I have the experience of fulfilling my Tahjud prayers. I was spiritually awaken sometime  at 3.30 am and performed my Tahjud and zikirullah quietly by the side of my bed until 5 am.  After the prayer , I looked out from my bedroom balcony. I could feel the tranquillity  breeze as I stand alone looking over the seaside and the early fajar  morning was so calm and there were continuous small cool breeze blowing over my face as though it was cleaning and wiping my tears away. I did a silent zikir for that precious moment of time.   SubhanaAllah...
19.0        Saturday, 9th.July 2011 -  By 5.30 am I was down stairs where I notice our Sheikh Dr Ismail was already with his tasbih sitting quietly at a chair. Our brother Isa was soundly asleep at the hall and several minutes later he was awaken. By then , our beloved  Brother Dr Yahya was preparing for the Subuh Azan and the serenity sound of the Azan has indeed awaken the rest of the jemaah for the Subuh prayers by 6.30am and continued with the Syuruk prayers by 7.15am. 
20.0        I was informed from my mother that before the Subuh prayers started, while she was with Mawar at the veranda over looking the sea front, she had a glimpse of the sea was covered with land instead of the sea water. Due to that presence feeling she abruptly acknowledge the divinity sensation within herself. The same was also felt by Mawar but it was not revealed till the later part of the night. Other then that scenario, I will leave it to my mother and sister to share their actual divinity experience. It would be better to hear from the horse mouth.
21.0        By 10am we continued with our next program – Majlis ILMU. It was led by Sheikh Dr Ismail and continued shortly by Uztaz Harun Yahya in the general hakikat  knowledge of
22.0        The climax of the Majlis ILMU started when Sheikh Dr Ismail took over the session again on the divinity significant  of the spiritual zikirullah and shortly after then the members of the congregation were asked to share their spiritual experience of the Zikir Nafas.  Each members gave an in-depth revelation of their spiritual experience and I would rather say that it was the most ‘touching’ moments of my life hearing each testimonial. I can see and feel the sincerity and honesty of their experiences.  Again, I will leave it to the imagination of the members to visualize each testimonial of the members . It would be an honor if all the effected members could be able to pen their experiences for the benefit of the congregation members.
23.0        However, when it came to my turn, I hardly have the strength to explain my experiences as I was overwhelmed with such divinity experience of my life. I was deeply moved to say anything to such clarity of my testimonials other then acknowledging  the zikir nafas has indeed moved me closer to the divinity experience.
 Once again, during my observation of the session, I notice that Uztaz Harun Yahya was out of words to the experiences that he was hearing from the jemaah members despite that he himself is knowledgeable on the significant of the Hakikat  knowledge of the Kalimah. I notice that he has eagerly prepared 2 pieces of papers  ( notes about the Kalimah ) which he wish to continue if given the chance but unfortunately his desire to pursue was short leave by the intense climax of the members testimonials. We then adjourn for our Zohor prayers which was led by Uztaz Harun Yahya upon the 

Paradise Created For Humanity And Hell For Devils Jinns

Talk at Pulau Besar Melaka
The Spiritual Center of Sultanul Arifeen Shaykh Sayed Ismail Ibn Syed Jabbar [RA].
08-08-2011

Paradise is specially created for Humanity. And the hell is created only for Devils , Jinn , Binn and Hinns.
[ The Lower classes and categories of Jinns] , and Almighty The Creator of the Paradise proved His Intention and Promise by admitting into the paradise [ the highest of the paradise]both the first and second of the Creations among the Humans Adam [AS] and Hawwa [ AS] and made them to live happily until they obeyed the Devil and Evil self by Disobeying the Commands and authority of Almighty Allah.

Adam obeyed the Evil Self and Hawwa our First mother Hawwa obeyed the command of the accursed syaitan , accursed devil easily can influence the women folk while the menfolk can be easily deceived by his Nafs.This is a perfect example of a great wisdom to show us that power of influence of Nafs and devil is greater in its effect displacing the Greatest Command of Almighty.

Now the question arises whether we really originated from heaven? , What is the proof that our parents were from Paradise and what did they inherit into us to say we originated from heavens ?. We have that idelible proof that we originated from heavens and we have the 7 elements of heavenly substances in us that will make us to realize the Heavenly components inside is the greatest proof of Almighty's power on this earth.
We will discuss the 7 elements in the next discourses.

May Allah Bless us with more Divine Knowledge to bring us nearer to the turth.

Monday, 11 July 2011

The Best Weapon Against Syaitan And Nafs

Do you know of an undefeatable weapon, the great destructive weapon against accursed devil and Nafs?. Many have tried for time immemorial the weapons against both these powerful enemies who resides within us.They have tried every method prescribed from the beginning of the world till today but could not find a good and appropriate one.The real weapon that can defeat both of them at a single inhale of a breath and exhale of a breath.

Many have been breaking their bones and conducting all kinds of spiritual exercises to get this two ardent enemies out of the system but found it so difficult and atlast they give up.

It is impossible Almighty The Creator have not equipped with the Highest technology of weapon , the most powerful weapon to defeat them and to throw them out of the system and physical presence ,thereby get them out of our lives , leave us to enjoy , have peace of mind , tranquility , unity with our own self , with our families , children , parents , friends and community and all of the brothers and sister every where.

We should seek this weapon form the people of Wisdom and it is available for free and it is you who should take the first step to obtain the weapon of Natural inbuilt and the Divine Weapon that without doubt can protect you not only from all the internal and external enemies but also from all kinds of tribulations , misfortunes , mistreatments , downfall in our lives.

These are learnt and secured from the people of Divine Knowledge , you can around the world and ask the scholars of the religions they have no slightest idea about it , they might have read all of the scriptures 114 of them sent from heaven to enlighten the humanity yet if they do not have the Knowledge of Divinity they will never reach to the solution but will just beat around the bush until they give up to provide you the best solution.

Wednesday, 6 July 2011

Meditations of 7 Points and Major Centers

Our Knowledge of Divine Wisdoms are transmitted from Khawaja Moinudeen Chistyi [Rahmatullahi Alaihi] who is also the Chief Representative of the Sultanul Awliya - Shaykh Muhyuddin Abdul Qadir Al jailani [ QSA]. The Imam of all the Wali from the beginning of the time to the end of the time.

Shaykh Sultan ul-Hind Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz Khwaja Moin ud-Deen Chisti (rahmatullahi alaihi) who is also our Shaykh in teh chain of all our syhukuhs in Chistyiha linage said that in the human body there are ten latifas (subtle spiritual places) which are mentioned below:
  1. Qalb  - The Non Physical Heart
  2. Ruh   - The Soul
  3. Sirr    - The Secret Self
  4. Khafi -  The Hidden Self
  5. Akhfa - The Higher Hidden Self
  6. Nafs  -  The Inner Self
  7. Abb   -  The Element of Water in Man
  8. Atash - The Element of Fire in  Man
  9. Khakh - The Element of Earth in Man
  10. Badh   - The  Element of Air in Man
The details of the latifas are given below:
  1. Qalb (heart) – The Meditation [muraqaba] of tawba (meditation of repentance). This is located one inch below the left breast. The light of its colour is yellow. One may meet father of humanity Hazrat Adam, peace be upon him, in this muraqba (meditation).
  2. Ruh (spirit) – The Meditation  [Muraqaba] of inabat (meditation of returning towards Allah). It is located an inch below the right breast. The colour of its light is red. One may meet Hazrat Ibrahim and Hazrat Nuh, peace be upon them, during this meditation.
  3. Sirr - The Meditation [Muraqaba] of maqam Zuhd (meditation of ascetism, worldlessness). This is located in the centre of the chest. The colour of its light is white. During this meditation one may encounter Hazrat Musa, peace be upon him.
  4. Khafi – muraqaba of Maqam warr’a (meditation of piety). This is located on the forehead. The colour of its light is black. One may meet Hazrat Essa (Jesus) peace be upon him during this meditation.
  5. Akhfa – muraqaba of maqam-e-shukur (meditation of gratefulness). This is located on top of the head (skull). The colour of its light is green. One may encounter the noble Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, during this meditation.
  6. Nafs – muraqaba of tawwakul (meditation of reliance on Allah). This is located on the bellybutton. The colour of its light is similar to a glowing star.  One may meet father of humanity Hazrat Adam, peace be upon him, in this muraqaba (meditation).
  7. Abb (water) – muraqaba of muqam qana’at (meditation of contentment). This is situated on the same place as latifa sirr. One may met Hazrat Musa, peace be upon him, and Hazrat Omar, may Allah be pleased with him, during this meditation. 
  8. Atesh (fire) – muraqaba of maqam taslim (meditation of surrender to Allah). This is located on the same place as the latifa khafi.  One may met Hazrat Omar, may Allah be pleased with him, and Hazat Ibrahim, peace be upon him, during this meditation. 
  9. Khakh (earth) – muraqaba of rida (meditation of satisfaction, pleasure of Allah). This is located on the same place as latifa akhfa. One may met Hazrat Idrees, peace be upon him, during this meditation. 
  10. Badh (air) – muraqaba of maqam sabr (meditiaion of patience). This is located on he same place as the latifa ruh. One may met Hazrat Ayyub, peace be upon him, during this meditation. 
It is important the course of meditation is learnt through a practical teacher to get yoruself a connection to the Heart and soul through practical classes and sessions.
Meditation Sessions are on Saturday after Asar Prayer .
Testimonies are available from the participants of the meditation sessions who have had visions of the Prophets at different levels mentioned above. You have to try for yourself and let your own experience speak for yourself.

The Meaning of the KALIMAH OF ISLAM

THE MEANING OF KALIMA TAYYIBA
Brethren-in-Islam! Everey Muslim must endeavour to learn the Knowledge , The Real Meaning , The Wisdom and The Knowledge of Reality behind this KALIMAH. It is the incumbent command of Almighty Allah To every muslims to learn about this KALIMAH TAUHID to establish ones tauhid ,

  • It is the KALIMAH of Iman      -  to consolidate our Iman [ Hadees]
  • It is the KALIMAH of Taqwa   -  to establish Taqwa with your jisim, qalb and roh 
  • It is the KALIMAH of IHSAN  - to know the knowledge of IHSAN [ Mushyahadah]
  • It is the KALIMAH Thoyibbah  - to know the thoyibbah in all our essence of Faith
  • It is the KALIMAH of shadeed - to uproot all of the goodness
Almighty Allah SWT Confirms the commands to seek the Knowledge of The KALIMAH in Surah Muhammad Verse 19
{ Establish your knowledge [ Know that there is No ILLAH Except Allah] }.


Let us be reminded of Almighty Allah's Message , let us Remember Almighty Allah's Call , Let us Remember Him which is only possible upon learning the Knowledge of KALIMAH that would consolidate the Iman , Ihsan and Taqwa

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YUSUFALI: “But whosoever turns away from My Message, verily for him is a life narrowed down, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Judgment.”
PICKTHAL: But he who turneth away from remembrance of Me, his will be a narrow life, and I shall bring him blind to the assembly on the Day of Resurrection.SHAKIR: And whoever turns away from My reminder, his shall be a straitened life, and We will raise him on the day of resurrection, blind.
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YUSUFALI: He will say: “O my Lord! why hast Thou raised me up blind, while I had sight (before)?”
PICKTHAL: He will say: My Lord! Wherefor hast Thou gathered me (hither) blind, when I was wont to see?SHAKIR: He shall say: My Lord! why hast Thou raised me blind and I was a seeing one indeed?

 

We  know of the fact that a man becomes a Muslim by reciting a formula which is very elaborate but consists of a few words only : La Illaha Illallah Muhammadur Rasullullah.
" There is no ILLAH  but Allah : Muhammad is the Prophet of God". If you understand ILLAH as "GOD" , then you are denying existence of God and then affirming again on the affirmation of existence. This single translation of the KALIMAH shows that we are ignorant of the meaning, and straight away on the translation too.We are not clear and misinterpret it wrongly.
The continued transformation takes effect only if one understand and know the power of the KALIMAH as the builder of Taqwa and Iman.The KALIMAH of ISLAM has been completed now remains for the rets of his life to live on the KALIMAH of IMAN and Taqwa.Let us see what happens at the level of the KALIMAH of ISLAM and tehn take a tour of KALIMAH Of Iman.
On uttering these words called Kalima a man undergoes a remarkable transformation. From a Kafir he turns into a Muslim. He was impure before and now he is pure. From being liable to Divine wrath, he becomes a beloved of God. He was destined for Hell before but now the gates of heaven are open for him. The process does not end here. Due to this Kalima a great change takes place between man and man. Those who recite it are consolidated into one community, while those who reject it constitute another community. If a father recites it and his son refuses to do so, the father is no longer a father and the son no longer a son. The son will not inherit the property of the father. Even his mother and sister will observe pardah and keep away from him. If an outsider who recites the Kalima marries a daughter of a Muslim family, he and his children will get inheritance from that family but, in contrast to it, a son born in a Muslim family loses all relationship with that family because of refusal to believe in the Kalima. This indicates that the Kalima is a phenomenon which conjoins one stranger with another and cuts asunder one relative from another. The power of this Kalima is so strong that it supersedes blood and family relationships.
Why such a big difference?

Now consider this point as to why should such a big difference occur between man and man? What is there in the Kalima? It contains a few letters [24 letters]. If these letters are joined together and expressed from the mouth, does it work like magic so as to produce such a radical change in a man? Can such a small thing create a difference of heaven and earth between man and man. My brethren! With a little sense of understanding your mind will itself tell you that mere opening the mouth and uttering a few syllables can never produce such a big effect. Idol-worshipping atheists no doubt believe that by reciting a Mantra a mountain can be moved, earth can be split and fountain can gush out of it, though nobody knows the meaning of that Mantra. This is because they believe that all the charm lies in alphabets. No sooner these come out of the mouth, the gates of magic are thrown open. Not so in Islam. Here the principal thing is the meaning. The effect of words lies in the meaning. If they have no meaning and do not go deep into the heart, and if they do not produce a powerful impact so as to effect a change in your thoughts, in your morals and in your actions, then an utterance of mere words will be totally ineffectual.
I would like to explain this point by a simple example. Suppose you are shivering in the cold weather in a cold country and if you begin  shouting: Blanket of Cotton, quilt, cotton, quilt, the effect of cold will not be lessened though you may count the whole night these words a thousand or a million times on the beads or a rosary. Alternatively, if you prepare a quilt stuffed with cotton and cover your body with it, the effect of cold will be changed into warmth. Or suppose you feel thirsty and shout the whole day water, water, your thirst will never be quenched. Alternatively, if you get hold of water and take a draught, all the rigour of thirst will subside. Or, again suppose you are suffering from cold and fever and you go on just chanting for a remedy medicines, mixtures will not allow your system to be cured and  picking up and reciting teh name sof the herbs of  these treatment herbs will not bring you cure , it is which are boiled and drunk to cure it that brings a cure.Chainting the name of cures or the medicine Obviously, you will never recover, but if you actually boil these herbs and drink their decoction, fever and cold will disappear. This is exactly the position of the Kalima. A mere verbal expression of  seven words cannot bring about such a big change as to transform a Kafir into a Muslim, or an impure person into a pure one, or a damned person into a beloved one, or an infernal creature into a heavenly being. This metamorphosis is only possible when you first grasp the meaning of these words and then make it permeate your mind and acquire the knowledge , wisdom , knowledge of reality. Then when you know them with certain knowledge while understanding their meaning, you should fully realise what a big commitment you are making before your Almighty Allah, before the whole world as also what a great responsibility is devolving on you as a result of this declaration. Then after an understanding of the implications involved in this affirmation, it must control your entire life with the result that no idea opposed to this Kalima should enter your mind. Then you must irrevocably decide for all times that whatever runs counter to the Kalima is false and the Kalima alone is true. Then this Kalima must reign supreme in all affairs of your life. After affirming this Kalima you will not be free, like the unbelievers, to do as you like. Now being bound by this Kalima, you will have to follow its dictate and shun what it forbids. If an affirmation of the Kalima is made in this manner, a man becomes a true Muslim. Through such a process alone that big difference occurs between man and man I have just told you about.
 
                       Purpose  of ' Kalima ' [ To release oneself From Shrik and Kufur]
After realesing from the Shirk adn kufur of the external by saying and pledging the KALIMAH it is ones duty to release oneself form the internal and external kufur or else your ibadah will not have impact and tauhid. Shirk will contiminate the worships , while kufur will make the worships and the worshipper far and further from Almighty Allah SWT . And this is clearly mentioned in Al Quraan Surah Al Khahfi Last Verse
    [ Waman kana yarju liqaa Rabihi , Fal yaamal amalan salihan wala yushreek bi ibadatahi ]
      Those who wish to return to vision of His Lord , let him perfom good deeds and do not 
                                         associate anything thing in his worships.

The translation into english by twp popular versions are as below :
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YUSUFALI: Say: “I am but a man like yourselves, (but) the inspiration has come to me, that your Allah is one Allah: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and, in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner.PICKTHAL: Say: I am only a mortal like you. My Lord inspireth in me that your Allah is only One Allah. And whoever hopeth for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work, and make none sharer of the worship due unto his Lord.
SHAKIR: Say: I am only a mortal like you; it is revealed to me that your god is one Allah, therefore whoever hopes to meet his Lord, he should do good deeds, and not join any one in the service of his Lord.
We should know what is the purpose of the KALIMAH and its impact in our life.The purporse of the Kalima is also to anchor a person's Iman and Taqwa deep into one soul and inner being and this can only be achieved once the knowledge of the KALIMAH is learnt. what actually does a man affirm by reciting it and what obligations devolve on him after this affirmation ?
The meaning of Kalima is that there is no ILLAH save Allah and Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah. The word " Allah " found in the Kalima means My "ILLAH". Now, that being is called " Allah"  Who is Master, Creator, Nourisher, and Sustainer, Who listens to our prayers and grants them, and Who is worthy of our worship. Now that you have said : La ilaha illallah, it would mean that, firstly, you have acknowledged that this world has not come into being without the creative power of God, nor is it a fact that it has many gods. Actually, it does have a God and that God is just one, and there is no other being except Him Who wields Divine power. Secondly the other point which you affirmed on reciting the Kalima is that this very God Who is your God, is also God of the whole world. Each and every thing owned by you and by the world belongs to Him. It is He Who is the Creator and the Nourisher. Life and death are under His command. Trouble and comfort are also from Him. Whatever one gets, is really given by Him. Whatever is taken away from anybody, is in reality due to His command. He alone should be feared. He alone should be entreated to fulfil our needs. Before Him alone we should bow our heads. He alone deserves to be worshipped. We are not slaves or servants of anybody save Him, nor is anyone our Master or Sovereign. Our real duty is to exclusively comply with His orders and obey His laws.

Covenant with Allah
This KALIMAH is indeed a covenant with Almighty which is supposed to be vowed before a Khalifa or a Uliil Amru [ The One who rules over you on the matters of Spirituality and religious ] as stated in Surah Al Fatah Verse Number 10 [048-10]

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YUSUFALI: Verily those who plight their fealty to thee do no less than plight their fealty to Allah: the Hand of Allah is over their hands: then any one who violates his oath, does so to the harm of his own soul, and any one who fulfils what he has covenanted with Allah,- Allah will soon grant him a great Reward.
PICKTHAL: Lo! those who swear allegiance unto thee (Muhammad), swear allegiance only unto Allah. The Hand of Allah is above their hands. So whosoever breaketh his oath, breaketh it only to his soul’s hurt; while whosoever keepeth his covenant with Allah, on him will He bestow immense reward.
SHAKIR: Surely those who swear allegiance to you do but swear allegiance to Allah; the hand of Allah is above their hands. Therefore whoever breaks (his faith), he breaks it only to the injury of his own soul, and whoever fulfills what he has covenanted with Allah, He will grant him a mighty reward.

And those who swear the oath fo allegiance certainly they have vowed with Allah, It is Allah's hand above their hands].

This is allegiance as per the Al Quraan every muslims ought to be taking with a Ulil Amru or A Spiritual leader [ who is well versed about Almighty Allah and Divine Knowledge] [ The Most important of all Knowledge is the KALIMAH LA ILAHA ILLALLAH].This is the covenant which you make with Allah as soon as you recite La ilaha illallah, and in so doing you make the whole world your witness.Who are complying to this command of Allah , to this KALIMAH of Shahadah [ The Word of Witness] , if you fulfill this Word of Witness , The KALIMAH of Witness everything will witness you in the court of Almighty and there are many narrations to this fact and reality.If you violate this covenant, your hand and feet, the minutest hair on your body and every particle of the earth and the heaven before which you made that fake declaration, will render evidence against you in the court of Allah where you will be in the dock in such a helpless condition that not a single defense witness will be available to you. No Advocate or Barrister will be there to plead your case. In fact, Advocates and Barristers, who in the court of this world used to play ducks and drakes with law, will themselves be standing there like you in the same helpless condition. That court is not such as would acquit you on the basis of wrong pleading, perjury and production of forged documents. You can hide your crimes from the Police of this world but you cannot do so from the Police of God. The Police of this world takes bribe but Allah's Police is not corrupt. A witness of this world can give false evidence but Allah's witnesses are inviolably truthful. The rulers of this world can commit injustice but Allah is not a ruler Who would do any injustice. And then there is no escape from the jail where Allah imprisons the culprits. It is a great folly, may the greatest of all follies to enter into false covenant with Allah. While making the covenant, think thoroughly over it and then scrupulously fulfil it, otherwise there is no compulsion on you that you should willy-nilly make a verbal affirmation, because an empty and hollow assertion is quite useless.
Acceptance of Prophet's guidance
After making a pledge of the KALIMAH , understanding , knowing the KALIMAH (La ilaha illallah) you recite (Muhammadur Rasulullah) which means that you accept Muhammad (peace be upon him) as the Prophet through whom Allah has sent you His legal code. After acknowledging Allah as our Master and Sovereign it was necessary to know what are is Commandments. What deeds should we perform so as to please Him and from which deeds should we refrain to avoid His displeasure. What should be the law of life for us by following which we can merit His forgiveness, and that by violating which law will He punish us? God appointed Muhammad (peace be upon him) as His messenger to explain all these points and sent His book through him. The Prophet led his life according to His commandments and thus showed the pattern for Muslims to lead their life. So, when you say, (Muhammadur Rasulullah) you undertake to follow the law and system shown by him and to spurn the system opposed to it. If after making this affirmation you abandoned the law brought by the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and followed the law prevalent in the world, there would be no bigger a liar and more dishonest a person than you because you had entered Islam on making this affirmation that the law brought by the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) is the only true law and that you will faithfully follow it. It was on the merit of this affirmation that you became brothers unto Muslims, you got inheritance from your Muslim father, you were married to a Muslim woman, your children became your legitimate progeny, you secured the right to have all Muslims stand by you for help, give you Zakat and become responsible for the protection of your life, property, honour and dignity. And if, in spite of all this, you break your word, can there be a greater dishonesty in the world than this? If you know the meaning of (La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah) and express faith in it with a full understanding of its meaning, then you must, in any case, comply with the laws of God even though any Police or court forcing you to do so may not be visible in this world. If anybody thinks that it is easy to break the laws of God because God's Police, army, court and jail are not to be found anywhere, and that since there exist the Police, army, court and jail of the Government, it is difficult to break their laws, I would clearly say about such a person that he has made a false affirmation of (La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah). He has actually duped his God, the whole world, all the Muslims and his own self.
                                             Responsibilities accruing from affirmation
This is the brief on the KALIMAH , there are more to learn on the meaning and the knowledge of LA ILAHA ILLALLAH.I have just now explained to you the meaning of Kalima. Now in this very context I wish to draw your attention to one more aspect of the proposition.

THE WISDOM IN THE PLEDGE OF THE KALIMAH

The Wisdom Behind the KALIMAH is surrendering the entire authority , power , majesty , your weakness , your whimps and fancies, your desires , your love , your attachments , your false motivations, your deliberations, your insistences , your projections, your inner urges, your intentions, your fullfillments , your dreams, your decisions , your cravings , your requirements everything in total to Almighty Allah SWT without any doubt , question , without turning around , without disobedience , without fault and yes this is the absolute vow and oath that you pledge with a witness before Almighty Allah , Your Holy Prophet SAW and also before the witness to confirm of your oath.

You admit that Allah is your Master as well as Master of everything. What does this mean? It means that your life is not yours but is the property of God. Your hands are not yours, nor do your eyes, your ears and every limb of your body belong to you. The earth you plough, the animals in your service, the wealth and goods from which you derive benefit--none of these is your own. Each and everything is owned by God, and has been given to you as a trust. After affirming this fact, what right have you to assert that "life is mine, the body is mine, wealth is mine, that thing is mine and this thing is mine"? To assert your ownership after having said that some other being is the owner, is a totally absurd thing. If you sincerely believe that God is the Owner of all these things, then two things becomes automatically obligatory on you. The one is that when the owner is God and He has made you a trustee of His goods then you must make use of these goods strictly in accordance with the instructions of the Master. If you utilize them against His wish, then it is sheer cheating. You have not the right even to move your hands and feet against His wish. You cannot put into your stomach anything against His command. You possess no right over these lands and properties against the wish of their Master. Your wives and children, whom you say are yours, are only yours because they were given to you by your Master. Therefore even with them your treatment will be not as you desire but as directed by Him. If you contravened His directions, your position will be that of a usurper. Just as you call that person dishonest who takes hold of other people's land, in the same way that epithet will apply to you if you consider the gifts of God as your own property and, as such, utilize them according to your own wish or according to the wish of someone other than God. If you incur a loss by acting according to the wish of the Master, let it be so. You should ever mind if life is lost, hands and feet are broken, children are lost and if money and property are destroyed. Why should you be grieved at all? If the owner himself desires loss of his things, it is perfectly within his right. Of course if you act against the wish of the Master and incur a loss, then you will undoubtedly be guilty because you have spoiled some other's property. You are not the master of your soul. If you give your life according to the Master's wish you will only be fulfilling your obligation towards Him. If you give your life while working against Him, it will be an act of dishonesty.
Acceptance of Islam is no favour to God
Further, if a thing given to you by your master is used by you for the work entrusted to you by Him, you are doing favour to none, neither to the Master nor to anybody else. If for His asked, you have given away anything or done service or sacrificed your life---which t you is a very big thing even then you did not favour to anybody. The outmost you have done is this much that you have acquitted yourself of favour done to you by your Master. Is this an achievement to be proud of and worthy of praise on the basis of which a person's greatness has to be acknowledged? Please remember that a true Muslim never feels elated for spending something in the way of his Master or doing some service to him. On the other hand, he develops more humility. Pride destroys an act of goodness. Whoever seeks praise, and does any good work in order to earn encomium, loses his right to receive any reward from God because he sought recompense for his work in this world and has already received it here.
Allah's favour and our behaviour
Look at the Mercy , Benevolent and favour of your Creator , ILLAH and the Master. He takes from you things which belong to Him and yet says: " I have purchased this thing from you and I shall pay you for it". Allah-o-Akbar (be glory to Allah). What an unbounded munificence it is! The Qur'an says:
"Lo! Allah hath bought from the believers their lives and their wealth in return for the Paradise which will be theirs."( 9 : 3 )
This is the attitude of the Master towards you. And now look at your behaviour. You sell away a thing to others which was given to you by your Master and which He had also bought back from you against payment. And this selling is done for a paltry compensation. The buyers take work from you against the wishes of the Master and you serve them thinking that they are your sustainers. You sell them your brains, your hands ad feet, the energy of your body and all that which these rebels of God want to buy. Can there be a greater moral turpitude than this. To sell a thing already sold out is a legal and moral crime. Those guilty of such crimes are tried in this world's courts for cheating and fraud. Do you think that no suit will be filed against them in the court of God ?. We should contemplate in depth and think what has been prescribed for us for an eternal life , Know that a single Zhulum that we do against anyone cna be the reason that we get stuck on the Bridge of Sirratal Mustaqeem.Which eventually will end up our destiny into the fire pit and destruction.

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Dr Ismail Bin Hj Kassim