Monday, 2 April 2012

Uways Al Qarnanin The Dearest Friend of RasoolAllah SAW

UWAIS AL QARNI & HIS MOTHER



Hadrat Uways al-Qarni
Radi allahu Anhu and his Mother

The great Saint Uways of Qaran! Was presented the blessed cloak of Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam on the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam's instruction. It is preserved in Istanbul, Turkey. He reached his Spiritual status due to obedience to his mother.

Uways Radi allahu Anhu was from the village of Qaran, in Yemen. He had asked his mother's permission to visit Allah's Most Beloved Messenger Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, and she said: "You have my permission to go, see him once, and come straight back. If the Messenger Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam is at home, you may meet with him; if not, come straight back here." Uways made a journey of three months on foot, from the Yemen to Madinah the Illuminated. When he reached Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam's house, he knocked on the door and Hadrat Aisha Radi allahu Anha, wife of the Chosen Prophet and Mother of the Believers opened the door. She told him that Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam was in the Masjid.

Uways Radi allahu Anhu remembered his promise to his mother and replied: "Please convey my salaams to my Beloved Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. Kindly inform him that Uways came from the Yemen, did not find him at home, and is returning to the Yemen, since he does not have permission from his mother to meet him in the mosque."

When the Rasul Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam came home from the mosque, he found the radiance of Uways in his house. Hadrat Aisha Radi allahu Anha told him what had happened, and conveyed Uways's salutations. His blessed eyes looked towards Yemen and the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam said: "The fragrance of our friend is reaching us." The noble Companions asked: "If Uways is your friend, why did he not stay to see you?" Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam replied: "He complied with a promise given to his mother and he is serving her."

The Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam said "Uways will come back to Madinah the Illuminated, to meet me, but we will not meet physically, for I shall then be united with my Lord "

Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam said that when Uways Radi allahu Anhu came back to Madinah he was to be given his cloak, and asked to pray for the Community of Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. He also mentioned that a light was visible on one of Uways's hands.


During Hadrat Umar Radi allahu Anhu's Caliphate, a number of Yemeni's visited Madinah the Illuminated and Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Umar Radi allahu Anhu ajmain approached them and enquired about the Saint, Uways Radi allahu Anhu, from the village of Qaran. The Yemenis said they knew of no such saint, but they did point out that a camelherd from that village, who seldom mixed with other people, preferring to spend his time in worship, alone among the camels. Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Umar Radi allahu Anhu ajmain then approached Hadrat Uways Radi allahu Anhu, greeted him, conveyed the greetings of the Messenger Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, and presented him with his blessed cloak. But he was reluctant to accept. "Surely there is some mistake!" he exclaimed, in his desire to hide himself. Seeing the light upon his hand, however, they cried: "You are the saint described to us by Allah's MessengerSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, for he told us about the light on your hand." They also reported to him the wish of the blessed MessengerSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam that he should pray for the Community of Muhammad.

Hadrat Uways Radi allahu Anhu rubbed the blessed cloak over his face and eyes and kissed it. Then he asked to be left alone. When he was alone he held the cloak and began to pray: "0 Allah this cloak is the cloak of Your beloved Messenger. He has presented it to me, but I refuse to wear it unless You pardon the Community of Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam." He then repeated his prayer in exactly the same words. As he was about to repeat his prayer a third time, Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Umar Radi allahu Anhu ajmain came beside him. He cried: "Oh, you came too soon! Upon my first supplication, Allah granted me forgiveness for one third of the Community; on my second, He forgave two-thirds of the Community. In my third request I was pleading for pardon for the entire Community of Muhammad - then you came along!"

As with people in every age, the Yemenis were unaware of the presence in their midst of such a saint, whose prayers were accepted. They imagined him to be an ordinary camelherd. The Friends of Allah, do not seek fame, and as such hide themselves away from other people.

Those who serve their mothers with love will be resurrected with Hadrat Uways Radi allahu Anhu. Those who are good to their parents will be happy in this world and the Hereafter.

The Determination of An Ant

Ants




There was an ant with only three legs, who decided to go on Hajj. On the road from Damascus to Makkah, he came to the Hijaz desert. He had travelled for some distance into the desert when he came across another ant, returning from Makkah.


The second ant looked at the three-legged ant and asked, "Where are you going?"


The three-legged ant replied, "I am on the way to Makkah."


The other ant said, "You'll never make it! It's a terribly difficult journey, even for an ant with six legs. You'll die along the way!"


The three-legged ant looked at him. He thought for a moment. Then he smiled and said,
"What does it matter if I die?


At least I'll die on the road to Makkah."

True Meaning Of Faith - Iman


The True Meaning of Faith


Many people, especially having watched "The Secret" are now consciously using The Law of Attraction in the hope of attracting wishes, needs and desires, but are not enjoying the success hoped for.
There are many possible reasons for this, but from the messages I have received it is apparent to me that the main reason is lack of "Faith", together with its closely related Energy - "Belief".
From the outset we must be absolutely clear that "Faith" and "Belief" are not the "blind faith" or belief as for example in the religious context of "faith" and "belief" according to a set of religious doctrines, but rather Faith and Belief in our own true Divine connection with God, and of the powers that brings.
The word "Faith" translated from the word in Ancient Greek, from which the Bible was translated from the word "pistis" - which meanings include "conviction" or "assurance". Pistis in turn is a derivation of the Ancient Greek word "peitho" which means "to wax confident".
As channels of expression of The Source, The Prime Creator, God, we share the same unrestricted powers of creation - all we need to do as humans is to realise those powers with "conviction" and "confidence" and the complete assurance of our true Divine nature.
The opposite of Faith is "doubt" and it is with doubt, at some level of consciousness that people perform a Law of Attraction exercise, and wonder why they are not successful.
Doubt is a very powerful, but negative emotion that effectively blocks are retards the creative process, opposing Faith.
On the other hand "Faith" is the Energy, the power behind attracting everything we ask for effortlessly - and make no mistake
- God intended us to be effortless channels of creation as a part of God, Who in turn realises resultant experience and thereby expansion.
Jesus made this point time and again:
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you -- Luke 17:5-6
And:
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. -- Matthew 17:20
And throughout the Bible you will find similar references to Faith and Belief.
The "secret" to attracting anything we need, wish for or desire is therefore very simple and extremely powerful:
Know, beyond all doubt, with complete conviction, confidence and assurance that you are a integral, Divine aspect and channel of expression of The Source, God, and with all of the same creative powers, and that God will provide absolutely anything, without limitation by virtue of your own freewill given by God. Imagine and Believe, beyond all doubt and with complete conviction, confidence and assurance that you already have that which you desire, and with absolute Faith in your God-given powers supported by Gratitude, and it will be yours - every time.
The more we can realise God within, and thereby our own unlimited powers of creation, with perfect Faith that everything we ask for with our thoughts and imagination is unconditionally given, the more powerful we become as co-creators in and of the Universe.
Always keep in Mind that what might seem large to you, like the new home of your dreams, is absolutely  minimal to the Creator of the glorious Universe with its trillions of diverse Suns and planets, all of which were "imaged" into Being by God.
But at the same time always remember - out true abundance is not in our material things without, but our treasures within:
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
--Luke 12:32-34
By "bags which wax not old" Jesus is stating the powerful truth that the true treasure, the treasure that is eternal, is within. So we should not seek ephemeral material possessions without, but rather the Kingdom of Heaven within. So before seeking to manifest anything into your physical experience, we should always look within and never without with Perfect Faith.


The True Meaning of Faith


Many people, especially having watched "The Secret" are now consciously using The Law of Attraction in the hope of attracting wishes, needs and desires, but are not enjoying the success hoped for.
There are many possible reasons for this, but from the messages I have received it is apparent to me that the main reason is lack of "Faith", together with its closely related Energy - "Belief".
From the outset we must be absolutely clear that "Faith" and "Belief" are not the "blind faith" or belief as for example in the religious context of "faith" and "belief" according to a set of religious doctrines, but rather Faith and Belief in our own true Divine connection with God, and of the powers that brings.
The word "Faith" translated from the word in Ancient Greek, from which the Bible was translated from the word "pistis" - which meanings include "conviction" or "assurance". Pistis in turn is a derivation of the Ancient Greek word "peitho" which means "to wax confident".
As channels of expression of The Source, The Prime Creator, God, we share the same unrestricted powers of creation - all we need to do as humans is to realise those powers with "conviction" and "confidence" and the complete assurance of our true Divine nature.
The opposite of Faith is "doubt" and it is with doubt, at some level of consciousness that people perform a Law of Attraction exercise, and wonder why they are not successful.
Doubt is a very powerful, but negative emotion that effectively blocks are retards the creative process, opposing Faith.
On the other hand "Faith" is the Energy, the power behind attracting everything we ask for effortlessly - and make no mistake
- God intended us to be effortless channels of creation as a part of God, Who in turn realises resultant experience and thereby expansion.
Jesus made this point time and again:
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you -- Luke 17:5-6
And:
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. -- Matthew 17:20
And throughout the Bible you will find similar references to Faith and Belief.
The "secret" to attracting anything we need, wish for or desire is therefore very simple and extremely powerful:
Know, beyond all doubt, with complete conviction, confidence and assurance that you are a integral, Divine aspect and channel of expression of The Source, God, and with all of the same creative powers, and that God will provide absolutely anything, without limitation by virtue of your own freewill given by God. Imagine and Believe, beyond all doubt and with complete conviction, confidence and assurance that you already have that which you desire, and with absolute Faith in your God-given powers supported by Gratitude, and it will be yours - every time.
The more we can realise God within, and thereby our own unlimited powers of creation, with perfect Faith that everything we ask for with our thoughts and imagination is unconditionally given, the more powerful we become as co-creators in and of the Universe.
Always keep in Mind that what might seem large to you, like the new home of your dreams, is absolutely  minimal to the Creator of the glorious Universe with its trillions of diverse Suns and planets, all of which were "imaged" into Being by God.
But at the same time always remember - out true abundance is not in our material things without, but our treasures within:
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
--Luke 12:32-34
By "bags which wax not old" Jesus is stating the powerful truth that the true treasure, the treasure that is eternal, is within. So we should not seek ephemeral material possessions without, but rather the Kingdom of Heaven within. So before seeking to manifest anything into your physical experience, we should always look within and never without with Perfect Faith.

The True Meaning of Faith


Many people, especially having watched "The Secret" are now consciously using The Law of Attraction in the hope of attracting wishes, needs and desires, but are not enjoying the success hoped for.
There are many possible reasons for this, but from the messages I have received it is apparent to me that the main reason is lack of "Faith", together with its closely related Energy - "Belief".
From the outset we must be absolutely clear that "Faith" and "Belief" are not the "blind faith" or belief as for example in the religious context of "faith" and "belief" according to a set of religious doctrines, but rather Faith and Belief in our own true Divine connection with God, and of the powers that brings.
The word "Faith" translated from the word in Ancient Greek, from which the Bible was translated from the word "pistis" - which meanings include "conviction" or "assurance". Pistis in turn is a derivation of the Ancient Greek word "peitho" which means "to wax confident".
As channels of expression of The Source, The Prime Creator, God, we share the same unrestricted powers of creation - all we need to do as humans is to realise those powers with "conviction" and "confidence" and the complete assurance of our true Divine nature.
The opposite of Faith is "doubt" and it is with doubt, at some level of consciousness that people perform a Law of Attraction exercise, and wonder why they are not successful.
Doubt is a very powerful, but negative emotion that effectively blocks are retards the creative process, opposing Faith.
On the other hand "Faith" is the Energy, the power behind attracting everything we ask for effortlessly - and make no mistake
- God intended us to be effortless channels of creation as a part of God, Who in turn realises resultant experience and thereby expansion.
Jesus made this point time and again:
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you -- Luke 17:5-6
And:
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. -- Matthew 17:20
And throughout the Bible you will find similar references to Faith and Belief.
The "secret" to attracting anything we need, wish for or desire is therefore very simple and extremely powerful:
Know, beyond all doubt, with complete conviction, confidence and assurance that you are a integral, Divine aspect and channel of expression of The Source, God, and with all of the same creative powers, and that God will provide absolutely anything, without limitation by virtue of your own freewill given by God. Imagine and Believe, beyond all doubt and with complete conviction, confidence and assurance that you already have that which you desire, and with absolute Faith in your God-given powers supported by Gratitude, and it will be yours - every time.
The more we can realise God within, and thereby our own unlimited powers of creation, with perfect Faith that everything we ask for with our thoughts and imagination is unconditionally given, the more powerful we become as co-creators in and of the Universe.
Always keep in Mind that what might seem large to you, like the new home of your dreams, is absolutely  minimal to the Creator of the glorious Universe with its trillions of diverse Suns and planets, all of which were "imaged" into Being by God.
But at the same time always remember - out true abundance is not in our material things without, but our treasures within:
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
--Luke 12:32-34
By "bags which wax not old" Jesus is stating the powerful truth that the true treasure, the treasure that is eternal, is within. So we should not seek ephemeral material possessions without, but rather the Kingdom of Heaven within. So before seeking to manifest anything into your physical experience, we should always look within and never without with Perfect Faith.

Many people, especially having heard our last sermon on the Power of Faith, The Secret of Faith and The Manifestation of Iman and the Channel of Iman , would have been , convinced how much important is Iman - Faith - Aqeedah - Belief to Almighty Allah SWT and all ammals and deeds whether its obligatory or nawafils - Iman is teh foundations and central theme behind all of it.

"The Secret" are now consciously using The Law of Attraction in the hope of attracting wishes, needs and desires, but are not enjoying the success hoped for. Many claims of having faith yet cannot prove the secrets of their faith working in their life.

There are many possible reasons for this, but from the messages I have received it is apparent to me that the main reason is lack of "Faith", together with its closely related Energy - "Belief".

From the outset we must be absolutely clear that "Faith" and "Belief" are not the "blind faith" or belief as for example in the religious context of "faith" and "belief" according to a set of religious doctrines, but rather Faith and Belief in our own ONE true Divine connection with God, and of the powers that brings.Almighty's Attributes and Power to manage the Universe with Billions of Galaxies and many other creations within it and billions of creations beyond our imagination.

The word "Faith" translated from the word in Ancient Greek, from which was translated from the word "pistis" - which meanings include "conviction" or "assurance". Pistis in turn is a derivation of the Ancient Greek word "peitho" which means "to wax confident".

As channels of expression of The Source, The Prime Creator,Almigty Lord, we share the same unrestricted powers of creation - all we need to do as humans is to realise those powers with "conviction" and "confidence" and the complete assurance of our true Divine nature.

The opposite of Faith is "doubt" " lack of belief" and it is with doubt, at some level of consciousness that people perform a Law of Attraction exercise, and wonder why they are not successful.
Doubt is a very powerful,degrading, slopping but negative emotion that effectively blocks are retards the creative process, opposing Faith.
On the other hand "Faith" is the Energy, the power behind attracting everything we ask for effortlessly - and make no mistake
- God intended us to be effortless channels of creation as a part of God, Who in turn realises resultant experience and thereby expansion.
Prophet Isa [peace be upon him]  made this point time and again:
And the apostles and messengers of Almighty  said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
And:
And Prophet ISA[ peace be upon him]  said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Many singnificant references to Faith and Belief are found in Al Quran and many books from Heaven in the past.
The Power and The "secret" to attracting anything we need, wish for or desire is therefore very simple and extremely powerful:
Know, beyond all doubt, with complete conviction, confidence and assurance that you are a integral, Divine aspect and channel of expression of The Source, The Creator, and with all of the same creative powers, and that God will provide absolutely anything, without limitation by virtue of your own freewill given by God.

Imagine and Believe, beyond all doubt and with complete conviction, confidence and assurance that you already have that which you desire and will be made possible to you only based upon your belief in Almighty Lord of the Worlds, and with absolute Faith in your God-given powers supported by Gratitude, and it will be yours - every time.

The more we can realise God in our existence, and thereby our own unlimited powers of creation, with perfect Faith that everything we ask for with our thoughts and imagination is unconditionally given, the more powerful we become as co-creators in and of the Universe.

Oh Belivers be reminded that Almighty Knowledge and Presence surrounds every creation, He is aware , he is in Control and He is in Power over every Creature and Atom.Always keep in Mind that what might seem large to you, like the new home of your dreams, is absolutely  minimal to the Creator of the glorious Universe with its trillions of diverse Suns and planets, all of which were "imaged" into Being by God.
But at the same time always remember - out true abundance is not in our material things without, but our treasures within:

Fear not, Oh Humanity; for it is your Almighty Lord's good pleasure to give you the treasures of the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wealth of that was of heavenly provisions, the  treasure in the heavens that faileth not,
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 


We have a powerful treaure within us from Lord Almighty, The Wisdoms and The Soul, by which we can reach the Almighty Lord and this  is stating the powerful truth that the true treasure, the treasure that is eternal, is within. So we should not seek ephemeral material possessions without alone leaving the powerful treasures form Lord Almighty in the form of Knowledge and Wisdoms and Knowledge of Reality, but rather the Kingdom of Heaven within. So before seeking to manifest anything into your physical experience, we should always look within and never without with Perfect Faith.

Strive always to increase your faith by learning the lessons of the Iman and Aqeedah , The Iman increases by your companionship of people of Faith and people of higher belief.It is of great impact if only you know its power cantagiousness.Try it and then you will believe it.

Monday, 25 July 2011

The Determination of An Ant

Ants




There was an ant with only three legs, who decided to go on Hajj. On the road from Damascus to Makkah, he came to the Hijaz desert. He had travelled for some distance into the desert when he came across another ant, returning from Makkah.


The second ant looked at the three-legged ant and asked, "Where are you going?"


The three-legged ant replied, "I am on the way to Makkah."


The other ant said, "You'll never make it! It's a terribly difficult journey, even for an ant with six legs. You'll die along the way!"


The three-legged ant looked at him. He thought for a moment. Then he smiled and said,

"What does it matter if I die?


At least I'll die on the road to Makkah."
DR  ISMAIL KASSIM

Uways Al Qarnanin The Dearest Friend of RasoolAllah SAW

UWAIS AL QARNI & HIS MOTHER



Hadrat Uways al-Qarni
Radi allahu Anhu and his Mother

The great Saint Uways of Qaran! Was presented the blessed cloak of Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam on the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam's instruction. It is preserved in Istanbul, Turkey. He reached his Spiritual status due to obedience to his mother.

Uways Radi allahu Anhu was from the village of Qaran, in Yemen. He had asked his mother's permission to visit Allah's Most Beloved Messenger Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, and she said: "You have my permission to go, see him once, and come straight back. If the Messenger Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam is at home, you may meet with him; if not, come straight back here." Uways made a journey of three months on foot, from the Yemen to Madinah the Illuminated. When he reached Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam's house, he knocked on the door and Hadrat Aisha Radi allahu Anha, wife of the Chosen Prophet and Mother of the Believers opened the door. She told him that Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam was in the Masjid.

Uways Radi allahu Anhu remembered his promise to his mother and replied: "Please convey my salaams to my Beloved Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. Kindly inform him that Uways came from the Yemen, did not find him at home, and is returning to the Yemen, since he does not have permission from his mother to meet him in the mosque."

When the Rasul Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam came home from the mosque, he found the radiance of Uways in his house. Hadrat Aisha Radi allahu Anha told him what had happened, and conveyed Uways's salutations. His blessed eyes looked towards Yemen and the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam said: "The fragrance of our friend is reaching us." The noble Companions asked: "If Uways is your friend, why did he not stay to see you?" Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam replied: "He complied with a promise given to his mother and he is serving her."

The Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam said "Uways will come back to Madinah the Illuminated, to meet me, but we will not meet physically, for I shall then be united with my Lord "

Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam said that when Uways Radi allahu Anhu came back to Madinah he was to be given his cloak, and asked to pray for the Community of Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. He also mentioned that a light was visible on one of Uways's hands.


During Hadrat Umar Radi allahu Anhu's Caliphate, a number of Yemeni's visited Madinah the Illuminated and Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Umar Radi allahu Anhu ajmain approached them and enquired about the Saint, Uways Radi allahu Anhu, from the village of Qaran. The Yemenis said they knew of no such saint, but they did point out that a camelherd from that village, who seldom mixed with other people, preferring to spend his time in worship, alone among the camels. Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Umar Radi allahu Anhu ajmain then approached Hadrat Uways Radi allahu Anhu, greeted him, conveyed the greetings of the Messenger Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, and presented him with his blessed cloak. But he was reluctant to accept. "Surely there is some mistake!" he exclaimed, in his desire to hide himself. Seeing the light upon his hand, however, they cried: "You are the saint described to us by Allah's MessengerSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, for he told us about the light on your hand." They also reported to him the wish of the blessed MessengerSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam that he should pray for the Community of Muhammad.

Hadrat Uways Radi allahu Anhu rubbed the blessed cloak over his face and eyes and kissed it. Then he asked to be left alone. When he was alone he held the cloak and began to pray: "0 Allah this cloak is the cloak of Your beloved Messenger. He has presented it to me, but I refuse to wear it unless You pardon the Community of Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam." He then repeated his prayer in exactly the same words. As he was about to repeat his prayer a third time, Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Umar Radi allahu Anhu ajmain came beside him. He cried: "Oh, you came too soon! Upon my first supplication, Allah granted me forgiveness for one third of the Community; on my second, He forgave two-thirds of the Community. In my third request I was pleading for pardon for the entire Community of Muhammad - then you came along!"

As with people in every age, the Yemenis were unaware of the presence in their midst of such a saint, whose prayers were accepted. They imagined him to be an ordinary camelherd. The Friends of Allah, do not seek fame, and as such hide themselves away from other people.

Those who serve their mothers with love will be resurrected with Hadrat Uways Radi allahu Anhu. Those who are good to their parents will be happy in this world and the Hereafter.

The Journey of the Nafs

Imam Nawawi's  (The wonderful Garden of Gnostics),

Imam Shafi'iSultanul Arifeen said, may God have mercy on him: "Only the sincere one (mukhlis) knows hypocrisy (riya')." And only the Sincere seekers Knows the Dangers of the Nafs, 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 himself 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.

As mentioned in many of the sessions before in which you will see a type of wonder that will cool your eyes. To illustrate the great extent of the concealment of hypocrisy we only need relate the following from the Teacher and Imam Sultanul Arifeen [the sufi shaykh], may God have mercy on him, from his 'Risala' with our isnad previously mentioned.

He said: "I heard Muhammad ibn al-Husayn say: I heard Ahmad ibn 'Ali ibn Ja'far say: I heard al-Hasan ibn 'Alawiyya said: I was for twelve years the blacksmith of my ego (haddadu nafsi), then for five years I became the mirror of my heart (mir'atu qalbi), then for a year I looked at what lay between the two of them and I saw around me a visible belt [i.e. of kufr = the vestimentary sign of a dhimmi]. So I strove to cut it for twelve years and then looked again, and I saw around me a hidden belt. So I worked to cut it for five years, looking to see how to cut. Then it was unveiled for me (kushifa li) and I looked at creation and saw that they were all dead. So I recited the funeral prayer over them."

I say: That hypocrisy should be as inscrutable as this to the peerless master in this path [i.e. tasawwuf] is enough to show how greatly hidden it lies. His phrase: "I saw them dead" is the apex of worth and beauty, and seldom do other than the Prophet's words, Blessings and Peace be upon him, gather up such wealth of meanings. I shall touch upon its meaning briefly. It means that after he had struggled long and hard (lamma jahada hadhihi al-mujahada) and his ego had been disciplined (tahadhdhabat) and his heart illumined (istanara qalbuhu), and when he had conquered (istawla) his ego and subdued it (qaharaha) and achieved complete mastery over it (malakaha mulkan tamman), and it had subjected himself to him totally, at that time he looked at all created beings and found that they were dead and completely powerless:

  1. they cannot harm nor can they benefit;
  2. they cannot give nor can they keep back;
  3. they cannot give life nor can they give death;
  4. they cannot convey nor can they cut off;
  5. they cannot bring near nor can they take away;
  6. they cannot make happy nor can they make sad;
  7. they cannot bestow nor can they deprive;
  8. they possess for themselves neither benefit nor harm,
  9. nor death, nor life, nor resurrection.

This, then, characterizes human beings as dead: they are considered dead in all of the above respects, they are neither feared nor entreated, what they have is not coveted, they are not shown off to nor fawned upon, one does not concern oneself with them, they are not envied nor disparaged, their defects are not mentioned nor their faults pursued and exposed, one is not jealous of them nor thinks much of whatever God-given favors they have received, and they are forgiven and excused for their shortcomings, although the legal punishments (al-hudud) are applied to them according to the Law. But the application of such punishment does not preclude what we have mentioned before, nor does it preclude our endeavoring to cover up their faults without disparaging them in the least.

This then is how the dead are viewed. And if someone mentions human beings in a dishonorable manner we forbid him from entering into that subject in the same way that we would if he were going to examine a person who died. We do not do anything for their sake nor do we leave Him for them. And we no more stop ourselves from fulfilling an act of obedience to God on their account than we do on account of a dead person, and we do not over-praise them. And we neither love their own praise for us nor hate their insults, and we do not reciprocate them.

In sum, they are as it were non-existent in all the respects we have mentioned. They are under God's complete care and jurisdiction. Whoever deals with them in such a way, he has combined the good of the next world with that of the lower world. May God the Generous grant us success towards achieving this. These few words are enough to touch upon an explanation for his saying -- May God be well pleased with him.

Blessings and Peace upon the Purified Prophet, his Family, and his Companions

Wednesday, 20 July 2011

20 Attributes of Almighty Allah SWT

The Attributes of Nafsiyah - Sifat Nafsiyah 
This attributes also named as " Thubutiyyah"

The Attributes of  Salbiyah  - Sifat Salbiyah 

This attributes also named as Attributes of Adamiyyah - Which indicates not belonging to Almighty Allah,
This attributes should be comprehended so as to understand attributes that can not be assigned to Almighty


The Attributes of Ma'ani - Sifat Ma'ani 


This attributes also named as Wujudiyyah [ Attributed to the Existences]

The Attributes of Ma'nawiyaah - Sifat Ma'nawiyyah 


This attributes are also named as Halliyyah - [ Related to the Existences of Situations]