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Gems from taraweeh Tafseer reflections

"And to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and to Him is [due] worship constantly. Then is it other than Allah that you fear?" "And whatever you have of favor - it is from Allah . Then when adversity touches you, to Him you cry for help." (16:53) Do you have taqwa (God consciousness) of other than Allah, despite having n’ama (blessings) from Him? It’s a strange question in a sense. Someone has given you everything. Everything you have is what He gave you. Then you turn and you are thankful and then you have taqwa (God consciousness) of other than Him? Allah is saying what’s wrong with you? How do you judge? Therefore, this Deen (religion) is founded on two things: Love and Gratitude. Yet gratitude is more important! The first that you say in the Qur’an is Al hamdi lillahi Rab El Alamein. He Subhanahu wa Ta’ala is teaching you gratitude. With love, there is always something in return. The human being is not used to giving love without receiving love. Therefore, if you love people, they always question: Do you really love me? When you love there is always an expectation for love in return, but when you are thankful, there is no expectation for ‘thank you for thanking me’. When you thank, it is passive. There is no self, no nafs (self, psyche, ego or soul). You see the nafs is the whole problem. People live a hundred years and they are still dealing with their nafs. The Nafs isn’t going to go with you until you die. Only the Anbiya alayhum el salam (Prophets), the big Sahaba (companions), and the Awliya (saints) can overcome their nafs, but the nafs is going to kill you. When you love, there is something in the nafs for it. But when there’s gratitude, there’s passiveness. You’re just giving. All the na’ama (blessings) you have is from Allah. Why do you go about thanking others? Why do you go about recognizing others? Why do you go about looking good in front of everyone else other than Him? When you dress to go to some XYZ party, but when you come to masjid of Allah then ‘whatever I have is okay’. When you go to people with high SES (social economic level), you make sure you watch what you say because you want to display your best adab, but how come when we come to house of Allah we don’t display the best adab? You’re in His home and you are His guest. Isn’t He worthy of your best adab in His house? Isn’t He worthy of your best words in His house? Isn’t He worthy of your best behavior in His house? Isn’t He worthy of your heart in His house? Because if you don’t give Him your heart in His house, where else are you going to give it to Him? Allah is reminding you in this Ayah that all the na’ama (blessings) that you have is from Allah. Every single n’ama (blessing) no matter what it is, it is from Him. Recognize that! You cannot reward Him for what He gave you. All He wants you to do is recognize that He gave you that na’ama from your heart. When say “Al hamdi lillah”, it ought to have a different feeling. You are truly in the state of gratitude and thankfulness to Him, at least with your heart. Allah says if you are thankful to Him, He will give you more. He doesn’t need our worship, He doesn’t need our salah (prayer), siyam (fasting), qiyam (night prayer), all that stuff! He doesn’t need all that. Even if a deed is really good and eligible for acceptance, He doesn’t need it. He just wants you to be thankful to Him. Be thankful and don’t turn your Deen into rituals." - Sayyidi Shaykh Dr. Muhammad bin Yahya al-Husayni al-Ninowy

Pearls of Wisdom By Shaykh Abul-hudaa Al-Yaqoubi

“ Islam encourages love. Love is not empty, like how it is taken in the western world. Love is an inclination of the heart to what it naturally desires. Love is so cheap now in the western world. Love in Islam is Divine, it comes from Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala.” — Shaykh Muhammad al Yaqoubi “ Some people seek fame, others seek to be unknown and hidden. The best are those who seek Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala” —Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi “ If we asked what is the most circulating book any human being ever wrote on the face of the earth, what is the best seller in the Islamic world, a hundred years ago the answer wouldn’t be Sahih Bukhari because Sahih Bukhari is for the ‘ulema. The answer would be Dalail ul Khayrat.” — Shaykh Muhammad al Yaqoubi (hafidhahullah ta’ala) “ Wear old clothes when you visit poor people then you do not break their hearts by showing them things they cannot buy” — Shaykh Muhammad Al Yaqoubi (Hafidhullah) “Everything that hurts a believer is a calamity. Tests are like gold. You test gold in fire to test if it’s real, test it’s substance. That is the true nature of calamities- to test you. Allah knows your state before and after the test. Your test is for you to learn and others around you. Most of our actions are reactions- control your reaction.” (Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi) Don’t waste your tears on your broken relationship with someone you love, invest your tears to strengthen your relationship with Allāh ﷻ Shaykh Muhammad Al Yaqoubi “ Sing and repeat for me the name of my Beloved and let everyone in this universe throw their arrows at me… I don’t care, even if they hit my heart because nothing causes me any harm with the name of my Beloved.” — Prophetic Miracles - Shaykh Muhammad Al Yaqoubi “ When your heart becomes full of light it becomes transparent like a crystal.” —Shaykh Muhammad Al Yaqoubi “ Most of the causes of anger today is due to misunderstandings. Someone did something or said something and you thought they did it deliberately. Shaytan puts these thoughts in your mind. The first remedy for anger the Prophet (Sal Allahu Alayhi Wasalam) taught us was to seek refuge from Shaytan” — Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi “ I love Him whatever His Decree brings, My principle in love is being always pleased with Allah. Take this passion from me, soar and fly through space.” — From the poem “My Spiritual Journey”, by, Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi. “ Maintaining our health is an act of worship and curing ourselves is an obligation and looking at what we eat is following the sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (SalAllahuAlayhiwasalam)” — Shaykh Muhammad Al Yaqoubi “ Sufis do not make revolutions. They do not carry weapons or explosives. Sufis build civilisations…” — Shaykh Muhammad al-Ya’qoubi “ It’s an easy thing to claim, but difficult to prove because real love manifests itself in actions, not in words.” — Shaykh Muhammad Al Yaqoubi “ We defeated the world 1400 years ago not because of how strong we were, but because of how merciful we were…” — Shaykh Muhammad Al Yaqoubi “ Our words are divine gifts Our silence is merely a cover Our door is open for anyone Who is heading for this Quarter. Our tastes are delicacies. Our secrets are attributed to the Essence . Our moves when we shake. May wake the dead in this Quarter.” —Reality of His UnityShaykh Sayyid Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi “ We have four pillars of tassawuf – seclusion, staying up the night, hunger and silence. These are the pillars of suluk and wilayah.” — Shaykh Muhammad Al Yaqoubi “ The moment you give bay’ah to a Shaykh, your spiritual rizq is from the Shaykh and his tariqa” —Shaykh Muhammad Al Yaqoubi. Knowledge is in the heart’s of people, not in pages of books.

Last Words of Nabi Kareem(salallahu'allay'he'wa'sallam)

Read it, Once !! Suddenly, there was a person, he said salaam. 'May I come in?' he asked. But Fatimah (rt.anha) did not allow him enter the room. 'I'm sorry, my father is ill,' said Fatimah (rt,Anha) , turned her body back and closed the door. She went back to her father who had opened his eyes and asked Fatimah (rt.Anha) , 'Who was he, my daughter?' 'I don't know, my father. It was the first time for me to see him,' Fatimah (rt.Anha) said gently. Then, Rasulullah ﷺ looked at his daughter with trembled look, as if he wanted to reminisce about every part of her daughter's face. 'Know one thing! He is who erases the temporary pleasure; he is who separates the companionship in the world. He is the death angel,' said Rasulullah ﷺ Fatimah (rt.Anha) bore the bomb of her cry. The death angel came toward him, But Rasulullah ﷺ asked why Jibril (alahsalam) did not come along with him.. Then, Jibril (alahsalam) was called. Jibril (alehslam) was ready in the sky to welcome the soul of Habibullah and the leader of the earth. 'O Jibril, explain me about my rights in front of ALLAH?' Rasulullah ﷺ asked with a weakest voice. 'The doors of sky have opened, the angels are waiting for your soul.' 'All jannats open widely waiting for you,' Jibril (alehsalam) said.. But, in fact, all this did not make Rasulullah ﷺ relieved, his eyes were still full of worry.. 'You are not happy to hear this news?' asked Jibril (alehsalam) . 'Tell me about the destiny of my people in future?' 'Don't worry, O Rasul ALLAH ﷺ . I heard ALLAH tell me: 'I make jannat haram for every one, except the people of Muhammad ﷺ who are inside it,' Jibril (alehsalam) said. It became closer and closer, the time for Malaekat Izrail (alehsalam) to do his work. Slowly, Rasulullah's ﷺ soul was pulled. It was seemed that the body of Rasulullah ﷺ was full of sweat; the nerves of his neck became tight. 'Jibril (alehsalam) , how painful this sakaratul maut is!' Rasulullah ﷺ uttered a groan slowly. Fatimah (rt.anha) closed her eyes, Ali (rt.anho) sat beside her bowed deeply and Jibril (alehsalam) turned his face back. 'Am I repugnant to you that you turn your face back o Jibril?'(alehsalam) Rasulullah ﷺ asked the Deliverer of Wahy. 'Who is the one who could see the Habibullah in his condition of sakaratul maut,' Jibril (alehsalam) said.. Not for a while, Rasulullah ﷺ uttered a groan because of unbearable pain. 'O ALLAH, how great is this sakaratul maut. Give me all these pains, don't give it to my people.' The body of Rasulullah ﷺ became cold, his feet and chest did not move anymore.... His lips vibrated as if he wanted to say something, Ali (rt.anho) took his ear close to Rasulullah ﷺ 'Uushiikum bis shalati, wa maa malakat aimanuku - take care of the saalat and take care the weak people among you.' Outside the room, there were cries shouted each other, sahabah held each other. Fatimah (rt.anha) closed her face with her hands and, again, Ali (rt.anho) took his ear close to Rasulullah's ﷺ mouth which became bluish. 'Ummatii, ummatii, ummatii?' - 'My people, my people, my people.' And the life of the Prophet ﷺ ended. Could we love each other like him? Allahumma salle 'ala Muhammad wa baarik wa salim 'alaihi. How deep is Rasulullah's ﷺ love to us. Note: Send this to all your Muslim friends so that there is an awareness towards the love of ALLAH and His Rasul - because - truly - except this love, the other loves, are only fana (not everlasting) thing. Ameen...... Don't worry if people hate you because there are many others who love and care you in the earth. But be worried if ALLAH hates you because there is no other who loves and cares you in akhirat. May Almighty Allah guide all of us to the Right Path and give all of us the courage to accept the Truth in the light of Qur'an and Sunnah and to reject all things which are in contradiction to the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah. (Ameen!) Please pass this around, perhaps you would be a reason

Dillu Ram Kausari: The Hindu Poet who Loved The Prophet,

When the British still ruled India there lived, in Delhi, a well-known Hindu poet by the name of Dillu Ram Kausari. Now, this poet, though a Hindu, wrote encomiums and poems [na’at] in praise of the Prophet MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam(upon him be blessings and peace.) He became famous for writing such poetry and his poems became well known to such an extent that it scandalised his fellow Hindus who accosted him and said, “Dillu Ram, what is the matter with you? You have disgraced the name of Hindus! You are a Hindu and yet you sing praises of and write poetry praising the ProphetSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallamof the Muslims?” “Do not stop me”, answered Dillu Ram, “for I am forced to write such poetry.” “Who or what is forcing you?” his fellow Hindus asked. “I am forced by my love,” he cried. “I have fallen in love with the ProphetSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam!” “How can you, being a Hindu, fall in love with the Muslims’ ProphetSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam?” they asked, perplexed. To this Dillu Ram replied, “’Love is not forced it just happens’”. “How much do you love the ProphetSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallamthen?” they asked him, still astonished that one of their own could love the ProphetSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. To this Dillu Ram wept like a lover departed from his beloved and recited a poem of his. He said: Kuch ‘ishq e MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallammein nahin shart e Musulman! Hai Kausari Hindu bhii talabgaar e MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam! Allah re! kyaa raunaq e bazaar e MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam Ke Ma’bood e Jahan bhi hai kharidaar e MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam! Being a Muslim is not a condition for loving MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam! Kausari, the Hindu, is also a seeker of MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam! By Allah! How delightful is the bazaar of MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam For the Lord of the Worlds is also a buyer of MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam! They left him in disgust. The poetry of Dillu Ram became more widespread and one quatrain, in particular, shocked the entire community in India, both Muslims and Hindus. In this quatrain he imagined himself on the Day of Judgement and wrote these words, which were published (as were many of his other poems in various Urdu monthlies) in a Urdu magazine called "Maulvi” which was printed in Delhi. This was the controversial quatrain: Rahmatulilalamin kay Hashar mein maana’ khulay Khalq saari Shaafa e Roz e Jaza kay saath hai Laykay Dillu Raam ko jannat mein jab Hazrat gaye Ma’loom huwa kay Hindu bhi Mahboob e Khuda kay saath hai! The meaning of “Mercy unto the Worlds” became apparent on Judgement Day: The whole creation is with the Intercessor of The Day of Acquittal When the ProphetSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallamtook Dillu Ram with him into Paradise It was known that this Hindu too is with the Beloved of God! This quatrain scandalised both Hindus and Muslims! It annoyed the the Hindus who objected to his continued praise of the ProphetSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallamand it scandalised the Muslims who were angered by the sheer audacity of this Hindu to speak like that about the Day of Judgment! How can a Hindu go to heaven? they asked. Undeterred by this criticism, Dillu Ram continued most of his life to sing the praises of the ProphetSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallamalthough he never became a Muslim and remained a Hindu. It is also said that Dillu Ram, delirious with his love, would sometimes stand in the middle of the bazaar in Delhi, put chains around his neck and feet and shout at the top of his voice to all passers-by, “MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam! MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam! MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam! Yes! MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallamis the Beloved of God! MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallamis the first and only Beloved of God! If God loves you, He loves you because of His BelovedSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam!” Some people even stoned him and he would often come home covered in blood but he was totally lost in his love of the ProphetSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam(peace and blessings be upon him!) As he got older, his fame as a poet (and infamy) spread and when he became seriously ill it was reported in the various literary magazines throughout India including in “Maulvi”. It was reported in this magazine that when he was on his deathbed, seriously weakened and surrounded by well-wishers, friends, family, and admirers of his poetry including many other poets, he was so weak he couldn’t leave his bed. Strangely, he continued to stare at the door and after a while his face brightened and he got up and stood on his feet and hands-folded, asked all those gathered there to also stand up. Astonished his intimates asked him,“The one whom I have spent my whole life praising has arrived! The blessed Father of Fatima salamun alayha MuhammadSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallamis here, visiting me! And I have not even accepted his religion! How generous my belovedSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallamis!” Weeping, he began to converse with the spirit of the ProphetSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallamwho said to him, “Dillu Ram! Your time is almost upon you. Azraelalayhis 'salamis almost here! I do not want anyone who has praised me like you have to go to the hellfire! I wish to take you into Paradise with me!” Weeping Dillu Ram recited the Kalimah (Muslim Credo) and then said to the ProphetSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, “Master! You have taught me the Kalimah now also give me a Muslim name of your choice! I can feel The Angel of Death is almost upon me!” The ProphetSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallamgave him the name Kausar Ali Kausari. After that the fortunate former Hindu poet passed away. Verily we are from God and unto Him is our return! His name has become famous amongst traditional Sunni Barelvi Muslims of the Subcontinent as a lover of the ProphetSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallamwho attained a blessing only given to God’s chosen few—the vision of the BelovedSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallamwhilst in a state of waking! May God give us all the love of Dillu Ram Kausari! Amen.

Fasting: The Systemic Context

This is the first Friday of Ramadan 1435, the holy month of fasting. It is a matter of gratification that in spite of our woeful decadence, this blessed month infuses a current of life, however tentative, into our spiritually lifeless bodies. This is a sign of grace (barakah) that this month brings in its lap for us. This barakah will certainly increase and deepen if we could arouse our consciousness to the place Ramadan has in the over-all system of Islam. Islam aims at awakening the spirit of man and enabling him to realize the prodigious potential latent in him in a way which is comprehensively beneficial to him, to his society and to mankind at large. For this purpose, the beginning is to be made with the conquest of man’s carnal self. This conquest implies that man’s spirit, the Divine spark in him, assumes the command of the animal energy in him, existing in the form of desires and proclivities. Three of these – eating, drinking and the sexual desire – have always defied control and need to be adequately bridled. Fasting has been prescribed to achieve this end. There are some life-denying systems which believe in totally exterminating carnal desires and for this purpose they prescribe various ways of penance and self-mortification. The history of religion is full of examples of such systems of belief. This extreme position culminates in escape from life and its responsibilities. Another extreme is to give in to carnal desires and live a life of gay abandon which, if practised at a large scale, will reduce human society to a congregation of animals. Islam accepts life in its totality but prescribes a moral and spiritual regimen to keep desire in check and divert this prodigious energy to paths of spiritual evolution. Fasting is an essential part of this regimen. It enables us to gain control over the most unruly desires in us. But to achieve this objective two essential conditions are to be fulfilled. First, since fasting is an integral part of a regimen, the whole regimen is to be adopted in order to make it really effective. You cannot isolate a particular component of a recipe for treatment from other components and have the results which it can produce in combination with other components of the recipe. Secondly the regimen has to be adopted for the sake of Allah’s pleasure. Any other motivation, such as considerations of health, may yield some marginal biological benefits but the real benefit will be lost. :- Prof. G R Malik