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Akhlaq of Islam |
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THE AKHLAQ OF ISLAM (Extracted from the book Shariat and Tasawwuf by Hazrat Moulana Maseehullah RA) Continuing from the last issue with Khauf... Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihi wasallam said: "On the Day of Qiyamat every eye will be crying except the eye which refrained from gazing at that which Allah Ta'ala had forbidden, and the eye which stood guard in the Path of Allah, and the eye from which emerged a tear-drop equal in size to the head of a fly, in fear of Allah Ta'ala." In a Hadith of Mishkaat Shareef it is said that Allah Ta'ala will make haraam (unlawful) the fire of Jahannam for such a person. In the Hadith it is also stated that on the Day of Qiyamat, Allah Ta'ala will proclaim to the malaikah to remove from the Fire anyone who had at any time or occasion feared Allah. Fear is thus incumbent for every Mu'min. There are two reasons for this need. a. The possibility of one committing voluntarily an act of disobedience in the future. b. The possibility of some act of disobedience having been voluntarily committed, but due to negligence one's attention has been diverted therefrom. Such diversion is also a voluntary act of disobedience. It is a fact that the robber because of the fear of being apprehended abstains from robbery; the child because of the fear of punishment abstains from mischief; because of the fear of being fined people refrain from violation of law. When fear is effaced, anarchy is the consequence in the land. Khauf severs the roots of all evil while at the same time it is the medium of all obedience. The manner in which to acquire the khauf of Allah Ta'ala is to meditate on his Wrath and Athaab. RAJAA Allah Ta'ala says: "Do not despair of the Rahmat of Allah..." Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihi wasallam said: "If even the kafir realises the extent of Allah's Rahmat (mercy), he (too) will not loose hope of Jannat." NATURE OF RAJA Raja is the state of the heart's tranquillity which develops as a result of one's yearning for the desirable objects of fadhl (Divine Grace), Maghfirat (forgiveness), Ni'mat (Bounty) and Jannat, while devising ways and means for their attainment. Thus one who remains in expectation of Rahmat and Jannat, but does not adopt the means of their acquisition, viz., amal salih (righteous deeds), taubah (repentance), etc., will not attain the goal of Raja. He remains on the contrary in deception. He is like the one who in spite of not sowing the seeds, expects to reap the crop. He dwells in empty desire. The manner of acquiring Raja is to reflect about the vastness of Allah's Rahmat and His Munificence. |