Category: Jihad An-Nafs

The Truth Imam Ghazali (RA)   Advice to be True             Allah has created this whole universe on the basis of love, and has demanded of the people that they should build up their life on the foundation of truth, to make truth and straight dealing a practice of their life, and should give place… Continue reading The Truth

  Belonging Also to Paradise, Belonging Also to Hell Imam Ghazali (RA)     First Target-Reform of Self Like other divine religions Islam also keeps the reform of man’s self as the first item in its programme of reforms. It makes the human self as the first target of its efforts and sows the seeds… Continue reading Belonging Also to Paradise, Belonging Also to Hell

StrengthImam Ghazali Faith-A Revolutionary Strength   A firm and strong faith is such a never-drying spring, from which flow the strength for the desired activities, coveted courage and forbearance to tolerate adversities and to face dangers. It creates in man such a restless feeling and deep attachment to his ideal that if he is unable… Continue reading Strength

How great is your resentment against your Lord, your suspicion of Him (Almighty and Glorious is He) and your resistance to Him. How often you attribute injustice to Him (Almighty and Glorious is He), and charge Him with delay in providing sustenance and sufficiency and in removing troubles and tribulation. Do you not know that… Continue reading Do not Resent Allah

There are four kinds of men. One is who has no tongue and no heart and he is a man of ordinary position, dull and lowly, who does not count on Allah and one who has nothing good in him. He and people like him are the chaff which has no weight, unless Allah covers… Continue reading Four Kinds of Men

Polishing the Hearts Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (RA) Allaah – the Most High – said: “O you who believe! Remember Allaah and remember Him a lot.” [33:4I]. “Those men and women who remember Allaah a lot.” [33:35]. “So when you have finished the rights of your Pilgrimage, then remember Allaah as you remember your fore-father,… Continue reading Polishing the Hearts by Ibn Qayyim

The Great Virtue of Lowering the Gaze Hadhrat Imam Ibn Qayym (RA) Taken from ‘al-Muntaqaa min Ighaathatul Lufhaan fee Masaayid ash-Shaytaan’ [pp.’s 102-105] of ibn al-Qayyim, summarised by Alee Hasan Allaah, the Exalted said, “Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their private parts; that will make for greater… Continue reading The Great Virtue of Lowering the Gaze by Ibn Qayym

Advice of Hadhrat Sheikh Concerning the ritual prayer of the spiritual elite [salat al-khassa] Hadhrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) As for the ritual prayer of the spiritual elite [salat al-khassa], it serves to alert the wakeful, the humbly submissive, the vigilant, the guardians of hearts, the welcome guests of the All-Merciful [ar-Rahman] (may they… Continue reading Concerning the ritual prayer of the spiritual elite

Advice of Hadhrat Sheikh On Connections (Awsil) Hadhrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) Become connected [ittasil], then become disconnected [infasil], then make connections [awsil]. “Complete your studies, then retire [tafaqqah thumma ‘ ‘tazil].” If someone tries to worship Allah in a state of ignorance, he will do more harm than good. You must take along… Continue reading On Connections (Awsil)

Advice of Hadhrat Sheikh On expansion and constriction  Hadhrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) Question: When does expansion [bast] give way to constriction [qabd], and having fun to being serious?              As long as He is going easy on you [basataka], you can take it easy [inbasatta]. Then your license to enjoy concessions [rukhsa] will… Continue reading On expansion and constriction