Remedy for hearts

hazrat ibrahim khawas says :

the remedy of heart lies in these practices

1.to read and  study  Quran e azeen with deliberation

2.to abstain from eating forbidden food and eating too much.

3.to remember ALLAH PAK at dawn with fervor and devotion

4.to pary tahajjad at night

5.to keep company of rightious people

                   

KEYS

                          AN EXCERPT FROM MY BELOVED SON(IMAM  GHAZALI)

One day  Hazrat Shaqiq (RA)asked Hazrat Hatim (RA):
"You have kept my company for thirty years; what have you gained in the course of these years?"
Hatim (RA) replied:
"I have gained eight benefits from the knowledge which is sufficient for me. I hope my salvation and safety are embodied in them."
Shaqiq (RA) asked Hatim (RA) to mention them. Hatim Al-Asam (RA) said:

1. “The first benefit is that I observed the creation and saw that everyone had a loved one and one passionately desired whom he loved and longed for. Some of the beloved accompany the lover up to the brink of sickness and death and others to the gate of the graveyard. All of them return and leave him there alone. No one goes into the tomb with him. I looked into the matter and said to myself: 'The best beloved is that which would enter the tomb with the lover to console him'; I found it to be nothing else than good works, so I took this as my beloved, to illuminate my grave for me and to comfort me in it and not leave me alone.

2. The second benefit is that I saw that people were following their lusts and hastening towards the desires of the souls; and I meditated on the saying of the Exalted: "But as for whoever has feared the majesty of his Lord and has refrained his soul from lust, truly the Garden shall be his dwelling place. [79:40/41]”. Convinced that the Qur'an was true and right, I began to deny my soul [its pleasures] and hurried to combat it and refuse it its passionate desires, until it enjoyed real satisfaction in obedience to Allah (SWT) the Exalted.

3. The third benefit is that I saw that every human being trying his best to accumulate as much as he can from the wreckage of this world and then holding on strongly to it. I meditated on the Qur'anic verse: "What is with you must vanish; what is with Allah (SWT) must endure. [19:96]” So I gave freely my worldly possessions for His sake by distributing them among the poor so that it would be my provision in the future with Him the Exalted.

4. The fourth benefit is that some people whom I observed think that their dignity and honour lie in the multitude of their family and large clans. They were fascinated by these things. Others claimed honour and dignity in abundance of wealth and children and they were proud of it. Some believed honour and power abide in appropriating the wealth of others, doing injustice to them and shedding their blood. Others considered dignity to consist of extravagance and spending wealth in a foolish manner. I meditated upon the saying of the Exalted: "The most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is he who is the most righteous of you. [49:13]" I chose righteousness for myself, convinced that the Qur'an is right and true and those claims and opinions of the people are all false and temporal.

5. The fifth benefit is that I found the people slandering each other and speaking ill of one another out of envy of fortune, power and knowledge. I meditated upon the saying of Allah (SWT): "It is We who divide their livelihood among them in the life of this world. [43:32]. I realised that the process of dividing livelihood is entirely in the hands of Allah (SWT) since the beginning of time. Therefore I never envied anyone and was satisfied with the distribution of Allah (SWT) the Exalted.

6. The sixth benefit is that I saw people becoming enemies of each other for different reasons. I meditated upon the saying of the Exalted: "Verily Satan is an enemy to you, so treat him as an enemy. [35:6]" I became aware that enmity with anyone but Satan was not permissible.

7. The seventh benefit is that I saw everyone working very hard, exhausting himself to obtain food and sustenance, tempted by doubts and forbidden things. They degrade themselves in humiliation. I pondered over the saying of the Allah the Exalted: "There is no moving creature on earth but its sustenance dependent on Allah. [11:6]" I knew that my livelihood is guaranteed by Allah (SWT) the Exalted so I engaged myself in worship and cut off my covetousness of all else, other than He.

8. The eight benefit is that I saw that everyone relied on some created thing, some on the dinar and dirham, some on wealth and property, some on trade and craft and some on creatures like themselves. I meditated upon the saying of the Exalted: "And whosoever places his reliance on Allah (SWT), sufficient is [Allah] for him. For Allah (SWT) will surely accomplish His purpose. Verily for all things has Allah (SWT) appointed a due proportion. [65:3]" I therefore placed full trust in Allah the Exalted. He is sufficient for me and He is the best Disposer of affairs.'
At this point Shaqiq (RA) said:
"May Allah bless you and grant you success. I looked into the Old Testament, the New Testament, the Zabur and the Qur'an and have found that the four books revolve around these eight benefits. Whoever works according to them is working according to these four books."

SURAH ZUMAR AYAT 23

These ayaat are also related to the topic of hidayat and ALLAH subhana wa taala very beautifully explains that His word is the best among all literature since its directly from Him.It has the most eloquent language and    

powerful meaning,some of the subjects wherein conform while others differ like for example reward and punishment ,evil and good.Then ALLAH pak highlights the quality of believers that when they listen to this commanding manuscript,they fear their lord and that is only possible if they learn it,understand it and contemplate its meaning.but then there are promises in this Book for the believers and rewards which pacify them and they turn towards true remenbrance of ALLAH.Remembrance can be in any form of ibadat as in salat,rozah,sadqa,tasbeeh.

This hidayat is special benevolence from ALLAH subhana wa taala,and it means that He makes the sources easier to atain.A believer becomes more steadfast in ibadat,more fearful of ALLAH,honest  and mutaqqi.On the contrary if ALLAH pak becomes angry wit someone then He takes these bounties away from him and he will find no other savior.

SURAH RAAD AYAT 33

ALLAH (Subhanallah wa taala) is omnipotent and He watches over every being whereas no other supposed god has these attributes. the evidence of this the Holy Quran which undoubtedly is the word of ALLAH pak.On the contrary there is no evidence whatsoever in favor of any other God in the whole universe.
And when such is the case then why dont the disbelievers turn from Kufr to the Truth? The question is answered by ALLAH pak himself and He says that the reason for their resistance is that their evil deeds have been adorned for them and they find pleasure in their mischieves. So when their resilience exceeded all bounds then they were punished so that the path of evil and misdeeds was made easier for them and the doors  of good were closed,their hearts were hardened and this was their undoing.they were not led onto the wrong path by force but they themselves chose it due to their stubbornness to ignore right.
              This ayat has a lesson for all muslims as well: to never ignore hidayat,if someone is guiding us to do right we should always listen and even if our heart doesnt obey at the moment ,we should never never discourage such a person be it our parents,teachers or anyone,cz god forbid such attitude may lead to ALLAH's displeasure.(pray that our hearts accept guidance and not be sealed,Ameen)