Allah be praised .. YOU have brought us to another New Year in Islamic history . Where are we going and where have we been ? As I reflect on my own personal destiny , I can only see the hand of my Creator holding me through so many trials and tribulations. ...leaving me with the total surrender to HIM and gratitude for WHAT IS today.
Occasionally my power seems very strong but the underlying weakness within me calls out to resurface ...AS IT DOES DO . Today is one of those days when I turn inward again to beg for HIS understanding and mercy . Then I am certain that I will request that HE thrive for my best welfare . I am nothing without HIS strength ... so we carry on thruout our years to follow ...as we have done so many times in the past. Reflect on the LOVE , MERCY , JUSTICE and all we gain when we simply be mindful of the reality of this moment .
Allah's plans are all that we can hope for . As one of the faithful , please keep me content to be YOUR slave and always bow to YOUR will, MY RABB. Let me not forget the past lessons taught to make me humble, contrite and repentant in all my days.
I am naught but a small speck in the sand of humanity ... please do not forsake me Oh Lord.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Friday, October 7, 2016
Muharram 6 1438
The Month of Muharram marks the beginning of the next Islamic Year... now at day 6, we look to the next year and where Allah may direct our path. Accepting the surrender to HIS will must be our annual focus ... being aware of the work HE has in mind for us . As we read Sura Taubah daily , we see how close we are to hypocrisy ...if HIS grace does not save us . Allah has given us the IMAN, the Quran and the Prophet's sunna , to remind us of what is expected .
However my reminder this period, is that the world can not support our corrected thinking. It is only the remembrance that we are HIS and will return to HIM when this life is finished . The hereafter is where we must turn ... examining what we MUST take there with us. Purity, good deeds in abundance , seeking forgiveness daily , and patience to ENDURE what every moment brings to us .
Regard DEATH with fondness , never allowing FEARS to intrude in our mind .
Judgments about this world will do us no good in the Hereafter... let them go and face your own foibles with the wish to correct and discipline your own NAFS.
However my reminder this period, is that the world can not support our corrected thinking. It is only the remembrance that we are HIS and will return to HIM when this life is finished . The hereafter is where we must turn ... examining what we MUST take there with us. Purity, good deeds in abundance , seeking forgiveness daily , and patience to ENDURE what every moment brings to us .
Regard DEATH with fondness , never allowing FEARS to intrude in our mind .
Judgments about this world will do us no good in the Hereafter... let them go and face your own foibles with the wish to correct and discipline your own NAFS.
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