actions of paramount importance for attaining salvation in the Hereafter. Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jilaani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: (O bondsmen of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ!) Obey Him عَزَّوَجَلَّ being a true seeker of His great Excellency and Personage. Fulfil His commands, refrain from what Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has made unlawful for you, exercise infinite patience before Divine decrees, seek forgiveness in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, show utmost humility and shed tears before your Creator. Furthermore, when you seek true forgiveness from the bottom of your heart and continue carrying out righteous deeds constantly and consistently; then, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will grant you benefits.  (Al-Fath-ul-Rabbani, pp. 75) 

We should judge ourselves as to how many breaths we have inhaled? How important was the period of our childhood, youth and old age? As well as how many stages of life have we spent? How many times, during our past, did we feel the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in our hearts? Did we shed tears out of the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ? Did our body shiver out of the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ? If our reply is in yes, then think whether we felt all these situations and states from the bottom of our hearts and if it is so then ponder if we have been spending the rest our of lives obeying Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and practically fulfilling all obligatory acts? Or did we just became satisfied by observing these feelings considering that we are amongst those who feared Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and continued doing evil things. And if our answer is in the negative, then seriously ponder that perhaps our hearts have become harder than rocks due to committing sins frequently which has left us unaware of these feelings. If we are truly undergoing this entire situation mentioned here then it is in fact a matter of great concern that this hardness of our hearts leads to negligence that may plunge us into the bottomless pit of Hell.  

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد