All of a sudden, a voice came from the hoard of treasure, ‘O lover of wealth, seeker of the world and heedless person! Why do you curse me? Were you not disgraceful in the eyes of materialists! It is me that made you respectable, enabling you to have access to the royal court. You married rich women by virtue of me. You yourself wasted me on evil things. If you had spent me in the path of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, you would not have confronted this humiliation and disgrace. Tell me! Did I prevent you from spending me in virtuous things? Not at all! You alone are responsible for all the destructions you are facing.’

(‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayaat – Arabic, pp. 49)

اَجل  نے  نہ کسرٰی  ہی چھوڑا نہ دارا

اِسی سے سکندر سا فاتح بھی ہارا

ہر اک لے کے کیا کیا نہ حسرت سدھارا

پڑا رہ گیا سب یونہی ٹھاٹھ سارا

جگہ جی لگانے کی دُنیا نہیں ہے

یہ عبرت کی جا ہے تماشا نہیں ہے

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Key to love

Dear Islamic brothers! Undoubtedly every Muslim desires to become a favourite and beloved bondsman of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ to some extent. For attaining the love of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ he should not desire the world. The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: When you want to become the beloved of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, do not desire the world. (Qoot-ul-Quloob, vol. 1, pp. 195)

It has become obvious from this blessed Hadees that it is necessary to dislike the world in order to become a beloved of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Discussing the method of having no desire for the world, Shaykh Abu Taalib Muhammad Bin ‘Ali Makki رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: If a person wants to dislike the world, then first of all he has to become generous, because the one who is not generous, cannot