people in the blessed Ahadees. Let’s listen to two sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم about it and try to act upon them.

٭   The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: Avoid bad companion because he is a piece of Hell; his love will not benefit you and he will not keep his promise to you. (Firdaus-ul-Akhbaar, vol. 1, pp. 224, Hadees 1573)

٭   The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: Avoid bad companion because you will be recognized with him. (i.e. A man is known by the company he keeps) (Ibn ‘Asakar, vol. 14, pp. 46)

صَلُّوۡ اعَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                   صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

(3) Study the life of pious predecessors!

Another way of getting rid of heedlessness and sinful life, performing virtuous deeds regularly, living life according to the Holy Quran and Sunnah is to study the blessed life of pious predecessors and to act according to their blessed life and character because our pious predecessors would remain busy all the time worshiping Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and pondering over the Hereafter. Sayyiduna Imam Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه is a personage, who is a practising Islamic scholar and a Sufi. When we study regarding his knowledge, practice, character and blessed life, we attain the privilege to ponder over the Hereafter after avoiding heedlessness. Every moment of his life was spent in remembering Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and pondering over the Hereafter. He has had such great achievements through his scholarly interest and ability that even today the Islamic world is benefiting from his teachings. Through his blessed life, Muslim Ummah develops the passion for obeying Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, performing Sunnah regularly, adopting piety and many other righteous habits. For attaining blessing and mercy, let’s listen to some brief spheres of his blessed life.

Name and lineage, birth and death

The Kunniyyat of Imam Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه is Abu Hamid, title Hujjat-ul-Islam (proof of Islam) and blessed name Muhammad Bin Muhammad Ghazali Shafa’i رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. He was born in Taabiran in District Tus (Iran) in 450 H.