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Three Admirable Qualities
* they are given good news of safety from punishment. After dying,
* they are protected from Hellfire and will remain in Jannah forever.[1]
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
One day, the second Caliph of the Muslims, Sayyiduna Umar Faruq al-A’zam رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ asked Sayyiduna Ka’b bin Ahbar رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ , “O Ka’b! Tell me, what is taqwa?” Sayyiduna Ka’b bin Ahbar رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ responded by saying, “O Amir al-Mumineen! Have you ever passed by a path, upon which there are thorny bushes?” Sayyiduna Umar Faruq al-A’zam رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ affirmed this, “Indeed I have crossed such a path.” Hearing this, Sayyiduna Ka’b رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ went on to ask, “How did you go about travelling upon it?” In response, it was said, “I avoided the thorns and folded up my clothes (to avoid them being caught upon any thorns).” Sayyiduna Ka’b رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ exclaimed, ذٰلِکَ التَّقْویٰ - “O Amir al-Mumineen! That is taqwa!”[2]
By extension, this means: Allah has granted us a pure heart and soul, sent us into this world, and we are heading towards the Hereafter. This world is like a path with thorns upon it. One way leads to Satan, another to the nafs; one leads towards love of the world and another towards love of money. There are thousands of sins on this path, such as jealousy, hatred, hostility, or remaining subservient to illicit desires, etc. These sins are like thorns on the path of this world. In the journey of life, we are to protect the purity of our hearts and souls from these thorns (meaning, these sins). This itself is taqwa.
BOOK TOPIC
- Excellence of Salat upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Three Admirable Qualities
- The servants of Allah that He loves
- The first admirable quality: taqwa
- Taqwa is the root of goodness
- Your share in the Hereafter is according to your level of taqwa
- Further description of the excellences associated with taqwa
- What is taqwa?
- The taqwa of Sayyiduna Bayazid Bistami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
- How do we attain taqwa?
- The second admirable quality: Ghinaa (غِنَا) - Independence
- The third admirable quality: Anonymity (خِفاء)
- The Study Circles of reading and listening to Tafseer
- Department of Madani Qafilah
- Madani Pearls regarding Good Company
- Announcement:
- 1. The Durood for the night preceding Friday
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 3. 70 Portals of mercy
- 4. The reward of 600,000 Duroods
- 5. Nearness to the Distinguished Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. Durood-e-Shafa’at
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
