and stays away from sins. At this level, the human soul becomes entirely virtuous. A person then avoids carnal desires, has complete trust in Allah, and attains the rank where it can be said that this person truly follows the way of Prophet Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام. Allah then limitlessly helps this person and blesses them with infinite bounties in the Hereafter.^[1]

O those who love Allah’s Messenger! The essential lesson of qurbani is we must completely obey Allah. We must not look at what, why or how. When the command of Allah and His Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم arrives, we should act upon it with our eyes closed.

We should also stay away from our carnal desires, protect ourselves from the nafs ammārah’s evil, and reform ourself to the extent that we attain a nafs muṭmainnah.  

Guard yourself against the desires of the carnal-self!

A blessed hadith says:

لَا یُؤْمِنُ اَحَدُکُمْ حَتّیٰ یَکُونَ  ہَوَاہُ تَبِعًا لِمَا جِئْتُ بِہٖ

None of you can be (complete) believers until their desires align with what I have brought (Islam).^[2]

Commenting on this hadith, scholars explain: "It is critically necessary for a person to have such love for Allah and His Messenger, that it causes him to obey them and becomes a barrier to sin.”^[3]

May Allah grant us ability to perform qurbani! May He allow us to overpower our nafs ammārah and do away with our carnal desires! For