In the introduction of the famous book "Hayat al-Muslimin" by Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (may Allah have mercy on him), a significant preface titled "Tashil-e-Muqaddamah" written by Mufti Muhammad Shafi (may Allah have mercy on him) is included. In this, Hazrat Mufti Sahib writes about the restlessness, anxiety, and deep concern of Hazrat Thanvi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding the decline and downfall of the Islamic world and Muslims:
"Wherever a calamity befell Muslims or news of any distress arrived, he would begin to consume himself with grief just as a compassionate father would grieve over a calamity striking his biological children.
A dagger strikes someone else, but we writhe in pain, Ameer,
The pain of the entire world resides within our heart.
From this, one can estimate how a person possessing such feelings could find peace and rest in this era of tribulations? I myself have repeatedly witnessed that whenever a tribulation arose among Muslims that threatened their religious or worldly destruction, Hazrat's health system would become disrupted, and weakness and exhaustion would appear in his physical strength. During one such time of tribulation, he himself remarked:
'If the thought of the current state of Muslims and its consequences comes to mind before eating, hunger disappears, and if it comes before sleeping, sleep vanishes.'" (Reference: Hayat al-Muslimin, p. 7, published by Maktabat al-Mizan)
Those who have been blessed with the true reality of knowledge by the grace and mercy of Allah Almighty have always maintained this approach—they considered the issues of Muslims across the entire world as their own and remained anxious about them in every aspect. Dozens, rather hundreds, of such examples can be found among the elder scholars and pious elders of Islam.
In the context of this matter, today we must evaluate ourselves keeping the issue of Palestine in front of us: what is the level of our concern and anxiety regarding this most critical issue? Are we doing whatever we can? Are we praying for the people of Palestine in the same way we would pray if, God forbid, our own children, parents, or siblings were caught in some adversity...?
Supplication (Dua) is the weapon of a believer; use this weapon, and with a painful heart, with humility and lowliness, become a personification of prayer for your oppressed and subdued brothers.
May Allah grant us the ability and grant the people of Palestine deliverance from oppression and tyranny. Ameen.
-------- Written by Abu Muadh Rashid Hussain ----------
(Narrated)
اناس میمن پلانپوری
![🕋 Turn Your Gaze Away from the Faults of Others 🕋
Hazrat Aqdas Sayyid Ahmad al-Rifa'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"Turn your gaze away even from the honor of others—leave alone the evil deeds—because as you sow, so shall you reap. If you have one eye, others have many eyes. Just as you are, so will be the leader/officer appointed over us. Restrain your tongue from speaking ill of the creation, because if you have one tongue, the creation has many tongues. Looking into your own faults is enough for you. Just as you speak about others, they will speak about you.
Hold your self (Nafs) accountable for its deeds every single day. Seek forgiveness (Istighfar) from Allah abundantly. Become the doctor and guide of your own self, because unless you yourself worry about your self-rectification and seek the straight path, no spiritual guide (Murshid) or spiritual doctor can do anything. Do not be negligent in taking account of your self, and save yourself from indulging in carnal desires (Haz-e-Nafs)."
(May Allah Almighty protect us all from carnal/baseless desires) Ameen.
[Bunyaad al-Mushayyadh, Page 193]
Sayyid al-Awliya Hazrat Sayyid Ahmad al-Rifa'i
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