Wednesday 15 August 2007
More on Human emotions
People are emotional by nature, we have naturl tendencies within us, sometimes one of these tendencies over powers the other. Sometimes the good tendencies win and sometimes the bad tendencies over power us.
I keep thinking today about the selfless attitude of the Prophet Muhammad salallahu alayhi wasalam, that he used to sacrifice his own comforts to try and pplease other people. There is a case of when a bedouin came to him and started asking him for his possessions and he gave them all away including his robe etc and if when asked for more if had possessed them he would have given them away too. I quote
"The Prophet (PBUH) experienced many situations of Ithar throughout his life. He would give his own robe for people to cover with during the cold nights of Madinah. The Prophet (PBUH) said: one amongst you believes (truly) till one likes for his brother or for his neighbor that which he loves for himself." It is not the case of money, but it is all about the Ithar of souls."
http://www.gawaher.com/index.php?s=cdc25a2ade05f28c699e73d09cde213d&showtopic=7860&pid=199020&st=0&#entry199020
We also know the stories of His companions who even at their death beds would sacrifice their needs for the other.
If everyone in this world had a selfless attitude then life would be such a bliss, but unfortunately we have to deal with the greed of others etc. We can not ever keep everyone happy in this world. We will die trying and never achieve it.
Anyways back to emotions so yes we have good and bad in us, there are qualities within us God loves such as selflessness, genereosity, compassion, caring, comfort, charity, smiling, being helpful, humble, etc, there are propensities Allah dislikes such as hatred, malice, conceit, jealosusy, pride, anger etc. However both sets of emotions are beyond our control. Eg jealosy may rear its ugly head make us want to do those things that in the end will cause our own destruction. Or we may become angry at someone and by acting it haste we may do or say something which then affects our relationship adversely with them. The point I want to make is these feelings, good and bad, we need to realise which of these are liked by Allah and then act upon them, for exapmle we may see an old lady carrying heavy bags we have a thought I should help her so its up to us then to go and offer our help. Or in the case of a negative trait we may feel like swearing at someone but then again its up to us to not let that negative quality win over us and we need to learn to keep that under control.
Yes the emotions are sometimes beyond our control,, but Yes it is under our control to act on these natural tendencies. That Person will become Beautiful who lets the positive side to him dominate the negative.
May God help us in this (ameen)
Ma salams
I keep thinking today about the selfless attitude of the Prophet Muhammad salallahu alayhi wasalam, that he used to sacrifice his own comforts to try and pplease other people. There is a case of when a bedouin came to him and started asking him for his possessions and he gave them all away including his robe etc and if when asked for more if had possessed them he would have given them away too. I quote
"The Prophet (PBUH) experienced many situations of Ithar throughout his life. He would give his own robe for people to cover with during the cold nights of Madinah. The Prophet (PBUH) said: one amongst you believes (truly) till one likes for his brother or for his neighbor that which he loves for himself." It is not the case of money, but it is all about the Ithar of souls."
http://www.gawaher.com/index.php?s=cdc25a2ade05f28c699e73d09cde213d&showtopic=7860&pid=199020&st=0&#entry199020
We also know the stories of His companions who even at their death beds would sacrifice their needs for the other.
If everyone in this world had a selfless attitude then life would be such a bliss, but unfortunately we have to deal with the greed of others etc. We can not ever keep everyone happy in this world. We will die trying and never achieve it.
Anyways back to emotions so yes we have good and bad in us, there are qualities within us God loves such as selflessness, genereosity, compassion, caring, comfort, charity, smiling, being helpful, humble, etc, there are propensities Allah dislikes such as hatred, malice, conceit, jealosusy, pride, anger etc. However both sets of emotions are beyond our control. Eg jealosy may rear its ugly head make us want to do those things that in the end will cause our own destruction. Or we may become angry at someone and by acting it haste we may do or say something which then affects our relationship adversely with them. The point I want to make is these feelings, good and bad, we need to realise which of these are liked by Allah and then act upon them, for exapmle we may see an old lady carrying heavy bags we have a thought I should help her so its up to us then to go and offer our help. Or in the case of a negative trait we may feel like swearing at someone but then again its up to us to not let that negative quality win over us and we need to learn to keep that under control.
Yes the emotions are sometimes beyond our control,, but Yes it is under our control to act on these natural tendencies. That Person will become Beautiful who lets the positive side to him dominate the negative.
May God help us in this (ameen)
Ma salams
Human Emotions
Assalamoaleikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu
I just wanted to write someting about Human emotions bases upon the feelings of what I feel today. These emotions I feel are due to the emotions of others. It sometimes seems that the life of the world is a continuous struggle with how people feel about you and the situation that they find themselves in especially as their emotions affect you.
Right now I have 2 wives Alhumdulillah, Both Beautiful Both very different. However both the wives feel jealousy and maybe even sometimes "hatred" but hatred is a strong word, however each might feel the other was not there.
I can take the case of my first wife who at first was extremely emotional about the decision I took in my life. But at the same time..with the affect of time and some due attention and comfort she has become accustomed to thse feelings and tries to take the situation positively. She tries to concentrate on my relationshiop with her making sure she does not spoil it.
On the other hand there is the case of my second wife, who now feels encroached by the first on her territory as I introduced the first one to an aspect of my life which she was away from. Now naturally there is a case of conflicting emotions. Mashallah. But these are natural. And its up to me somehow to keep both the wives under control, happy and comforted. A job which is sometimes very very very hard. But I remember something my sheikh told me a long time ago thats its never possible to keep everyone completely happy, a person will get stressed trying to. This is a mistake I have been making and now I have finally realsied my efforts will be in vain. So basicaly stick to your decisions, trust Allah and supplicate to him for the best outcomes Inshallah.
I've decided to let them try and keep me happy for a change instead of me always chasing them about lol.
Allah loves and I smile
Ma salams
I just wanted to write someting about Human emotions bases upon the feelings of what I feel today. These emotions I feel are due to the emotions of others. It sometimes seems that the life of the world is a continuous struggle with how people feel about you and the situation that they find themselves in especially as their emotions affect you.
Right now I have 2 wives Alhumdulillah, Both Beautiful Both very different. However both the wives feel jealousy and maybe even sometimes "hatred" but hatred is a strong word, however each might feel the other was not there.
I can take the case of my first wife who at first was extremely emotional about the decision I took in my life. But at the same time..with the affect of time and some due attention and comfort she has become accustomed to thse feelings and tries to take the situation positively. She tries to concentrate on my relationshiop with her making sure she does not spoil it.
On the other hand there is the case of my second wife, who now feels encroached by the first on her territory as I introduced the first one to an aspect of my life which she was away from. Now naturally there is a case of conflicting emotions. Mashallah. But these are natural. And its up to me somehow to keep both the wives under control, happy and comforted. A job which is sometimes very very very hard. But I remember something my sheikh told me a long time ago thats its never possible to keep everyone completely happy, a person will get stressed trying to. This is a mistake I have been making and now I have finally realsied my efforts will be in vain. So basicaly stick to your decisions, trust Allah and supplicate to him for the best outcomes Inshallah.
I've decided to let them try and keep me happy for a change instead of me always chasing them about lol.
Allah loves and I smile
Ma salams
Wednesday 8 August 2007
Gods Help
So you want Gd to help you? Well theres an very simple way help others, be it physically, materially. spiritually, psychologically, or any other way.
You see what we tend to forget in life is that God pulls all the strings at God controls everyone thing everyone and every heart. IT is God who sends the rain, IT is God who giver permission for the sun to rise, IT is God that keeps the ocean from destroying us. If it wasn't for God we wouldn't even exist.
So if you want to feel love, Love, If you want to feel cared for, care, if you want to be helped, help.
Whatever you want wish it for someone and do it for someone else. God makes it fall back on us. Inshallah.
Its all to do with faith in the unseen. Its said there is an angel with every drop of rain that makes it fall exactly in the spot where God wants is to fall. There are angels around us all the time protecting us, keeping harm away from us. There is an angel in our throat making sure the food goes down the right way, with Allahs leave..
if we keep our gaze on the creation we wont get very far but if we keep our gaze on Allah, Inshallah we will get through life blisfully.
And thank god for everything. Laqal hamdu walakashukr Ya Allah.
Ma salams
You see what we tend to forget in life is that God pulls all the strings at God controls everyone thing everyone and every heart. IT is God who sends the rain, IT is God who giver permission for the sun to rise, IT is God that keeps the ocean from destroying us. If it wasn't for God we wouldn't even exist.
So if you want to feel love, Love, If you want to feel cared for, care, if you want to be helped, help.
Whatever you want wish it for someone and do it for someone else. God makes it fall back on us. Inshallah.
Its all to do with faith in the unseen. Its said there is an angel with every drop of rain that makes it fall exactly in the spot where God wants is to fall. There are angels around us all the time protecting us, keeping harm away from us. There is an angel in our throat making sure the food goes down the right way, with Allahs leave..
if we keep our gaze on the creation we wont get very far but if we keep our gaze on Allah, Inshallah we will get through life blisfully.
And thank god for everything. Laqal hamdu walakashukr Ya Allah.
Ma salams
Thursday 2 August 2007
Trust
Trust and Trusting in life is a Beautiful thing. It makes the rocky path smooth, without trust we can't achieve anything. We shall stumble at every step, every hurdle. Once we have gained another persons trust we should do our best not ever to lose it.
The ultimate is to have Trust in God. Knowing that he created us sent us down to this world, knowing he knows our needs and has been fulfilling them ever since we were born. Knowing that he is aware of us and our problems and situations. By having trust in God life becomes easy. Indeed God loves those who put thier trust in him. Trusting God enough to realise he will make a path out for us in every difficulty.
Having said this blind trust is lack of wisdom and intellect. If a person was to give his belongings to a thief to look after them, then surely he will suffer and worry. Or as Prophet Muhammad salallahu alayhi wasalam saud "Tie your camel then trust in God"
God gave us intellect enough to judge for oursellves the problems and diificulties we will face for taking a paticular course in life. If then we face problems then this is due to our lack of judgment and not weighing up the pros and cons of our choices.
Anyways back to the original point That Trust is a Beautiful thing. Savour it, cherish it, Nourish it, develop it, build on it. Complete trust in God will bring the unseen Devine help.
Allah knows Best.
The ultimate is to have Trust in God. Knowing that he created us sent us down to this world, knowing he knows our needs and has been fulfilling them ever since we were born. Knowing that he is aware of us and our problems and situations. By having trust in God life becomes easy. Indeed God loves those who put thier trust in him. Trusting God enough to realise he will make a path out for us in every difficulty.
Having said this blind trust is lack of wisdom and intellect. If a person was to give his belongings to a thief to look after them, then surely he will suffer and worry. Or as Prophet Muhammad salallahu alayhi wasalam saud "Tie your camel then trust in God"
God gave us intellect enough to judge for oursellves the problems and diificulties we will face for taking a paticular course in life. If then we face problems then this is due to our lack of judgment and not weighing up the pros and cons of our choices.
Anyways back to the original point That Trust is a Beautiful thing. Savour it, cherish it, Nourish it, develop it, build on it. Complete trust in God will bring the unseen Devine help.
Allah knows Best.
Wednesday 1 August 2007
I know nothing!!
| سُبْحَانَكَ لاَ عِلْمَ لَنَا إِلاَّ مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ |
| Subhanaka la 'ilma lana 'illa ma 'allamtana 'innaka 'antal-'Alimul Hakim |
| Glory be to you, we have no knowledge except what you have taught us. Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise [surah Baqarah; 2:32] |
And He imparted unto Adam the names of all things; then He brought them within the ken of the angels and said: "Declare unto Me the names of these [things], if what you say is true."
They replied: "Limitless art Thou in Thy glory! No knowledge have we save that which Thou hast imparted unto us. Verily, Thou alone art all-knowing, truly wise." 2:31-32
In life when we learn this simple rule that there is a greater knower than me. Someone whose knowledge encompasses everything, past present and future. Someone who knows what is best for us, someone who knows how best to get the maximum benefit from this life. Someone who knows our every desire and need. Someone who knows what our needs will be in the future, someone who knows what our needs will be in the past. It is only when we realise that our knowledge is deficient and when we start comparing it to the knowledge God has bestowed upon us that we truly will become happy in this life, it is only then we will realise our worth and what God has stored up for us in the life hereafter.
If we live our life full of pride and conceit, thinking i know better than anyone, I know better than the one who created me..then we wil never truly be happy and always will be misguided.
God gave us intellect, intellect enough to realise we are on a temporary journey..that we are but travellers passing through this life. No one till today has staye don the earth forever, everyone and everything is to persih. It is only when we we set our sights on the destination..the life hereafter that the cares and worries of this world will leave us and sweetness and peace will enter us.
May God make us of his elect and help us gain knowledge and bestow upon us the true knowledge which will help us in both worlds this and the next.
Keep well
Majnun.
I write this having read someones blog on what thier impression of heaven is..heaven is a place where all our impressions will become a reality. But heaven is as God describes it.
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