Dieseases Of The Heart-Tests
“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)
TESTS /TRIBULATIONS
Assist us in purification of the soul.
Believer will be either in a state of gratitude to Allah or a state of being patient.
Blessings /shukr=thanking and using blessing in a way which pleases Allah.
Trials/sabr=restrain from complaint (trail becomes benefaction,bounty,becomes what he loves)
Opportunity to repent and return to him.
He must have as much devotion in what he hates as in what he loves.
Its easy to do good deeds difficult to restrain from sins.
Taqwa =avoiding sins
People with hardship
1.not happy with Allah’s decree
2.they bear it (patience)
3.acceptance
4.gratitude /shukr (they know the benefits )
Changing situation with efforts/taking action +relying upon Allah
Life =an experience of tests and tribulations/difficulty and trials(Allah test us with good and evil).
Faith increases ,closenesss to Allah,reliance upon Allah
Understanding reality of the life.
Reward me for my loss and give me what is better than it.
Remembering Allah’s decree.
Acquiring patience =being firm upon the truth and obedience .
Time of crisis =uncovers the fitrah that has been buried by false beliefs ,principles, ideals and behaviours.
Tribulations=assists us in realizing the truth of our existence and our potential for spiritual growth.
Out of his mercy Allah ordains only good for human being(our inability to understand).
Differentiate between believer /non believer or submit/refuse.
Purpose of trials is not for Allah to find out something that he doesnot know,for Allah is all knowing.
Purpose of these tests is to serve as a fulfillment of Allah’s complete justice and mercy on the day of judgement.
Choices take you to hell AND submission/obedience to Allah takes you to heaven.
Humans enter paradise because of Allah’s grace and mercy (not by their deeds)
Part of mercy is to increase the reward of good deeds.
Pain/suffering serve as expiation for sins or increase in rewards.
Provides opportunity for repenting and turning back to Allah(reminders).
Punishment is less severe than the punishment in the hereafter.
Nearer punishment here refers to tribulations,disasters and calamities of this life.
Elevate us in hereafter either saving from hellfire or raising our status in paradise.
GRIEF
Grief * happiness
Grief is a temporary state because of challenges /difficulties.
Depression is sever and prolonged grief.
Say O Allah ! keep me alive as long as life is better for me and let me die if death is better for me.
Good doer must increase his good deeds and bad doer must seek forgiveness/repentance.
Kufr/misguidance leads to self destruction.
False beliefs and practices will seal the heart.
Guidance /truth =necessary for soul.
Always love Allah, the most.
With worldly pleasures heart will not acquire serenity/transquility.heart needs its lord for achieving serenity/transquility because of intrinsic connection of heart with Allah(ibadah and toubah).
When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)
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