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From the Gulistan of Shaykh Saadi
From the Gulistan of Shaykh Saadi
Showing posts with label The Most Forgiving One. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Most Forgiving One. Show all posts
Monday, June 4, 2012
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Dhikr in Times of Hardship
In times of great distress, Ibn `Abbas narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) used to say:
La ilaha ill-Allah ul-`Azimul-Halim, la ilaha ill-Allahu rabbu’l`arshi-l’`azim, la ilaha ill-Allahu rabbu`ssamawati wa rabbu’l-ardi wa rabbu’l`arshi-l-karim
“There is no god but Allah, the Awesome, the Forbearing, there is no god but Allah, the Lord of the mighty throne, there is no god but Allah the Lord of the heavens and the earth and the noble throne.”
Repeat this until the distress is removed.
Ya Latifan bi khalqihi ya `Aliman bi khalqihi ya Khabiran bi khalqihi ultuf bina ya Latifu ya `Alimu ya Khabiru
(repeat 3 times)
O One Who is gentle with His creation, O One who has complete knowledge of His creation, O One who has complete awareness of His creation! Treat us with gentleness O Gentle, O All-Knowing, O All-Aware!
Ya Latifan lam yazal ultuf bina fima nazal innaka Latifun lam yazal ultuf bina wa’l-muslimin
O Gentle Who remains for ever, be gentle to us in all that befalls us, You are constantly Gentle, treat us and the Muslims with gentleness!
(repeat 3 times)
http://abdulkarimyahya.com/hu-tazkiya-lessons-red-sulfur-and-the-greatest-elixir/dhikr-in-times-of-hardship/
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Taken by Mercy
Allah addressing his sinless angels …
“Love’s affair is truly strange -
it’s thrown to them without a cause.
“You be happy in your sinlessness -
they have been taken by My Mercy."
Ahmad Sam'ani
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Which will be greater, my sin or your Mercy?
"It was Your Almighty Infinite Power that created me;
I've been nourished by your Love and help, given free:
if I am put on trial for a hundred years and still I sin,
which will be the greater, my sin or Your great Mercy?"
Translation of Hafiz
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
God has not forsaken you
"Thy Lord has neither forsaken thee nor hates thee."
Quran 93:3
"A certain man one night was crying 'Allah!' till his lips were becoming sweet with the mention of his name.
'Why now, chatterbox,' said the Devil, 'where is the answer "Here am I" to all this "Allah" of yours? Not one answer is coming from the Throne: how long will your grimly go on crying "Allah"?'
The man became broken-hearted, and laid down his head to sleep. He saw in a dream mystic Khazir all in a green garden.
'Look now,' Khazir called, 'why have you desisted from the mention of God? How is it you repent of having called upon Him?'
'No answering "Here am I" is coming to me,' the man replied, 'and I therefore fear that I may be refused from His door.'
Khazir answered, 'Your cry of "Allah" (God says) is itself My "Here am I"; your pleading and agony and fervour is My messenger. All your twistings and turnings to come to Me were My drawing you that set free your feet. Your fear and love are the lasso to catch My grace. Under each "Allah" of yours whispers many a "Here am I"."
Masnavi of Mawlana Rumi
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
God's Forgiveness (Ahmed Samani Part 6)
Another Ahmad Sam'ani post. This is basically a follow-up of a previous post.
Ahmad Sam'ani is basically continuing with his explanation of the the Quranic verse mentioned in the previous post.
"On the Day of Resurrection, you will say, "My body, my body!" Muhammed will say, "My community, my community!" Paradise will say, "My share, my share!" Hell will say, "My portion, my portion!"
The Lord of Exaltation will say, "My servant, my servant!" ..."
Ahmad Sam'ani then moves further on, stressing that God's Forgiveness and Mercy knows no bounds and is unlimited:
"O angels, you have obedience! O messengers, you have messenger-hood! O pious ascetics, you have asceticsm! O worshippers, you have worship! O disobedient servants, you have the Lord! Surely you know that the Prophet has said, 'Whoevers does ugly deeds or wrongs himself and then asks for forgiveness from God will find God. Whoever finds God and sees his own share with Him will not wish for other than God ...
At the beginning of the verse, He says, O My servants! At the end of the verse, He says, Turn unto your Lord 39:54. O you to whom I belong, and O you who belong to Me! Do not despair! Do not lose hope in My mercy, for the servant is not without sins, and the Lord is not without mercy"
This post concludes my posts on Ahmad Sam'ani's discussion of God's Forgiveness. I strongly recommend the book "Sufism: A Beginners Guide" by William Chittick from which this information was retrieved.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Prayer of the Messenger (Peace be upon him)
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him): “O Allah you are most Forgiving One, you love to forgive, so forgive me.
Think well of your Lord
Abu Hurayrah r.a. reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said that God says: I am as My servant thinks of Me. If he thinks well of Me, I am good to him. If he thinks ill of Me, I am bad to him. (Bukhari)
According to Ibn Masud r.a., the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: I swear upon the one and only God who created all and everything that He only offers you what you hope for from Him. All good is in His power. (Tabarani)
And Abu Hurayrah r.a. reported the hadith: To think well of God is one of the best forms of worship. (Abu Dawud)
Jabir ibn Abdullah r.a. said, “When your life in this world ends, hope for God’s mercy at your last breath.”
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:On the day of judgement, God will condemn a sinner to Hellfire. When he is brought to the edge of the fire, he will look back and say, “O my Lord, I always thought well of You!” Then God will pull him back from the fire and say, ‘I am as My creature thinks of Me.” (Bayhaqi)
Taken from Imam Birgivi’s book “The Path of Muhammed”, peace and blessings be upon him.
His Mercy overcomes His Wrath (Ahmed Sam'ani Part 5)
O My servants who have been immoderate against yourselves, do not despair of God’s mercy – surely God will forgive all sins. 39:53
Ahmad Sam’ani’s commentary follows:
“It has been reported that someone recited this verse before the Messenger of God (peace and blessing be upon him and his noble family). When the reciter reached the words, surely God will forgive all sins, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said,”Indeed He will, and He does not care.” Then he said three times, “God curse the alienators,” that is, those who make people despair of God’s mercy.”
Further Ahmad Sam’ani states that God has said I “will forgive all sins” and not I “have forgiven all sins” - lest the servant hold back from beseeching, weeping, fear, and hope.”The servant must stay between hope and fear”.
Then Ahmad Sam'ani further delves into God's forgiveness by elaborating the use of "O My Servants" in the above ayah of the Quran.
“O my servants! Which servants? Not “those who have obeyed”, not “those who have responded”, not “those who have performed the prayer”, not “those who have performed the hajj”, not “those who struggle”, not “those who give alms”. Then which ones? Those who have been immoderate, those who have passed beyond the limits!" ...
"Those that have been immoderate. He did not tear the curtain. He did not say, "They commited adultery, they murdered." He mentioned the short of it - Those who have been immoderate. They were immoderate. Since He wants to, He forgives. He does not tear the curtain."
"He did not say to the Throne, "O My Throne.", Nor to the Pen, "O My Pen," nor to the Tablet, "O My Tablet", nor to the Garden, "O My Garden", nor to the Fire, "O My Fire." He said to the disobedient, "O My Servants," That is enough pride for you - O My Servants!"
I have continued to quote Ahmad Sam'ani's explanation of this verse in this post
The Creator and His sinners (Ahmed Sama'ni Part 4)
William Chittick claims that Allah desires to make human beings aware of their nothingness so that they will put aside their pride and open up to Allah’s gentleness, love, and forgiveness.
And Master Ahmad Sam’ani writes so beautifully this story of sin and forgiveness that it should give us sinners some hope.
“O tree, put up your head next to Adam’s throne!
O appetite for fruit, enter into Adam’s heart!
O accursed one, let loose the reins of your whispering!
O Eve, you show the way!
O Adam, don’t eat the fruit, have self restraint!
O Self-restraint, don’t come near Adam!”
O God, God, what is all this?
“We want to bring Adam down from the throne of indifference to the earth of need.
We want to make evident the secret of love.”
“O servant, avoid disobedience and stay away from caprice!
O caprice, you take his reins!
O world, you display yourself to him!
O servant, you show self restraint!
O self-restraint, don’t come near him!”
O God, God, what is all this?
“We want to make the servant plead with Us?
We want to make apparent Our attribute of forgiveness”
I cannot type Ahmad Sam’ani’s words here for they are very lengthy. But, here are selections from long paragraphs that encourage us sinners and hopeless dejected beings to not lose hope …
“No sin is as great as the first one … this is especially true when the person was nourished on beneficence and nurtured through blessings … Since he pardoned the first slip, this is proof that He will pardon all sins … After all we have a thousand times more excuses than Adam had. If the darkness of clay is necessary, we have it. If the times should have become dark with injustice and corruption, we have that … At the first slip Adam was excused without any of these meanings. Since we have all these opacities, why should He not forgive us? In truth he will forgive us.”
Forgive us Our Lord for the sake of your Beloved
Our Beloved Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family forever and ever) has spoken:
“If you did not sin, God would bring a people who would sin, so that He could forgive them. Surely, there is no sin too great for God to forgive.”
“Who am I with God when I sin
that He would not forgive me?
I hope for pardon from Adam’s children -
how should I not hope for it from my Lord?”
- Ahmad Sam’wani
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