Pearls of Wisdom Sept-Oct 2011
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| And complete the Hajj and the ‘Umrah for the sake of Allāh: but if you are kept back, then make whatever offering is easily available; and do not shave your heads until the offering reaches its destination. And whoever among you is sick or has an ailment of the head, should make an expiation either by fasting or almsgiving or a sacrifice. But when you are safe, then he, who would avail himself of the ‘Umrah together with the Hajj, should make whatever offering is easily obtainable. But such of you as cannot find an offering should fast three days during the Pilgrimage, and seven when you return home; these are ten complete. This is for him whose family does not reside near the Sacred Mosque. And fear Allāh and know that Allāh is severe in punishing.
The months of the Hajj are well known; so whoever determines to perform the Pilgrimage in these months, should remember that there is to be no foul talk, nor any transgression, nor any quarrelling during the Pilgrimage. And whatever good you do, Allāh knows it. And furnish yourselves with necessary provisions, and surely, the best provision is righteousness. And fear Me alone, O men of understanding. (Chapter 2 - Al-Baqarah, Verses 197-198) |
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Abu Hurairara narrates: The Prophetsa said, “Whoever performs Hajj for Allāh’s pleasure and does not have sexual relations with his wife, and does not do evil or sins then he will return (after Hajj free from all sins) as if he were born anew.” (Bukhārī Kitābul Hajj) |
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So Said The Promised Messiahas The human heart too is like Hajr-e-Aswad [the Black Stone] and a person’s bosom resembles Baitullāh [the House of Allāh]. All thoughts of others, aside from Allāh, are idols which have been installed in this ka‘bah [of his heart.] The idols of the holy city of Mecca were obliterated when our Holy Prophetsa, accompanied by ten thousand saints, arrived there and so Mecca was triumphed over… Therefore, to defeat and obliterate the idols that are beside Allāh, it is necessary that they should be invaded in the same manner… In order to clear this house of its idols, a Jihād is needed and I shall tell you the manner of that Jihād, and I assure you that if you follow it you will succeed in breaking those idols. This is not something that I have invented, rather God has appointed me to disclose it to you. What is that way? It is that you should follow me and obey me. This is not a new call. To clear Mecca of idols, the Holy Prophetsa also announced: 3:32 - Say, ‘If you love Allāh, follow me: then will Allāh love you.’ In the same way, if you will follow me you will be able to break the idols that are inside you and you will be able to purify your bosoms which are filled with idols of many kinds. No hard disciplines are needed for the purification of the self. The Companions of the Holy Prophetsa did not subject themselves to any hard disciplines nor to any purposeless repetition of formulas. What they possessed was something very different: they were wholly committed to obedience of the Holy Prophetsa. The light that was in himsa passed through the duct of obedience and fell upon the hearts of his companionsra and wiped out all thoughts of everything beside Allāh. Their bosoms were filled with light in place of darkness. Remember well that the same is the situation today. You cannot be purified until the light which comes through the Divine duct falls upon your hearts. The human bosom is the place of descent of Divine light; that is why it is called the House of Allāh. The grand design is that the idols that fill it should be broken and Allāh alone should dwell in it. -Malfūzāt, Vol. 1, pg. 187-188 |
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