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01/28/03 at 07:20:00 |
I don't know who wrote this: In the Islamic tradition, progress in faith is in three step: ilm-el yakin (being informed), ayn-el yakin (seeing), and Hakk-el yakin (experiencing). An example of rain is given to explain these steps. There are three stages in acknowledging that it rains. In the first stage (ilm-el yakin), while someone sits in his home, with his windows shut, somebody coming from outside tells him that it rains, and he believes him. The second stage, ayn-el yakin is the stage of eye-witnessing. The person goes to the window, opens the curtain and sees that it rain. In the stage of Hakk-el yakin, he opens the door, goes out of the house, and there he is; “in” the rain. Being careful is a prayer in action to proceed from the stage of ilm-el yakin to the stage of ayn-el yakin and even more. Seeing the signs of Allah and not being “blind” like the unbelievers, require a high degree of concentration. In the Qur’an, the believers are called to observe and notice the signs of Allah around them and this is only possible by being careful: “See you the seed that you sow in the ground? Is it you that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause?” (Surat al-Waqia, 56:63-64) “See you the water which you drink? Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We?” (Surat al-Waqia,56:68-69) And Allah states in another verse that the blind could not be held equal to seeing and asks “Will you then consider not?” (Surat al An’am, 6:50) One should train oneself to recognize the signs of Allah and should always keep them in mind. Otherwise, the mind will start to wander, jumping from one topic to another, wasting time in thinking about useless things. This is a kind of unconsciousness; you cannot control your mind when you lose your consentration in Allah. You cannot focus on a subject. Indeed, you cannot conceive the truth behind events, nor can you ever have the competence to affect the course they happenings. You are “ bewildered” all the time, which is not the attribute of the believer, but of the unbeliever. “…if anyone assigns partners to Allah, its is as if he had fallen from heaven and been snatched up by birds, or the wind had swooped and thrown him into afar-distant place.” (Surat al- Hajj, 22:31) Believers, on the other hand, are the ones who direct their minds better to perceive Allah, and who try in better to perceive Allah, and who try in better ways to serve His religion. They free their minds from any vain thoughts, and whenever they become aware of the appeal of Satan, they rescue themselves, just as is described in the Qur’an: “Verily, those who are the pious, when an evil thought comes to them from Satan, they remember Allah, and (indeed) they then see (aright).” (Surat al- A’raf, 7:201) Therefore, the believers should be careful to keep their minds free of useless thoughts, and never lose the thread of what is happening around them, they should always be on their guard. This artical I extracted from the book called "The Moral Values of the Qu'ran" by Harun Yahya. So I hope for this coming Hijrah we be more careful and wisely on what we want to do. It is because if we cannot determine our physical appearance, neither can we determine our destiny. It is only Allah Who determines the birth of a man, his community, his family and the experience he will have throughout his life. It is again Allah Who inspires in us wisdom and good sense. With this fact, may it make us think on what we want in our life and our community. |
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