In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate

 

"May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You"

 

   Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah

          As-Salaam Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakaatuh

 

WEAKNESS OF A HUMAN BEING -Part 1

AND HOW IT CAN BE CONVERTED TO STRENGTH?

WHAT ALLAH [SWT] LOVES

VERSUS WHAT ALLAH [SWT] HATES?

            “And yet among the people are those who take other than Allah [swt] equals to Him. They love them as they should love Allah [swt]. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allah [swt]. And if only they who have wronged would consider that when they see the punishment, they will be certain that all power belongs to Allah [swt] and that Allah [swt] is severe in punishment.” Quran 2:165

 

Whoever loves anybody, anything, even oneself equal to, or more than Allah [swt] is in grave error. The quality of a Fasiq [defiantly disobedient] is highlighted as one who is in a state of continuous sinning despite of the knowledge of the sin. This happens to be the highest level of sin before Kufr. The people in the early Islam were of the view on whether to give an Islamic burial to a Fasiq or to throw his body into desert.

 

Love of Allah [swt] is a duty, and is a sign of a Momin. Our way of thinking and our behavior in no way reflects that we love Allah wa Rasooluhu more than ourselves.

 

Hadith: “You will never be a believer unless you love Allah and Rasooluh above anyone and everyone”

 

Ask yourself who is the most beloved to me?

When Allah [swt] created Adam and us, he created us with a trial of two major diseases which are Arrogance and Envy.

 

Arrogance generates ultimate sins- the sins of Iblees lanatullah [the satan Shaitaan]. Envy generates Arrogance over Allah [swt]. If a person has these two qualities, even in ducts they will destroy him completely.

 

Having these two qualities one cannot have true imaan, in spite of the fact he or she has good deeds. They are the true obstacles of all goodness. 

 

Prophet Mohammed [PBUH] said that a dot [atom] of arrogance prohibits one from entering Jannah. Envy destroys a person both internally and externally.

If I am a believer, I have to get rid of my arrogance and Envy.

 

Insaan is a noun derived from the verb Nisiyan i.e to forget. One of the qualities of mankind is that we forget very easily. The word Insaan is mentioned 65 times in the Quraan.

 

Few qualities of man [Insaan] mentioned in the Quraan with their description & cure in the light of the Quraan & the Sunnah

 

 

1.     BEAUTY

Surely We created man of the best stature

At-Tin 95:4

 

He hath created man. He hath taught him utterance. Ar-Rahman 55:3-4

 

Beauty of any kind is a gift from Allah [swt] so that we thank Him [swt] and humble ourselves to Him[swt] and attribute all credit to Him [swt]. A true believer and a Momin recognize any beauty he/she has as a bounty from The Creator and is humble with gratitude for it. One has to return this gift towards Allah [swt] with humble & humility.

 

2.     IGNORANCE 

We did indeed offer the Trust to the Heavens and the Earth and the Mountains; but they refused to undertake it, being afraid thereof: but man undertook it; - He was indeed unjust and foolish;  Al-Ahzab: 72.

 

(A manner [trust] is the covenant, the oath, the commitment of La-Ilaha-Illalah with complete belief. Comprehend & make it a constitution in your life meaning live accordingly with it, carry it and spread it. Meaning the submission and surrender the belief and the oneness of Allah [swt])

 

First of all we cannot plead ignorant or give any excuse for being ignorant as we have been bestowed with the faculty of seeing, hearing and understanding. Hence a true believer is always is in the quest for knowledge. A believer also acknowledges that all the knowledge and intelligence he/she has is a gift from Allah [swt]. By this way a believer is humble towards Allah [swt] for what he knows and possesses. A Momin seeks knowledge with humble & humility.

 

3.     WEAK

Allah [swt] doth wish to lighten your (difficulties): For man was created Weak (in flesh).  An-Nisa: 28.

 

A believer is strong and firm in dealing with the world and accepts weakness only when dealing with Allah [swt].

 

Also the believer feels strong due to the fact that he is connected to Allah [swt] the owner of all the power [one of Allah’s [swt] attributes or qualities is that He [swt] is All Powerful].

 

The believer is weak in front of Allah [swt] & strong in dealing with people

 

4.      WORRY & FEARFUL

Truly man was created very impatient; - Fretful when evil touches him; Al-Ma`rij: 19-20.

 

Fear could be physical, emotional or spiritual. Fear indicates weak emaan or negative emaan.

A momin has no fear as his emaan helps him overcome all these fears. A momin has no fear as he believes in Allah[swt]. He fears most, the anger and punishment of Allah [swt].

Thus any other kind of fear is insignificant in the perception of a momin. A momin affects others & he is not affected by others. Our only fear should be the anger & fear of Allah [swt].

 

5.     ARGUEMENTATIVE

We have explained in detail in this Qur'an, for the benefit of mankind, every kind of similitude: but man is, in most things, contentious.  Al- Kahf: 54.

 

This is an offshoot of ignorance. A knowledgeable never argues. Arguing is a state of ignorance and lies. Prophet Mohammed [pbuh] said (of the meaning of) that there is no reason to argue at all. A person, who abstains from argument even if he was right, attains a high level in paradise. 

A believer maintains silence, harmony, peace and practices a constant state of Zikr of Allah [swt] [conscious and repeated state of remembrance and awareness of Allah [swt]]. This is the reflection of true knowledge and wisdom.

There are 3 kinds of Argue

            -           With people

-           In receiving knowledge

-           With Allah [swt]

Seeking knowledge with humble & humility, zikr of Allah [swt] and gaining wisdom of knowledge is the only cure for this & apply this to the following point too.

 

6.     DENIAL & FIGHTING ALLAH [SWT] [questioning /complaining  / challenging]

He has created man from a sperm-drop; and behold this same (man) becomes an open disputer!    Al Nahal: 04.

This reflects the quality of a person who disbelieves in the existence of Allah [swt]. This is the quality of an atheist. If one truly believes in the existence of the Creator why will he argue or question anything happening with and around him? Majority of the Muslim ummah is in the state of denial of Allah [swt] like an atheist does. Hazrat Ali (RA), the famous companion of the Prophet used to say: ‘I am surprised over human being, created with weak liquid, put in a hole of liquid & he is arrogant’

 

7.     IN HURRY

Man is a creature of haste: soon (enough) will I show you My Signs; then ye will not ask Me to hasten them!  Al Anbiya: 37.

 

The prayer that man should make for good, he maketh for evil; for man is given to hasty (deeds).  Al- isra: 11.

 

To be in haste and state of urgency in anything one does. This is because of the attitude “I want to get what I want”. Deep within a person like this is not calm at all. The outcome of haste is anger. One will never hurry physically unless he hurries mentally.

 

A believer hurries towards Allah [swt], to the mercy of Allah [swt] and in seeking forgiveness with Allah [swt]. A believer is convinced that everything is ordained and he has no need to rush whatsoever.

 

Tip: Don't be late for any appointment as this creates a state of hurry and rush leading to anger and upset. If you believe in the Qadr from Allah [swt] then you are calm & composed. And always when you are in a hurry you always will develop a habit of lies making excuses and blaming others which will make you a major sinner and develop in you a lot of bad habit an diseases.

8.     STINGY (MISERLY)

Say: "If ye had control of the Treasures of the Mercy of my Lord, behold, ye would keep them back, for fear of spending them: for man is (every) niggardly!"   Al- Isra : 100.

And niggardly when good reaches him;-  Al Ma`rij: 21.

Niggardly means ungenerous, stingy, meager, miserable, miserly & measly

 A person is stingy, as he does not believe that Allah [swt] is providing. He does not believe that if he spends on goodness it will be banked with Allah [swt] [Bank of Elahi] that will give the best rewards in Aakhira.

Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique [RA] was the forerunner in spending for the cause of Allah [swt]. Anything he received he moved it forward.  Even on the day when he accepted Islam, he took the message forward and spread it to 5 people on the same day, all of them accepted Islam and were in the most ten people who were informed glad tidings of Jannah.

There cannot be a man like Hazrat.Abu Bakr Siddique [RA] in terms of spending in the cause of Islam. 

 

Why don’t you send your money in the bank account of Allah [swt] so that the money works for you?

9.     DENYING & BELITTING THE BOUNTIES:-

But if We give him a taste of (Our) favours after adversity hath touched him, he is sure to say, "All evil has departed from me:" Behold! He falls into exultation and pride.   Hud: 10

 

This is a common disease in people. Firstly one does not believe that these gifts and bounties of beauty, status, wealth, family etc are from Allah [swt]. Secondly not accepting whatever we have with a spirit of gratitude and contentment.

 

A believer is just the opposite. He believes that whatever is bestowed on him is from Allah [swt]; he has immense gratitude in words and action and is content within. Have Emaan n look to the bounty which Allah [swt] gave you.

 

10.  ARROGANCE :-

Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds, In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.

Al-Alaq: 6

 

Yet when We bestow Our favors on man, he turns away and becomes remote on his side (instead of coming to Us), and when evil seizes him he gives himself up to despair!  Al- Isra: 83.

 

Lowest level of arrogance is in committing sins and the highest level is in denying the existence, the bounties, and the mercy of Allah [swt].

Note:

Ignorance arrogance and stingy you have one you them all mixed with bad manner because you r in the state of denial.

 

A believer is humble and always in the state of bowing down, seeking forgiveness and hoping in the mercy of Allah [swt]. Lowest level of arrogance against Allah [swt] is committing sins & the highest level is the denial of Allah [swt] even denying the Rahmah of Allah [swt].

 

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