In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Author: Souladvisor
Dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters,
As we go
through life we are faced with many difficulties. Continually we are faced with various forms of hardship and
tests. Allah, the Exalted has
promised the believer that he would be tested in all or some of the aspects of
life. As the person or the soul of
the person rises in station to the nearness of Allah, we find that naturally
Allah test him differently then others.
This we can see when we read the stories of the Prophets and the stories
of the beloved companions of the Prophet Mohammed SAW. There are various forms of test that a
person is faced with. We can break
them down into a basic category of four: emotional, physical, spiritual, and
material. Not every person is
affected by all of these, yet in every way we can expect to face challenges in
regards to one or more of these categories during our life times.
The
greatest thing for a believer to realize that no matter which category Allah,
the Exalted decides to test him in the solution to overcome this test is the
same. Now you must be thinking to
yourself that I have indeed lost my mind, when I tell that the solutions to all
of these problems is one and the same solution, but indeed it is true. Mathematically speaking it would not be
comprehendible, but in life the solution to every problem can be solved by
application of one element. And
although I will give you that element now, it still remains within the person
to “subdue everything” within him and rely upon the only and inevitable
solution. This of course sounds
easier then it is, and can only be done by getting in touch with what is going
on inside of the depth of your soul: to concur, purify, and free your soul from
any worldly dependence. That does
not mean that if your sick to exclude the use of the means, yet the means is
never the solution to the problems we face.
We have
to evaluate every problem and try to feel why Allah SW has faced us with this
particular problem or circumstance, for all things interact and intertwine only
by the leave of the Creator.
Without a doubt, for example the littlest of things that happen to us in
our lives is not by chance. Even
the fact that out of the billions of people on earth, and the thousands of
Islamic groups on the internet, Allah, the Exalted, by His leave and His leave
alone was the reason for the crossing of our paths in this group together. We defiantly have to accept Allah’s
Qadr (will) and try to understand and contemplate what Allah expects us to do
and learn from our various circumstances.
I swear by Allah there is always a reason for everything. Do you ever notice yourself always
facing the same problems and dilemmas?
This is common and the reason being is we have not taken the time to see
deep down within ourselves, and evaluate what exactly is the lesson, which we
should have learned within our circumstances, and we haven’t submitted
ourselves fully to Allah’s decree upon us.
Anyway,
I will give you the solution to all life’s dilemmas, but I warn you and advice
you that it is not knowing the solution, yet learning how to apply the solution
that will change your life. Take
the example of a dark room. The
solution to the problem is to turn on the light; such a simple task to flip a
switch. Now let us assume that you
flipped the switch, and the light did not come on. What would you do?
Logic! Change the light bulb right! So you bring a new light bulb and put it in place of the old
one and nothing happens! I mean it
nothing happens, you are still in that dark room and facing the same problem
and even beginning to panic. Again
you try another light bulb, and nothing; still no light. You’re changing, and changing trying
desperately to find the problem, when in fact there is no electricity going to
the light socket.
This is
the example of our lives. Allah,
the Exalted gave us the Holy Quran and we have the Sunnah of the Prophet SAW,
and even though some of us realize the need to implement these things in our
lives (Change the light bulb so to speak), yet we find nothing changes in our
lives because we do not have any Yaqeen. Yaqeen in Allah, dependence in Allah, finding
security, and having complete trust in Allah, is the example of the electricity
we do not have running to the socket.
We try this dua, and read those Quranic verses, yet we remain in the
same problem because we do not have the main solution to every problem we face
which is complete trust in Allah, the Exalted, the Master, and King of the
universe. Allahu Akbar…. Allahu
Akbar…Allahu Akbar! Author: Souladvisor
This is
a poem I wrote at a time when I was turning circles and giving up. May Allah save us and may we develop
complete trust in Him, the Exalted.
Author: Souladvisor
Distance not overcome by closeness.
Hate not overcome by love.
Crossing the threshold of pain into numbness.
Tears no longer fall.
The feebleness of apathy.
The longing of relief.
Stripped by long lies illusions.
Crying within the walls of my heart.
Seclusion more horrific then demons.
Scars cannot be covered no more.
Within has grown a monster,
trying to put an end to all.
Fighting to sustain with dignity.
Sinking greater then a fall.
Alienation surrounded by silence.
Trust used in self-defense.
Rapture of deception.
Life shattered like glass.
The soul tortured by not owning a face.
Treatment pre-judged by instinct.
Anticipation crushed underfoot.
No more…no more……no more………!
Ya Alllllaaaaaaahhhhhh!