Pages of the Glorious Qur'ān today, Sūrah al-'alā (87) and al-Ghāshiyah (88). Tafakkur verse 87: 14-15
(قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ)
"He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays".
(قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ)
"He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays".
Tazkiyah an-Nafs is the purification of the soul from all the forms of ailments that often plague and prevent it from reaching the pleasure of Allah. Among such ailments are greed, hatred, disobedience, lust, and longing for the luxuries of life carelessly as if it is eternal.
To purify the soul and bring it closer to Allah, it is imperative to remove all the impediments that block its path to Allah. The removal of the impediments is the true struggle with the soul. That is because the human soul by nature commands evil, lust, greed and disobedience.
To manage the affairs of our soul and ensure that we remain on the Fitra that Allah has made for us, He sent the Messengers and Scriptures as sources of reminders and guidance for us. By obeying to the Messengers of Allah and listening ad following His commands, we shall succeed.
The purification of the soul is also evident by our consciousness of/for Ṣalāh and the piety that emerges in our hearts when the name of Allah is mentioned to us or his verses are read to us. See Qur'ān 8: 2 for the description of those whose souls are conscious of Allah.
"The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely".
The description above is that of those who constantly make efforts to remain on the path.
The description above is that of those who constantly make efforts to remain on the path.
A purified soul is evident in the act of goodness, humility, kindness, love and respect for others. The arrogant, lustful, hateful, quarrelsome, slandering and deceitful person is the one with a dark soul. Such people are those who pray without praying and fast without fasting.
A sick soul is fixated on life on earth, thrown into the depth of greed and arrogance. They see the believers who have chosen modesty and obedience to Allah as "dull" and "slow-witted" but they are very wrong. The smartest person is one who prepares for the hereafter.
Life on earth is a mixture of agony/joy, stress/rest, ignorance/knowledge and uncertainties/death. It is only by achieving the pleasure of Allah on earth and the in the hereafter that life on earth becomes meaningful, desirous and successful.
Therefore, the believer must work for the hereafter while ensuring that life on earth is guided strictly by the commands of Allah and Sunnah of His beloved Messenger. That way, one would be able to find the pleasure of Allah and intercession of RasūluLlah (SAW).
We ask Allah to purify our hearts, bring us closer to Him, bless us to love P. Muhammad (S), make it easy for us to win against Shaytān and admit us with His divine grace and mercy to Jannah Fridaws and grant us safety from the torment of the grave and Jahannam. Āmīn.
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