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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Personalities, - Hazrat Maroof Karkhi







Asad al-Din Abu Mahfuz
Ma’roof al-Karkhi Radi ALLAHu Anho
HIS POSITION IN THE SILSILA:
Hadrat Asad al-Din Abu Mahfuz Shaykh Ma’roof Ibn Feroz al-Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho is the ninth Imam and Shaykh of the Silsila Aaliyah Qadiriyah Barakatiyah Razaviyah Nooriyah.
BIRTH:
Hadrat Ma’roof Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho was born in Karkh.
NAME:
His name is Asad al-Din and is famously known as Ma’roof Karkhi and Abu Mahfooz.
HIS FATHER:
His father’s name was Feroz.[Safinat al-Awliyah]
EDUCATION:
He attained all his knowledge under the watchful eye of Hadrat Imam Ali Rida Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho.[Tadhkirat al-Awliya]
HIS EARLY LIFE:
Initially, he was a non-Muslim, but even as a child, he had great love for Islam. He used to always spend his time in the company of Muslim children, and often talked to his parents about accepting Islam. His father was not pleased with this, and enrolled him to study under a Christian Priest. The first question the priest asked him was,
"Tell me my son, how many people are there in your family?" He said, "Myself, my father and my mother." The priest then said, "Very well, now say Esa Alaihis Salam is the third god of three (trinity)." Hadrat Ma’roof Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho says, "Even during my time as a non-Muslim my heart did not accept to say what he commanded me to. When I refused to say this, he began to beat me severely. The more he beat me, the more I rejected his teaching. He finally became weary of me and asked my father to imprison me. I was thus locked in a room for three days and every day, I was given one bread, which I did not even touch. When I was taken out, I ran away. As I was the only child to my parents, they were very sad and they sent a message to me saying that I should return to them and I would have the right to accept whichever faith I wished, and that they too will accept the same faith. I then went to Hadrat Ali Rida Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho and accepted Islam at his hands. I then went home with this most valuable gift of Islam, and alHumdulillah, my parents also accepted Islam."[Tadhkirat al-Awliya, Page 221]
SHAYKH-E-TARIQAT:
He became mureed of Hadrat Habeeb Raa’ee Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho and was blessed with Khilafat from Hadrat Habeeb Raa’ee Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho , Hadrat Ali Rida Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho and Hadrat Dawood Taa’ee Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho.
HIS TEACHERS:
He studied under the care of Hadrat Ali Rida Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho and also attained education from Hadrat Imam al-Aa’zam Abu Hanifa Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho . He attained spiritual training in the care of Hadrat Habeeb Raa’ee Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho .
HIS EXCELLENCE:
He was a very pious personality and one of the most distinguished Aarifs of his time. He also served many great personalities such as Hadrat Dawood Taa’ee Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho , who also blessed him with Khilafat. He used to call out the Adhan with true love, and when he would reach the words Ash hadu An Laa Ilaaha illa-Allah, the hair on his body would stand up and his entire beard would become stiff and he would begin to tremble to such an extent in the fear of Allah, that it seemed as if he would fall to the ground.
He would spend lengthy nights in the Masjid making ibaadat, Istighfaar and weeping in the Court of Allah. Hadrat Sirri al-Saqti Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho say, "Whatever I have attained, is through the Sadqa of Hadrat Ma’roof Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho ."
Sayyidi Abdul Wahab Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho says, "I have not seen anyone who divorced himself from the world, like Hadrat Ma’roof Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho . His excellence is such, that even his blessed grave is a means of attaining blessings."[Kashf al-Mahjoob]
HIS HABITS AND CHARACTER:
He possessed deep love for the poor and the orphans. Hadrat Sirri al-Saqti Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho says, "I once saw Hadrat Ma’roof Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho gathering dates on the day of Eid, so I stopped and asked the reason for this. He said, ’That young boy is crying because all the other children have new clothes and he has nothing new on Eid day. I thus, decided to collect some dates, sell them and then buy something for him, so that he is kept busy playing and does not feel uncomfortable on the day of Eid.’" Hadrat Sirri Saqti Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho says, "I said, Huzoor there is no need for you to do this, I will make sure he gets something on Eid. I then took the boy with me and bought him a new set of clothes. After I did this, a Noor (light) entered my heart, which caused me great pleasure and my condition became very different."[Masaalik as-Saalikeen, Vol. 1, Page 287]
ALWAYS IN WUDHU:
Once his wudhu broke, so he immediately made tayammum. Those who saw him do this said, "Huzoor! The river Tigris is right in front of you. Why did you make tayammum?" He said, "It is possible that I may pass away by the time I reach the river Tigris"
HIS ABSTENTION FROM THE WORLD:
Once one of Hadrat Ma’roof Karkhi’s Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho friends asked him the following, "What is it that has caused you to abstain from the world and from the creation of Allah, and remain in seclusion, remembering Almighty Allah? Is it the fear of Death and the grave, or the fear of Hell, or the enthusiasm of attaining Jannat?" Hadrat Ma’roof Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho said, "O My Friend! You discuss such minor things. What are all these worth in front of the creator Almighty Allah? All these are but humble subjects of Almighty Allah. Once you taste the pleasure of his closeness, then you will not think of any of the other things (you have mentioned)."
KARAMAAT:
Hadrat Ma’roof Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho is also a Sahib-e-Karaamat Wali. He has performed many charismatic marvels, of which only a few are being discussed. Once there was a bandit who was captured by the Governor and sentenced to being hanged. As per the command of the governor, the bandit was hanged and died due to hanging. His body was still hanging from the noose, when Hadrat Ma’roof Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho passed by. When he saw this scene, he was very troubled, and began to make dua for forgiveness of the deceased. He said, "O Most Compassionate, Most Merciful! This person has attained his punishment for his actions in this world. O Allah! If you forgive him and bless him with respect in Deen, there it shall cause no shortage in Your Treasures of forgiveness." Immediately an unseen voice was heard saying, "Whomsoever prays the Janazah Salaah of the man on the noose, shall attain an exalted status in the hereafter." This voice was heard by the people in the entire town. On hearing this voice, people in town gathered quickly. They removed him from the noose, and gave him proper ghusl and kaffan. Then with much respect, they prayed his Janazah Salaah and buried him. That night a man dreamt that it was the Day of Reckoning, and the man who was hanged, was dressed in the best of clothing and was present in the ranks of the Namaazis. He asked him, how he received such excellence and the man replied, "Almighty Allah accepted the dua of Ma’roof Karkhi and pardoned me."[Masaalik as-Saalikeen, Vol. 1, Page 288]
Hadrat’s uncle was the Governor of the city. Once he was passing through the jungle, when he saw Hadrat Maroof Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho sitting on the ground eating bread and there was a dog sitting not far away from him also eating bread which he had thrown to it. His uncle saw this and said, "Why are you having your bread so close to the dog?" On hearing this, Hadrat Ma’roof Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho looked up and saw a bird flying in the sky. He commanded it to come and sit on his hand. The bird perched itself on his hand but out of respect and modesty, it covered its face and eyes with its wings. Hadrat said, "See, Everything is modest before a man who is modest before Allah."
Hadrat Ma’roof Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho and some of his disciples were passing by the River Tigris, when they saw a group of youth who were engrossed in openly committing sin. On seeing this, some of Hadrat’s disciples requested that he make dua for their destruction, so that they evil habits do not pass over to others. Hadrat asked them all to lift their hands and say Aameen to his duas. He then said, "O Allah! Like you have given them the luxuries and freedom of this world, bless them with freedom and luxury in the hereafter." Everyone was amazed at his dua. He then said, "Do not be hasty. Wait a while and observe." The disciples saw that after a while, the youth saw Hadrat Maroog Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho and immediately broke their musical instruments and and threw away their alcohol. They all began to weep and came to Hadrat and repented sincerely at his hands. Hadrat then looked at his disciples and said, "Did you see, that which I wished for was fulfilled."
HIS KHULAFA:
Some of the names of His famous Khulafa are being quoted below:
*.Hadrat Shaykh Sirri al-Saqti,
*.Hadrat Shah Muhammad,
*.Hadrat Shah Qaasim Baghdadi,
*.Hadrat Uthman Maghribi,
*.Hadrat Hamza Khiramani,
*.Hadrat Abu Nasr Abraar,
*.Hadrat Shah Musta’aani,
*.Hadrat Shah Abu Saeed,
*.Hadrat Abu Ibrahim Daloori,
*.Hadrat Abul Hassan Harooni,
*.Hadrat Shah Jaafar Khalidi,
*.Hadrat Shah Muhammad Roomi,
*.Hadrat Shah Mansoor Aarif Abu Kaatib,
*.Hadrat Shah Abdul Haq Haqaaiq Agah and
*.Hadrat Shah Ali Roodibaar(Ridwaanullahi Ta’ala Alaihim Ajma’een)
GEMS OF WISDOM:
Some of the words of great wisdom that Hadrat mentioned are:
*.There are three signs of a true man, to fulfill ones promise, to praise without a motive and to give without being asked to give.
*.Protect the tongue from self praise, like you protect it from sinning.
*.He who is not a faqeer, is not a man of tasawwuf.
*.Close your eyes from all angles even if there is something in front of you.
*.Love is not attained through education and training, but is bestowed by Allah.
*.The solution to hardships and difficulties is to keep it hidden.
*.Even though an Aarif does not keep the bounties, but he is always engulfed by it.
*.Without deeds to hope for paradise is a sin. Without the completion of your sunnah to wish for intercession is a betrayal and boastfulness and without being subservient to have expectations of mercy is ignorance and foolishness.
*.Those that are hungry for wealth will never attain complete satisfaction.
*.To elaborate on a topic that benefits nobody is signs and proofs of being astray.
*.Just as you find it distasteful to listen to bad, so too you should safeguard yourself from singing praises.
*.Whenever the creator wishes well upon his servant he opens the doors of good deeds upon him.
*.Close your eyes to everyone especially never ever look with ill intent towards anybody.
*.Love is such a thing that cannot be shown or taught.
*.When you forsake this World, leave behind everything for if you have in your heart but even an atom of what belongs to the World then even in prostration you should not be able to forget it.
*.Whatever afflicts you from misfortunes and calamities its success is in its secrecy?
*.Open shirk is devotion to speech and hidden shirk is to rely on the creation.
*.Humbleness is when you meet anyone then regard that person as better than you, whether he be big or small, an 'Alim or a Jahil (ignorant) or a Muslim or a Kafir.
*.An intelligent person is he who would do on the first day that which he would do on the third day when he is struck by misfortune.
*.It had been asked, “What is the remedy for the troubles of the World?” It was said: “Stay far away from the creation and be close to the creator.”
*.It has been said a dervish never is greedy for anything. If somebody gives without asking them he never refuses. When he takes he never hoards or stores.
*.A woman’s mentor is her husband, in the search of truth although he himself is not a seeker of the truth.
*.If anybody betrays or cheats me in the name of ALLAH SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala then I will accept the betrayal.
*.Even if you see an innovator of religion fly in the air then too you should never accept him.
*.Even if a pious person is found committing a sin then too it does not become lawful or permissible.
*.The destruction caused by associating with the rich are beyond the boundaries of writing, safeguard yourself! Safeguard yourself!!
*.Knowledge is male while action is its opposite i.e. female. Religion is obtained by doing work in the World.
*.The person who does a good deed with the intention of rewards in the hereafter is a merchant. The person who does a good deed because of the fear of hell is a slave, just as a slave out of fear of a whipping continues to work. The person who does a good deed for ALLAH SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala alone is noble and free.
*.To associate with a sinner is to sanction his sins, and to sanction sins is equivalent to committing it.
*.Worship is useless without firm belief.
WISAAL SHARIF:He passed away on a Friday or Saturday, on the 2nd of Muharram, 200 Hijri. After his demise, Hadrat Muhammad bin Abul Hussain Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho says, that he saw Hadrat Ma’roof Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho in his dream and he asked him how Almighty Allah had treated him. He said, Almighty Allah pardoned me, not because of my piety but because of what I heard from Hadrat Samaak Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho in Kufa, when he said, ’He who leaves all ties and turns towards Allah, then Allah Almighty Allah sends his Mercy towards him and he turns all his servants in his direction.’ I followed this advice of his and turned completely towards Allah, and with the exception of the Khidmat of Hadrat Ali Rida Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho I left everything else.
Hadrat Sirri al-Saqti Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho says, "I dreamt that Hadrat Ma’roof Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho was seated totally absorbed in the love of Allah, under the Arsh and Almighty Allah said, 'O Angels! Who is this?’ the Angels said, O Allah You are All Knowing. There is nothing hidden from You.' Almighty Allah said, 'This is Ma’roof Karkhi who is drowned in My love and closeness and until he does not make my Deedar he will not regain his consciousness and neither will he gain contentment without my Deedar.'"
MAZAAR SHARIF:His Mazaar Sharif is in Baghdad Sharif. Hadrat Sirri al-Saqti Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho says, "When you are faced with any difficulty, then say, "O Allah! Assist me through the Sadqa of Ma’roof Karkhi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho ." All your problems shall be solved (inshaALLAH).







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Soul Purification, - The Arrows of Satan







Satan readies himself and chooses his prey carefully. He is determined as he shoots the arrows of looks to go through your eyes, tearing the veils of modesty and chastity. This arouses the desires of the weak heart, which commands the body to pursue the satisfaction of such desires. The tongue speaks, the legs walk, and thus, unlawful acts are committed and the soul falls into the mire of sin.
“That is purer for them”
In order to ward off this Satanic cycle, Allaah The Almighty instructed his believing slaves, both men and women, to lower their gaze. He told them that this would purify them. Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}Tell the believing men to reduce ]some[ of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allaah is acquainted with what they do. And tell the believing women to reduce ]some[ of their vision and guard their private parts.{]Quran 24:30-31[
Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said in Al-Fawaa’id that Sahl ibn ‘Abdullaah, may Allaah have mercy upon him says, "Abandoning the order is greater than committing the prohibition in the sight of Allaah because Aadam )Adam(, may Allaah exalt his mention, was forbidden to eat from the tree and when he ate from it Allaah accepted his repentance, but Satan was ordered to prostrate to Aadam, when he refused and Allaah did not accept his repentance."
Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said in Ad-Daa’ wad-Dawaa’, “Look at the accuracy of the Quranic expression in the order to lower the gaze, as if Allaah The Almighty reminds us that not lowering the gaze causes the doom of the doer and his suffering in this life and in the Hereafter. Failing to lower one’s gaze is the basis for the problems that afflict man. An unlawful look generates thoughts, then thoughts generate ideas, then ideas generate desires, then desires generate will, which develops into resolve and determination, then the action inevitably takes place if there is nothing to prevent it.”
This is the destructive cycle of Satan, which traps the one who does not lower his gaze, then records the images and scenes seen by his treacherous eyes. Satan waits for the moment of weakness in man's faith to release these images and scenes in his mind and soul, igniting his sexual desire, which dominates the heart that commands the body to disobey Allaah The Almighty, and so on in a consecutive sequence. The more the images vary, the easier arousal and falling into sin will be. On the other hand, the less the images and scenes, the weaker their impact and influence on the heart will be. According to a saying, "Patience over lowering the gaze is easier than patience over the pain of its consequences."
O Muslim who does not lower his gaze, if your eyes roam around looking at the charms of beautiful women, you would plant in your heart thorns of loss and regret.
“Allaah knows that which deceives the eyes”
Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}He knows that which deceives the eyes and what the breasts conceal.{]Quran 40:19[ This is a great verse and the interpreter of the Quran, Ibn Mas‘ood, may Allaah be pleased with him, tells you its meaning, "It refers to a man who enters a person's house where there is a beautiful woman among them, or that a beautiful woman passes by them, and while they do not notice him, he looks at her; when they see him, he lowers his gaze. However, Allaah The Almighty knows that he inwardly wishes to see her private parts."
The great scholar, Al-Ameen Ash-Shinqeeti, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said in Adhwaa’ Al-Bayaan, "The verse contains a warning for the one who betrays with his eyes by looking at what is unlawful for him. The slave of Allaah will stand before Allaah and be questioned about his senses. Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those ]one[ will be questioned.{]Quran 17:36[
If you will be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about your stares and looks, have you prepared an answer for this?
The fornication of the eyes
To make this act more repugnant to the souls, the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, called it adultery of the eyes. It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said:"Allaah has written for the son of Aadam his inevitable share of adultery. The adultery of the eye is looking )at what is prohibited(, the adultery of the ears is listening )to what is prohibited(, the adultery of the tongue is uttering )what it is unlawful to utter(, the adultery of the hand is doing )what is prohibited(, the adultery of the legs is walking )to what is prohibited( and the heart desires and wishes for )adultery( and the private parts affirm that or contradict it."]Al-Bukhaari and Muslim )this is the wording of Muslim, may Allaah have mercy upon him([
In Sharh Saheeh Muslim, An-Nawawi, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said, “The meaning of the Hadeeth is that a share of adultery is written for the son of Aadam. Some people commit actual adultery by entering the male genital organ into the genital organ of a female who is unlawful to him. Other people commit adultery in the figurative sense by looking at the prohibition or listening to adultery and its relevant affairs, or by touching with the hand a non-Mahram )marriageable( woman or kissing her, or by walking to commit adultery, seeing, touching, or forbidden talking with a non-Mahram woman, or by inner thoughts. All these things belong to metaphoric adultery. By"The private parts affirm that or contradict it" it means that adultery might actually happen through the private parts or might not take place by entering the male genital organ into the female genital organ even if he is close to doing it. Allaah knows best.”
Public corruption
Giving free rein to the gaze has corrupted most human beings; the display of beauty no longer has limits, and indulgence in luxury no longer has restraints. Adornment, clothing and fashion have penetrated our minds, surpassed all the restrictions and barriers, and has become like a sea of chaos where good taste is drowned and the pure, chaste heart is spoiled.
Destruction of homes
It is noticeable that one of the most important causes of problems in many homes is failing to lower the gaze. When the husband releases his gaze, a comparison will seep into his heart between his wife and the corrupting programs made by some people to tempt others. This comparison causes many problems in homes, when the husband asks his wife to give him what he sees from dissolute women and provocative images are imprinted in his mind.
It is also noticeable that releasing the gaze is one of the main reasons for the delay in marriage. That is because the young man already has in his mind multiple examples of beautiful girls, especially those whom he watches on television and searches hard to get one like them. Yet, he will not get what he wants, because what he sees on television is generally deceptive beauty and false femininity, and thus leads him to delay his marriage and affects the marriage of Muslim girls with him.







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Soul Purification, - To win the satisfaction ofyour Lord






Praising Ismaa‘eel )Ishmael(, may Allaah exalt his mention, Allaah The Exalted Says )what means(:}And mention in the Book Ismaa‘eel )Ishmael(. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet. And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and Zakaah and His Lord was satisfied with him.{]Quran 19: 54-55[
Do you want your Lord to be satisfied with you?
While the satisfaction of Allaah The Almighty is an aim that one can achieve, gaining the satisfaction of people is an ambition that is rarely achieved.
Sahl bin Abu Sahl Al-Hanafi, may Allaah have mercy upon him, the prominent Shaafi‘i scholar of Khuraasaan, said,"If people's satisfaction is something difficult which can be achieved, the satisfaction of Allaah The Almighty is easy ]to gain[ and ]the pursuit of[ it should not be abandoned. Indeed, we need true brothers in times of hardship."
When you are negligent regarding people’s rights, they get angry; when you act badly towards them, they do not forgive; and when you commit a misdeed, they never forget!
Ibn Hazm, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said,"You should know that the one who showed pure love and affection towards me in times of hardship and prosperity, abundance and distress, and anger and satisfaction, suddenly changed in the worst way after twelve consecutive years of pure love and affection. The reason behind that change was very trifling, which I never thought could have a similar effect on any human. The relation never returned to its past status. This severely troubled me for many years."
If you do your best to obtain people's satisfaction, they would consider you foolish and naïve. Or, they would think that you want something for yourself.
If people want something from you, they would never accept any excuses from you. When they ask you for something, you are under a compulsion to do it; otherwise you would be considered useless and of no consequence.
Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said,"Most people want to fulfill their needs from you even if this is harmful either to your religion or life. Their sole purpose is satisfying their needs even by means of harming you. However, your Lord, The Almighty, wants good for you and wants to do good to you, with no need for you. Then, how do you entertain hopes and wishes from some people and fear others?"
Your Lord, however, wants something easier than this from you. He wants you for you. As a pious scholar said,"He wants you for yourself, for your benefit, and for your need, in order to be satisfied with you. He wants you to worship Him and not associate others with Him."
In aHadeeth)narration(, it was narrated that Allaah The Almighty will say to the person who will receive the least punishment in Hell:"‘If you had things equal to what is on earth, would you ransom yourself )from the punishment( with it?’ He will reply, ‘Yes.’ Allaah will say, ‘I asked you something easier than this while you were in the backbone of Adam, that is, not to worship others besides Me, but you refused and insisted upon worshipping others.’"]Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[
Allaah The Almighty wants you to say a few words every day to be satisfied with you. In aHadeeth, the Messenger of Allaah,sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:"The person who says each morning and evening, 'I am satisfied with Allaah as )my( Lord, Islam as )my( religion and Muhammad as )my( Messenger, it will be incumbent on Allaah to satisfy him on the Day of Resurrection."]Ahmad, Abu Daawood, At-Tirmithi, Ibn Maajah and An-Nasaa’i[
What is easier than this is to drink some water and then praise and thank Allaah The Almighty for it, or eat something and praise Allaah The Almighty for it. The King of kings and The Owner of the Day of Resurrection will be satisfied with you.
In anotherHadeeth)narration(, the Messenger of Allaah,sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:"Allaah is satisfied with the slave when he eats something and praises Him for it and when he drinks something and praises Him for it."]Muslim[
Let us reflect on the characteristics that Allaah The Almighty mentioned when He described Ismaa‘eel )Ishmael(, may Allaah exalt his mention.
The first is that he was true to his promise. He fulfilled his promise with Allaah The Almighty as well as with people.
You should contemplate why Allaah The Almighty mentioned that characteristic before mentioning how he performed prayers and gaveZakaah)obligatory purifying alms( and enjoined them on his people.
Allaah The Exalted Says )what means(:}Certainly will the believers have succeeded: They who are during their prayer humbly submissive, And they who turn away from ill speech, And they who are observant of Zakaah, And they who guard their private parts…{]Quran 23: 5[
Clarifying the characteristics of the true believers, in these verses Allaah The Almighty mentioned turning away from ill speech before the observance ofZakaahand guarding the private parts.
This indicates the importance of these beautiful meanings and noble morals in the IslamicSharee‘ah)Islamic legislation(.
You have to seek the satisfaction of the one who when satisfied with you, rewards and satisfies you in turn.








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