5 Easy Tips to Make Our Lives Spiritually Enriching! Here are a few tips to get started… REACH FOR THE STARS! AIM HIGH: So indeed there is no harm in achieving good in both materially and spiritually.The most important is to note that all resolutions, hopes, ambitions and dreams etc are entirely dependent on Allah Taala, The Most Wise, for their fulfilment. So making Dua (asking Allah Taala) is the most essential ingredient for achievement. When making dua reach for the stars i.e. ask Allah Taala for the most in fact ask for everything good. Dont leave out anything. Allah, The Most Wise, says: Invoke Me, (and ask Allah for anything) I will respond to your (invocation/dua)………….. (Quran: 40: 60) ELIMINATE SINS: Just like a Shop keeper refuses to grant more credit to a bad debtor or nonpayer, likewise how can we expect Allah Taala to grant us good if we continuously sin and transgress. To get the Help of Allah Taala we need to remove sin from our lives. We are not perfect and as humans we often err. But the least we can do to show our sincerity to Allah Taala is to intend to abandon ALL forms of sins from our lives. Allah is Ar-Rahman, the Most Compassionate, and Ar-Raheem, the Most Merciful. Allah Taala tells man of the greatness of His forgiveness and mercy so that no one would despair due to the amount of sins he may have committed. This is supported by the following verse of the Holy Quran: Say: O My servants who have transgressed against their own souls, despair not of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Quran:Surah az-Zumar 39:53) MAKE ISLAM THE BIGGER CIRCLE: Until now we may have made our material (worldly) desires the Bigger Circle and Deen(Islam) the inner Smaller Circle that occupies a very small insignificant place in the Bigger Circle. Now resolve to make Deen(Islam) the Bigger Circle and make everything else fit into the Bigger Circle. If it does not conform to Deen, no matter what it may be, leave it out of the Bigger Circle! The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him is reported to have said: None of you can be a true Muslim, unless his desires are subject to the religion that I have brought. (Hadith). Yes set high goals both for our Spiritual and Material progress. The Holy Quran says: Our Lord! Grant us good in this world and good in the life to come and keep us safe from the torment of the Fire (Quran:Al-Baqarah:201). SET SPECIFIC GOALS: It would be good if specific intentions are made. Also categorise goals. For example ; lets take salaah (prayer): Resolve that henceforth all five prayers will be read punctually and better still for men(if possible) that prayers would be in the Masjid. Quran: Aim to memorize more verses of the Book of Allah; Make our children Hafiz of the Quran; Zikr: Increase the amount of Zikr done daily and aim to improve concentration. Sadaqah (Charity): Spend more on the poor and for all other noble causes whether it be victims of natural disasters or contributing to the local Masjid etc. Increase the amount of time one spends volunteering, Spending Time in the Path of Allah, memorize duas for different occasions or Prophetic traditions(Hadith), making quality time to spend with family, making wise career choices for yourself/children, assisting ones mother and/or father, speaking well with ones siblings, furthering Islamic knowledge, serving those less fortunate and oppressed and thanking Allah Taala in whatever way for the all blessing and bounties for which He has bestowed upon us.etc etc BE EXTENSIVE AND SYSTEMATIC: Yes let the list be extensive, realistic and systematic. Dedicate time with family to make these resolutions. Make your family part of it and set goals together. In addition, it helps to write down intentions and to regularly review those intentions in order to fulfil those commitments. Finally the most important resolution is that My Creator Allah Taala must be pleased with me. So whatever I desire, do, say, want, etc must be only to please my Lord! May Allah Taala make this Islamic Year 1436 Hijrah the most spiritually rewarding year for the Ummah and may He grant ease and relief to those that are suffering and oppressed throughout the world.…Ameen
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:38:09 +0000