Bismillah,
As salamu alaikum,
I was reading some of Allama Muhammad Iqbal's work tonight when I came across this thought provoking Urdu verse from one of his poems:
"Jo mein sar-ba-sajdah hua kabhi
tou zameen se aaney lagi sada
Tera dil to hai sanam-ashna
tujhe kya milega namaz mein"
A rough translation of which would be:
Whenever I fell to the earth in prostration, it would cry out to me:
"Your heart is intoxicated with the love (worship) of another beloved,
what benefit will you derive from Salah?"
It reminded me of an oft-quoted Hadith of Rasulullah (sws) when he says:
"There is in the body a clump of flesh - if it becomes good, the whole body becomes good and if it becomes bad, the whole body becomes bad. And indeed it is the heart." (Bukhari)
Insha'allah may Allah make all of us successful in removing any false attachments from our heart and instill true Tawhid and love for Him in our hearts. A'meen.
4 comments:
Aameen Ya Rabb-al-Aalameen.
Summa-A'meen.
It is said in the Holy Qur`an:
"Allah has not made for any man two hearts in his (one) body..." (Al-Ahzab:4)
In order to accommodate the love and the devotion to our Creator in our hearts we should first clean them just like we provide the best atmosphere in our homes when we meet our guests there. We would not offer them anything bad, anything that could upset them… so doesn`t The Sublime, The Loving, The Lord of Majesty and Generosity deserve the best atmosphere…
A’meen for your wonderful dua!
Jazaki Allah Khair! What a brilliant Ayah you have quoted to explain the meaning of this concept and likewise the explanation. The heart is indeed like a house or a vessel and Allah deserves only the best, the purest of vessels.
Summa A'meen.
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