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Friday, February 27, 2009

Jumáh Journal--Remembering God

Allah SWT syas in Qurán-el-Majeed,
"Then do ye remember me; I will remember you. Be grateful to Me and reject not faith." (Sura Baqarah, Aya 152)
We ll we are human and forgetful, so He, our Creator, reminds us to remember Him because who else would know better about this forgetfulness. In a saying of the prophet (Hadeeth-Qudsey-- meaning that Allah is saying although the words are those of the prophet)
Narrated by Abu Huraira RA, the prophet (S) said:
"Allah says I am in accordance with the thoughts of my slave about Me; and I am with him when he remembers Me;
If he remembers Me in his thought I remember him in My thought
If he remembers Me in a group I remember him in a better group (i.e. the angels)
If he draws near Me by the span of a Palm I draw near him by a cubit
If he draws near Me a cubit I draw near him by a space covering two hands
If he walks toward Me I go to him running"
This is a sound hadeeth in both Muslim and Bokhari


What it all comes down to is that we as human beings (His slaves) should be conscious of His presence all the time everywhere. The life would be without sin or error.
Most Muslims take it as "Zdikr" repeating God's name with lips like
"Afdalu-zd-dzikr La ilaha illallaah" and that is yes OK but the practically speaking it is more meaningful if you are being God-conscious all the time which is the difficult part, for we forget that when it is most needed--that is when we are committing an error, going astray, doing something wrong, entering into a sin
Go ahead and remember Him by any name with your lips but keep in mind the heart and all other parts of the body which should also conform to that Zdaat-e-aqdas and His teachings.
You may forget but remember HE does not.

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Glenn Silver said...

Alhamdulillah!
JAK for the reminder. As we mover ever more swiftly into this Information Age and beyond, the volume, breadth, depth, and intensity of distractions that pull our attention from this beautiful Deen and Allah (SWT) exponentially increase. This is why I love Islam - many of the things we do, like dhikhr, salah, charity, etcetera force us to slow down, reflect, and remember. Otherwise we are lost.

Your reminder also reminds me of the ayah 7 of Sura Ad-Duha, in which Allah (SWT) says what might be translated as, "Did He not find you unaware of the Right Way (lost), and then directed (guided) you to it?" Each time I forget, I am, to some degree, lost but, alhamdulillah, that the mercies of Allah (SWT) are greater than my forgetfulness, so He (SWT) sends me reminders, in various forms and manners, to cause me to remember, thereby reclaiming His (SWT) slave. How cannot we love a Rabb like that?!

May Allah (SWT) make us among those who lovingly remind one another.