Sunday 26 July 2015

The Thinking Approach of the Holy Prophets

The universal law is that until our thoughts with all their abilities and concentration do not find a focal point, and do not stay still on that one point, we remain ignorant of the real meaning and understanding of that point. Whenever we do something with mental anxiety and the entering of foreign thoughts, the proper result is not achieved. As a matter of fact it is the attribute and the meaning of the attribute inside any thing that brings together the result. For example, water can quench thirst because the attribute of water is to irrigate dry veins. Fire can cook food because the attribute of fire is to use its heat and intensity to make food edible and digestible. Until the attribute and meaning of a thing does not enter our mind we cannot take advantage of that thing.
If we pay attention to the wisdom and meaning of Salāt (Prayer) we come to conclude that Prayer is a sure and true method of getting close to and to and getting to know Allah. But to get close to or to get to know something is not possible until one is fully focused and attentive towards that thing. Until one does not absorb himself within the meaning of something he cannot become familiar with the essence of that thing. To become absorbed within the meaning is only possible when every angle of the intellect, perception, and thinking is focused upon the one point. In another words, to get to know the reality of something one should establish a link with that thing, consciously and subconsciously. In life whatever movement or whatever thing one may be doing, mentally one's full attention should stay attentive towards finding the meaning of that thing. This is the same thinking approach with operates within the holy prophets. They wilfully and naturally turn their attention towards Allah in every action and deed. In their minds it is well established that their every action is for Allah. This is the thinking approach that the holy prophets have preached about and persuaded the whole of mankind to take on, and the same thinking approach that they themselves have spent their whole lives with.
A Programme for the Descendants (Umat)
It is evident from the Holy Qur‘ān and the other three books which have come to us through revelation that man has no prestige or status of his own. Allah tells us:-
‗You listen through My hearing, see through My sight, think through My thought. Your coming is from Us and to Us you will return. Allah encircles everything. He is the Beginning, and He is the End. He is the Manifested, and He is the Hidden. Where you are one, the second is Allah. Where you are two, the third is Allah. It is Allah who gives birth to you, and provides the sources for your upbringing after birth, and it is Allah who provides you with food without account‘
Every prophet devised a programme for his descendants by the order of Allah. All these programmes have the same fundamental aim which is to establish a link between man and Allah. The prophets have told us that Allah has created us so that we get to know Allah and form a mental link with Him that stays firm and established. May we lay down our life for our beloved Prophet who has determined a method in the form of Salāt in order to form a link with Allah. As we have already emphasised previously, by contemplating upon Prayer it becomes very clear that Prayer contains all life's movements and actions. Even though these movements and actions are related to the physical body, the actual purpose of them is to witness Allah and attain intimate knowledge of Allah.
Adam and Eve
Allah ordered Adam:-
‗O Adam! Reside here in Heaven with your wife, and eat and drink happily from whereof you like but do not come near this tree or you shall be amongst the transgressors‘
Until Adam and Eve did not commit disobedience they enjoyed Allah's blessings in Heaven. When they committed disobedience the atmosphere of Heaven could not tolerate them anymore and refused them. They got thrown into the ‗lowest of the low‘ (Earth):
‗And We created man of the best stature and then We reduced him to the lowest of the low‘ (Sūrah Tīn, 4)
There are two minds operating within man. One is the heavenly mind; that status of Adam before he committed disobedience and the other mind is the one that came into existence after disobedience. Adam, who was given authority by Allah to exercise his free will, had only one mind operative in him whose characteristic was to spend life in obedience. When Adam using his choice of free will committed disobedience, a second mind came into existence which was based upon disobedience. Until Adam and Eve spent their life within the sphere of the heavenly mind they were free of time and space restrictions. When they acted against the order of Allah, time and space restrictions were imposed upon them and the free mind became imprisoned and confined within difficulties and hardship. To spend life after becoming restricted in time and space Adam had to devise new methods. For example, in order to fulfil the demand of hunger and thirst he had to set up a cultivation system and carry out hard labour. As well as this he had to undergo a lot of wait, whereas in Heaven there was no such thing as wait. Adam admitted his mistake to Allah and pleaded for forgiveness. Allah said to Adam:
‗We will be sending our chosen people who will guide you to the straight path and those who act upon the guidance of those prophets will be permitted back in their home; Heaven once again‘
When Adam disobeyed Allah the lin Adam and Eve
Allah ordered Adam:-
‗O Adam! Reside here in Heaven with your wife, and eat and drink happily from whereof you like but do not come near this tree or you shall be amongst the transgressors‘
Until Adam and Eve did not commit disobedience they enjoyed Allah's blessings in Heaven. When they committed disobedience the atmosphere of Heaven could not tolerate them anymore and refused them. They got thrown into the ‗lowest of the low‘ (Earth):
‗And We created man of the best stature and then We reduced him to the lowest of the low‘ (Sūrah Tīn, 4)
There are two minds operating within man. One is the heavenly mind; that status of Adam before he committed disobedience and the other mind is the one that came into existence after disobedience. Adam, who was given authority by Allah to exercise his free will, had only one mind operative in him whose characteristic was to spend life in obedience. When Adam using his choice of free will committed disobedience, a second mind came into existence which was based upon disobedience. Until Adam and Eve spent their life within the sphere of the heavenly mind they were free of time and space restrictions. When they acted against the order of Allah, time and space restrictions were imposed upon them and the free mind became imprisoned and confined within difficulties and hardship. To spend life after becoming restricted in time and space Adam had to devise new methods. For example, in order to fulfil the demand of hunger and thirst he had to set up a cultivation system and carry out hard labour. As well as this he had to undergo a lot of wait, whereas in Heaven there was no such thing as wait. Adam admitted his mistake to Allah and pleaded for forgiveness. Allah said to Adam:
‗We will be sending our chosen people who will guide you to the straight path and those who act upon the guidance of those prophets will be permitted back in their home; Heaven once again‘
When Adam disobeyed Allah the link between him and Allah was broken. Because this link was temporarily broken the heavenly mind refused them. There is an Arabic proverb that says, ‗Everything yearns to return to its source‘. Therefore, to achieve the mind that is free of time and space restrictions we will have to employ the same method that we used to lose it. Using our choice of free will we will have to reject this mind in which we are enclosed within, the mind that caused us to move away from our liberated mind and lose the link which we had with Allah in Heaven. To search for this connection and to retain this connection has been termed as ‗Qiydm Saldt‘ (establishment of Prayer) in the language of the Qur‘ān. Allah orders us to ‗establish Prayer‘ in other words, to establish a link and relationship with Allah - such a relationship that stays firm and established in every state and situation in life.
When we want to achieve something we usually have to negate ourselves, in other words, give less importance to ourselves. We also have to sacrifice our time and our mental and physical health. Success in our mission will be in proportion to this sacrifice or negation. The more we sacrifice or negate the more success we will achieve.k between him and Allah was broken. Because this link was temporarily broken the heavenly mind refused them. There is an Arabic proverb that says, ‗Everything yearns to return to its source‘. Therefore, to achieve the mind that is free of time and space restrictions we will have to employ the same method that we used to lose it. Using our choice of free will we will have to reject this mind in which we are enclosed within, the mind that caused us to move away from our liberated mind and lose the link which we had with Allah in Heaven. To search for this connection and to retain this connection has been termed as ‗Qiydm Saldt‘ (establishment of Prayer) in the language of the Qur‘ān. Allah orders us to ‗establish Prayer‘ in other words, to establish a link and relationship with Allah - such a relationship that stays firm and established in every state and situation in life.

When we want to achieve something we usually have to negate ourselves, in other words, give less importance to ourselves. We also have to sacrifice our time and our mental and physical health. Success in our mission will be in proportion to this sacrifice or negation. The more we sacrifice or negate the more success we will achieve.

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