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Post by Zuhair Nasir on Oct 11, 2007 12:25:11 GMT
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAHFasting is an adoption of one quality of Allah since He is free from eating and drinking. The devotee (servant) desires to participate in one of His quality for a while and becomes accustomed to it. But submissiveness demands that one should eat something at sehri i.e. before dawn while starting fast, so that he must not be out of the boundary of servanthood. Likewise observing night vigils (praying at midnight) is also an adoption of one of the Divine traits, since He is free from slumber. It is befitting for the servant to follow this trait and get up at midnight to say Tahajjud prayer but never boast of it nor become arrogant.Khawaja Baqi Billah (d.1603)
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Post by Saalik on Jul 22, 2012 3:26:19 GMT
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
1000 years of Punishment for the Nafs, But it still was arrogant - Fasting is the Cure
When Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala created the Nafs he asked who it was, the reply was with arrogance, the same as you. So Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala burned it 1000 years, asked it again the same reply the same as you, so He froze it for a 1000 years, the same reply. Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala Punished the Ego with so many different types of punishments, each time for a 1000 years. Finally he starved the Ego for a 1000 years and then asked who are you, the Ego replied humbly your mere servant and you are the Lord of the Worlds. So Fasting has a major impact for the Ego, it humble its and gives the Spirit more freedom. Most of us live our lives following of Egos, but when we fast it allows us to be more obedient slaves of Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala.
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Post by Saalik on Jul 22, 2012 3:48:17 GMT
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAH Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam
70,000 veils removed when breaking the Fast and the Vision of the Divine Beauty.
When Ramadhan Begins the gates of paradise are Opened
Hazrat Musa Alayhis Salaam was given a conversation with Allah Subhaanahu Wa Ta'alaa on Mount Sinai; You have your own Mount Sinai, at the time of breaking fast when you can hold a thousand and one conversations with Allah Subhaanahu Wa Ta'alaa . Hazrat Musa Alayhis Salaam said 'O my Lord, you speak to me, will you not show me your beauty'. Allah Subhaanahu Wa Ta'alaa said you shall not see me. How can you see when there are 70,000 veils between Us. But a gift for the last Ummah which I have called Ramadhan, I shall so manifest myself at the time of breaking fast for the Last Ummah. Whereas between you and Me there are 70,000 veils. There will be no veils at all between Us and the Last Ummah, at the time of breaking fast.
Bismillahir Rahmanir RaheemThis is mentioned in Nuzhat al-Majaalis wa Muntakhab al-Nafaa’is, by Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Abd al-Salaam al-Safoori Rahmatullahi Ta'ala Alayh on Page 182-183, Chapter on the virtue of Ramadaan and encouragement to do good deeds therein & in Tafseer Rooh al-Bayaan (8/112) by Ismaa’eel Haqqi al-Hanafi al-Khalooti Rahmatullahi Ta'ala Alayh.
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