Issue No: 152
22nd February 2013
11th Rabi Al Thaani 1434 A.H.
Salamun alaykum,
A message from the Imam:
"I command you to practice Taqwa, work hard for sake of Allah, tell the truth only, return the deposits to their owners whether they are pious or sinful, prostrate yourselves before Allah for long time and treat your neighbours courteously. These are the matters that (Prophet) Muhammad brought..........." 11th Imam Hasan al Askari a.s.
Is it being done?
Coming to think about responding to this question we note that we already are displaying many of the deeds mentioned such as prayers and moral qualities like truth, honesty, trust, courtesy, social relations as our natural behaviour!
This therefore implies that the message of the Imam is do able. One does not require superhuman efforts to be able to lead ones' life guided by these instructions from the Imam. It is just the need for a conscious thought that we are determined to uphold these qualities. This results to having an impact on our deeds.
By being conscious and determined to act upon these instructions one will achieve success in becoming a muslim devoted to the message of Noble Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.w. Thus earning the Divine Pleasure and dlight of Ahlul Bayt a.s.
At times it becomes a struggle, for Shaytan too entices one to be distracted.
However do keep on trying.
Let us strive:
In striving to lead our lives as per the message, we have been assured of Divine help from Allah SWT as mentioned in Holy Quran:
"We shall certainly guide those who strive hard for Us to Our ways..." Sura Al Ankabut 29:69.
Fazle Abbas Datoo
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