The incidents of the saints – A means of strengthening the faith The populace studies the lives of the saints, learns from the lives that t...
The incidents of the saints – A means of strengthening
the faith
The populace studies the lives of the saints, learns from
the lives that they have led and try to make their lives
successful for this world and for the next. Shaykh Ul
Islam Imam Muhammad Anwaarullah Farooqui (May
Allah shower His mercy on him), the founder of Jamia
Nizamia writes about studying, reading, listening to the
lives of the saints:
Translation: First, think of strengthening your faith. The
only way to do this is to study the lives of the saints, the
elders of our religion, so that one thinks of one’s lapses
in the face of such greatness and a zeal is created and
as per the verse (Surah Hood-24). For a person hears
about his (or her) elders only to accept it and
whomever he finds the greatest and most distinguished
among them, he loves them the more and desires to
attain their character and attributes.
This is the reason that when the Arabs had to enthuse
and excite a tribe, the poets and speakers would
describe the achievements of their predecessors and
forefathers to them, which would provoke the whole
tribe into battle where they would set new milestones
of bravery. They hear the achievements of their elders
and resolve to walk alongside them and don’t care
about their lives even as love eases following in the
footsteps of the beloved. In the same way, if the
speakers instill the zeal and achievements of the elders
in the hearts and minds of Muslims and describe their
character and attributes which resulted in that
grandeur and achievements, then naturally they will
desire following and attaining that character. The least
effect will be that they will regret their own
blameworthy attributes and this regret is not a small
thing! It is but the foreword of true repentance. Thus,
there is nothing better for Muslims than the mention of
miracles! (Maqasid Ul Islam Vol. 7, Pg. No. 181/182)
the faith
The populace studies the lives of the saints, learns from
the lives that they have led and try to make their lives
successful for this world and for the next. Shaykh Ul
Islam Imam Muhammad Anwaarullah Farooqui (May
Allah shower His mercy on him), the founder of Jamia
Nizamia writes about studying, reading, listening to the
lives of the saints:
Translation: First, think of strengthening your faith. The
only way to do this is to study the lives of the saints, the
elders of our religion, so that one thinks of one’s lapses
in the face of such greatness and a zeal is created and
as per the verse (Surah Hood-24). For a person hears
about his (or her) elders only to accept it and
whomever he finds the greatest and most distinguished
among them, he loves them the more and desires to
attain their character and attributes.
This is the reason that when the Arabs had to enthuse
and excite a tribe, the poets and speakers would
describe the achievements of their predecessors and
forefathers to them, which would provoke the whole
tribe into battle where they would set new milestones
of bravery. They hear the achievements of their elders
and resolve to walk alongside them and don’t care
about their lives even as love eases following in the
footsteps of the beloved. In the same way, if the
speakers instill the zeal and achievements of the elders
in the hearts and minds of Muslims and describe their
character and attributes which resulted in that
grandeur and achievements, then naturally they will
desire following and attaining that character. The least
effect will be that they will regret their own
blameworthy attributes and this regret is not a small
thing! It is but the foreword of true repentance. Thus,
there is nothing better for Muslims than the mention of
miracles! (Maqasid Ul Islam Vol. 7, Pg. No. 181/182)
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