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KnowYourLord
BySheikhMohammedalGhazali
Monday,02July201200:00

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HowtoPrayTarawih

Manmaythinkthattherelationship
betweenhimandhisLordissimilar
tothatbetweenchildrenandtheir
parentsthattheyneedthemwhen
younganddispensewiththemwhen
grownup.Theirindependencemay
evenpullthemintoingratitudeand
forgetfulnessofpastkindness.
Inreality,mansneedforhisLordis
eternal,morethananinfantforits
motheroraplantforlightandwater.
Itneverceases.

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{Say(untothem,OMuhammad):
GettoKnowGod
Whoprovidesforyoufromthesky
andtheearth,orWhoownshearing ContemplateAllahsNearnesstoYou
andsightandWhobringsforththe
ExpressingGratitudetoAlmightyAllah
livingfromthedeadandbrings
forththedeadfromthelivingand DevotiontoGod
Whodirectsthecourse?Theywill
FromKnowledgeComesGratitude
say:Allah.Thensay:Willyenot
thenkeepyourduty(untoHim)?} Reflection:KeytoGod
(Yunus10:31)
ManmayimaginethathecanescapefromtheconsequencesofwronginghisLord
throughsomeprotectionhereorthere.

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Inreality,thereisnowhereintheuniversewherehecanhidehimself,andnoone
whocangivehimthatprotection.AnyrefugehetakesawayfromhisMakeris
weakerthanitsseeker:
{OrhavetheygodswhocanguardthemfromUs?Theyhavenopowerto
helpthemselves,norcantheybeprotectedfromUs.}(AlAnbiya21:43)
Whateverfacultiesmankindhassuchashearing,sight,andfeelingsare
borrowedfromAllah.HemaywithdrawthemanymomentHewills,andleavethe
mightiestofallmankindemptyhanded,withnothingbututterweakness.
{Say(tothedisbelievers),Tellme,ifAllahtookawayyourhearingand
yoursight,andsealedupyourhearts,whoisthegod,otherthanAllah,
whocouldrestorethemtoyou?Behold,howWeputforthOurSignsin
diverseforms,andyettheyturnawayfromthem.}(AlAnam6:46)
HowtoGettoKnowGod?
ToknowAllahistostandbetweenHisHands,feeling
HeiswhatHeisandyouwhatyouare.
You,withyourbarereality,areundecorated,without
anypretenses.AndHe,withHisSacredSelf,is
absolutelyperfect,andfreefromanydefect,want,or
insufficiency.

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manisthesourceofhisownsufficiency!Thatmanishisownprovider!

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Heshunsanyremindersofbeingoneofthemanyneedycreaturesinthiswide
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Hebelievesanythinghepossessesishisright,ratherthanabountyfromAllah.His
ownself,inhiseyes,giveshimpoweronthisearth,anditwillempowerhiminthe
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{AndifWeletmantastemercyfromUsafteranadversitythathas
touchedhim,hewillsurelysay,ThisiswhatIdeserve,andIdonotthink
theHourwilloccurandevenifIshouldbereturnedtomyLord,indeed,
therewillbemuchgood(Paradise)storedformewithHim.}(Fussilat41:
50)
Whyshouldmanthinkthathisnameisrecordedinheavenandthataplaceis
reservedforhimwithhisLordwhenheisfinishedwiththislife,ifheliveshislife
ungratefulandunmindfulofHim?
Thesearethedelusionsandemptyfanciesofproudminds.Thisishowsoulsare
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{Oyouwhobelieve!FearAllah,andbelieveinHisMessenger,Hewill
bestowonyouadoubleportionofHisMercy,andprovideforyoualightby
whichyoushallwalk(straight),andHewillforgiveyou(yourpast).}(Al
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inthemselves,andtoolittlefaithinAllah,Whocreatedthemforapurposemuch
higherthanthatwhichtheyhaveinviewortheendtowardswhichtheyareworking.
Theywillcontinuetodeprivethemselvesofheavenlyprovisionaslongasthey
persistonthiserroneouspath.

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Theyliveexposedtoanguishafteranguishandafflictionafteraffliction:
{Andadisasterwillnotceasetostrikethosewhodisbelievebecauseof
theirdeeds(disbeliefanddenial)ortodescendclosetotheirhomes,until
thePromiseofAllahcomestopass.Certainly,AllahdoesnotfailinHis
Promise.}(ArRad13:31)
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ThisarticleisatranslatedexcerptfromShaykhMuhammadAlGhazalisbook:The

EmotionalSideofIslam.ItistranslatedandadaptedbyHayaMuhammadEid&
editedbyEmilyKatharineRichardson.
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SheikhMohammedalGhazalialSaqqa(19171996)wasanIslamicclericandscholarwhose
writings"haveinfluencedgenerationsofEgyptians".Theauthorof94books,SheikhGhazali
attractedabroadfollowingwithworksthatsoughttointerpretIslamanditsholybook,theQuran,
inamodernlight.HeiswidelycreditedwithcontributingtoarevivalofIslamicfaithinEgyptover
thelastdecade."Anothersourcecalledhim"oneofthemostreveredsheikhsintheMuslimworld.

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