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Rumi Mathnawi, Book III, Line 3901-3912 I died to the inorganic state and became endowed with growth, and I died to growth and attained to animal. I died from animality and became Adam(man): why, then should I fear? when have I become less by dying? At the next remove I shall die to man, that I may soar and lift up my head amongst the angels. And I must escape even from the angels: everything is perishing except His Face. Once more I shall be sacrificed and die to the angel: I shall become that which enters not into the imagination. Then I shall become non-existence: non-existence saith to me, as an orgon, verily unto Him shall we return. Know death to be what the community are agreed upon, namely, that the Water of Life is hidden in the Darkness. Thou hast seen the river: spill thy jug in the river: how should the water take flight from the river.

Khutbaat-e-Hakeemul Ummat:
Aadaab-e-Insaaniat

On Self Reformation
Translated from Khutbaat e Hakeemul Ummat: Volume 19
--The Darkness of Sin--


(a continuation)...Now to consider this difficult is as our Maulana Mohammad Yaqub Saheb (ra) proclaimed, "My friend, what can be easier than reciting 'La ilaaha illalah"? But for the disbelievers this is the most difficult thing. So from this example you can see that for those whom this is easy, it is solely due to the Mercy and Bounty of Allah. Otherwise from our own strength and struggle we cannot do anything. In 'Auraaf' there is written the incident of one Saint where at one time no kalima (Statement of Belief) could be spoken from his tongue. He was able to speak of all other things but he could not say ' La ilaaha ilallah'(There is no God but Allah).

Upon seeing this condition of his, he went to the mosque and made dua that 'Oh Allah, which sin have i committed on the base for which i have received this punishment?' From the Unseen he received an answer that on one occasion you uttered such and such statement for which, to this day, you have still not repented. For this reason today, after all these years We have given its due punishment. He immediately fell in prostration and repented upon which his tongue was freed immediately.

From this incident it should be understood that the diffuclty in obedience is often due to past sins. The cure for this condition is repentance and seeking forgiveness from Allah. Sometimes the reason behind the difficulty in remembrance of Allah is 'Wehshath', meaning there is a dreadfulness felt in the remembrance of Allah and due to this wahshath one cannot recite the name of Allah. You will see a lot of people who waste a lot of time talking but for the remembrance of Allah their tongues do not move. The reason for this is their previously committed sins. Meaning, due to their sins they have this wahshath which keeps them from taking the name of Allah.

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