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Blessings of Salat (Prayer) and Financial Giving ~~ LOVE FOR ALL HATRED FOR NONE ~~ Love for one's homeland is part of faith; moral revolution needed.
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LOVE4ALL-HATRED4NONE
2007-04-16 01:32:28 UTC
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Peace be upon you and your loved ones! ~~ `Believers are only those
whose hearts tremble when Allah is mentioned, and when His Verses/
Signs are recited to them they increase their faith, and who put their
trust in their Lord, Who observe Prayer (salat) and spend out of that
which We have provided for them.`~~ [Al Anfal (8:3-4)]
1. Explaining, Huzur said that Allah has made it a mark of the true
believers that when they are counseled and advised with reference to
Allah, they react with awe, they take heed and this increases them in
their faith.
2. Sometimes, due to various reasons, true believers are not able to
give due attention to Divine commandments. Regular reminding is
enjoined by Allah, so that those who truly believe are drawn to His
commandments and if their reasons are genuine then they may turn to
Him with sincerity and if their reasons are mere excuses then the
reminding is sufficient to shake them out of their negligence.
3. Satan entices believers to disobey certain commandments. It should
be borne in mind that the real refuge is with Allah and His is the
Being that can be relied on in all situations and all circumstances.
When a true believer is reminded of this, they realize of their
creeping reliance on worldly supports and would return to Allah. This
is the mark of a true believer, that he/she would return to their
Lord, Who is Most Gracious, Ever Merciful and is the Master of the Day
of Judgment.
4. The verses cited above indicate that the two fundamental and
distinguished signs of those who increase in their faith and who rely
on Allah alone are that they establish Salat and they spend out of
what Allah has given them.
5. The Qur'an is replete with instances where financial giving is
mentioned in conjunction with offering of Salat. This is to ensure the
spiritual purity as well as cleansing of the 'self'.
6. Elsewhere in the Qur'an in Surah Ibrahim verse 32 (14:32) the
believers are enjoined to observe Salat and discharge of financial
giving before it is too late. In the next world this is all that will
be of avail and will facilitate our salvation; huge bank balances and
highly-placed friends will serve no purpose at all.
7. Prayer/Salat and financial giving made 'secretly' is a source of
increase in faith and attainment of love of God whereas these acts
when done openly inspire and enthuse others to follow suit and thus
and draw Allah's grace.
8. Those who has accepted the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) and
thus considers to be a part of the Community of true believers should
pay utmost attention to these two aspects. Should try one's level best
to offer Salat in congregation and to aspire to offer nawafil
(optional Salat).
9. Sayings of Holy prophet (s.a.w) elucidate the importance of
offering Salat ; on the Day of Judgment the foremost answerability
will be about observance of Salat.
10. When saying Salat in congregation in the mosque one must also
observe the etiquette of mosque. It's a basic rule that when
congregational Salat is observed the rows ought to be straight. This
depicts unity. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on
him) paid great emphasis on the rows being straight.
11. It should also be kept in mind that the Friday Sermon is a part of
the Friday Prayer and as such requires complete attention. Observance
of silence is so vital during the Friday Sermon that the commandment
about discipline during its duration is by gesture and not word.
12. The objective of congregational prayer is to turn to Allah in
unity rather than cause friction and inconvenience to others.
13. Holiness Huzur, the Caliph said it should always be remembered
that worship of God is greatly linked to the institution of Caliphhood/
Khilafat. In the Qur'an in terms of the blessings of Khilafat, Allah
states in Surah Al Nur (24:56, 57) that this blessing is given to
those who observe prayer and are thus grateful to Him and that the
promise of the blessing of Khilafat is only given to these. One should
be fully conversant with the fact that the blessing of Khilafat is a
grace of Allah.
14. Relationship between the Community and the Khalifa would be
stronger when observance of Salat is greater.
15. The second aspect mentioned in the verses Huzur cited at the
beginning of the sermon was financial giving. The Qur'an states that
paying of Zakat and financial giving is also a way to receive the
blessings of Khilafat. It then states to obey the Prophet so that
mercy is shown. Fortunate have obeyed the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allah be on him) and have accepted the Promised Messiah (on whom be
peace) with whom the eternal glad tiding of Khilafat is associated.
Institution of Khilafat is a link in obedience of the Prophet. In this
day and age when a scheme for financial giving is instigated for a
cause which may not be covered by Zakat contribution it is exactly in
line with the commandment of Allah and His Prophet (s.a.w).
16. Huzur mentioned that a while back he had advised that financial
giving should not be taken from those whose employment was in any way
connected with pig meat. Community in Germany had enacted this with
diligence and rather than the decrease in financial giving as some had
feared, reports indicate huge increase.
17. Huzur said love for one's homeland is part of faith. True
believers should practice this and bring about pure change in
themselves, inculcate high morals and a developed sense of financial
giving. Out of their love for their homelands, True believers
belonging to under-developed as well as developed countries should
pray for their country-people and try and bring about moral and
spiritual revolution among them. The Salat and financial giving of
each True believers will be able to bring about revolutionary change
only when it is made to seek Allah's pleasure. May Allah enable us to
achieve this standard.
~~~~Promised divine peace messianic guide for this era at www.mta.tv
and www.alislam.org
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The Cynic
2007-04-16 14:12:22 UTC
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Peace be upon you and your loved ones! ~~
I am your LORD and GOD. Pray to me. I will give you salvation if you jump in
front of a moving train. LOL

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