DEAR, YOUR YEARNING FOR GOD
ALMIGHTY IS NOT TRUE, NOR DO YOU TRULY SEEK HIM!!!
An excerpt from
an address by Shaiekh Abdul Qaadir Jilaani,
رحمة الله عليه
from the book
THE
ENDOWMENT OF DIVINE GRACE AND SPREAD OF DIVINE MERCY
[Al-Fathu Rabbani]
AMONGST THE SO-CALLED SEEKERS OF
GOD, THE MAJORITY LOVE THE WORLD, FEW LOVE THE HEREAFTER, AND EVEN FEWER
CONSENT TO GOD'S WILL AND SEEK HIM.
They are as rare as red sulfur. These are unique individuals who are the rarest of the rare. It is even exceedingly rare to meet one of them. They are the select few, the beacons of faith, the pride of the lands, the gems of the earth and the true kings on it.
They are God's providence to the land and its
people. They are the pillars of the earth and its protection. They are the
leaders of the people and their chancellors. Because of them, people are saved
from calamities and because of them, God Almighty makes the skies rain and plants
thrive.
At the beginning of their spiritual quest,
they ran from one mountain peak to a higher one, seeking seclusion and privacy.
They fled from one country to another, from the outskirts of one ruin to
another. Once they were discovered to dwell in one place, they moved to
another. They left everything behind and surrendered the keys of this world
into the hands of its people. They remained resolute until the castle walls of
protection were built around them, and rivers flowed towards their hearts until
such time that God Almighty assigned guards to protect them.
Each of the heavenly soldiers who surround
them have a unique duty to guard. Thus, these elect servants of God Almighty
will be honored, protected, and raised to the station of deputy over the people
‘Sainthood’ [wilayah]. All these blessings take place beyond their
mental fathoming. In that state of being, their return to mingling with people
and serving them becomes obligatory. They become like physicians, and the
people become their patients.
O man, you claim to be one of them.
TELL ME THEN, HOW DO YOU
RECOGNIZE THEIR SIGNS?
What is the mark of proximity to and kindness
of God Almighty? What is your position and station in God's kingdom? What is
your name and title in the upper circle? Tell me, why does the door of your
fate close every night? Do you think that whatever food and water you take is
unconditionally permissible? Where do you sleep, in the world, the hereafter,
or in proximity of your Lord? Who comforts you in your loneliness? Who sits with
you in your solitude?
O liar. What comforts you in your privacy are
your mind and desire (nafs), satan, passions and contemplation of your
world. In public you comfort yourself with the company of the human satans who
are the evildoers and the fellows of hearsay. The success illustrated earlier
does not come through raving, craziness, or mere chance, nor would your
speaking on the subject benefit you.
BE IN A STATE OF DEAD-CALM AND BE LANGUOROUS
[LETHARGIC] IN THE HANDS OF YOUR LORD AND THUS CORRECT YOUR BEHAVIOR.
O YE PEOPLE! BEHAVE YOURSELVES BEFORE GOD ALMIGHTY, AND MAY HE HAVE MERCY UPON YOU ALL.
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