Pls suggest me the way to make our imaan stronger and our belief in allah tala.
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salaam.can
u pls suggest me the way to make our imaan stronger and our belief in allah
tala.i never want to get seperated from my lord .i have constant fear
surrounding me regarding my imaan.i am constantly troubled by waswasae.pls help
me.i never want to get seperated from my lord.pls answer.allah hafiz.
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How to increase
emaan faith
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness
that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 16 Surah
Nahl verse 102:
102 Say the Holy Spirit (Hadrat Jibrael (a.s.)) has brought the
Revelations from thy Lord in Truth, in order to strengthen (the faith of)
those who believe and as a guide and glad tidings to the believers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 8 Surah
Anfaal verses 2-4:
2 For the (true) believers are those who when Allah is mentioned feel
a tremor in their hearts, and when they hear His Signs rehearsed, find
their faith strengthened and put (all) their trust in their Lord.
3 Who establish regular prayers and spend (freely) out of the gifts We
have given them for sustenance:
4 Such in truth are the believers: they have grades of dignity with
their Lord and forgiveness and generous sustenance.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 9 Surah
Taubah verses 124-125:
124 Whenever there cometh down a Surah some of them say: "which of
you has had his faith increased by it? Yea
those who believe, their faith is increased and they do rejoice.
125 But those in whose hearts is a disease it will add doubt to their
doubt, and they will die in a state of unbelief.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah
Ale-Imraan verses 190-195:
190 Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the
alternation of night and day there are indeed Signs for men of understanding.
191 Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing sitting and lying
down on their sides and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens
and the earth (with the thought): "O Our Lord! Not for naught hast Thou
created (all) this! Glory to Thee! Give us salvation from the penalty of the Fire.
192 "O Our Lord! Any whom Thou dost admit to the fire truly Thou
coverest with shame, and never will wrong-doers find any helpers!.
193 "O Our Lord! We have heard the call of one calling (us) to
faith `Believe ye in the Lord' and we have believed. O Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out
from us our iniquities, and take to Thyself our souls in the company of the
righteous.
194 "O Our Lord! Grant us what Thou didst promise unto us through Thine
Messengers, and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: for Thou never
breakest Thy promise."
195 And their Lord hath accepted of them and answered them: "Never
will I suffer to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female.
Your Question: ….can u
pls suggest me the way to make our imaan stronger and our belief in allah tala
When one who believes looks, studies and sincerely ponders
and contemplates the innumerable Signs of the Lord Most Majestic, with the
ardent belief that it simply does not befit the Majesty of the Lord Most
Supreme to create all these for naught, or sport, or play….it would increase
their ‘emaan’ and faith.
When one constantly, while standing, sitting, and lying
down strives to remember their Lord…..it would increase their ‘emaan’ and
faith.
And the absolute best thing that builds the awe and
reverence of their Lord Creator in ones hearts, and brings one closer to their
Lord Most Merciful is the recitation, comprehension, understanding, and the
implementation of the Wise Guidance of the Lord Who Created; ie. the Glorious
Quran.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 16 Surah
Nahl verse 89:
We have sent down to you this Book (Al-Quran),
which makes everything plain, and is a
guidance, blessing and good news to
those who have surrendered themselves entirely.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 14 Surah
Ibrahim verses 1-2:
This (Al-Quran) is a Book which We have sent
down to you (O Prophet) that you may bring mankind, by the help of their Lord, out of the dark ways (of ignorance) into the
Light (of knowledge), to the Way of that
Lord, Who is All Powerful, and inherently All Praiseworthy, and the Owner of whatever is in the heavens
and the earth.
The mere recitation of some verses or ‘duas’ or ‘wazifas’
by itself will not ward off any evil, nor stop one from falling into temptation
or sin, nor increase one’s faith and ‘emaan’…..but it is only when one
sincerely strives to completely and unconditionally submit one’s will to the
clear guidance of their Lord Most Merciful, they will be able to tread that
Straight Path that leads to His Mercy and His Grace in this world and the
Hereafter.
The one and only thing which has the power to stop one
from falling into pertpetual sin is to constantly strive to develop what is
known as ‘taqwa’ in the Glorious Quran!
This state of consciousness of standing in the Presence of
the Majestic and Supreme Lord One Inevitable Day is what Allah calls ‘taqwa’ or
piety in His Quran; and it is this ‘taqwa’ which will inspire you all your life
towards doing deeds that would earn you the Eternal Pleasure and Good Will of
your Lord, and it is this same ‘taqwa’ which will inspire you to abstain from
doing anything which would bring about His Unbearable Wrath and Anger.
‘Taqwa’ means to abstain from doing anything that would
bring about the Wrath and Displeasure of the Lord All-Mighty; and to do deeds
of righteousness which are commanded by Allah and His Messenger (saws). ‘Taqwa’ is to live every moment of ones life
with the solemn belief that One Inevitable Day every soul will be brought forth
in the Presence of the Majestic Lord to give a full accounting of every one of
his deeds. ‘Taqwa’ is to determine
before doing anything whether the Lord Most Merciful will be Pleased or
dis-pleased with the deed; if one determines that the Lord will be pleased with
the deed, one must do it wholeheartedly; and if one determines that the deed
would bring about the displeasure and Wrath of Allah Subhanah, one must strive
one’s utmost to abstain from it. ‘Taqwa’
is to live every moment of one’s life consciously striving to do deeds which
would earn one the Pleasure and Good Will of their Lord Most Merciful, and
abstain from doing deeds which would bring about His displeasure and Wrath.
If one studies the Glorious Quran, one would realize that
more often than not, wherever Allah Subhanah Promises His slaves the
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale
Imraan verse 133:
133 Be quick in the race for forgiveness from
your Lord and for a Garden whose width is that (of the whole) of the heavens
and of the earth; prepared for the ‘Muttaqeen’.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 50 Surah
Qaaf verses 31-33:
31 And the Garden will be brought nigh to
the ‘Muttaqeen’, no more a thing distant.
32 (A voice will say:) "This is what was
promised for you, for everyone who turned (to Allah) in sincere repentance who
kept (his law).
33 "Who feared (Allah) Most Gracious
unseen and brought a heart turned in devotion (to Him):
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 52 Surah
Tur verses 17-18:
17 As to the ‘Muttaqeen’ they will be in Gardens and in
Happiness
18 Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord
hath bestowed on them and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the
Fire.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 68 Surah
Qalam verse 34:
34 Verily for the ‘Muttaqeen’
are Gardens of Delight in the Presence of their Lord.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 16 Surah
Nahl verse 31:
31 Gardens of Eternity which they will
enter: beneath them flow (pleasant) rivers: they will have therein all that
they wish: thus doth Allah reward the ‘Muttaqeen’
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 25 Surah
Furqan verses 15-16:
15 Say: "Is that (fire) better or the
eternal Gardens promised to the ‘Muttaqeen’? For them that is a reward as well
as a goal (of attainment).
16 "For them there will be therein all
that they wish for: they will dwell (there) for aye: a promise to be prayed for
from thy Lord."
Thus, in conclusion, my dear and beloved sister in Islam,
the absolute best way to bring about this reformation in our hearts to get
close to the Remembrance of our Lord Who Created us; the best way to constantly
bring our Lord to remembrance, the best way to increase one’s ‘emaan’ and faith
is to read, understand, obey, follow and completely submit ourselves to His
Glorious Message which He Himself revealed for our guidance, The One and Only
Glorious and Noble Quran!
Allah is our witness, one who sincerely submits himself to
the Glorious Message of their Lord will find that his whole life will become a
life spent in the worship and praise of His Lord; their prayers, their fasts,
their zakat, their Hajj, their every work, their every relationship with their
fellow man, in fact, his every single deed will be aligned to earn the Pleasure
and Good Will of their Lord Most Gracious, Most Merciful, Insha Allah.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and well
wisher in Islam,
Burhan