THE LOVE OF AHLULBAYT
(AS)
Among all the beautiful
blessings of Allah (swt), blessings which are countless rather beyond our
imagination .one blessing for which we can never thank almighty. To be honest
we don’t realize it the way it needs to be realized! And the blessing is that
Allah bestowed us with, THE LOVE OF AHLULBAYT (AS)
Many of us who inherited
it in our genes and blood, some of us who acquired it as they got an
inspiration, since Allah (swt) guided them this way
Just think for a second
…try to realize this blessing…this greatest gift of Allah. Can you imagine a
life without it? What remains in life then …?
Love of Ahlulbayt (as),
no matter at what intensity you can feel it…but believe this is the spirit
breathing inside us. This is the beauty of our soul and our body as well. Take
out some time to ponder…some time to feel…some time to realize…try to feel the
Love of Ahlulbayt (as) in your soul. Your heart will start beating faster…try
to recall when you wept for Ahlulbayt (as) last time in a majlis of Imam
Hussain (as)…remember the last nasheed you praised which was written in the
love of Ahlulbayt (as) …remember the last time you did tawassul with Ahlulbayt
(as) in your dua…when you were feeling so distressed and dejected… Recall those
precious moments and don’t forget to put your forehead on earth in front of
Almighty who gifted you this…All praises for him…we can never ever thank him
for this…
But what we can do is to
develop this love more and more in ourselves…we can make it our biggest
strength…A strength which can help us overcoming all difficulties we come
across and all challenges we can face…If this (love of Ahlulbayt as) noor
(light) is there in our hearts it will brighten our soul inshaAllah
Whenever there is a time
in your life when you want to act on religion…when you want to follow the
commands of Allah…and when you find standing alone on the side of sea …not only
alone but society trying to pull you back…trying you to be a part of them…mix
with them in a way they like…use your bestest blessing of Allah as your weapon
Love of Ahlulbayt (as) just remember one thing, being acting on your religion
you are becoming a reason of the smile of Ahlulbayt (as) …a source of happiness
for the Imam of Time …(may Allah hasten his reappearance) and believe it or not
…you’ll experience the feeling which can only be felt words can’t describe it….
and what else you want …other than satisfaction ??
As we understand how
beautiful this love is…how important it is…how essential it is to keep it
nurturing in our hearts…we should always look for ways that can elevate it in
ourselves…we can find a lot of lectures of renowned speakers or books of very
intellectual writers for this...and we should always find, follow & share
that…some points I would like to make in this regard are;
1.always thank Allah
(swt) for this blessing …in whatever way you like…but do thank Him for this…it
could be a sajda after ever wajib prayer…a tasbee of salawat for Ahlulbayt (as)
…a two rakat prayer…a help to a needy with the intention of thankfulness for
this blessing …it could be any small little act of worship …but be thankful
from the core of your heart …and it is Allah’s promise in Quran
وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمْ
لَئِنْ شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ ۖ وَلَئِنْ كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِي لَشَدِيدٌ
[Shakir 14:7] And when your Lord made it
known: If you are grateful, I would certainly give to you more, and if you are
ungrateful, My chastisement is truly severe.
[Pickthal 14:7] And when
your Lord proclaimed: If ye give thanks, I will give you more; but if ye are
thankless, lo! My punishment is dire.
[Yusufali 14:7] And
remember! your Lord caused to be declared (publicly): "If ye are grateful,
I will add more (favours) unto you; But if ye show ingratitude, truly My
punishment is terrible indeed."
2. Do tawassul with
Ahlulbayt (as) in your prayers…with the firm belief of acceptance of your
dua…always remember they never returned back any beggar empty handed from their
doors…
3. Try to know more about
Ahlulbayt (as) Maraafat develops love…know more of their fazaails …their
morality … Noor of Ahlulbayt (as) has all the powerful rays…which will never
let you unless you have developed the pure attachment with them
4. try to know more about
their love for their shias…it is soooooo important ….the time you discover how
much they care for you…how much they pray for you…how much they love you…you’ll
automatically fall in love with them (although we can never realize it but we
have to strive till the limit of our capacities)
5. Share your love!!!
As we said this is the
bestest blessing of Allah and we will be questioned for every blessing
hereafter …this hold a huge responsibility on all of us…when we are benefiting
from this gift as we look around we can see many people who due to one reason
or other have not been able to realize this blessing …who are lacking this
love…imagine how empty they are? How badly their hearts need this love…the love
which can make their soul peaceful…our fellow human beings on this earth are
restless…they are not as fortunate as we are so…When we have any wealth how
many different ways we have been taught to share it with the needy
people…khums…zakat…sadqa…khayrat …etc
Why don’t we feel that
this beautiful wealth needs to be shared…
So I feel we strongly
need to share Love of Ahlulbayt (as) …don’t impose your aqaaids or beliefs on
others…share the love…love has all its power…a power that can never be defeated
…as it is said LOVE CONQURES ALL !!!
We have been mistaken in
a way that whenever we talk or portray ourselves among our sunni brothers and
sisters or non-Mulims we start debating …start arguing on differences…try to
prove that they are wrong and we are so right…how many times we have tried to
share our love? We seriously need to work on it…
Gift them a dua from Holy
Household…show them a sermon of Ameer-ul-momineen (as) share it in a way that
is not imposing anything on anyone…and by the way whenever you are in love it
shines in your eyes its fragrance can be felt in your breath …it reflects in
your character…so we need to build our character the way Ahlulbayt (as) want
from us!
May Allah (swt) bless us
all and give us strength to follow the path of Ahlulbayt (as) May love of
Ahlulbayt (as) keep nurturing in our hearts and souls and may we be ready to
sacrifice everything for this love when our Imam (atfs) reappears!
inshaAllah
Mohtaj-e-dua!!
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