بِسْم الله الرحمن الرحيم
The Connection between the Name الرقيب and the Name الله
The Name Allah has been explained by Ibn Abbas رحمه الله to mean:
ذوا الالوهية و العبودية على خلقه أجمعين
I.e. It's to believe that there is no deity who has perfect attributes except Allah - The One who deserves to be magnified and loved the most.
That's why in Ayat Al-Kursi, Allah says:
"الله لا اله الا هو"
And then mentions His perfect attributes:
"الحي القيوم"...etc.
This is to tell us that no deity deserves to be loved and worshipped except Him because only He has perfect attributes. Only He deserves to be stood before in humility; to be shown our need and incapacity. And this is the meaning of "ذوا العبودية"
We are told in سورة النساء to have Taqwa of Allah. Allah says in [4:1]:
Fear Allah, be dutiful to Him; beware of deifying other than Him with love and magnification or directing your complete and utmost love to other than Him. Allah is الرقيب, He watches your heart and knows what it's filled of.
The connection between الرقيب and Taqwa
You may swear that you don't love anyone more than Allah, but check your words. Talking about a person or matter excessively indicates the dominance of love of it in ones heart. That's why heedlessness indicates weak love and magnification of Allah, whereas remembering Allah much indicates strong love and glorification.
Look at the state of those who fall deeply in love with other humans, to the extent they say, 'If so-and-so leaves me, I'll commit suicide"
If excessive love and magnification of another person fills your heart (such that your heart is attached to him, and his memory dominates your heart and mind), Allah will nurture you. You'll try so hard to please the one beloved to you, and yet they'll turn their back on you and leave you.
And you might ask him what you did, and how you can please him, but he'll say he just doesn't like seeing or being near you. This happens with couples and is misinterpreted as something else. It's natural to have love, but you have to be wary of it inflating over the limit.
How do you know it's over the top? When you start feeling that your happiness lies in talking to him, and your whole life becomes dedicated for him, and see life without him dead and lifeless, and completely forget about the meeting with Allah.
Why does it inflate? Because we don't put a limit on our relationship with people. It could happen with your friends, children, husband, etc. Don't fool yourself and call it natural love.
The married woman after 10 years of marriage should consider the times when her husband is out of the house as blessed times to do work and عبادة. But still, after 10 years, you're clingy and ask where he is, who he's talking to, calling him 100 times. Is this natural?
What's the remedy?
1) Knowing that Allah is الرقيب; watching your heart.
2) To know that Allah may punish you with the same person you were attached to. You'll feel pain and separation.
3) Remember the grave, the Day of Judgement.
4) Remember that all your beloved ones are a means to attain Allah's pleasure
5) Take the means of increasing your faith - Increase in Knowledge, Recite the Quran with Tadabbur.
6) Make dua; show humility to Him.
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