In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
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All praise is for Allah, the Most High, the Lord of the Worlds. And May
Peace be upon His Prophets and His Angels. May Allah's blessings be upon our
Prophet Muhammad (sallallaho 'alaihi wasallam).
"Learning from the infants"
"*He that seeks guidance, shall be guided to his own advantage, but he that
goes astray does so to his own loss. No bearer shall bear the burden of
another on the Day of Judgment. And during your worldly life, We do not
inflict punishment until We send forth a Messenger to make truth distinct
from falsehood.*" [17:15]
Assalamu 'alalikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh,
When a child is born; regardless of whether it is a female or a male, white
or black or red, American or African or Chinese or Indian or Arab,
regardless of whether he/she is rich or poor, son/daughter of a president or
of a Shepherd, or whatever the case is; every child is born with such a high
NOBLE characters!
Everyone of us has experienced the Noble characters, like the characters of
the Saints! But what are some of those characters and what has turned us
away from such a high profile?
When we study some main characteristics of the infants, we find their
similarities in the Noble people (Saints). If we try to implement such
qualities, we should be able to return to our original state. Some of those
qualities, we find, are:
- Closeness to their Nature -- They like Milk, not alcohol!
- Consciousness of Allah -- Being in the womb was perhaps among the
best times we ever had. A child is so much in conscious of Allah that when
he/she come into this world, child starts to cry! "...Beware! It is
the remembrance of Allah which provides tranquility to the hearts. [13:28]
".
- Pure hearts -- Sinless hearts are pure hearts. When we repent and do
good actions, Allah erases our sins and makes our heart bright. [Sayyidina
'Umar (radhi Allahu 'anh) said: "As long as you are pure of heart, you
speak the truth."]
- Seclusion (being alone) -- Babies in the wombs are alone, away from
this material world and its thoughts. A person who remembers Allah in
seclusion and his eyes get flooded with tears will be under the shade of
Allah, on the day of Qayyamah. We should try to spend some time with our
Lord, especially at nights when no one is near us, and remember & thank Him
for His favours and ask forgiveness for our sins.
- Meditation -- I believe, babies do meditate, if they don't, how else
would they learn this world? Let you observe *how* they meditate...
- Observe Silence -- They speak as much as it is necessary to speak
(babies cry when they need to cry, perhaps not always :) [Sayyidina 'Umar
(radhi Allahu 'anh) said: "May God bless the man who says less and
does more."].
- No Anger in them -- I don't know if any infant child knows what
'anger' is like.
- No Worries -- "Be aware! The friend of Allah has nothing to fear or
to regret.[10:62]". Food & death is predestined! If Allah is with the
believers, why worry then?
- Smile
Above mentioned are some qualities (there could be more) that we can find in
infants, as well as, in an actual-Muslim (the Prophets are our role-model).
If we implement these qualities, insha' Allah, we will be able to easily &
fully follow our Deen: Al-Islam (with its requirements); since if the roots
are getting enough nutritions, the plant grows easily, quickly and properly!
Al-Qur'an [ al-Infitaar -- 82:6-8 ]:
ياايها الانسان ماغرك بربك الكريم
الذي خلقك فسواك فعدلك
في اي صورة ماشاء ركبك
- O man! What has lured you away from your gracious Lord,
- Who created you, fashioned you, proportioned you,
- and molded you in whatever form He pleased?
Al-Qur'an [ at-Teen -- 95:4-6 ]:
لقد خلقنا الانسان في احسن تقويم
ثم رددناه اسفل سافلين
الا الذين امنوا وعملوا الصالحات فلهم اجر غير ممنون
- We have indeed created man in the best stature;
- then We abase him to the lowest of the low
- except those who believe and do good deeds - for they shall have a
never ending reward.
Abu Huraira (radhi Allahu 'anh) narrated:
Allah's Apostle ('alaihi salato was-salaam) said, "*Every child is born with
a true faith of Islam [-in another version: No child is born except on
Al-Fitra (Islam)-]* but his parents convert him to Judaism, Christianity or
Magainism, as an animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you find it
mutilated?" Then Abu Huraira recited the holy verses: "The pure Allah's
Islamic nature with which He has created human beings. No change let there
be in the religion of Allah. That is the straight religion (Islam) but most
of men know, not. (30.30) " Collected by Sheikh Bukhari [May Allah be
pleased with him].
Hasana' (radhi Allahu 'anh) narrated:
She reported on the authority of her paternal uncle: I asked the Prophet
(peace be upon him): Who are in Paradise? He replied: * Prophets are in
Paradise, martyrs are in Paradise, infants are in Paradise and children
buried alive are in Paradise.* [Abu Dawood (May Allah be pleased with him)]
Al-Qur'an [ ar-Room -- 30:30 ]:
فاقم وجهك للدين حنيفا فطرة الله التي فطر الناس عليها لاتبديل لخلق الله ذلك
الدين القيم ولكن اكثر الناس لايعلمون
Therefore, stand firm in your devotion to the upright faith - the nature
made by Allah, the one on which mankind is created - and the laws of Nature
ordained by Allah cannot be changed. That is the standard of true faith, but
most among mankind do not know.
Wa assalamu 'alaikum,
'Abdullah
