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CHAPTER
2
Faith in Allah
(Tawakkul)
Son! May Allah give you the best
of both the worlds. Have faith in Allah in whatever you do. Everything is in His
hands. Everything is done according to His will. By putting faith in A1lah, a
man is saved from sorrow and grief and he does not go after useless pursuits.Sometimes you succeed in achieving
your goal and sometimes you fail. Suppose all your endeavours fail and if you
have no faith in Allah, then you will be disappointed. But if you have faith in
Allah, then you will not be sorry even if you fail. To place faith in other
sources is described as Shirk' in the holy Quran. So have faith in Allah in
whatever you do and desist from putting faith in other sources. The importance
of medium is not more than that of a mosquito. It is a deception that people
living in this materialistic world should have their eyes on Asabab'. It is
a waswasa' of Shaitan. Materialistic world' means that the existence
of things is because of mediums and causes. Therefore man should not put faith
in mediums. His faith should always be on Allah. Whenever Allah wishes, He will
create asbab'
Son! Don't be misguided that to
earn your living, you have to run after it, because all things have been created
so that the world's administration keeps on moving. Allah's blessing are not
dependant on these things. Have faith in Allah. Leave the creation of Asbab on
Musab-bebul-Asbab' He will create some or the other source to send you your
Rozi' (sustenance). Of course, everyone has to work according to his needs. It
is proved from experience that those who have left the search of Asbab in the
hands of Allah have profited more
while those who have put their faith in Asbab have suffered losses e.g. when
Hazarat Yusuf (a.s.) asked the king of Egypt to make him his treasurer, Allah
extended his period of test by one year. If he had asked Allah instead, then he
would have been released earlier. In another incident, when Hazarat Yusuf (a.s.)
asked one of his co-prisoner to recommend him to the king. Allah extended his
period of custody in prison by seven years, why did he ask somebody else instead
of Me? If he had prayed to Allah directly, he would have been released
immediately. For this Tark-e-Awla' Allah had warned that you asked one
person through another person while both are in Allah's control. Why
I was not asked? I am Malekul-Muluk.' After that He send Gabriel,
who asked Hazrat Yusuf (a.s.)
"How long do you wish to stay in prison? To which he replied "As long as
Allah wishes." "When he left it on the will of Allah, he was released by
reciting Dua-e-Tawassul.'
It is the same with Hazrat Ayub (a.s.).
He complained to the king of Egypt. As a result, he was not released till he did
not refer it to Allah. This is considered' Tark-e-Awla' for Awliya'.
Son! Beware! Never ask for your
needs to anyone else except Allah. Say whatever you want to say to Allah. He is
the only Lord and the most Merciful.
Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s.) did not ask
anything from anybody except Allah. As a result, Allah made him Khalil'.
(Tafseer-e-Safi,
P.12)
The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) has
said: "If a man desires that his papers are answered, then he should turn his
face away from human beings and pray to Allah for all his needs. When the
merciful Allah sees this state, He will grant his desires.
For this, it is advisable to refer to Dua No. 13 in
"Sahif-e-Sajjadiya" (Sahif-e-Kamela) by Hazrat Imam Zainul Abedeen
(a.s.) in which he has explained basic facts about Asbab' and also
showed us how Dua' should be recited
