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CHAPTER
2
Meditation thought
Always meditate and ponder so that
your soul becomes active and your heart becomes pure. This cleanses the dirt of
the heart and shatters worldly desires. You distance yourself from the world and
start paying attention to the next world.Meditation and thinking is best
form of religious activity. It is the soul of prayers. To think and ponder about
the marvelous creation of Allah is the best form of prayer.
(Usul-e-kafi)
Elaborating on this Hadis
(tradition), scholars have stated that Prayer' leads a man to Sawab'
while thinking and meditating leads a man near to Allah. It is evident that
Allah is more desirable than Sawab'. Besides, prayer is the activity of the
body while meditating and thinking is the activity of the heart.
And heart is the most important
part of the body. Therefore, the Sawab of one second of meditation and pondering
is more than the sawab of one year's Ibadat. Some traditions say that it is
more than 60-70 years Ibadat.
Meditation pondering saves a
man from the fire of hell. e.g. one minute of thinking by Hazrat Hoor bin
Yazid-e-Riyahi, saved him from the fire of hell. Otherwise, if he had prayed all
his life, it would not have earned him anything. Therefore, one minute of
meditation is better than 70 years of Ibadat. It is said about this type of
meditation and thought that the name of Namaz and Roza are not Ibadat. It is
meditating and thinking about the qualities of Allah that is the name of Ibadat.
Son, have you ever thought of
those people who have gone ahead of you? From where had they come and where have
they gone? What did they take along with them and what did they leave behind?
What were they doing? How they left all their business and went away. Those who
did not put their feet on earth, resting on
soft cushion, walking proudly erect on earth and now.now they are sleeping on
earth wearing shrouds, leaving behind all their wealth, children, farms,
bungalows, etc. Their soft and delicate cheeks
are smeared with mud. Insects, serpents and scorpions are crawling over their
bodies. Now they have only a corner of the grave and loneliness.
(Nahjul
Balagah)
Sometimes, think about death. It
comes all of a sudden and does not give a moments' respite. Be careful of
every second. Always be ready for death. Don't be lazy in asking for Allah's
forgiveness and doing good deeds. Never be complacent, many people have gone
suddenly. They did not get time even to ask for Allah's forgiveness. Beware,
lest you may be one of those dejected and hopeless people. Lest you have to say
'O Allah, send me once again'.
Sometimes, think that this world
is the house of calamities and miseries. Its cleanliness is mixed with dirt. Its
rest and leisure is also mixed with sorrow. Here there is no complete rest or
leisure. It is stated in Hadis-e-Qudsi': "These people seek relief in
this world while we have not created relief and comfort in this world. And where
we have created these things, they are not searching there."
Son! When you think of all these
things, your worldly troubles will become bearable and you will be attracted
towards the hereafter. To bear worldly sufferings is the best deed for the
hereafter.
Sometimes, think about the future.
In front of you, there is grave, barzakh, hashr account of all your deeds, serat,
mizan, paradise hell.
Have you ever thought that after
death, only that wealth which has been spent in the ways of Allah will be
beneficial? Only shroud will come with you. All your friends, relatives, well
wishers and children only know to put you in the grave. Only your deeds will be
helpful to you. They will not get separated from you. If
you will think of all these,
then you will be able to do good deeds. This will lead to purity in intentions
and before times passes, you will be careful about tomorrow.
It is stated in the traditions
that the best thing that desists you from committing sin is the remembrance of
death. Thinking about death is the best Ibadat and the best meditation is also
thinking about death.
(Mustadrakul
Wasail )
Those who do not think about death, they waste their
time in useless work. Those who remember death, death, spend their time in
performing good deeds. Death is the best advisor. Thinking about death softens
the hardness of circumstances. It encourages a rich many to charity. It desists
a man from doing useless work. Not only that, it eases the hardship. It attracts
you towards the benefit of the hereafter and discourages you from having high
hopes, leisure and doing unrewarding deeds.
