ما لنا مولى سوى الله

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الف الصلاة والسلام على سيدنا محمد الحبيب المصطفى وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم

Years, months, weeks, hours, and moments have passed and continue to do so. The children mentioned on this blog in their early days of life are now teenagers, achieving their own accomplishments and sense of self.

This night of the 15th of Sha'ban, as I listen to Mostafa Atef's rendition of Qad Kafaani, I write.

  الله الله       الله الله 

ما لنا مولى سوى الله 

As I try to empty my heart and define the me who I now face, my heart fills with gratitude. I am not where I thought I might be at this point in my life, and I am grateful. I know that my Lord is Most Generous with me. 

I witness that Allah grants people what they sincerely desire. How generous is our Lord. But what is it that we desire in our hearts of hearts? Know! He grants, and He grants, and He grants. He never ceases to grant, but we fail to see.

The beauty of conceptualizing the world, and all that is in it, is that The Fashioner who designed this existence is Perfect. Imperfection defies the very meaning of Godhood. His creations are created in perfect designs. 

But our minds and hearts need a thorough dusting before we can even sense the depth of this perfection. How so? Consider how we might conceptualize spirituality. Is it in wearing black? Having a certain beard? A certain wird? A certain sense of personal accomplishment because of these acts? Some may say so, but the world is vast, and so is spirituality. 

The epitome of spiritual excellence has been exemplified in living colour by the beloved, Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. Some of us follow his way as "the living Quran" in a piecemeal fashion. I fear for myself that this approach may destroy the radiant beauty of this design. Wa Allahu 'alem. 

I am a sinful servant. Allah knows. But I won't accept that our deen is narrow when the world is not. The Quran is not. The Prophetic way is not.

O Allah, only You know what my deepest desire is, and I wait for Your granting, for You grant from Your everlasting, without ending, generosity. Your servant pleads for Your forgiveness and good pleasure. May sweetness be the nature of our servitude to You and Your granting. Ya Rabb, forgive me and all my loved ones and guide us to Your good pleasure. Ameen. 

اللهم لك كل الحمد والشكر

الله الله          الله الله

قد كفاني علم ربي من سؤالي واختياري

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