Selected Quotes from the discourses of
Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb
(Daamat Barakaatuhum)
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“My Rights”
Do not go by the book of “
My Rights”. Go by the book of
Love,
Ihsaan and
Khidmat.
In other words, if every person goes out of his or her way to fulfill the rights of others, instead of demanding his or her own rights, or goes a step further than just fulfillment of rights, i.e. he or she goes out of his or her way to be kind, caring, loving and forgiving, then automatically this world will become a paradise.
The unfortunate part is that the husband opens the chapter of his rights, and the wife opens the chapter of her rights. The parents open the chapter of their rights, and the children, of their rights. the teacher his rights and the pupils their rights and then everyone demands fulfillment of these rights.
No doubt, rights have been declared so that no person should stop short of their fulfillment, but you cannot have a peaceful society if there are just demands for rights and no fulfillment of the corresponding obligations.
---------------------------------------------- World of means
We are living in a world of means. We, therefore, make use of the means but we don’t trust in those means. Rasulullah(saws) had said :
“Tie your camel and trust in Allah.”When driving to a destination, check the oil, water, tyres, fuel, etc., but no matter how expensive and new the car may be, don’t believe and trust in the car to get you to your destination. That very car could also take you to the final destination of this world-
the Grave.
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Love of Allah Ta’ala and His Rasool(saws)
Allah Ta’ala has given the human being a heart. The food which nourishes and pleases the heart is Love. The food of the eyes is beautiful scenery, beautiful colour, beautiful faces, etc. The ears derive pleasure in listening to beautiful sounds. The tongue appreciates tasty and delicious food and drink.
Thus, the food for everything is different. The food of the heart, the enjoyment and pleasure of the heart is in Love, but the vast majority of people are wasting this precious commodity of love on those things which are transitory and perishable and which will turn to dust.
Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi (Rahmatullah ‘alaih) relates in his Mathnavi : “Your hearts are attached to the things of the world which have their origin in sand. The women of the world are created from sand, the homes are of sand, the food is of sand, the children are of sand. EVERYTHING is of sand. They only appear in different forms and colours. The end result is also sand.
Aside from that, you are to be separated from them one day, so why attach yourself to them? Therefore, we are very immature if we have this attachment to them. Our attachment to these things, which we are to leave behind, should be with a very weak and light adhesive. On the other hand, we are to live with Allah forever, therefore our attachment to Him should be with a very strong adhesive, i.e. create an extremely strong link with Him in your heart.”
The love of one’s parents, wives, children and property is not prohibited, but it should not exceed the love of Allah Ta’ala and His Rasool(saws). This heart is reserved solely for the Love of Allah Ta’ala and His Rasool(saws).
In this regard, Hazrat Khwaja Azizul Hasan Majzoob(Rahmatullah ‘alaih) used to say :
“The heart is Allah’s house. It isnot the house for (worldly) idols.” ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Things of this world are necessities, not objects of worship
When a person talks about something EXCESSIVELY, then know that the love of that thing has entered his or her heart.
The one who talks excessively about fast cars, fashionable clothes, pretty women, handsome men, multi-storey buildings, palaces, gold and silver and oil wealth, then know that the love of these things has entered that heart.
There is no sin in earning and using wealth to provide for comfort and maintenance, to go for Haj and Umrah, and to contribute to charity, to the needy and poor. However, the love for material possessions must not enter the hearts.
The toilet is a necessity and some homes have beautiful toilets; some even have gold taps, etc. But what would you think of one who talks excessively about his toilet ? …Just like the toilet, the things of this world are necessities - we, therefore, don’t make the material things of this world objects of worship.
The one who talks excessively about Deen, about the Love of Allah Ta’ala and His Beloved Rasool(saws), then know that their love has entered that heart. Of course, during business hours, the businessman will talk mainly about business with his clients and customers. The doctor will talk about medicine and health, and the fruit seller will call upon passers-by to purchase his fruit. All this talk, with the correct intention, causes no harm to the spiritual self.
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No government forces the Muslim.......
The environment is created by us. If Muslim individuals and families decide to practise upon the teachings of Shariah and rid their homes and lives of evil, then they have, indeed, created an Islamic environment.
No government forces the Muslim to indulge in adultery, gambling, drinking, consuming interest, watching evil and immoral TV programmes, reading filthy literature, etc. No one imposes upon us to emulate the Kuffaar in dress and culture or to organise our marriages and engagement parties in the pattern of the West.
Provided that we are sincere, we can at least create anenvironment at home, if not in the world. Blaming the environment for our failures is like the proverbial ostrich burying its head in the ground.
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We cannot and should not look down upon anyone.
Once, a drunkard found a piece of paper with the name of Allah written on it. Although he was half-drunk, he picked it up, cleaned it, put itr (scent) on it and kept it in a safe place.
When he passed away, someone saw him in a dream in which he informed the person that he had gained salvation because of that good deed. This action of his was the means of his forgiveness and salvation.
As Muslims, our Imaan dictates that we disapprove of and hate sins,
but not the person indulging in sin. We do not know over which deed or action a person could gain forgiveness. We should neither consider any good deed as insignificant nor should we consider any sin, too trivial or small.
It is mentioned in the Ahadith, that once Nabi(saws) said to Hazrat Ayesha(rza) :
“O Ayesha! Take special care to guard yourself against sins that are regarded ‘minor’, for even these will be brought to account by Allah.”
Even though one may abstain from major sins, one should not be indifferent to those sins categorised as minor sins, for it may well be, that one is taken to task for something which one considered
‘trivial’.
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Seclusion
Seclusion should not be with the intention of protecting ourselves from the mischief and evil of others. Staying away from people should be with the niyyat (intention) of protecting others from the evil and mischief within ourselves.
If our intention is the former, then such seclusion would cause pride and a feeling of superiority to enter the heart. This would cause
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No group should consider the other as an opposition.
Each group of “Haq” (Truth), whether engaged in
Madrasahs,
Darul Ulooms,
Khanqahs,
Jihad,
Tabligh or
Welfare, should consider the other as supplementary and complementary, and as an assistance to one another. No group should consider the other as an opposition.
All parts of the aeroplane engine are required to fly the plane.
The Defence Force of a country requires military, airforce, navy, foot soldiers, commanders, transport operators, computer attendants, pilots, etc. to fortify and defend the country’s borders.
For the defence and propagation of Islam, people are required to man different departments. We should therefore not insist that everyone does only one type of Deen work. What is necessary is that all Deeni workers, in all departments, should work with sincerity and in accordance with the teachings of Allah Ta’ala, our Beloved Rasool(saws) and the noble example of the Sahabah(rz), who were the companions of Rasulullah(saws).
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Darkness of Deviation
There can be ‘
Jadu’,
‘Sehr’ and ‘
Magic’ in the words and writings of those who have deviated from the
Siratul Mustaqeem.
Their words have darkness because they have the darkness of deviation in the form of Kufr (Disbelief), Shirk(Polytheism), Nifaaq (Hypocrisy) and Fisq (Sin) prevalent in their hearts. Those who have spiritually pure hearts can sense this darkness in their hearts, when reading such writings.
In fact, Shaytaan glorifies the person’s deviated speech or writings and causes it to enter the heart of the reader or listener, as a result of which a person goes astray, sometimes even losing his Imaan (faith).
There are so many people who read the books of
communists,
atheists,
Qadianis and
Shias with a so-called open mind, trusting their intelligence to save them from deviation. However, people of great intelligence and learning went astray. There is no shortage of evidence to prove this point.
The writings and speeches of the
Ulama-e-Haq and people who have purified their hearts and souls in the company of the pious have
Nur (Light). This, in turn, lights up the hearts of both readers and listeners.
Those who have to do comparative studies should only do so after knowing well the Deen of Islam and its teachings. It should be done under the guidance of
Ulama-e-Haq.
