El-Sheikh Gillani

Every deed you perform in this world will have its impact upon you physically and spiritually. Your face is the index of your deeds and your eyes are the windows of your soul. You will notice that most people who have similar professions also share similarities in their physical appearances. Their faces resemble one another throughout the world because of The Almighty’s immutable laws of the universe. For instance, lawyers, policemen, politicians, prostitutes, etc. resemble one another irrespective of where they are in the world. How is this possible? A person can hide their deeds, but they cannot alter or change the reaction that appears on their faces as a direct result of their deeds.

Americans of African descent should be proud of the fact that it was Najashi, King of Ethiopia, who gave refuge to the oppressed Muslims and refused to surrender them when their oppressors came to his court. At that time, he asked the head of the Muslim party sent there to seek asylum, Sayyid Ja’far [ibn Abu Talib] (may Allah be pleased with him) to recite some Holy Qur’an and he recited part of Chapter, “Maryam”. On hearing that, Najashi wept till his beard was wet. He said, “This is the truth.” He accepted them in his land and eventually he accepted Islam. He is the first human who, when he died, Allah informed the Holy Last Messenger (peace and blessings upon him) about it and his funeral prayers were held in absentia. On the basis of this comes the edict that in any home where there is a pious African man or woman, it will always be blessed.

Muslims are neither black nor white. This was determined by the Last Sermon of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him), where Almighty Allah Ta’ala put His words into the mouth of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him) to declare that, “All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over a black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action”. This is from the Last Sermon of the Holy Last Messenger (peace and blessings upon him) and is considered the first charter of human rights. It is here that the equality of mankind is established in which people are judged because of their piety and taqwa, or Allah awareness.

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By revealing the Holy Book (Al-Qur’an) and by sending His Messengers, God the Most High intended to bless perfection to all those who followed the Holy Qur’an, the Book and the Holy Qur’an in person--the talking Qur’an--Sayyidina Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.

The seed of evolution (Ma’arifa, love and knowledge) was planted in the bosom of Adam (عليه السلام), which sprouted at the time of Noah (عليه السلام), flowered in the prophethood of Abraham (عليه السلام), became a tree (moral values given shape of law) in the shape of the Ten Commandments of Moses (عليه السلام) and its branches spread far and wide in the time of Jesus son of Mary (عليهما السلام). It bore fruit in the shape of the Messengerhood of the last Prophet of Allah, Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.

God Almighty started moral #evolution from Adam and during its course of each and every Prophet’s mission is like a milestone on the road to moral progress.

Deen means the way, the doctrine; the total social, moral, economical, and political system divinely inspired and divinely introduced through revelations and messengers. He (SWT) started this process of completing Deen Al-Islam from Adam and perfected on the day of Hajja al-Widaa with Sayyidina Rasul-e-Akram, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam.

We must remind each other: The Almighty Creator holds all destinies in His Hand. All provisions, including your life and honor, rest in Him. No one can return to Allah before their time. Remain firm in your faith and trust in Him. I repeat, have full belief in the Almighty Creator. Trust in Him! Fear no one, only fear the Almighty and hold firmly to His Ten Commandments.

The Almighty created the physical body with His own hands. In the process of the creation of the first man, He mixed water and clay and allowed it to exist for some time. Then He kneaded it and made an outline. Thereafter, He added form and continued to mold and configure him in various ways. Remarkable, in order that mankind may not forget that He is the Creator, The Almighty repeats this same process in the womb of his mother. (extract: A Journal of Sufic Sciences, by His Eminence, El-Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah El-Gillani)

Excerpt from Jinniology II, by His Eminence, El-Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gillani.