What Are We?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

Allah is the Creator of everything. He is in control of everything. What are we? Nothing. Today one might be in control of a whole army, tomorrow the army might be in control of him. Today you might have something great and wonderful, tomorrow you might lose it. Allah is Al-Qahhar. He has the perfect power and not powerless over anything. Allah is Malikul Mulk. He is the One who controls the dominion and gives the dominion to whoever He wills.

When somebody feels powerful, or have self-importance or arrogance, this keeps him from realizing that Allah is the One who is in control, that Allah is significant and that Allah is powerful. But when he realizes that he is needy then he realizes that Allah is All Powerful, in control of everything.

Realizing your abasement, e.g. when you put your forehead on the ground during prayers, this will aid you to realize Allah's Power and Majesty. Slavehood and Lordhood go together. When one realizes one's slavehood, one realizes Allah's Lordhood.

When somebody follows the Shari'ah, he is inculcating slavehood. Remember Allah until His Attribute takes you out of your attribute. Remember He is Powerful, you are not. Remember He is Majestic, you are not. You have nothing to feel important, you have nothing to be arrogant about but you have everything to be humble about.

So when you see people on the street, you give salaams. You don't wait for people to give salaams first. Serve people and you don't wait for people to serve you. Help people and you don't wait for people to help you. You don't expect things from people but you expect yourself to give to people. By doing this repeatedly, perhaps by pretending to be humble, then humility works its way into the heart. And tawfiq is from Allah alone.

May Allah give us tawfiq. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. JazakAllahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam