Unbiased Mind

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

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

The mind is a wonderful tool. If people use it in an unbiased way, they will come to the conclusion, la ilaha illa Allah--there is no god except Allah.

The universe is a proof of the existence of the Lord but many intelligent people disbelieve. Why? Because their achievements have overshadowed the greatness of the Creator.

Look at the bird for example. The aerodynamics of the bird that flies with the wings are superior than what the aerodynamics of the airplane that people designed. If they see this, they will feel humble.

This is the spiritual reaction to certain reality. When you feel big, strong, powerful and intelligent, this is not the spirit of somebody who is humbled in sujud before Allah. Certainty comes from spirituality. The closest a person is to his Lord is not when he is thinking, it is when he put his mind onto the ground, and he says, "O Allah! I submit to You in my entirety, in my mind, body and soul."

For many, there is a spiritual bias that comes into the mind and distorts the way the mind thinks and pulls them a certain way. They look for a way out--but this and but that. They can find hundreds "but" to disbelieve, because Allah left room for people to disbelieve.

When you stand before Niagara Falls, you feel small. You say SubhanAllah, Allahu Akbar. You say this from the depth of your heart. This is the great kingdom of Allah in which Allah's Majesty is manifest. We can do this by reflecting on the heavens and the earth. Through spiritual discipline you will look at the entire universe as though you look at Niagara Falls. This is when your iman has increased. It is all SubhanAllah. There is light that overspread everything. It comes from reflection and willingness to submit and you feeling small. When you realized that Allah created us this way, that you are going to die, it propels you to look for guidance. You will ask, "What does God want from me?" The Qur'an is where you go to.

Allah says,

ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

That is the Book, wherein is no doubt, a guidance to the Godfearing. (Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:2)

The Light of Allah's Majesty and Power that is manifest in everything we see as a creation of Allah. Like the way you see Niagara Falls, the goal is to be like this all the time. This is not something you can arrive at by thinking and thinking but think, reach a conclusion and do something about it. Somebody who has no action, his iman is going to be weak. If one wants a strong iman, increase one's obedience and stay away from disobedience.

Remember,

كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ

Every soul shall have a taste of death. In the end to Us shall you be brought back. (Qur'an Ankabut 29:57)

May Allah guide us and make us die at the highest of iman. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam