friends, dato and tansri,
nabi [pbuh] would often tell his companions, "Shall I tell you about the best of deeds, the most pure in the Sight of your Lord, about the one that is of the highest order and is far better for you than spending gold and silver, even better for you than meeting your enemies in the battlefield where you strike at their necks and they at yours?"
The companions replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!"
" zikrullah. "
[ exceprt from "Remembrance of Allah" from sunan al termidzi ;, ibnu majjah; muwata imam malik;, al baihaqi ]
the natural sequence from knowing oneself, is remembrance, being aware and conscious of allah every moment of our waking life.
an emir, president or sultan who remembers allah throughout his waking life will be more careful when he talks down to the public. he would take into his view, the spectrum of halal and haram and within the halal, the whole gamut of views and the various ijtihad ulama.
his, is no longer a private view, but a conglomeration of views and coming from his mouth must be wisdom. if he finds this rather confusing,then it would be better for him to shut up, rather than reveal his ignorance to public odium.
he would certainly avoid excesses such as building billion rm istana or excessive lifestlye even from his own funding , let alone from public coffers.
a pm who remembers allah will be more careful not to accidentally take billions of public fund into his personal account. if he does he better explain.
a neurosurgeun who constantly remembers allah , even while operating on, or ,in and around, people's brain will have allah 'assisting him' in his surgeries in time of dire difficulties, oftentimes than not.
a senior public servant will keep away from corruption and nepotism.
......and the list can go on and on.
this, my dear dato', friends and tansri, is experiential islam at its best!
listen!
dr nik howk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfiIAGwkAdo
shaykh aleey abdul qadir on 'the power of zikr'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3uZTZr6HKY
shaykh hamza yusuf 'zikr of the heart'
i was snorkelling in krabi some 2 years ago, alone, some 0.5 km from the shore.
a wee bit of fear, because the rest of my group were already heading back to shore.
during inspiration, the wheezing sound through the breathing tube [ 'allaaaaah'.....], followed by the hissing sound of expiration ['huuuuuu'...], with bubbles moving up
....omg! an epiphany of spiritual experience.
snorkeling was never the same again.........
now whenever i have difficulty in sleeping, i just imagine myself snorkeling in krabi,
.....allaaaaaah......huuuu......allaaaaah ....huuuuu.
in no time i get to sleep, and oftentimes wakes up with ,
.......allaaaaah....huuuu
great experience.
you also can try for size
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPMhVwM7Ovs
shaykh hamza yusuf on 'importance of zikr'............nearness and presence [ 9 : 50 ]
elsewhere from pearls & gem:
1. http://drnikisahak.blogspot.my/2017/01/just-visiting-part-2.html
2. http://drnikisahak.blogspot.my/2009/03/exercise-mixing-profane-and-sublime.html
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