Adab lesson#10 [m]-(taqwa-piety-godfearing-consciousness)-23-may-2012

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH
LESSON# 10 ( m ) ( 23 May 2012 ) MOST COMPASSIONATE
MOST MERCIFUL.
Every Wednesday night @ 8pm
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LESSONS ON
ISLAMIC
CONCEPT OF ADAB
By: Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail

CONTINUATION OF THE 2ND RUN MODULE

PART 2
Arabic (plural) of Adab : meanings – “good breeding, decency,
nurture, good manners, refinement, cultured, decorum, courteous,
etiquette, propriety, social grace, to educate, discipline, the
humanities, etc.” sense of proportion and knowledge of their rightful
place in the order of things, the absence of which indicates injustice

Insha’Allah -This is a follow-up course, after completion
of 18 weeks course on the kitab “Ta’lim al-Muta’allim
Tariqit Ta’allum ” of Sheikh Tajuddin Nu’man Zarnuji

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RECAP PREVIOUS LESSON

By retracing our life, we start with understanding
our basic nature as a human being - having
inherent powers and their potentialities to be
developed.

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In our relationship regarding our Education – we
are to encounter, i.e. assisted by our educators -

with what is referred to as, “knowledge”.



Yet, we are born helpless and have to be cared,
nurtured, to be inculcated with discipline, taught and
developed by a Murabbi’ (EDUCATOR) – the first of
whom are our PARENTS.


TO PROCEED

WE ARE STILL NOW ON THE TOPIC


NAFS al-AMMARAH
AD-DEENUL-ISLAM (Commanding self)

Link to various
TIME Quwwah (powers):

[1] shahwiyya
(desires)
[2] ghadabiyya
BODY (anger)
SELF HEART [3] Wahmiyah
(imaginative)
TONGUE [4] ‘aqliyya
DESIRE (thoughts)
MIND

Islam: to submit the entire
self (body, tongue, heart and
Mind) – Freeing it from desire
which needs to always be guided
to the Will of Allah. THE WORLD

ALLAH RASULULLAH
AL-QUR’AN
HEREAFTER AS-SUNNAH

TIME

BODY SELF HEART
TONGUE
DESIRE
MIND


RASULULLAH

HEREAFTER ALLAH AL-QUR’AN
AS-SUNNAH

TIME

BODY SELF HEART
TONGUE
DESIRE
MIND



II-MAN


Definition of iiman :

“Utterance with the tongue (speech);

affirmation with the heart/mind (conviction);

and manifesting through practice (actions).”



SIL-MI - KAAFAH


[1] TONGUE
[2] HEARING
[3] SIGHT
[4] HANDS
[5] LEGS
[6] STOMACH
[7] PRIVATE PARTS



AL-IHSAN



DZIKR



SHAKUR



KHAUF



KHASHI-YA



RA-JAA



TAWAA-DHU’



HAYAA’



TAU-BAH



ISTIGHFAR



DU’A



SwOBR’



REDHA



ISTIQOMAH



TAF-WIDw



TAWAKKUL



IKHLASw


TO PROCEED

TAQWALLAH


“O MANKIND! Worship your Sustainer, who has
created you and those who lived before you, so
that you might remain conscious of Him (TAQWA).
Who has made the earth a resting-place for you
and the sky a canopy, and has sent down water
from the sky and thereby brought forth fruits for
your sustenance: do not, then, claim that there is
any power that could rival Allah, when you know
[that He is One].”
(Qur’an: Baqarah: 2: 21-22)


“O you who have attained to faith! Be conscious of
Allah (TAQWA) with all the consciousness that is
due to Him, and do not allow death to overtake
you ere you have surrendered yourselves unto
Him.”
(Qur’an: Aali ‘Imran: 3: 102)

“O YOU who have attained to faith! Remain conscious
of Allah (TAQWA), and seek to come closer unto Him,
and strive hard in His cause, so that you might attain
to a happy state.”
(Qur’an: Maa-idah: 5: 35)


“O YOU who have attained to faith! Do not put yourselves
forward in the presence of [what] Allah and His Messenger
[may have ordained], but remain conscious of Allah
(TAQWA): for, verily, Allah is all-hearing, all-knowing!”
(Qur’an: Hujurat: 49: 1)


of Allah (TAQWA); and let every human being look to
what he sends ahead for the morrow! And [once
again]: Remain conscious of Allah, for Allah is fully
aware of all that you do; and be not like those who are
oblivious of Allah, and whom He therefore causes to
be oblivious of [what is good for] their own selves:
[for] it is they, they who are truly depraved!”
(Qur’an: Hashr: 59: 18-19)


“Not equal are those who are destined for the fire and
those who are destined for paradise: those who are
destined for paradise - it is they, they [alone] who
shall triumph [on Judgment Day]!”
(Qur’an: Hashr: 59: 20)


“O YOU who have attained to faith! Remain
conscious of Allah (TAQWA), and believe in His
Messenger, [and] He will grant you doubly of His
grace, and will light for you a light wherein you
shall walk, and will forgive you [your past sins]:
for Allah is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.”
(Qur’an: Hadid: 57: 28)


“And remain conscious of Allah (TAQWA), and it is
Allah who is teaching you [herewith] - and Allah has
full knowledge of everything.”
(Qur’an: Hashr: 59: 20)


of Allah (TAQWA), and be among those who are true
to their word!”
(Qur’an: Taubah: 9: 119)


“O you who have attained to faith! Remain
conscious of Allah (TAQWA), and [always] speak
with a will to bring out [only] what is just and true –
[whereupon] He will cause your deeds to be
virtuous, and will forgive you your sins. And [know
that] whoever pays heed unto Allah and His
Messenger has already attained to a mighty
triumph.”
(Qur’an: Ahzab: 33: 70-71)


“Fulfil the personal religious obligations (FARDH’) that has
been fixed by Allah (upon Muslims), and this will make you to
become a person of TAQWA (righteous and God-fearing).”
(Hadith reported by Tabarani)


“Be conscious of Allah (TAQWA) wherever you may be,
and follow-up whatever misdeeds you may have
committed (as reparation) by doing (more) righteous
deeds (for these) shall efface them (the negative effect
of these misdeeds), and interact with people in the best
manner of disposition (i.e. adopt a noble character).”

(Hadith reported by Tabrani from Abi Dzar)


“Islam (submission to the Will of Allah) is built upon five .... “
(Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.)

“Do not regard your duty in ‘ibadat as mere rituals,
for they are for your education and developmental
program to become truly a Muslim”


• Aspects of practices, when consistently performed definitely will
leave an indelible impression upon our disposition – sooner or later by
Allah’s leave.

• To hasten impact, doing an act with knowledge certainly is important.
Thus acts of devotions which in Islam constitute the essential programme
for every Muslim’s development. To merely see these aspects purely
from the “ do’s and don’t ” alone ; or mere ritualistic perspective, would
be incorrect.

• Implicit in all the teaching on the practices is the development of inner
awareness and purity in the Nafs (Self), which would then form that
character (disposition) of a person who submits to Allah.

• There is always that inner dimension in the Muslims’ acts of worship ,
the spiritual to what is seen as physical.

• Why It begins with the physical aspects is because man’s inner
spirituality is usually dimmed by our attraction to the physical and
material outlook in life.

• The development favoured by Islam is for the achievement of a
balanced growth, both physical and spiritual: for the material well-being
in this world as well as, more importantly, the eternal happiness in the
Hereafter – the place where our NAFS (Self) ultimately will be for
eternity.


• We may taste the higher conditions (HAAL), but by our sincere striving
we hope Allah may grant us the success (Taufiq) to have consistency
(ISTIQOMAH) to be in this condition such that it becomes our permanent
state or station (MAQOM).”

• Thus, this basic condition (HAAL) and state or station (MAQOM) – of
“ISLAM” OR the condition of “submission and obedience to Allah’s will ”
must firstly be traversed first prior to attainment of the higher stations.

• The condition of being Muslim is for all to begin with, whereas the
subsequent stations are subsequent conferment or attainment of the
degree of nearness to Allah the highest being TAQWA.


TAQWA

From the word root “WAU-QAF-YA” - we have:

“WI-QAA-YA” meaning – “to safeguard; shelter; shield;
take care from; precaution; avert; etc.”

Thus the implication is “to have regard or being conscious of Allah
such that we are especially cautious (by safeguarding ourselves
and our deeds from all sins), so as not to incur His wrath and
punishment.”


TAQWA

The usual translation into English is ‘reverential fear of Allah’,
which may convey some aspect of it, yet the full understanding of
this term still evades many. I prefer to use term “the
‘consciousness of Allah’, which entails factors which lead to true
obedience to Allah s.w.t. and His Messenger Muhammad s.a.w. -
obedience to what Allah has ordered and staying away from what
Allah forbade.


TAQWA

Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazalie rhm. [Ref: “al-Ghazalie –
Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship”] has listed six
important qualities in ‘Taqwa’ (consciousness of Allah):


[1] AWARENESS

By conscious awareness we mean the state in which one’s
mind and feelings are in no way distracted from what one is
doing and saying. Perception is united with action and speech.
Thoughts do not wonder. When the mind remains attentive to
what one is doing, when one is whole-heartedly involved, and
when nothing makes one heedless, that is when one has
achieved conscious awareness.


[2] UNDERSTANDING

Understanding the meaning of one’s words is something that
goes beyond awareness, for one may be conscious of making an
utterance, yet not be aware of the meaning of that utterance.
What we mean by understanding therefore is an awareness
that also include comprehension of the meaning of one’s
utterance.
People differ in this respect, not sharing a common
understanding of the Qur’an and the glorifications (we uttered).

[3] REVERENCE

As for reverence, this is something beyond both awareness
and understanding. A man may address his servant in full
awareness and understanding the meaning of his words,
yet without reverence, for reverence is in additional
element.


[4] AWE

As for awe, it is over and above reverence. In fact, it represents a
kind of fear that grows out of the latter (i.e. reverence). Without
experiencing fear, one will not stand in awe. There is an ordinary
fear of things we find repugnant, like scorpions or bad temper,
but this is not awe. What we called awe, is the kind of fear we
have for a mighty king. Awe is the kind of fear induced by a
sense of majesty.


[5] HOPE

As for hope, this is unquestionably something else again. There
are many who revere one or other, and who are in awe of him or
afraid of his power, yet do not hope to be rewarded by him. In
our prayers, however, we must hope for the reward of God,
Great and Glorious is He, just as we fear His punishment for our
faults.


[6] SHAME

As for shame, it is something additional to all the rest, for it
is based on the realization of one’s deficiencies and the
apprehension of sin. It is quite possible to conceive of
reverence, fear and hope, without this element of shame.


In summary, TAQWA is that state of consciousness of Allah s.w.t.
with:

[1] AWARENESS
[2] UNDERSTANDING
[3] REVERENCE
[4] AWE
[5] HOPE
[6] SHAME

TASAWWUR ISLAM

FIRST LEVEL TOWARDS STATE OF
TAQWA
WITH ONE’S ACCEPTANCE OF
AL-ISLAM

MUSLIM
Submission


TASAWWUR ISLAM

LEVELS OF ATTAINMENT
TOWARDS STATE OF
TAQWA

MUSLIM
Submission


TASAWWUR ISLAM

TOWARDS STATE OF
TAQWA

MU’MEEN
Believer

MUSLIM
Submission


TASAWWUR ISLAM

TOWARDS STATE OF
TAQWA

MUHSEEN
Best or righteous conduct

MU’MEEN
Believer

MUSLIM
Submission


TASAWWUR ISLAM

TOWARDS STATE OF
TAQWA

MUKHLISWEEN
Sincerity
MUHSEEN

MU’MEEN
Believer

MUSLIM
Submission


TASAWWUR ISLAM

TOWARDS STATE OF MUTTAQEEN
TAQWA God-consciousness or Piety

MUKHLISWEEN
Sincerity
MUHSEEN

MU’MEEN
Believer

MUSLIM
Submission


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