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Journey Towards Insight by Sufi Teacher Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi——It is an observed fact that when we want nearness to someone, we adopt their habits and behaviour. If you want to befriend someone who is punctual in offering salaat , you start salaat with him, whereas if you want to befriend someone who likes to play cards you start playing cards with him. The point is that if we want the company of Satan, we start liking the traits of Satan, whereas if we want the nearness of Rahmaan we take on the habits of Rahmann. And the habit of Rahmann is that He is at all times engaged in the service of his Creation. *****Have You Ever wondered what Allah The Exalted Does? Allah as a Creator, is at all times and at each moment busy in the service of His Creation. As we span life from birth till death, it can be seen that, in the mother’s womb, in infancy and childbirth, in youth and adulthood, and in old age, Allah The Exalted provides all means that are necessary to a person. May it be air, or light of the sun, or light from the moon, or earth’s ability to produce resources, each based on a centre and according to a law, it is responsible for the service of mankind. This continual service is established and maintained according to a specific system and law of Allah Almighty- a law which Allah the Exalted has set up Himself, and which He continues Himself. ******************Hence , if you wish to gain familiarity with Allah, your Creator and if you wish to rule the universe by virtue of your nearness to Him, then make the service of Allah’s Creatures your way of life. Indeed, those who have love for Allah’s creatures are friends of Allah, and a friend always showers his friend with favours and graciousness. “That is Allah’s grace; he bestows it upon whomsoever He pleases; and Allah is Lord of immense grace.” (The Holy Quran) ******************In relation to history, an important aspect of all the cultural progress that humanity has made up until now is the assessment of the present and the identification of the future. All fields of knowledge that are in practice today, in one way or the other, are doing their part in the struggle to improve the present and to guarantee a secure future, for mankind. It is said that the study of history is the most significant area of knowledge. ******************Today, we know that many civilizations, much more advanced than ours, lived on this earth and then became extinct, and only their traces remain. It is not just the research on pre-historic times that mentions these destroyed nations; rather, the consistent and continuous history of humanity is full of such countless examples. ****************** When we investigate the factors responsible for the complete destruction of these nations, it becomes apparent that the nations whose relationship grew strong with the world and weak with their Spirit were eventually overpowered by greed. Worldly want becomes the purpose of life for such nations, and the entire society in such nations is trapped in an unending race of greed from which there can be no escape. Degency and nobility, righteousness and purity, all lose their significance; the one who has the most items of comfort and luxury, whether necessary or not, is seen with respect and esteem in the society, whereas, not a single individual can deny that this is all temporary and imaginary, and, in the end, all such material goods must be left behind. None of the things goes along with the person, and the one thing that does go along which he can use to live with peace and comfort in the next world, he goes without. Those people who have no inheritiance to take along to the next world are surrouded by trails and tribulations in this world in such a way that life becomes difficult. Sorrow and misery attacks them in horrible forms and turns them into the WALKING DEAD. When this situation moves from the individual level to the society as whole, nations are either destoyed or the faces of their citizens appear damaged beyond recognition.
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Love of this world turns them into cowards. They become afraid of the real life that is death. Narcissistic, aimless, disorderly, mischief-making, cruel and unjust behaviour becomes common. Other nations entangle them in many kinds of conspiracies, trapping them with enticement of wealth and eventually driving these weak-hearted nations to extinction.******************************************

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Content gathered from-Journey Towards Insight By Sufi Teacher by Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi (Paperback – Jan 15, 2009)

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What Is Love?

Agape – means to choose to seek the best for others. This is a love based in the mind. We can chose to show agape love by actively thinking about, and deciding how we act toward other people. Agape is the word used when the Bible talks about Christian love for one another. Agape love is talking about our behavior towards others, not our feelings.