The Journey to Allah: Cultivating Taqwa and Overcoming Sins
Hazrat Qari Ismail Desai Saheb
Hijri date
Ramadaan 1441
Duration
26:14
Summary
The lecture is based on the Quranic verse about fasting (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:183), emphasizing its purpose: to attain Taqwa (God-consciousness).
Despite Ramadan, many struggle with controlling gazes, tongues, and limbs from indulging in haram (forbidden acts).
This inability to control oneself, even when Shaitan (Satan) is chained, highlights human weakness.
It's like a sick person who doesn't reveal their illness, allowing it to worsen; similarly, spiritual weaknesses worsen if not addressed.
We often make our inner enemy (nafs/self and Shaitan) happy by indulging in sins, which is irrational.
There is some courage in acknowledging one's spiritual problems and discussing them, unlike remaining silent.
Keeping silent about spiritual ailments leads to their progression, potentially robbing a person of peace, family, and even faith (Iman).
We must make a concerted effort to please Allah by abstaining from all forbidden things, not just food/drink during fasting.
Fasting should not just be about fulfilling the basic requirement (fard), but also about training the eyes, ears, tongue, hands, and heart to abstain from sin.
To achieve this, one should cry before Allah (make sincere dua) and engage in Tahajjud (night prayer).
The path to Jannah (Paradise) and closeness to Allah is through following the Sunnah (way of Prophet Muhammad PBUH).
It's important to seek sincere forgiveness (Tawbah) for all past sins, big or small.
We should continually ask Allah for guidance and strength to stay on the correct path and fight against the desires of the self and whispers of Shaitan like lions.
Even if previous days of Ramadan were not utilized fully, hope in Allah's mercy remains for the last ten nights/days.