In the Name of the Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Staying away from Allah, the Exalted, only bears bitter fruit,
and the gifts of intelligence, strength, beauty and knowledge will all turn to
calamity and loss if they are kept away from the guidance of Allah, the
Exalted, and deprived of His blessings.
Hence, Allah has warned people of the consequences of
staying away from Him. If you are walking down the street and a car comes towards you
at high speed and you feel it will hit you and kill you, you have no choice but
to act quickly and try to get away ... Allah wants to warn His slaves that they
face a similar kind of destruction if they turn away from Him, so He urges them
to seek safety with Him alone:
~So flee to Allah [from His Torment to His Mercy - Islamic
Monotheism]. Verily, I [Muhammad] am a plain warner to you from Him. And set not
up [or worship not] any other ilah [god] along with Allah [Glorified be He (Alone), Exalted above
all that they associate as partners with Him]. Verily, I [Muhammad] am a plain warner
to you from Him.~ (Qur'an 51: 50-51)
Turning to Allah requires a person to renew himself, reorganize
his life, develop a better relationship with his Lord, and do better deeds. It is the start of a new covenant that is summed up in the
following du 'a':
"Allahumma anta rabbi la ilaha ilia anta. Khalaqtani wa
ana 'abduka wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa 'dika ma ista(a 'tu. A 'udhu bika min sharri
ma ~ana 'ta. Abu 'u laka bi ni 'matika 'alayya wa abu 'u bi dhanbi faghfir Li
fa innahu la yaghfiru adh-dhunuba illa anta.
[0' Allah, You are my Lord and there is no god but You. You
created me and I am Your slave. And I am trying my best to keep my oath (of
faith) to You and to live in the hope of Your promise. I seek refuge in You from
my greatest evil-deeds. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me and I acknowledge my
sins. So forgive me, for none but You can forgive sins']."
"If you fail in one of your deeds, you should not give
in to despair; do not worry and never doubt that you will find a solution."
"Your smiling at your brother is (an act of) charity."
Courtesy of ".. A
Treasure chest of Reminders"
