Ramadan and rūḥ
As our brothers and sisters continue to fast and pray, I join them to pray that they attain the tajali ar-rūḥ (the attainment of divine truth embedded in the soul). This is the search for perfection, difficult but not impossible. Allah will bring you towards perfection and your denials will not be wasted.
To those of you who are strangers to the religion, you must meet over a dozen conditions:
Ḥub – the love for Allah
Istiqāmah -- steadfastness as you walk with Allah
Maraqiba – complete commitment and focus on Allah
Aboodiyah –accepting that one is a slave to Allah
Irādah – commitment to Allah
Duʿāʾ or Prayer
Adab –respect for the righteous and faithful
Hāya –don't commit evil
Ḥurīyyah –freedom from worldly things; you can only be free if you serve Allah and not men
Fatoot – service to human beings
Faqar -- forego materialism
Tasawwuf –forgo dresses and adornments of materialism
Suhbat –relate only with the righteous ones
Let us go to Sierra Leone to chant great lines along with African Chanting Group:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xDj8L8n4VE
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