IN THE NAME
OF ALLAH, THE MOST BENEFICENT THE MOST MERCIFUL
All praises are due to Allah, neither the
praise of anyone will increase His dominion and nor the argument of an
ignorant decreases anything from it . All praise and gratitude are due to Him, the lord of the worlds. Salutations,
peace and blessings be upon Muhammad SAW, his household and those who follows
their right track till the Doom's Day.
Respected brothers in Islam! Allah the exalted showered His un-countable favors and grace upon us, and it's out of it having made among the
months sacred in Islam. What will make
you know what are the sacred; these are four according to Qur'an, Allah said (Verily
the number of months with Allah is twelve months {in a year}, so was it
ordained by Allah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them
four are sacred [i.e 1st, 7th, 11th and 12th] months of the Islamic calendar, that
is right religion, so wrong not yourselves there-in ) [9:36]. And for what
had also came from an authentic tradition, prophet SAW mentioned that these
sacred months are; Al-muharram, Rajab, Dhul-qa'adah, Dhul-hijjah. Certainly,
coming closer to Allah the omnipresence with all kinds of good actions by
performing obligatory and voluntary worships, are highly dear to Allah in these
months, so also offending Him by doing evils are extremely abhorred by Him. It's
for the taking these months in high estimation that Almighty Allah forbade
fighting disbelievers when it's due. Saying;
[ They ask you concerning fighting in the sacred months, say "
fighting there-in is a great (transgression)] {2:217}.
My
respected brother! Prophet and his companions do increase in their services to Allah
at the advances of this month, even though for the prophet that Allah has forgiven
him his sins of the past and the future, but yet did not relented and dis-hearten
in services. Brothers and sisters, where are we from him? A hadith narrated by
Anas Ibn maalik. The prophet SAW said; ( Allah says; " When a slave of
mine draws near to me a span, I draw near to him a cubit; and when he draws
near to me a cubit, I draw near to him a
fathom. And if he comes to me walking, I go to him running). Reported by Bukhari.
The mentioned hadith serves as an incentive, i.e to say; The closer a
servant take him self to Allah by virtue of increasing in his worship to HIM,
the nearer and more closer Allah will be to him. And
in another narration from hadith Al-qudsy narrated Abu Hurayra. The messenger of
Allah SAW said. Allah said; (Who has an aggression against the servant of Mine,
I gave him Warner to fight him. There is no better than I imposed upon him to
be approached, the servant is still approaching to me with Nawafil to love him,
when I love him, I will be his listening that he listens with, I will be his
sight that he sees with, I will be his hands that he beats (grab) with, and his
feet that he walks with, and if he asks Me, I give him and if he asks My refuge,
I refuge him). This hadith is an indication that; Whenever a servant follows
his obligatory act of worship by performing voluntary(Nawaafil) and have consistency
on it, Allah promises to answer his invocations, gives him protection whenever
he seeks, safeguards him from wrong doings, and above all, Fight for him.
Moreover, In sacred months IBADAT are even more encouraged, and Allah the
exalted says; "And worship your Lord until there comes to you the
certainty (death)." You would only stop services to Allah when you have an
encounter with angel in your grave, for then you see the result of what you did
during your life-time. We invoke Allah
to keep us always closer to Him, and grant us good end.
I said
this while seeking Allah's forgiveness for you and me and rest of the believers,
from all our sins and shortcomings. Beseech for Allah's forgiveness He'll surely
forgive you, He is oft-forgiving and Most merciful.
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