Spiritual Reality

Allah سبحانه وتعالى says in the Holy Quran,

وَمَنْ جَاهَدَ فَإِنَّمَا يُجَاهِدُ لِنَفْسِهِ

“And whoever strives, thus he strives only for himself.”

[al ʿAnkabūt 29/6]

One can never progress on the path of tazkiyah without mujāhadah (striving against one’s nafs and carnal desires) and this, undoubtedly, is very difficult. However, if, with the Help of Allah سبحانه وتعالى,one’s mujāhadah is successful, Allah سبحانه وتعالى removes certain veils over one’s heart which enables one to see things much clearer and spiritual realities become known. Ultimately, this leads to true faith and the highest rank of ʿubūdiyyah (servitude) to Allah سبحانه وتعالى which is to engage in good deeds and refrain from evil deeds only for the pleasure of Allah سبحانه وتعالى.

[This short excerpt is based on a brothers’ majlis (gathering for spiritual training) held by Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq on 10th June 2000].