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A lhamdulillah, Nur ul
Ilm has reached the end of
2013, and it makes me feel
honoured and humbled to
see the fruits of the duas of
our shaykh, Shaykh Zulfiqar
Ahmad .دامت بركاهتمHowever
with all the success and
honour, I keep reminding
myself of the real goals and
intentions of this madrasah.
Indeed we are the slaves
of Allah I and the only
purpose of our lives is to
be in complete slavehood
to the Al-Mighty. We are
weak, He is Powerful. We
are faulty, He is Perfect. We
are needy, He is Generous.
We are restricted and He is
Capable.
So today, I take a pause, and
think. All what Nur-ul-Ilm
has achieved over the years
is nothing but by the grace
of Allah I. and the first
way to show gratitude to
Him, and to gain benefit
from his grace, is to correct
our intentions.
NISBAH 10
The Messenger of Allah e said,”
Verily actions are by intentions,
and for every person is, what he
intended.” (Bukhari and Muslim)
We all are here together to achieve
one goal, one purpose , one
destination and that is the pleasure
of Allah I. For that we have to
look into our hearts. “Why are we
here? Why are we studying. Since
the exams are just round the corner,
why are we taking these exams?
What if we fail? What if we couldn’t
do well? What if my teachers are
not happy with me? What if my
classmates think low of me? What
if my parents get disappointed in
me?” So many questions pop in our
minds, but we also have to pause
and think, “What is my intention?”
As Yahya ibn Abu Kathir v
said, “Learn your
intention for it is more
serious than the action.”
Ibn al-Mubarak v
said, “Maybe a small
action is made great by
its intention, and maybe
a great action is made
small by its intention.”
We must be aware that
Allah I knows the
secrets of our hearts,
and we must rectify our
intentions. Surely, it
is a very difficult task;
while studying in the
madrasah and being
among our beloved
friends and teachers, it
is very easy to intend to
seek their appreciation,