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19. Recite Surah Yousuf. It will protect you from
lustful desire and make you as beautiful as Prophet
Yusuf (a.s), it is 111 Ayaat long, so do whatever you
can. I mostly do it in English, but it is up to you.
20. Do not swear. It is wrong. You are on a Journey
to eradicate injustice in yourself, while foulmouthing in anger or even during jokes is not
allowed. Allah (swt) Likes jokes, as long as they are
not vulgar.
21. PRAY AND ASK ALLAH (SWT), FROM THE
WASILA OF THE IMAMS, THE PROPHETS, THE
MAHDIYYEEN AND THE SHAHEEDS OF
KARBALA, Salaam on all of them.
They are intercessors. Allah (swt) is the One who
Grants.
22. When you are caught up in desire so much so
that it is crushing your heart and making you
despair, do not swallow it and give a vibe of anger
to the world as the guys in movies do, with the
audience sympathizing at their every move, but
unfold the Janamaz and complain of your sorrows
to Allah (swt).
9. Do Justice. Not a single deed of yours must
contain injustice. When a family member or a friend
or a random person or an enemy does injustice to
you, do not do injustice back to him. Your deeds are
your own, and their deeds are their own. Your sole
purpose on this Green Earth is to Worship Allah
(swt), as is theirs. Just because they are not doing it
properly does not mean you have also got to stray
from the right path.
10. Do not let a single Namaz go by in which you do
not learn anything. There is a Hadith saying that the
Namaz in which you do not learn anything is not
accepted.
11. Make an account on your computer. Fill it with
points pertaining to everything you have learned on
which day of your journey. (Day 1: These facts, these
Hadith etc)
12. Remember your intention the day before you
start your Journey about why you will do your
Journey. Keep that intention pure. You will purify
yourself so that when you go to Allah (swt), He gets
a pure servant. Do not forget this. This Journey is
not self-willed, no matter how much Satan wants it
to be.
13. Watch out for signs.
"Everything that your eyes see holds a lesson."
Imam Ali (a.s)
14. Do not lose hope. Even if a relative of yours dies
during the journey or you get handicapped for life.
The Mercy of Allah (swt) is in His trials.
"A Believer can not be a True Believer until he sees
his Blessings as his Trials and his Trials and his
Blessings." Imam Ali (a.s).
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15. Know that true love is only when Allah (swt)
Loves someone, you Love Allah (swt) and hence
you love that person. Love originates from the
Creator of Love, so all the emotions that make you
distant from Him can not be true Love. Since Allah
(swt) is the Lover of Love, He wants you to Love for
His Sake, or else you will not be in Love, you will be
in Delusion. Negativity will follow from Delusion
and you keep getting further and further from Him.
Do not do this injustice to your Lover, Allah (swt).
16. Cancel Music. Erase it. Completely. You will hear
no music in your journey. It is Haram. It is Haram. It
is Haram. Refrain from it is the tool of Dajjal. Hear
instead, natural sounds like water gushing from a
waterfall. Hear also Nauhas of Karbala. Hear also
the recitation of Quran.
17. Maintain the Dawn Recital. At dawn, recite the
Qur'an. Do not be negligent of the Trust that Allah
(swt) Has Given His people. Before going to sleep:
The Messenger of Allah (Blessings of Allah be upon
him and his family) has said: “One who recites ten
verses (ayat) of the Qur’an every night will not be
counted amongst the negligent ones (Ghafilin);
and one who recites fifty verses (ayat) will be
written as those who remember Allah (Dhakirin);
and one who recites one hundred verses (ayat) will
be written down as the obedient and worshiper of
Allah (Qanitin).”
Thawabul A’mal, Page 232
18. Do you have an Ipod or mp3 player or
something of the sort? A good idea would be to
download the Qur'an onto it and put the
headphones in your ears and sleep with the Qur'an
being recited.
[Surah Yousuf:86] He (Yaqoub a.s) said: I only
complain of my grief and anguish to Allah, and I
know from Allah what you do not know.
23. Know that you are pathetic. You are nothing. At
all. Accept that which Allah (swt) makes you. You
are entirely dependent on Him. You could not blink
or see, if it were not for Him. He has All the Power
and He does whatever He wants. You would not be
existent and your parents would not be existent, if it
were not for Him. All Praise is to Him. Do the Dua
to Him that Imam Hussain (a.s) did.
"O my Allah, the honour of being You