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Fear Him who made Imam Sajjad (a.s) quiver with
fear before he addressed Him in Salah.
28. Do something constructive during your Journey
that has a goal.
29. Read this: http://www.al-islam.org/
topical.php?sid ... 07&cat=187
30. When battling pride, look at yourself from the
Eyes of Allah (swt) and remember all that brought
you here. Know that All Praise is to Allah (swt). He
is the All-Merciful, and were it not for Him, not one
of anyone would be pure.
31. Read Qur'an, Tafsir of Quran, Nahaj-ul-Balagha
and Sahifa e Sajjadiya if you can. You could say
repeatedly the Duas of the Prophets (pbuta) that are
in the Qur'an.
[e.g: "My Lord, Forgive me and Grant me a
Kingdom that does not Befit anyone except me,
Indeed thou are All-Munificient." Hazrat Sulaiman
(a.s). You could do those Duas.]
Recite the 4 Quls as much as possible.
32. Be dutiful to your Lord inwards and outwards.
Refrain from useless talks. If things get too hard
(and they are going to get real tough), then seek a
Believing friend to share your trial with, but
Complain of your Grief and Anguish only to Allah
(swt). I am available, brother Insha'Allah. And you
will be appointed teachers in your Journey
Insha'Allah. Do not be stagnant. Keep moving in
your knowledge, faith, spirituality and righteous
deeds. Be like flowing water.
33. Do long Sajdas. You will be risen along with the
Prophet (s.a.w) in the Hereafter Insha'Allah and
Shaitan gets annoyed Insha'Allah. Fall into Sajda
repeatedly.
34. Isolate yourself from evil company as much as
possible.
The Holy Prophet (s.a.w) says: "A good friend is
better than solitude, but solitude is better than
mingling with bad people"
(Biharul Anwar, Vol.XV, p.52)
Imam Sadiq (a.s) has narrated from his father Imam
Muhammad Baqir (a.s) who said his father Ali ibn
Hussain (a.s) stated: "O' my son! Beware of five
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(groups) and do not seek companionship with
them, do not speak with them, and do not make
friends with them on (the) way."
Then, Imam Baqir (a.s) asked his father who they
were and might he introduce them to him. He
responded:
"Beware of and do not associate with the one who
tells lies. He is as a mirage which makes near for
you what is far, and makes far to you what is near."
"Beware of and do not associate with an immoral
person, because he will sell you at the price of a
morsel or less than that."
"Beware of and do not associate with a miser
because he will deprive you of his wealth when
you are seriously in need of it."
"Beware of and do not associate with a fool,
because he wants to be of avail to you but he
harms you."
"Beware of and do not associate with the one who
disregards his kinfolks, because I found him (such
a person) cursed in the Book Allah, Almighty and
Glorious, in three occurrences."
They are: (Sura AI-Baqarah, No.2, verse 27; Sura ArRa'd, No.13, verse 25; and Sura Muhammad, No.47,
verse 22).
Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 641
35. Pray for your brothers and sisters in earnest and
establish a communication with Allah (swt) as much
as possible. Know who He is.
The Qur'an is a fantastic way to learn this and
Nahaj-ul-Balagha by Imam Ali (a.s), which is
honored even by non-Muslims. Reflect for the Sake
of Allah (swt). Be who you think Allah (swt) would
want you to be. Do justice, wherever you may be.
36. Do not give in to carnal desires.
37. An awesome way of gaining the Pleasure of
Allah (swt): Is your mother still alive, bro..? If she is
Insha'Allah, make her happy. If your father is as
well, make him happy. But only in ways which
would not displease Allah (swt), and only to Please
Allah (swt).
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38. Kill your ego completely. Identify it, reject it, and
eradicate it Qurbatan Illallah. Do not give any
margin for it. No excuses for it. Recognize that your
ego is different from you. You were born pure. Your
ego latched onto you later on. When you want
something evil, it is from your ego, Allah (swt) did
not put two hearts in you. You must be entirely
submissive to Allah (swt), and not let your ego get
the better of you in any way at all, whatsoever. That
is against the word of Allah (swt). Overcome it, by
Allah (swt), it is your enemy.
39. Know that you are too weak to eradicate your
ego, to fight your desire, to control your anger or to
stay pious and all the other good acts. Therefore, tell
Allah (swt) that you leave it to Him to do this all for
you. And then work so hard that Allah (swt) Grants
you your request of eradicating your viciousness
and installing your virtuousness so that He gets a
pure Servant.
All Praise is Due to Him, if we attempt the 40 Day
Journey a million times it will still be His Grace that
is Infinite and His Mercy that is Infinite and can not
be thanked enough by anyone in the heavens and
the earth.
40. Read the Spiritual Guide, (in the Library section)
if you can. Read the benefits of reciting particular
Surahs (check in Noble ' Section) and then recite
them. Put Surah Noor on a paper under your pillow
before you sleep to keep evil dreams away. Maybe
you could read "Then I was Guided" by Allama
Tijani for a firmer belief in your sect of Shia'ism