Even if hundred times you break off Tawba - still make a Comeback!
If an individual wants that his inward remains pure, i.e. free from all spiritual diseases; if he wishes that consequently he may achieve the Satisfaction of Allah Tala, then the first step for him is Tawba. For this reason today I discuss about Tawba.
Generally people think that Tawba is to utter the words: Astagfirullaha Rabbi min kulli.....However, this is a very big mistake. The real meaning of Tawba is: Repent for past sins and be ashamed; compensate as much as possible and to make firm intention not to commit the sin again in future.
Imam Gazzali (R) has explained the matter very effectively. He said that, in this world good and evil are mixed. As there are factors which inspire toward Taqwa, there are also things which attract toward sins. There are things which attract you toward good deeds and there are opposite things which attract toward wrongdoings. Your task is to defeat the desire of committing sin and make the enthusiasm of accomplishing good deed the winner. He adds, take for example the gold in which there is some impurity - some impure materials are mixed in the some gold. The way to make such gold pure is to burn it in fire. If such impure gold is burnt in fire, only then it is freed from its baser metal. This is the only way to purify the impure gold. Just in similar way, to free man from sins - burn is a requirement. The burn which can free human from unwanted things (sins) is of two kinds: One is the fire of Jahannam. Because, if a believer is put in Hell-fire, it is to purify him - not only for punishing. Rather the main reason behind burning him there is to take him to Jannah. On the other hand, the non-believers are taken into the Jahannam forever for punishment. The other burn, which wipes out sins and purify is the burn i.e. the repentance and remorse. This is such a burning mean, which in this very world - burns the adulterated materials and purify a human.
Imaam Gazzali (R) said, to purify oneself, one has to burn in either of the two (stated above). Now it is up to him - through which mean does he wants himself to purify. If one feels that it is going to be very hard to be purified through Hell-fire, he may in this world burn his heart in the fire of Repentance. This repentance is Tawba. Just as it is in the Hadith: "Being regretful is Tawba."
From 'Dil ki Dunya' - Mufti Shafi Saheb R
If an individual wants that his inward remains pure, i.e. free from all spiritual diseases; if he wishes that consequently he may achieve the Satisfaction of Allah Tala, then the first step for him is Tawba. For this reason today I discuss about Tawba.
Generally people think that Tawba is to utter the words: Astagfirullaha Rabbi min kulli.....However, this is a very big mistake. The real meaning of Tawba is: Repent for past sins and be ashamed; compensate as much as possible and to make firm intention not to commit the sin again in future.
Imam Gazzali (R) has explained the matter very effectively. He said that, in this world good and evil are mixed. As there are factors which inspire toward Taqwa, there are also things which attract toward sins. There are things which attract you toward good deeds and there are opposite things which attract toward wrongdoings. Your task is to defeat the desire of committing sin and make the enthusiasm of accomplishing good deed the winner. He adds, take for example the gold in which there is some impurity - some impure materials are mixed in the some gold. The way to make such gold pure is to burn it in fire. If such impure gold is burnt in fire, only then it is freed from its baser metal. This is the only way to purify the impure gold. Just in similar way, to free man from sins - burn is a requirement. The burn which can free human from unwanted things (sins) is of two kinds: One is the fire of Jahannam. Because, if a believer is put in Hell-fire, it is to purify him - not only for punishing. Rather the main reason behind burning him there is to take him to Jannah. On the other hand, the non-believers are taken into the Jahannam forever for punishment. The other burn, which wipes out sins and purify is the burn i.e. the repentance and remorse. This is such a burning mean, which in this very world - burns the adulterated materials and purify a human.
Imaam Gazzali (R) said, to purify oneself, one has to burn in either of the two (stated above). Now it is up to him - through which mean does he wants himself to purify. If one feels that it is going to be very hard to be purified through Hell-fire, he may in this world burn his heart in the fire of Repentance. This repentance is Tawba. Just as it is in the Hadith: "Being regretful is Tawba."
From 'Dil ki Dunya' - Mufti Shafi Saheb R
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