LOVE FOR ALL HATRED FOR NONE  -- Explanation of Divine Quality Al-
Raheem  of Allah / God in the following lines~~
<THE EXCELLENCE OF THIS ATTRIBUTE (RAHIM) IS CONDITIONAL TO THE GOOD
DEED OF HUMAN>
< Worship of God and other spiritual good works will only gain Divine
acceptance and manifest the miracles of Rahimiyyat when they are done
in conjunction with serving humanity and God's creation>
Explanation of attribute Al-Rahim of Allah / God  continues......
 Allah manifests His attribute Rahim to His servants in different ways
- at times He manifests His mercy to those who seek forgiveness and He
grants them the capacity to do good. Other times He grants the
awareness and realization that a person's quest of Divine mercy also
comes about through Allah's grace. It is the way of those who believe
that they turn to Allah in gratefulness of His bounties and partake of
His Rahimiyyat( effects of attribute Rahim). It is Allah's grace alone
that one has to call on in order to receive His blessings. At times
Allah states that in order to attain His grace one has to strive in
His cause and to do migration for His sake. He states that those who
observe prayer and give alms will partake of His Rahimiyyat in this
world and in the Hereafter. In short there are many ways through which
a believer may experience the Divine quality of Rahimiyyat. It is
indeed the characteristic of a believer to partake the utmost from the
excellence of Rahimiyyat because this is the Divine quality that
distinguishes between a believer and a non-believer. It is a believer
who turns to Allah seeking spiritual grace.
The Promised Reformer -the Messiah (on whom be peace) said that the
excellence of Rahimiyyat is conditional to the good deeds of man.
Rahimiyyat gratifies man's efforts and enhances the bounties when a
person endeavours to do good. Each good deed of ours whether it is
spiritual or worldly is appended to Divine grace through which our
endeavours flourish. This is the distinction between a believer and a
non-believer. A believer turns to Allah for the sake of His Rahimiyyat
to serve faith. It is the commandment of Allah that while one prays
and supplicates to Him for something, one also has to plan for it and
make use of all one's faculties. Worship of God and other spiritual
good works will only gain Divine acceptance and manifest the miracles
of Rahimiyyat when they are done in conjunction with serving humanity
and God's creation.
The grace of Rahimiyyat comes to those who strive to attain
beneficence of this variety.
The Holy Qur'an declares that obedience is conditional to faith. Once
one is enabled to accept faith, one has to safeguard it by enlivening
one's worship of God, by honouring Allah's dues and the dues of
mankind. All this may only be attained when one has Allah's awe in
one's heart and makes an effort to seek His help. If Divine help is
not forthcoming then nothing is of avail.
Citing verse 57 of Surah Al A'raf ( And create not disorder in the
earth after it has been set in order, and call upon Him in fear and
hope. Surely, the mercy of Allah is nigh unto those who do good) -
7:57 Quraan,  the holy Successor to Promised Reformer  said it is the
communal and personal distinction of a believer that he does not
create disorder. If one is in a situation that is out of hand then one
should engage in prayer. If one supplicates to God hopeful of His
mercy and does so while protecting oneself from sedition and
fulfilling all the requisites of Rahimiyyat, Allah accepts such
prayers and sends His mercy and grace through astonishing means.
Referring to the term "muhsineen" (those who do good) in the above
verse he explained these are those who fulfil the rights of Allah and
the rights of humanity; he mentioned that in the current-day disorder
of this world how great a favour of Allah is it upon us that He has
enabled us to accept the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). It is
His favour upon favour that He also counts us among the 'muhsineen'.
This honour is no ordinary honour and is bestowed on those who are
ever conscious of the Presence of God and abide by all His
commandments.
Citing verse 219 of Surah Al Baqarah ( Those who believe and those who
emigrate and strive hard in the cause of Allah, it is these who hope
for Allah's mercy; and Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful (2:219)) he
explained that here Allah has made emigration and striving in His
cause  conditional to faith. In the Quranic idiom migration does not
simply entail moving from one place to another borne out of religious
restrictions. Rather, the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) has
explained that those who forsake their vain egotistical desires and
adopt good works are also in this category.
It were the tremendous sacrifices of the early Muslims that drew
Allah's mercy and grace. Later, at the time of the Promised Reformer
(on whom be peace) as well his companions made sacrifices which bore
fruits that astonish us today. These companions abandoned all their
shortcomings and made sacrifices to take the his message to the world.
Descendants of pious people must maintain the high standards of their
forefathers. Fortunate among us understand this principle and will
draw Allah's grace .
The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) wrote that the third kind of
beneficence (Rahimiyyat) is particular in the sense that for it one
has to improve one' self. One has to emerge from the darkness of
iniquity, make sincere endeavour, purify one's heart, supplicate, have
deep humility and strive in any way that the situation may demand.
This beneficence is only attained by those who seek; it descends on
those who exert. This can be observed in that those who make concerted
efforts in the way of Allah and those who are negligent are never
equal. Those who endeavour with sincerity of heart and shun all evil
are bestowed with this beneficence.
May Allah grant our hearts a sincere quest for Him and may we not
suffice in simply wishing to abide by His commandments but be actually
enabled to do so. May we make sacrifices so that we gain beneficence
from Allah's Rahimiyyat.
----< from the summary of Friday Sermon - delivered by the holy
Successor of the Peace spreading Promised Reformer of this era
~February 16th, 2007     www.mta.tv   www.alislam.org   >-----
LOVE FOR ALL HATRED FOR NONE