Tasawwuf

protect your heart

When in our houses, especially at night,

before retiring to bed, we make sure we read

all our Duas, Aayatul Kursi, etc. We also

check that all the doors, windows and gates

are properly closed and securely locked, and

that our alarm systems are operational. We

take various measures to protect ourselves,

our families and our homes.

When we leave home, we recite all our Duas;

we check around for any signs of danger or

if there is someone lurking about; we lock

the doors of our cars, etc.

Similarly, we should check that the doors of

our hearts are firmly locked and all security

measures are in place: that no wrong

beliefs and no sins and no evil desires can

enter the heart. Great care and vigilance

must be adopted to protect the heart in

these present times, where there is

temptation and invitation towards Haraam –

where the darkness of great Fitnah is

spreading and enveloping the world – and

where all kinds of sins are accessible with

just a touch of the button.

We need to take all precautions for the

protection of our Imaan, A’maal, Akhlaaq

and Taqwa, wherever we may be.

Our Sheikh, Hadhrat Moulana Hakeem

Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (Rahmatullahi

‘alayh) would encourage us to read the

following Dua, in these times, where many

people cannot differentiate between Haq and

Baatil (Truth and Falsehood) and are easily

lead astray:

“O Allah! Show us (enable us to see) the

Truth as Truth and give us the ability to

follow it. And show us the falsehood as

false and give us the ability to refrain

from it.”

May Allah Ta’ala grant us the understanding

and the concern of securing our Imaan and

Islam.