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Join the MCA Mailing List and Stay Connected VISIT MCA WEBSITE: You Are Not Alone! PRAYER TIMINGS Effective 10/03 MCA NOOR Fajr 6:10 6:20 Dhuhr 1:30 1:30 Asr 4:30 5:15 Maghrib Sunset Sunset Isha 8:20 8:15 Juma 1 1:30 1:30 Juma 2 2:00 2:00 Newsletter Juma 3 2:30 2:30 Published Weekly by the Muslim Community Association of San Francisco Bay Area www.mcabayarea.org Safar 15, 1442 AH Friday, October 2, 2020 Umayyad Mosque, Damascus AL-QURAN They said, “Are you amazed at the decree of Allah ? May the mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, people of the house. Indeed, He is Praiseworthy and Honorable.” Qur’an, Surah Hud, 11:73 HADITH “Whoever sees something evil should change it with his hands (unless by doing this it creates a bigger evil) . If he cannot, then with his tongue; and if he cannot do even that, then in his heart, which is the weakest degree of faith.” [Muslim, Iman (Faith), 78; Aboo Dawood, Salah (Prayers), 248] TO ADVERTISE, Join the MCA Mailing List and Stay Connected VISIT MCA WEBSITE: www.mcabayarea.org/newsletter You Are Not Alone! If you’re struggling with food or rent due to Covid-19, we’re offering FREE GROCERY DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR! Easy Application process! Yes, I want a delivery! Donate Volunteer to Deliver 2 27. Al-Baseer The All-Seeing The All-Noticing, The One who Sees all things that are seen by His Eternal Seeing without a pupil or any other instrument. “And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.” [Quran 7:180] Post your Ad online mca.inhood.me 3 Understanding the soul in Islam In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the important concern, because no one will animates the body is one of the Merciful benefit on the Day of Judgment unless universe’s greatest mysteries. Being they bring a pure heart with them. an aspect of the Unseen, it cannot Self-knowledge is vital to the spiritual be studied or known by the standard development of every Muslim believer. Allah said: A Day in which wealth and scientific method. One must know the make-up of his or children will not benefit, except one her psyche in order to optimally improve who comes to Allah with a pure heart. Allah said: They ask you about the spirit. it. Islam provides us with a blueprint of Surat al-Shu’ara 26:88-89 Say: The spirit is among the affairs of the human soul for this very purpose. my Lord, you have been given little Both the physical and ethereal hearts knowledge of it. Surat al-Isra’ 17:85 The psyche (inner-self) of an individual are essential for the health of the human is composed of four parts: the heart being. If the physical heart is damaged The spirit has a lordly and heavenly (qalb), the spirit (ruh), the self or ego or malfunctioning, it can quickly lead quality (rabbani), meaning it is the (nafs), and the mind (‘aql). Each part to sudden death. If the ethereal heart aspect of the psyche that reflects the reflects a different aspect of the psyche, is corrupted by spiritual diseases, it will attributes of the Creator. Allah blew although they interact with each other in lead to a type of spiritual death and His created spirit into human beings, ways that overlap. damnation in the Hereafter. resulting in their ability to see, to hear, and to perceive with their hearts. In ordinary language, each term can Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir reported: The refer to the composite whole of the Messenger of Allah, peace and Allah said: Then, He fashioned him and psyche, so one may speak of their “heart” blessings be upon him, said: Verily, in the blew into him from His spirit. He made or “self” to mean their entire inner- body is a piece of flesh which, if sound, for you hearing, seeing, and hearts, yet being. But for the purpose of spiritual the entire body is sound, and if corrupt, little are you grateful. Surat al-Sajdah development, it is important to highlight the entire body is corrupt. Truly, it is the 32:8 the subtle distinctions between these heart. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 52, Grade: terms. Muttafaqun Alayhi Al-Baydawi commented on this verse, writing: It adds nobility to himself and Imam al-Ghazali explains the different Hence, the matters of the heart are indicates that humanity is a wondrous meanings of these four terms in Kitab among the most important branches creation, that his prestige is appropriate Sharh ‘Aja’ib al-Qalb of his magnum of knowledge in the entire religion. enough to enter the presence of the opus. Each term has more than one Purifying the heart of internal sins Lord. For this reason, it is said: Whoever meaning depending on the context like arrogance, malice, and envy is knows himself, knows his Lord. Source: in which it is used. Like Al-Ghazali, our paramount to our success in this life and Tafsir al-Baydawi 32:8 interest should be in how distinguishing the next. We can better understand how the parts of the psyche can support our to purify the heart by recognizing the Allah is perfect in His hearing, seeing, quest to purify our souls. ways that the other parts of the psyche and knowing, as well as His justice, influence it. mercy, and kindness. Human beings The first term “heart” can refer to the also have these attributes, albeit in corporeal heart, the physical organ The second term “spirit” can refer to the smaller finite measure. When a believer within the chest that pumps blood life-force that permeates and animates is kind, for example, he or she is merely throughout the body. It can also refer the body. When the spirit is removed, reflecting the attribute of kindness to the ethereal heart, the inner-most the body will die. It can also refer to the found within the Creator. In this way, consciousness that is the essence of the higher-self, the capacity of a human one who truly knows themselves will human being. being to receive divine inspiration know their Lord. (ilham) and guidance from Allah. Al-Ghazali writes: The second meaning Al-Ghazali writes: Whoever knows the of heart is a subtle, heavenly, and Al-Ghazali writes: The second meaning mysteries of the spirit, knows himself. If spiritual substance it has, which is of spirit is the subtle, knowing, he knows himself, he knows his Lord. If related to the physical heart. This conscious substance of the human he knows himself and his Lord, he knows subtle substance is the true essence being, which we have explained is one his matter is heavenly in his nature and of the human being. It is the conscious, of the meanings of the heart… It is a his instinct, and that he is a stranger in knowing, and perceiving part of the wondrous, heavenly matter. Most people the corporeal world, that his decent into human being. It is addressed, punished, of intellect and understanding are it is not as a result of his nature in itself. blamed, and accountable. Source: Ihya unable to conceive of its reality. Source: Source: IIhya Ulum al-Din 3/382 Ulum al-Din 3/3 Iy’ Ulm al-Din 3/3 Everyone has the natural capacity The ethereal heart should be our most The modality in which the spirit to activate and cultivate the spirit, 4 their higher level of consciousness in Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings entertain. We are not responsible and relation to Allah. Like a mirror, a pure be upon him, said: The one who strives do not have control over automatic heart reflects divine light from the in jihad is he who strives against his ego. or involuntary thoughts, which arise spirit into the world. In order to achieve Source: Sunan al-Tirmidh 1621, Grade: from the lower-self or the whispering such a pure heart, one must follow the Sahih of Satan. Rather, we are responsible influence of the spirit upon the heart, as and have control over the thoughts we opposed to the whims of the lower-self. It is in this context that Sahl ibn deliberately engage. Gaining mastery Abdullah, may Allah have mercy on him, over our conscious thoughts and Al-Ghazali writes: For the heart is in the said: If one knows the enemy, one knows changing negative thought-patterns is position of a mirror that is surrounded his Lord Source: Hilyat al-Awliya’ 10/201 a psychological skill called cognitive by influences and these effects proceed That is, if one truly understands why restructuring, which can be cultivated in succession to the heart. As for through mindfulness practice. praiseworthy influences that we have their lower-self is their enemy, they have mentioned, they will polish the mirror come to realize what their Lord expects Many scholars consider the foundation of the heart and increase it in brilliance, of them and their need to cultivate their of spiritual wayfaring (suluk) to be light, and radiance until the clarity of higher-self. mindfulness over one’s own thoughts, as the Truth shines from within it and the It is common for Imams to begin Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned: reality of the matter sought in religion sermons by seeking refuge in Allah from Many of the masters of spiritual is unveiled within it. Source: Ihya Ulum the evil of our own selves. The Prophet al-Din 3/12 wayfaring based their journeying upon (PBUH) himself did so and taught his guarding their thoughts, that they The third term “self” can refer to a companions to do likewise.
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