Abu Fauzi
Junior Member
Assalam alaykum,
In Ayat 69 of Surat Ankabut of the Holy Qur'an (29:69), Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says:--
"AS FOR THOSE WHO STRIVE IN US, WE SHALL GUIDE THEM TO OUR PATHS."
Explaining this Noble Ayat [in Zadil Ma'ad and Fawa'id], Imam Ibn al-Qayyim said that "the most compulsory form of Jihad (afrad al-Jihad) is Jihad against the ego (nafs); against unbridled passions (hawa); against the Devil (Shaytan); and against being worldly (dunya). Those who wage Jihad against these 4, in obedience to Allah, shall be guided by Allah to the Path of His good Pleasure which [in turn] will lead to His Paradise. Those who neglect Jihad will be veiled from guidance to the degree they forsake Jihad."
So, let us strive to overcome temptations, carnal desires and/or the devil's whisperings. May we all be blessed with Tawfiq to internalize Islamic teachings through acts of worship and devotion such as Sallat/Prayer, Fasting, Zikr, Almsgiving etc... ameen.
In Ayat 69 of Surat Ankabut of the Holy Qur'an (29:69), Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says:--
"AS FOR THOSE WHO STRIVE IN US, WE SHALL GUIDE THEM TO OUR PATHS."
Explaining this Noble Ayat [in Zadil Ma'ad and Fawa'id], Imam Ibn al-Qayyim said that "the most compulsory form of Jihad (afrad al-Jihad) is Jihad against the ego (nafs); against unbridled passions (hawa); against the Devil (Shaytan); and against being worldly (dunya). Those who wage Jihad against these 4, in obedience to Allah, shall be guided by Allah to the Path of His good Pleasure which [in turn] will lead to His Paradise. Those who neglect Jihad will be veiled from guidance to the degree they forsake Jihad."
So, let us strive to overcome temptations, carnal desires and/or the devil's whisperings. May we all be blessed with Tawfiq to internalize Islamic teachings through acts of worship and devotion such as Sallat/Prayer, Fasting, Zikr, Almsgiving etc... ameen.