:salam2:
Well, I don't think I'm qualified enough to advise on this matter, since I'm yet to advance to the next level of being a good muslim. However, I've been searching for it for the past few years, and I have very recently found an answer, but yet to implement it and see how it goes. I have tried many things in the past, none of them clicked for me, but the thing that I have found now is based on deep analysis of the quran & seerah of our prophet
and his companions, which was conducted by an intelligent and knowledgable sheikh whom I respect highly. And I have a very good feeling about it that it will be what I need. Here it is:
Allah says: "
Allah did confer a great favour on the believers when He sent among them a messenger from among themselves, rehearsing unto them the Signs of Allah, sanctifying them, and instructing them in Scripture and Wisdom, while, before that, they had been in manifest error." 3:164
From the above verses, Allah states clearly that the mission of the prophet
is:
- Rehearse the signs, which means rehearsal of the Quran's verses.
- Sanctify the people, which means purification of their hearts.
- Instruct them in Scripture, which means teaching them the Quran.
- Instruct them in Wisdom, which means teaching them the correct method of thinking, and how to understand the faith.
So, our job as muslims is to:
- Recite the Quran.
- Purify our hearts and souls from evil.
- Study the Quran.
- Learn how to think and activate our brains positively.
They key to master these 4 steps is the prophet
, because the verse says that he's our teacher, and we're his students. Therefore, the first step is to study his character and how he dealt with the companions. And it can only be done through the quran (verses related to the prophet
), his seerah, and hadith. After that it will be possible to accomplish the 4 successfully.
That's it for now. If there's any truth in what I said, take it. If there's any falsehood, ignore it. May Allah guide us all to the straight path.
Salam,