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All praise is due to the Munificent Lord of the World. May the peace, blessings and mercy of Allah be upon our Noble Prophet(Pbuh).
As salaam alaykum wa rahmotu llah wa barakaatuhu.
Sheikh Al-Imam Muhammad Rãtib Al-Nablis(May Allah be pleased with him) in his admonition to us today on Al-Bayan is suggesting three ways to achieve eternal success. Following his model of three pathways to eternal bliss will in sha Allah guarantee you and I,a successful and productive life(dedicated solely to Allah) here as well as a satisfactory life in the life after(Jannatul Firdaous).
Imam Nablis says without a modicum of doubt that every human being on the surface of the earth desires these three most sought-after successes.
قال الدكتور محمد الراتب النابلسي "من منا لا يحب سلامة وجوده، و كَمال وُجودِه واستمرار َ وُجوده "
- Success of a peaceful life
- Success of Life of abundant goodness
- Success of Living forever
To achieve a peaceful life,Imam Nablis says:listen and adhere to the words of Allah,doing the best you can of what He enjoins and distancing yourself completely from what He forbids,and then you will find tranquility.
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ
"Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah. for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction”(Q13V28)
Furthermore,Imam Nablis says you are solely responsible for any additional goodness/blessings you receive from Allah which he says you can achieve by constantly moving closer to Allah through regular remembrance of Him( Dhikr).
He(Allah) will remember you even more whenever you remember Him.And the best way to remember Allah is undisputedly through Salat:
إِنَّنِي أَنَا اللَّهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدْنِي وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِذِكْرِي
"Verily, I am most certainly Allah. There is no god save Me.So serve Me (only), and establish regular prayer for My remembrance”(Q20V14)
On this,Imam lukman Isalekoto added a footnote:”عليك بتقرب الي الله"
“Establish yourself with Allah”
Lastly,Imam Nablis says that you must invest in posterity in order to “live forever”.He enjoins you to invest in the future of your children by giving them good upbringing with the fear of Allah,inculcating in them high standards of morals,in addition to qualitative education(western&Islamic).
Again,Sheikh Lukman Isalekoto added:”عليك بتربية اولادك"
“ Raise your children for a virtuous life”
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