Love For God, the Prophet and the Imam

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Ya Ali Madad and Idd Mubarak. On the occasion of Idd ul-Fitr, may Allah grant material, spiritual and intellectual happiness to Muslims all over the world, and to all those who have prayed and fasted (physically and spiritually) in Holy Ramadan. Ameen.

On this day, may Noor Mowlana Shah Karim Al-Hussaini Hazar Imam, the 49th direct lineal descendant of the Holy Prophet (s.a.s.), grant peace, prosperity, happiness, barakat, higher spiritual enlightenment, spiritual & luminous tayid (help) and empowerment to the global Jamat as we go through this difficult period. Ameen.

Allâhumâ salli alâ Muhammadin wa âle Muhammad
(O Allah! Bestow Peace on and through Muhammad and his Descendants).

Introduction

This post has six headings :

1. Ayats and Commentary on Surah Al-e-Imran (3:31);
2. Commentary on Ayats 2:165 and 3:31;
3. Heavenly Love;
4. Heavenly Love and Spiritual Advancement;
5. Dua-e-Qunut; and
6. Global prayers and Three Grand Aspirations.

1. Ayat and Commentary on Surah Al-e-Imran (3:31)

Let us first read the ayat from Surah Al-e-Imran:

Say³⁵¹ (O Our Apostle Muhammad!) “If ye do love God, then follow me, God will love you and forgive you your sins; Verily, God is Forgiving, Merciful.

Holy Qur’an 3:31

Here is an excerpt from the footnote for ayat 3:31 from S. V. Mir Ahmed Ali’s translation:

Vr. 31. (351) Love of God has to be proved by the faithful following of the Holy Prophet. Only when we follow the Holy Prophet, God will love us and forgive our sins. … The love of the Holy Prophet means the love of God and living a godly life following the footsteps of the Holy Prophet and the Ahlul-Bait in the day to day life. (Thus):

1. A true lover of God and the Holy Prophet will naturally be God-minded and be devoted to the Holy Prophet and the Ahlul-Bait, ever mindful of the life after death.
2. True love will be constantly impelling the individual to be always trying to do something to please God and the Holy Ones.
3. A sincere lover of God and the Holy Prophet will naturally be always attached to the Holy Prophet and the Ahlul-Bait and remain away from the ungodly ones, be they his own kith and kin.

S. V. Mir Ahmed Ali. 1995. The Holy Qur’an. Second Edition. p-.270-271

2. Commentary on Ayats 2:165 and 3:31

Here is an excerpt from Ayat 2:16

…But believers are stauncher in (their) love for God..

Holy Qur’an 2:165

Let us study the the following wisdom:

O the light of my eyes! Study the blessed words of verse (2:165) carefully: “And those who believe are strongest in love for Allah.” The Holy Quran also says that love for God is not possible directly, it is possible only through the Prophet (3:31) and the real love for the Prophet according to the indication of the sound Ahadith is possible through the love for the ahl-i-bait. Thus in verse (2:165): “And those who believe are strongest in love for Allah” is the mention of friendship and love for God, the Prophet and the Imam with which the people of faith are blessed.

A Thousand wisdoms pp. 309-310, No. 579

3. Heavenly Love

Let us reflect on the following teaching of Noor Mowlana Sultan Muhammad Shah (a.s.):

“It is incumbent upon man to have love for God in his heart. How intoxicated man remains in worldly love and how much trouble and restlessness he feels! Man must have love for God thousands of times greater than worldly love. The light of God dwells in your heart. You should try to increase it day by day through love.” (farman of Hazrat Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah, a.s.).

A Thousand wisdoms pp. 312, No. 585

4. Heavenly Love and Spiritual Advancement

Let us study the purpose of heavenly love::

O my spiritual brothers and sisters! Congratulations for having ardent love for the one light! May you progress so much in knowledge, ibadat, humility, supplication, service, good manners and love for light, that the veil may be lifted for you and you may have luminous didar and gradually experience the first, the second and the third annihilations and then may you be enriched with everlasting wealth of knowledge and recognition.

A Thousand wisdoms p, 310, No. 580

5. Dua-e-Qunut

Here is a deeper meaning of Dua-e-Qunut which will recited nine times in Idd Namaz:

6. Global Prayers and Three Grand Aspirations

Through the barakat of recitation of Holy Quran, Qasidas, Holy Ginans and voluminous prayers and Angelic Salwat by many, many individuals of the global Jamat, O Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam, bless the global Jamat with:

1. Spiritual and luminous tayid (help) to advance materially, spiritually and intellectually;
2. Sunshine in our spiritual hearts and actualization of the inner vision of the Truth;
3. Empowerment to present a Material Nazrana of time, knowledge and financial resources;
4. Empowerment to present a Spiritual Nazrana in the form of a pure heart which is in a state of constant dhikr; and
5. Empowerment to present a Luminous Nazrana in the form of a sound heart (qalb-i salim) which is in a state of constant dhikr and enlightenment.

May Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam expand every murid’s spiritual heart, fill it with his NOOR and enable it to perform the spiritual prostration of the heart on this festive occasion!

Idd ul-Fitr Mubarak!

Ardent Prayers for Spiritual Advancement

Angelic Salwat Supplication

Let us now start supplicating with angelic salwat, Allâhumâ salli alâ Muhammadin wa âle Muhammad (O Allah! Bestow Peace on and through Muhammad and his Descendants) to our beloved NOOR Mowlana Shah Karim Al-Hussaini Hazar Imam for mushkil aasan for material and spiritual upliftment.

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful