Bismihi Ta'ala
EXTRACT
If
we were to look within ourselves and reflect over our actions, we will find
Ikhlaas (sincerity) is that ingredient which is lacking in our Ibaadah
(worship), in our Mu’aamalaat (dealings), Zikr, Tilawat (i.e. recitation of the
Qur`aan Shareef), Ta`leem (teaching), charities, in the establishment of many
of our Deeni Institutes and so too, in many of our religious activities.
No
doubt, there are those who participate in some field of Deeni (religious) works
with Ikhlaas. There are also those who attend different programmes with the
desire to be practising and good Muslims. However, this is a very small
percentage.
A
negligible number are found so sincere, that they think or say to themselves:
All I want is to fill my heart with the noor of Taqwa, and do all that Allah
Ta’ala has commanded me to do and abstain from all that Allah Ta’ala and His
Rasul, Muhammad (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam), have declared
as Haraam, and do so for the pleasure of Allah and Allah alone.
Due
to our deficiency in Ikhlaas, we are not seeing the fruits of our efforts in
the massive gatherings, hours and hours of lectures, conferences, seminars, the
multitude of Islamic publications and everything else that we organise and
participate in....
