Bismillahir
Rahmaanir Raheem
Allah Ta’ala
has given the human being a heart. The food which nourishes and pleases the
heart is love. The food of the eyes is beautiful scenery and beautiful colour.
The ears derive pleasure in listening to beautiful sounds. The tongue
appreciates tasty and delicious food and drink. …We find the food for
everything is different.
The food of
the heart, the enjoyment and pleasure of the heart is in love, but the vast
majority of people are wasting this precious commodity of love on those things
which are transitory and perishable and which will turn to dust.
Hazrat
Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi (Rahmatullahi ‘alayh) related in his Mathnavi: “Your
hearts are attached to the things of the world which have their origin in sand.
The women of the world are created from sand, the homes are of sand, the food
is of sand, the children are of sand. EVERYTHING is of sand. They only appear
in different forms and colours. The end result is also sand.
Aside from
that, you are to be separated from them one day, so why attach yourself to
them? Our attachment to these things, which we are to leave behind, should be
with a very weak and light adhesive. On the other hand, we are to live with
Allah Ta’ala forever. Our attachment to Him should be with a very strong
adhesive, i.e. we should create an extremely strong link with Him in our
hearts.”
The love of
one’s parents, wives, children and property is not prohibited, but it should
not exceed the love of Allah Ta’ala and His Rasul (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam).
This heart is reserved solely for the Love of Allah Ta’ala and His Rasul
(Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam).
Hazrat
Khwaja Azizul Hasan Majzoob (Rahmatullahi ‘alayh) used to say: “The heart is
Allah’s house. It is not the house for (worldly) idols.”
[Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (Rahmatullahi 'alayh)]
