Ganjul Asrar in English

PAGE NO. 09

 

(DUNYA IS ANOTHER NAME OF NEGLECTING THE REMEMBRANCE OF LORD)

 

I wonder about that creed who takes ‘flee away of Allah’  in place of ‘flee unto Allah’. Though they have not tasted the Marifat of Allah but even then they consider themselves Hazoori (presence before Allah in His presence). In reality these are far away from Allah and on taking false pride in their Kashf and Karamaat and Istadraaj get spoiled in the lust of Dunya and are always the prey of the torment of seeking worldly riches day and night. What is Dunya?

 

BAYT

Every that thing that keeps one away from Allah is called the ugly Dunya,

And that which takes near Allah is the key to Heaven.

 

HADIS

Dunya is a farm to produce for the Hereafter.

 

Thus whatever Allah gives you, distribute that in His name.

 

HADIS

MEANING OF THIS HADIS

 

This Hadis means that: Hazoor (SA ALLAH HU ALIHA WA ALLIHI WASILIM) said: Lo! There is a rugged terrain in your way which cannot be successfully crossed by anyone but only the Subksaar (those who carry no load) people will be able to cross it. A person enquired: O the Prophet of Allah! Which people are the Subksaar from among the Granbaar (under weighty loads)? So! Hazoor (SA ALLAH HU ALIHA WA ALLIHI WASILIM) replied: ‘do have provisions for today? That man replied: ‘Yes sir’. Hazoor (SA ALLAH HU ALIHA WA ALLIHI WASILIM) further asked: ‘and for the day to come? The man said ‘yes’ again. Hazoor asked again: ‘and for the day next to tomorrow? That man said: ‘No’. Here Hazoor (SA ALLAH HU ALIHA WA ALLIHI WASILIM) remarked that if that man had provisions for the day next to tomorrow then he should have been considered among the Granbaar (and not from the Subksaar).