Tawakal and Tawbah

[Muhammad]

» Asalamu Alaykum,

 

i was contemplating today at work, thinking about the life of the believer and i came to the conclusion that the life of the Muslim in this world is a constant journey between Tawakal and Tawbah.

 

Between Reliance on Allah and Repentence to Allah.

 

please reply on what you think of this, specially those brothers and sisters who have more knowledge.

 

Amani

[Nur]

Salaaxuddiin bro.

 

Two great topics in a bundle, I am tempted to expound, but, in sales, the best strategy is to unbundle the offering to make it easier for a sale. Lets treat each one alone in the days to come.

 

 

Nur

[Almas]

I agree

[Muhammad]

akhi Nur

 

good idea...

 

lets look at Tawakal for now:

 

- the true meaning of Tawakal

- some of the misunderstandings of Tawakal amongst the Muslims of today

- the win/win concept of Tawakal (after you have put in your best effort - to tawakal - and whatever happens is good for you in the end)

 

[ + ]

 

Tawakal in these areas:

 

- spritual/faith

- financial/business

- social/relationships

 

 

(saws)أَعْقÙلْهَا وَتَوَكَّلْ

[Nur]

Concepts of Islamic aqeedah

 

1. Tawakkul

 

The concept known as tawakkul means "to delegate one's concerns to another to dispose it in a favorable way" , a short word for such a long meaning, that is the Arabic language power of description.

 

Allah says in Quraan " Wa man yatawakkal cala Allah fa huwa xasbuh" he who delegates his concerns to Allah, then he can indeed count on Allah.

 

Allah also says " Inna Allah yuxibbu almutawkiliin" Allah loves those who delegate their concerns to (Him)"

 

Allah SWT also says " A leysa Allah bi kaafin cabdah?" Isnt Allah fully capable to protect his servant?"

 

In this life of ours, in this age and time, complexity is the norm, not simplicity, and when things get too complex, chances of things going wrong increase, as humans, we have a finite amount of alertness and precaution, but because everything we deal with is getting complex, at the least, we are prone to goof if not make a gigantic errors of judgement.

 

To sail these rough waters of unpredictability, just like the real sailing and seafaring when things get really scary and rough, we do all we can before we sail, we make sure that we account for all possible dangers and needs, then we sail, realizing that things we know that we dont know, to be only a fraction of things we dont know that we dont know. So, we sail the high seas of this life with confidence of things we know, but never thinking seriously about things that we dont know that we dont know.

 

Suddenly, in the middle of the ocean of life, we face a Tsunami, with waves so high, as to form a towering ceiling of a wave on top of it there is another wave yet on top of all shrouds intense darkness, so dark is the surroundings that if we take a look at our own hand, we can not see.

 

Now, we have done all we are capapble of doing, taken al precautions, but this situation was never ever in our minds, it was one of those things we did not know that we did not know.

 

Tawakul, is for such situations, and it is not cashed at the moment, like an insurance policy, you have to subscribe to it before you run out of tricks.

 

 

inshaAllah, like brother Salaaxuddin suggested we shalll examine this great topic from many aspects, such as:

 

- the true meaning of Tawakal

- some of the misunderstandings of Tawakal amongst the Muslims of today

- the win/win concept of Tawakal (after you have put in your best effort - to tawakal - and whatever happens is good for you in the end)

 

[ + ]

 

Tawakal in these areas:

 

- spritual/faith

- financial/business

- social/relationships

 

 

To be continued..................................

 

 

2005 e-Nuri Aqeedah Principles

Simple is Better

[Nur]

Nomads

 

Your cent or two on this great topic, questions, definitions, lets get the Tawkkal going, TRUST ALLAH, but TIE-UP YOUR CAMEL, and your SEAT BELTS for that matter.

 

 

Nur