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FEATURE
ARTICLE thee indeed swear allegiance to Allah. The
hand of Allah is over their hands. So
Committment
The Lost Fragrance of Angels
whoever breaks his oath, breaks it to his
By: Sabahat 'Ali Rajput own loss; and whoever fulfils the covenant
4th Year Student that he has made with Allah, He will surely
We should be very afraid. give him a great reward.” (48:11)
Educational experts are baffled.
Psychologists don't know resorts to drinking, and then to illicit drugs. It is said that “Commitment is an action,
where to start. Then? The vicious circle of anxiety and not a word.” But God takes it further –
desperation goes on in a perpetual much further, for the commitment of
cyclone of vain desires. Bai'at is not just an action or a word. Nay,
it is a state of existence; one where man
Yet, it is sadly the future trailblazers of abandons the rancid stench of his own
morrow – the youth of today - whose fire is Mankind is literally trapped in a hurricane vain desires, and escapes his friendship
being extinguished even before a fair of his own false commitments.But Islam with Satan. It is at this time of apparent
chance to ignite. offers the solution - an antidote for the loneliness that God sends His Angels to
ages; A fragrance for those who've grown befriend him, declaring “We are your
After all, why is it that the World Health friends in this life and in the hereafter.”
Organization reports a suicide every 40 “The vicious circle of (41:32)
seconds? How can we accept that every
year, mankind will lose a million burdened anxiety and desperation The truth is that absolute commitment
souls to suicide? The numbers worsen goes on in a perpetual was a perfume that belonged exclusively
every year, and the apathy toward the real cyclone of vain desires. to the Angels of the heavens. It was only
problem only becomes more blatant. Mankind is literally when man dared to put it on, that it began
Forget being committed to a diet or a to create new heavens and new earths
relationship (of which the former usually
lasts longer nowadays) people cannot trapped in a hurricane altogether. It is this very fragrance that has
even commit to living life anymore. of his own false always intoxicated the nations of yore
toward the pinnacles of moral and spiritual
progress. What is this fragrance? It is the
Studies all over the globe suggest that commitments.” Divine promise that he who ventures to
commitment in today's youth is lower weary of inhaling their own evils. commit himself to God, the people of the
than ever, and - to be frank - it's a ghastly This antidote is none other than the heavens begin to sing his praises, and, as
reality. Yet, the youth are not all at fault. the Promised Messiah (as) so incredibly
The plain truth is: for commitment to exist Bai'at of the Promised Messiah (as). It not puts it, causes “the universe to prostrate
there must be a very real, constant only grants man freedom from the cruel to him.”
motivation which supervises the mind, illusions that plague our world, but is
capable of breathing life into the dead.
and appeals to the human condition. The fragrance of this commitment is so And what will Satan say to those who
And this exactly is where money- intoxicating, that it causes the Angels of had committed to him? 'Allah promised
God to befriend the one who wears it. As you a promise of truth, but I promised you
oriented goals utterly fail as a worthwhile God Himself declares, “And those who and failed you. And I had no power over
fuel for commitment.Today's youth are say 'our Lord is Allah,' then remain you except that I called you and you
being torn in a million different directions. steadfast, the angels descend upon obeyed me. So blame me not, but blame
God clearly explains that Satan “…holds them, reassuring them, fear not, nor your own selves.” (14:23)
out promises to them and raises vain grieve and rejoice in the glad tidings of the
desires in them, and Satan promises them garden you were promised.” (41:31) The choice is ours. Is it not high time
nothing but vain things.” (4:121) that we introduce some Angels into our
Anyone can claim that his Lord is Allah. circle of friends? It is only when we live
Today, man goes from Satan to Satan It is those whose commitment with true commitment that we will die as
looking for comfort. When money fails, we demonstrates this that reach the zenith of martyrs. As the Promised Messiah (as)
turn to sex. When it too fails, he man's purpose; a divine hand covers remarks,
theirs. “Commitment…is the very fragrance that
“Verily, those who swear allegiance to emits from the martyrs even today.”
(Malfoozat Volume I)
FEATURE
ARTICLE thee indeed swear allegiance to Allah. The
hand of Allah is over their hands. So
Committment
The Lost Fragrance of Angels
whoever breaks his oath, breaks it to his
By: Sabahat 'Ali Rajput own loss; and whoever fulfils the covenant
4th Year Student that he has made with Allah, He will surely
We should be very afraid. give him a great reward.” (48:11)
Educational experts are baffled.
Psychologists don't know resorts to drinking, and then to illicit drugs. It is said that “Commitment is an action,
where to start. Then? The vicious circle of anxiety and not a word.” But God takes it further –
desperation goes on in a perpetual much further, for the commitment of
cyclone of vain desires. Bai'at is not just an action or a word. Nay,
it is a state of existence; one where man
Yet, it is sadly the future trailblazers of abandons the rancid stench of his own
morrow – the youth of today - whose fire is Mankind is literally trapped in a hurricane vain desires, and escapes his friendship
being extinguished even before a fair of his own false commitments.But Islam with Satan. It is at this time of apparent
chance to ignite. offers the solution - an antidote for the loneliness that God sends His Angels to
ages; A fragrance for those who've grown befriend him, declaring “We are your
After all, why is it that the World Health friends in this life and in the hereafter.”
Organization reports a suicide every 40 “The vicious circle of (41:32)
seconds? How can we accept that every
year, mankind will lose a million burdened anxiety and desperation The truth is that absolute commitment
souls to suicide? The numbers worsen goes on in a perpetual was a perfume that belonged exclusively
every year, and the apathy toward the real cyclone of vain desires. to the Angels of the heavens. It was only
problem only becomes more blatant. Mankind is literally when man dared to put it on, that it began
Forget being committed to a diet or a to create new heavens and new earths
relationship (of which the former usually
lasts longer nowadays) people cannot trapped in a hurricane altogether. It is this very fragrance that has
even commit to living life anymore. of his own false always intoxicated the nations of yore
toward the pinnacles of moral and spiritual
progress. What is this fragrance? It is the
Studies all over the globe suggest that commitments.” Divine promise that he who ventures to
commitment in today's youth is lower weary of inhaling their own evils. commit himself to God, the people of the
than ever, and - to be frank - it's a ghastly This antidote is none other than the heavens begin to sing his praises, and, as
reality. Yet, the youth are not all at fault. the Promised Messiah (as) so incredibly
The plain truth is: for commitment to exist Bai'at of the Promised Messiah (as). It not puts it, causes “the universe to prostrate
there must be a very real, constant only grants man freedom from the cruel to him.”
motivation which supervises the mind, illusions that plague our world, but is
capable of breathing life into the dead.
and appeals to the human condition. The fragrance of this commitment is so And what will Satan say to those who
And this exactly is where money- intoxicating, that it causes the Angels of had committed to him? 'Allah promised
God to befriend the one who wears it. As you a promise of truth, but I promised you
oriented goals utterly fail as a worthwhile God Himself declares, “And those who and failed you. And I had no power over
fuel for commitment.Today's youth are say 'our Lord is Allah,' then remain you except that I called you and you
being torn in a million different directions. steadfast, the angels descend upon obeyed me. So blame me not, but blame
God clearly explains that Satan “…holds them, reassuring them, fear not, nor your own selves.” (14:23)
out promises to them and raises vain grieve and rejoice in the glad tidings of the
desires in them, and Satan promises them garden you were promised.” (41:31) The choice is ours. Is it not high time
nothing but vain things.” (4:121) that we introduce some Angels into our
Anyone can claim that his Lord is Allah. circle of friends? It is only when we live
Today, man goes from Satan to Satan It is those whose commitment with true commitment that we will die as
looking for comfort. When money fails, we demonstrates this that reach the zenith of martyrs. As the Promised Messiah (as)
turn to sex. When it too fails, he man's purpose; a divine hand covers remarks,
theirs. “Commitment…is the very fragrance that
“Verily, those who swear allegiance to emits from the martyrs even today.”
(Malfoozat Volume I)
