Inner peace ....

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That's not a problem at all Kinzzz. You're most welcome to ask or say what ever you want.

Thank You Psyah bhai -

I'll try to follow these instructions you gave me. Its just that there is something that has been stressing me out for almost a year. I've prayed for it every single day, literally every single day in every namaz. When I come close to that dua's fulfillment I find inner peace & the happiness I am looking for. When I am not close to it, i pray more for it but don't find inner peace even after praying. I act at the peak of Type A-ness! This hinders my relations with all my closest people.

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Here what I do. I always look towards that hand which is downward not to upper one. I mean when I desire for something I pray nafls, keep fast and do Zikar-e-Ilahi + whatever I can do. But still there was one question (thought) in my mind which keeps bothering me that I struggled too much then why wasn't its come true?

Then I look at myself what I acquire by the blessing of Almighty Allah comparing it with those poor needy peoples who are deprive from such godsend gifts. I realize how lucky I am and others are not. That is the one reason for getting inner peace because I always look at those who are less fortunate from me. It doesn't mean I don't wish for something else or stopped asking/praying. No, I still pray nafls, keep fast and do Zikar & Tasbeeh because Almighty Allah in past blessed me more than I deserve and I believe He will bless me with more if it is in best interest of me.

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Man: O sage, every day I pass by here you are praying to God to enable you to fly ... why do you ask of Allah (SWT) such things that you know will not be granted?

Sage: Is anything impossible for Allah (SWT)? Alas, I ask because I take pleasure in being in need of Him ... everything else I have asked for from Allah (SWT) He has given me ... and then I missed asking Him for I had no need to ask from Him anymore ... and I feared that I would forget my Master ... So I decided to ask for something absurd so my begging before Him would not cease ... I prayed that I cease not from begging from Him, because begging from Him is worship of Him, so My Lord gave me the idea to seek from Him this absurd thing.

And just then the Sage started to fly ... and he started to cry in sorrow ...

Man: O Sage why lament? ... Allah (SWT) has granted you with the most amazing karamah!

Sage: For indeed I have nothing left to ask from Him ...

Man: Most of us cry when Allah (SWT) does not give us what we want and you cry when He gives you it ...

Sage: Do not underestimate the blessings of the one who begs from Allah (SWT) ... Allah take me back ...

And just then the Sage dropped from the air and died ...

Man: Truly frequent du'a makes the iman stronger. And then tended to the dead body.

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That reminded me a very old story don't know whether it is true story or not.

A man living alone in a forest only worship a tree . He used to call that tree 'Ya sanad, Ya sanad'. One day he inadvertently called 'Ya Samad'. Almighty Allah answered from throne 'Labbaik Ya Abdi'. Angels said to Almighty Allah that this person don't know You and never remembered/recalled you ever but today by slip of his togue, he called 'Ya Samad' instead of 'Ya sanad'.

Almighty Allah Said to angels that I was waiting when this man will going to call me.

The Creator loves His creations so never lose hope, make duas and always be thankful.

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Praise be to The One whose Mercy makes the tongues slip so that they inadvertently call upon Him.

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DaffyDuck ... You have been asking for a long time but no answer ... consider yourself blessed ... there are some who don't realise that they should be asking from Him ... at least you have been given tawfiq of that !!!

Realising this should give you inner peace and move you to greater heights ...

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Salaam, After reading your posts of being a Type A personality, several times, I had to read up on what a type A personality is.
But even before I did, I immediately wanted to suggest that you don’t categorise yourself as a personality type. If you define yourself by something, you’re telling yourself you are that, and thus are fueling that definition subconsciously

Then I read up on it on Wiki and it says

“The Type A/B theory has been criticized on a number of grounds by mathematicians, medical professionals, and scientists. On the basis of these criticisms, the theory has been termed obsolete by many researchers in contemporary health psychology and personality psychology.”

Firstly I expected more than A/B types and more than that, though I fit B more, I am IMPATIENT as hell and aggressive in love and in war… I don’t think the entire populace can be categorised as either/or. The human race is far more complex than this theory gives credit for.

but mainly I wanted to reply to this:

I would definitely suggest that you learn the translation of exactly what it is you are reading, particularly for namaaz. I only started reading namaaz 6 months ago, but I had to learn from scratch, and I am firm in my belief that understanding what I’m reciting is essential for me to wholeheartedly believe it and mean it. So when I read namaaz, I recite the arabic and then in my head I remind myself of the english definition, so that I mean what I say.

This took me a fortnight to get down, all I would do is learn one lines translation and then remind myself of that translation after that lines recitation.

It has come to a point now where a lot of the lines translate automatically in my mind as I recite them. More than that, for me personally, this is benificial because my mind wanders far too much; I do joined up thinking, I’ll think of one thing then another that’s somehow linked, then another until whatever I was initially thinking can’t even be recalled. But reminding myself of the english translation and meaning what I say, truly help me focus on nothing but my namaaz.

Inshallah you will find the inner peace you are looking for.