I believe that whatever Islam teaches us is always beneficial for human beings in one way or the other. Sometimes we dont understand the purpose of Islamic orders, but with the passage of time experience and Allah’s blessings teaches us the logic behind following orders of Allah and sunnah, not only spiritually but also physically.e.g. Using of maswaak and physical exercise due to nimaz.
A lot of books have been written and research has been done on scientific and philosophical aspects of practicing Islam. Here I would like to share your views, knowledge and practical experiences regarding the Spiritual aspect.
Since childhood, this question has been bothering me that if (Allah forbid) I was born a non muslim, I would have only followed my parents. So, how wud I have come to know that Islam is the only true religon to follow.I asked this question from one of the scholars who told me about the “Ehed-e-alast” (the promise which was taken from all the spirits before they were sent to this world". Allah says in the Holy Quran that all the spirits (rooh) were gathered in Alam-e-Arwah and Allah asked them. “Am I not ur Creator?” they all agreed and said" yes you are!". Then Allah said.“dont forget it in the world”. (Kindly correct me if there is a mistake here)
It is evident from numerous hadiths that a human being has got something we called “zameer” (OR the inner voice), which always reminds him of the right and wrong paths. But people who follow **“nafs” **ignore that voice of zameer and are lost in worldly desires.
In ramadan 2004 I saw a person in the mosque whom I never met before. The only thing which attracted me towards him was his way of praying, he was so involved in namaz that it seemed that he is completely unaware of wat is happening around him.I abserved him and was impressed how calmly he was performing namaz unlike people like me, who try to finish it as quickly as possible.
I used to see him in the front row in all the five prayers and tarawih.
Once I asked him," Are you new here" he said “No, i have recently accepted Islam”. i thought there might be some scientific or philosophic reason which would have convinced him. i asked him regarding that. He smiled and said,“No, its not like that!”
Then he told me about himself that previously he was a christian and had been working in a factory as a worker. He used to go to the church with his parents but couldnt get the spiritual satisfaction he was lookin for, he even tried to practice other bad activites to satisfy his thirst of spiritual satisfaction . This reminded me of the saying of Allah in the holy Quran " ila bizikrillahe tatmainul quloob" (The satisfaction of heart lies only in remembering Allah).
He said " i have been working in the factory for the last 5-6 years.I was honestly searching for truth. Whenever i used to hear the “Azaan” my heart beat used to change and my inner voice insisted that this is what you are looking for, this is the truth." He took a long breath and continued " I used to convince my self that I am a christian and my parents are christian , how is it posible that I leave my religon. i have been trying to convince myself for the last 5 years, everytime when I used to hear azaan".
Then he told me about the reaction of his family after he accepted Isalm. His parents asked him to leave the house. His wife, his one year old son and 2 year old daughter were taken away from him by his wife’s family. His younger sister and brother also accepted Islam due to which they were also asked to leave the house.
He looked very calm till the time he mentioned his children, i could see the colour of his face changing. He said that I pray that they grow up as muslims.
I asked him," Did you ever repent this action you have taken in worst conditions". He smiled and said" i have spent nights and days with empty stomach, but I still am thankful to Allah for blessing me with somthing which is more precious than everythin else, that is “Imaan”.He then told me that he is going to have an operation in the hospital for sunnat, for which he will be admitted for 15 days in the hospital
My relatives and parents agreed in contributing with me in helping him.
That night when i started my prayers, i couldn’t control my tears when i thought of how easy Allah has made “following Islam” for me.