IMAM ABD HAMID AL-GHAZALIYou should not neglect your time or use it haphazardly; on the contrary you should bring yourself to account, structure your litanies and other practices during each day and night, and assign to each period a fixed and specific function.
This is how to bring out the spiritual blessing (baraka) in each period.
But if you leave yourself adrift, aimlessly wandering as cattle do, not knowing how to occupy yourself at every moment, your time will be lost. It is nothing other than your life, and your life is the capital that you make use of to reach perpetual felicity in the proximity of God the Exalted.
Each of your breaths is a priceless jewel, since each of them is irreplaceable and, once gone, can never be retrieved.
Do not be like that deceived fools who are joyous because each day their wealth increases while their life shortens. What good is an increase in wealth when life grows ever shorter?
Therefore be joyous only for an increase in knowledge or in good works, for they are your two companions who will accompany you in your grave when your family, wealth, children and friends stay behind."
[Source: Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (450-505 AH/1058-1111 CE), The Beginning of Guidance]
For anyone around bradford or willing to travel, theres a short course on Imam Ghazali one sunday every month studying Imam Ghazali and his works.
Its taught by Shaykh Ibrahim (LIverpool/Nigeria) and Shaykh (cant remember name, Talil i think) who is from USA. i attended the sunday gone and alhamdulillah it was amazing.
only for 2 hours approx at the Victoria Hotel opposite the interchange, and great thing is its for brothers, sisters and theres even creche facilities for kids.
includes nasheeds and poetry, really spiritually uplifting experience
The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
think it was Shaykh Talal al Azem
To be beautiful is to expect nothing in return.
oh aye thats the one!
he was very good mashallah
The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
did you go to the actuall study circle?
or the launch/eid party for the monthly thing
To be beautiful is to expect nothing in return.
the launch for the monthly thing
the study circle is every sunday (i think)
inshallah hoping to go to the next monthly session.....the atmosphere in the place is subhanallah nice
i recommend
The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
Sounds great...mite go...its jst that ive got xams around da corner bt these gatherings are a good way of relaxing...i read a lot about imam ghazali, he is 1 of my favorite personalities
shaykh ramadhan al-qadri (minhaj scholar) delivered brilliant lectures on imam ghazalis 'dear beloved son'
'To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always'
Alexis Carrel (French Surgeon)
i#ll let you know inshallah when the next one is
The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
Someone asked Imam Ghazali where he acquired all his knowldege from and he said..."I had no shame in asking anyone for the answers, 5year old children or 70year old men"
subhaanAllah!