al-Jihad al-Akbar

[quote=Bijou]What is the evil of our own soul?[/quote]

Many evils.

Just a word of warning to others posting - remember to not make your sins public.

anything that goes against Allah's command.

fighting them desires/passions for the sake of pleasing Allah.

Just a word of warning to others posting - remember to not make your sins public.

Yeah, thats a good point! Sometimes many people just forget, or they start ranting about their sins as though they have done nothing wrong...unaware they are creating a big whole for themselves.

And sometimes theres people that talk about their sins publicy, and say they will repent for it later on...but then continue the same sin the next day.

As far as I know, once you have truly repented for your sins it means you will never commit that sin again, and also you have to cry when you ask Allah for forgiveness of your sins.

[quote=Lilly]anything that goes against Allah's command.

fighting them desires/passions for the sake of pleasing Allah.[/quote]

Would that be the same or similar to fighting your nafs?

When did crying become a condition for forgiveness?

If you did something wrong, say you committed zina secretly, your parents found out, what will you do?

If you were truly sorry for committing the sin you would apologise, have the intention of never doing it again (and never do it again) and you would cry because of how sorry you are and the fact that you actually realised you were doing a mistake.

Its the same thing when your in front of Allah and your asking for his forgiveness. You reduce yourself to the lowest point that you automatically start crying because of how sorry you are.

I never said its a 'condition'...but I will find out.

It's not a condition. 🙂

Riiiiight... otherwise what happens?

I'm not sure why you had to highlight that point.

Well I didn't say anything happens did I?
When I said 'you have to cry' I didn't mean you HAD to as an obligation. I meant it comes automatically when you are really sorry for what you did.

What's wrong with me highlighting that point? :?

Say you want to do something wrong... what stops you from doing it? even better, how do you make yourself want to do good?

A side point: sometimes "we" probably need to focus on jihad al asghar too - it exists and is real. By not discussing it, it just allows others to get a free shot at spreading their views.

[quote=You]Say you want to do something wrong... what stops you from doing it? even better, how do you make yourself want to do good?

A side point: sometimes "we" probably need to focus on jihad al asghar too - it exists and is real. By not discussing it, it just allows others to get a free shot at spreading their views.[/quote]
english please

jihad al asghar - the real jihad. war.

[quote=You]jihad al asghar - the real jihad. war.[/quote]

real jihad?

[quote=Noor][quote=You]jihad al asghar - the real jihad. war.[/quote]

real jihad?[/quote]

Yes, as opposed to metaphorical.

It cannot be ignored or belittled - the allowed levels of violence are mentioned in the qur'an and there are times when one must fight.

Sometimes people are too willing to write it off - which is not the case here, but it can be the case at times where people are afraid to discuss real jihad.

[quote=Ocean]Asghar means "Great/Big" So it means Bigger/Greater Jihad; Fight of the Brain/Heart[/quote]
Sagheer/asghar means small/smallest. Whilst kabeer/akbar means big/biggest.

[quote=Ocean]I knew Akbar means great... but Asghar the opposite?[/quote]
Yep - you learn that towards the beginning of Madinah book 1.

Akbar and Asghar are both ismul tafdil (if you know what that is).

[quote=MuslimBro]Akbar and Asghar are both ismul tafdil (if you know what that is).[/quote]

This is not how you should speak around lay people.

Someone who has abit of Arabic knowledge would know what that is anyway.

[quote=MuslimBro]Someone who has abit of Arabic knowledge would know what that is anyway.[/quote]
a lot of us don't :/

Then ignore that last bit.

Its when you use exaggeration in comparison to others.

So kabeer means big, akbar means biggest. If you were wondering, akbar is singular and masculine.

Plus, I don't think us regretting our faults in front of parents is the same as aesthetically standing before God. No where near. Different feelings, different situations, different levels of authorities, completely different.

Whether you hide your faults from the parents Allah knows everything. My point I was putting forward when I used that example is that if your sorry for something you did, you would cry and it would be automatic. Whether alone or in front of the parents.
(I guess there might be some people who don't , I don't know)But this is how true repentance is shown. Nots not a matter of being an emotional person or not, in front of Allah who will say they are NOT emotional?

[quote=Ocean]Kabeer is plural in that respect? and masculine? or do we not say that?[/quote]
Nope. Kabeer is masculine but not plural, kibaar is its plural form.

Oi you lot, stop discussingism tafdeel on here, I created "learnign arabic" for a reason.

BUt...

OCean?!?! you study Arabic?!?!

edit: I havent got the ability to see into people's heart [unmashaAllah] hence i cannot assume that MuslimBro was showing off.

[quote=Lilly]MB: stop showing off[/quote]
I wasn't. Everything I say has to be showing off :roll:

[quote=MuslimBro][quote=Lilly]MB: stop showing off[/quote]
I wasn't. Everything I say has to be showing off :roll:[/quote]

since when? i just said that now...

You must have the power of seeing into people's hearts to see that they're showing off. MashaAllah.

[quote=MuslimBro]You must have the power of seeing into people's hearts to see that they're showing off. MashaAllah.[/quote]

fine. I'll edit.

[quote=MuslimBro]You must have the power of seeing into people's hearts to see that they're showing off. MashaAllah.[/quote]
LOOOOOOOOL.

P.S "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit" 😛

P.S "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit" 😛

likkeyy but he has a point, even though the sarcasm makes me feel like throwing his point in his face...