When we are praying, i.e., when we are performing our Salat, duahs, the Darood Sharif and other prayers, they are mainly in Arabic, but it is not forbidden to submit your prayers (invocations) in your own language as well. Without this, you cannot progress! The Arabic as well as a good understanding of the Arabic is vital for the believer needs to know what he is saying and asking of God Almighty.
Prayers, which are
submitted in humility and with full dedication, are accepted by Almighty Allah and
the sins of such people are forgiven. God Almighty says: “Innal hasanaati yudhhib nas-say-yi aati.” (Surah
Hud 11: 115) - i.e., Good deeds wipe out bad deeds. The real impact of
the state of humility can only be achieved in one’s own language. So, now and
then, do pray in your own language. The best prayer is Surah Al-Fatiha because
it is a very comprehensive prayer. When a farmer is aware of farming tricks,
then he always achieves a good crop. So, you should look for the Straight Path
to Almighty God and pray: “O my Lord! I am a
sinner, in deep trouble. Show me the right path.”
Minor and big
matters, all, should be submitted without any hesitation to God. He is the only
One Who can forgive. Pious are those who pray, and pray a lot. If you knock at
a miser’s door constantly, even he is bound to listen to you one day. So, how
is it possible that the Gracious and Merciful God will not reward you? A good
beggar always manages to get the reward in the end. The second name of Salat
is prayer. As God Almighty says:
“Wa idha sa alaka ibadi anni, fa
inni qareeb. Ujeebu da’watad daa’ee idha da aaani, fal yasta jeebuulee, wal yuminuu-bee,
la allahum yarshuduun.”
“When My servants ask you concerning Me, (tell them) I am very close and always listen to those who call upon Me; so they should answer My call too, and believe in Me, so that they may be guided aright.” (Al-Baqara 2: 187).
In other words, Allah is telling His servants: Some people have
doubts about My existence; the only sign of My existence is that you call Me
and submit your demands. I will listen to you, will respond and remember You.
Whoever does not
believe in the strength of prayer is an atheist. The only path to reach God is
by prayers. The time has come that the existence of God must be recognised. The
fact of the matter is that atheists during gatherings make fun of prayers and
if someone says “Insha-Allah” they consider him foolish. If these people
have the slightest relationship with God they would not make such remarks. If
you love someone you always find ways to remember his name. If these people do
not care about God they should be ready for failures and will not be spared.
The more we believe in God, the more they deny. In fact they need the blessing
of God. If He does not open their hearts nobody else can do it. If God wishes, He
can infuse wisdom in a dog, to make him realize of His attributes and can keep
the human being ignorant.
As you know, in the
Salat, Surah Al-Fatiha has great impact. It should not matter how you
feel but you must continue to recite this in the prayer. Recite: “Iyyaaka nahbudu wa iyyaaka nasta-een. Ihdinas-siraatal
mustaqeem”, again and again, in the prayer and in the prostration,
recite: “Yaa-Hayyu Yaa Qayyum bi-Rahmatika
astagheethu.” There is no surety how long you are going to live and
this world is like a misleading dream. Pray during the night, pray in the
morning, go in a jungle to pray, pray in congregation, in isolation and pray
behind closed doors so that God help you to disassociate yourselves from
worldly attractions. As far as possible, try to show humility and cry in
prayers to attract God’s mercy. Go in front of God in a clean condition as it
is desired by the Almighty and mentioned in the Holy Quran.
Laziness is harmful
and people, who do not venture, do not achieve anything. While God Almighty has
promised to accept prayers, at the same time He has attached some conditions to
this; therefore He says: “Fal yasta jeebuulee
wal yuminuu-bee”; the first condition is of “Fal yasta jeebuulee”, [Answer My call too], i.e., “Have
faith in Me and obey My instructions” which are indicated in the Holy Quran.
If you follow these instructions you will gain the favour of Almighty God and
your prayers will be accepted.
The second
condition is of: “Wal yuminuu-bee” [And believe in Me], i.e., “Have an
absolute faith in My existence and My attributes”, then your prayers will attain
the status of acceptance. These are the two basic conditions but if you ignore
them and think that your prayers will be accepted, you are indeed deluding yourselves
– you are in a manifest error.
Salaat (prayer) is the
minimum standard for remembrance of Allah, without which one cannot maintain
spiritual life. Those who observe prayers; now, unless they make sure that
their children do observe prayers, no guarantee can be given for the glorious
future of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam.
So, a Warner has
appeared in this world but the world is not listening to him. God will listen to
him and with great force will reveal his truthfulness.
Listen carefully and remember when you have any misgivings, throw them on your right side and then recite: “La Hawla wa laa Quwwata illaa billah ‘il Aliyyil-Azim” and do this abundantly and pray. I firmly tell you that this is your duty, to be ready, feel strong and keep your weapon ready. What is that weapon? That weapon is the prayers, i.e. Salat, testifying that there is no god but Allah “Laa Ilaaha Illallah”, reciting the Darood Sharif and repeated recitation of the Surah Al-Fatiha and “La Hawla wa laa Quwwata illaa billah ‘il Aliyyil-Azim”. Keep these weapons with you all the time and use them. Always keep asking forgiveness from sins already committed.
On Fridays recite the Darood Sharif with deep affection which will secure God’s favour. Keep remembering God. The more you remember God, the more it will help you to attain Allah’s favours and He will accept your prayers.
I pray regularly that my Jamaat – Jamaat Ul
Sahih Al Islam – is to be counted among those who have the fear of Allah,
pray regularly and get up during the night and cry before God Almighty. They
should not forget their responsibilities and prostrate to God. They should not
become miserable, ignore their status and go astray. I am confident; God will
accept my prayers and will show me that I am leaving behind such righteous
people. Not such people who’s eyes’ look at the wrong things, their hearts are
filthy and do not think they are going to die. I and my God do not care about
them and I will be glad if such people leave my Jamaat. The Jamaat which my God
has revealed to me in 2008 is the Jamaat Ul
Sahih Al Islam. I pray that my Allah, my Almighty God enable only
the pious to grace this Jamaat and form part of it, not people who are slaves
of their own desires, who follow the satanic whisperings and hanker after the
world.
God wishes to make
my Jamaat comprise of such people who are fully covered in the attributes of
God, who maintain a very high level of piousness, people who have given
preference to religion over materialistic benefits. But those hypocrites who
put their hand in my hand with the commitment to give preference to religion
over worldly affairs, when they go home, they forget their commitment, and
start again their materialistic life. Neither are their thoughts good nor are
their hearts clean. Their hands do not move towards the right direction and
their foot do not make any movement for good work. They are a cheat and will
not be counted as one of us, because they are not considered to be truthful by
Almighty God.
Therefore, I humbly
appeal to all my disciples around the world who are found in the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam to examine, honestly,
the performance of prayers of their children at home. I am scared that the
findings will be upsetting, because the conditions in which we find the children,
today, are not satisfactory. Our children are our future. We should tender with
care and great discipline these pearls so that they may shine with brilliance and
bring honour and glory to Islam, Sahih al Islam tomorrow.
I swear in the name
of Allah Who is in control of my life that He has raised me and named me as His
Khalifatullah. So, absolute obedience to Allah and His Messenger leads a person
to be righteous and receive the divine grace. So pray: “O our Lord, we have
listened to the message of Your Khalifatullah who is inviting us to have a
faith in You. O our lovely God, we have accepted Your Khalifatullah, so count
us among the witnesses”. Ameen, Summa Ameen, Ya Rabbal Aalameen.
---Friday Sermon of 18 December 2020 ~03 Jamadi’ul Awwal 1442 AH delivered by Imam-Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam Hazrat Khalifatullah Munir A. Azim (aba) of Mauritius.