From Darkness into Light
Posted Mar 1st, 2008 at 08:56 PM by Hafeez Shaikh
From Darkness into Light
It is God Who sends to His servants clear signs
that He may lead you out of the depths of darkness
into the Light.
And truly, God is to you most Kind and Merciful.
[ Sόrah al-Εadοd 57:9]
This short selection has vast implications if only we could take it to heart. It describes our essential relationship to God: we are being guided out of darkness and into the light. It is our responsibility to strive, for we have nothing but what we have striven for, and, at the same time, it is up to God to guide us in our striving. Of this we can be sure: if we turn to Him, His guidance will not fail us. We will be shown clear signs and we will not be left in the darkness. In this life we have difficulties and we have problems. They are not the same. Difficulties are obstacles and challenges to be faced. Through them our souls develop new qualities and strengths. Problems, however, are those situations where we do not necessarily know what the right answer is, what we are to do. Our task, then, is to remember to ask both for His guidance, and then for the strength to follow it. (Helminski) The Book of Revelations, p.346.
It is God Who sends to His servants clear signs
that He may lead you out of the depths of darkness
into the Light.
And truly, God is to you most Kind and Merciful.
[ Sόrah al-Εadοd 57:9]
This short selection has vast implications if only we could take it to heart. It describes our essential relationship to God: we are being guided out of darkness and into the light. It is our responsibility to strive, for we have nothing but what we have striven for, and, at the same time, it is up to God to guide us in our striving. Of this we can be sure: if we turn to Him, His guidance will not fail us. We will be shown clear signs and we will not be left in the darkness. In this life we have difficulties and we have problems. They are not the same. Difficulties are obstacles and challenges to be faced. Through them our souls develop new qualities and strengths. Problems, however, are those situations where we do not necessarily know what the right answer is, what we are to do. Our task, then, is to remember to ask both for His guidance, and then for the strength to follow it. (Helminski) The Book of Revelations, p.346.
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very true.Posted Mar 1st, 2008 at 10:14 PM by Khumar
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so do u believe that ' Om' , ' Hu' and '
'Mu' all mean the same thing..
Posted Mar 4th, 2008 at 10:35 AM by hin33
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i needed that..*sigh*Posted Mar 4th, 2008 at 11:50 AM by COCO
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