Amjad Tarsin – The Journey of the Heart

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The speaker discusses the importance of preparing for gifts and not just seeking forgiveness. They also mention a prophetic statement about seeking forgiveness and encourage listeners to be aware of the power of the spiritual breasts. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of waking the heart to realize the benefits of the spiritual war and offers suggestions for transformative changes in one's life.
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious,
the Most Merciful.
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord
of the worlds.
And peace and blessings be upon our master
Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the
Imam of the Messengers.
The one who was sent as a mercy
to the worlds, and upon his good family
and his noble companions.
And upon those who followed them with kindness
and guidance until the Day of Judgment.
And we are obliged to be with them
and among them by your mercy, O Most
Merciful.
Allahumma a'limna ma yanfa'una, wa anfa
'na bima'allamtana, wa zidna ilman ya kareem.
Rabbi ishrah li sadri, wa yassir li amri,
wa ahlul uqdatan min lisani, yafqahun qawli.
The Prophet ﷺ, starting in the sacred month
of Rajab, he would begin making the dua,
Allahumma barik lana fi Rajab wa Sha'ban,
wa ballighna Ramadan.
O Allah, bless us in the months of
Rajab and Sha'ban and allow us to
reach the month of Ramadan.
And there are many lessons in this prophetic
dua, but one of the things that it
teaches us is that we have to prepare
in advance for the gifts that Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala gives.
And the spiritual breezes that come in the
most blessed month of Ramadan.
And scholars recommend in the month of Rajab
that we should engage in abundant istighfar.
That we should ask Allah subhanahu wa ta
'ala for forgiveness frequently.
Naturally from the last Ramadan to this point,
we've made a lot of mistakes.
The heart becomes veiled, it becomes covered in
rust.
And we need to polish and really reset
our state with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
and realign ourselves with Allah jalla jalaluh.
And Habib Ahmed bin Zayn al-Habshi, he
has a beautiful treatise where he talks about
istighfar.
But one of the things that he mentions
that's really unique, is he talks not just
about seeking forgiveness, but he talks about how
you motivate the heart to want to seek
forgiveness.
Some of us are so spiritually numb that
we might not even really feel that remorse.
We might not necessarily feel the inclination to
really turn back to Allah subhanahu wa ta
'ala with the entirety of our being.
So we need to be awoken.
We need to be reminded.
And he says that a person, the first
thing he mentions to motivate the heart to
be aware of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
is to frequently sit with religious scholars who
invite to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala through
their states and their words.
To sit with people of Allah whose very
state awakens you.
The state of the people around you is
contagious.
It's pulling you in whatever direction they're inclining
towards.
So the people of Allah, if you're in
their company, it pulls you in the direction
of seeking Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
And then he also mentions reflecting abundantly on
death.
That this Ramadan that's approaching, if we even
live to see it, may Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala allow us to reach it.
But this Ramadan that's approaching, if Allah allows
us to experience it, could very well be
our last.
One of the things, it's just a natural
thing when you live in the world and
then you see people passing away.
People that you knew, people younger than you,
relatives, friends.
There's many people that we know.
Each one of us probably knows someone close
to them who's passed away.
And that, I remember subhanAllah, just having children
and seeing how quickly your children develop and
change.
You want to hang on to a moment
and it's gone.
Before you can fully relish and cherish that
moment.
And it teaches you about the temporary nature
of the dunya.
That is a reminder that should awaken our
hearts.
That should allow us to realize we are
traveling on this path to meet Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala.
And then he also mentions that we should
be broken before Allah.
That we should call upon Allah with humility
and brokenness.
And recognizing our neediness.
Recognizing our mistakes.
That we have nothing to present before our
Lord.
And that all of these things soften the
heart.
And when the heart becomes soft, then we
can really make transformative change in our lives.
May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala allow light
to enter into our hearts.
May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala allow us
to benefit the greatest benefit in this sacred
month of Rajab.
And that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala gives
us a sincere repentance that is true and
genuine from the very core of our being.
And may He allow us to reap the
benefits of Sha'ban.
And may Allah give us a great opening
in the month of Ramadan.
An opening in the Qur'an.
An opening in our worship and devotion and
ibadah.
And a stronger connection to our Lord jalla
jalaluh.
Wa salallahu wasalam ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa ala
alihi wa sahbihi ajma'een.
Walhamdulillahi rabbil alameen.
Wal'afu minakum.