Tazkiyah Tip 7 - 20/12/10

Tazkiyah Tip 7

"Measurement" is not always easy, especially if what is measured is intangible. How can we measure the degree of our Tazkiyah in the path of God? It is easy to think that we are very good, or very bad in terms of Tazkiyah, however this is all very subjective and does not give us any real perspective on our strengths and weaknesses. In fact, we can use some measures in order to assess how "good" we really are in this. Two of these are as follows and Insha'Allah, the next Tazkiyah tip will cover two more:
 
1.    How keen we are in doing our prayers? Do we finish them with an expression of, “thanks God it ended!” or do we finish with, “thanks God! Is it time already?” Do we find our prayers boring or are they enjoyable? What are the things that occupy our minds while we pray? Perhaps, a clue to improving our spirituality is in recognizing these things. The extent to which we enjoy our prayers and look forward to them can be an indication of how much we have managed to purify our soul in the path of God.

2.    As Muslims, we know a lot about concepts like trusting in God, leaving things to Him, etc. One of the main points of all worship we do is to be good at these. How do we perform in practical life when we come across an apparently worrying or stressful situation? Do our actions indicate that in reality, we do not really believe in someone up there who takes care of things for us, or do they indicate a true belief in a being looking after us? These situations are the best opportunities to see inside our heart (our spirit), to get an idea of how far we have come in the path of Tazkiyah and to diagnose weaknesses in our beliefs and actions, to allow us to do our best to rectify them.

 

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Please note: These tips should be seen as facilitators and secondary tools only. The most effective way for Tazkiyah and the primary and the essential tool of it is to do our best in following the religion given to us by the Almighty from every respect and to the best of our ability. 

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