Islamic Way of Thinking

Right living is an art. Those who have learned the art can construct a successful life in this world. Those who are oblivious to it have nothing but failure in store. To put it briefly, this art can be described as ‘positive thinking; that is, keeping an open mind so that we can rise above the psychology of reaction or retaliation and plan objectively after arriving at rational conclusions. If positive thinking gives us the direction to use our intellectual capacity, negative thinking acts as a check upon developing that intellectual capacity. Those who tend towards negative thinking think and plan only under the influence of external situations, which may or may not be particularly good. Humans are social beings. We cannot survive by ourselves. We need each other to sustain our needs. In one way or another, we are all indispensable to each other. In such a situation, reacting negatively is never beneficial. Success will come only to those who respond positively, even negatively.

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Introduction

We have the entire universe before us. We see it, we experience it, and so are forced to believe in its existence. Even when a man rejects the godhead, he still believes in the universe. But when and how did it come into being? Explaining its existence as the creation of God is no final answer—so it is generally held—since the very next question which arises is if God made the universe, then who made God?

Can we believe in a causeless universe and a causeless God? Belief in a causeless God as the Creator of all things has more logic to it, in this world of cause and effect, than belief in a causeless universe and a non-existent God. It is by believing in a causeless Creator that we save ourselves from believing in the impossibility of a causeless universe.

Belief in God seems to many to be a very strange thing. But disbelief is even stranger. Sometimes it is argued that belief must rest on proof. But, from the purely scientific standpoint, nothing in this world can be proved or disproved. So far as believing in anything is concerned, the option is not between the proved and the unproved, but between the workable and the non-workable.

For instance, scientists in general believe in the concept of gravity. They do so, not because of proof of its existence, but because of the demonstrable predictability of effects. They do not know why gravity has the effect it has, or how it came into existence. They simply accept its existence as a useful theory.

This is the case with all scientific concepts, and belief in them does not mean uncritical acceptance of established as opposed to unestablished ideas. It simply means believing in a working hypothesis as opposed to an unworkable theory. Exactly the same principle is applicable to the concept of God.

In the matter of gravity, the choice for us is not between matter with gravity and matter without gravity, but between matter with gravity and non-existent matter. Since the concept of non-existent matter is untenable, because unworkable, we have opted for matter with gravity. From the purely academic angle, the same is true of the concept of God.

The universe itself does not have the ability to create. It can neither increase nor decrease itself by so much as a particle. As with all other scientific concepts, we must choose not between the universe with God and the universe without God, but between God and a non-existent universe. Since a non-existent universe is inconceivable, we must perforce opt for the concept of the universe with God.

Many books  have  been  authored  on  similar  lines like,  “

Islamic  way of  life,” “Islamic way  ofsocial  behavior, ”  or  “Islamic  way  of  politics ”  but  most  crucial  is  to  understand  the  Islamic way  of  thinking.  This  is  because  all  these  titles  are  related  with  the  form  and  not  the  spirit whereas Islam focuses on spirit and not form.

This title came  to  my  mind as I was reflecting upon the case of Japan. Ever since  the  severe earthquake  and tsunami ravaged Japan,  life has been severely disrupted in one  of the world’s most  technologically  advanced  nations.  The  damage  in  the  nuclear  reactors  has  become  a cause of  serious concern. While on  one side, the world was witnessing a catastrophe unleash, the  Muslims  on  the  other  hand  reacted  very  strangely  at  what  unfolded.  They  labeled  this

calamity  as  the  wrath  of  God  (azaab-e-khuda).  This  is  a  grave  matter  because  those  who claim such things are also implying that they are on the safe side. Such a belief is purely false and worthy of punishment. It is certainly not the Islamic way of thinking.

Islamic Way of Thinking

Islamic way  of  thinking  in this  regard is that  when  a believer is informed about the death of his fellow human beings in a catastrophe he rushes to pray and weeps before God because he could not spread the word of God to those who died.

Spreading  the word of God is the  foremost  responsibility of a believer.  In  other  words,  only those  who  spread  the  word  of  God  to  mankind  will  become  a  part  of  the  community  of believers (Ummat-e-Muhammadi). According to a Hadith

Imaan wale khuda ke shuhada hain, is zameen par (Al Bukhari)

Believers are witnesses of God (on this Earth)

It is  crucial to  bear in  mind  that  discharging the  dawah  responsibility  is the  pre-requisite  to becoming  a part  of  the Ummat-e-Muhammadi.  This is  correct  thinking  as  it  reminds  man of his  responsibility.  One  must  derive  lesson  from  every  occurrence  and  think  what  is  it  that should  have  been  done.  Unfortunately,  this  Islamic  way  of  thinking  eludes  the  minds  of present day Muslims.

Had  the  Muslims  adopted  sincere  and  honest  approach,  they  would  have  tried  to assess  the situation  throughout  the  Muslim  world,  which  is  undergoing  grave  unrest.  Instead,  they attribute  these events to enemy conspiracy. It has become a practice amongst the  Muslims  to label a catastrophe that befalls the secular world as God’s wrath (azaab). If on the other hand,a  disaster  strikes  the  Muslim  world,  they  call  it  enemy  conspiracy.  This  is  a  grave contradiction  because  in  all  such  situations  only  one  principle can  hold  true.  Therefore,  the disaster  which  strikes  the  Muslim  world  must  also  be  called as  ‘azaab.’  Unfortunately,  the Muslims  do  not  follow  the  Islamic  way  of  thinking  and  instead  create  hue  and  cry  about form, identity, culture, milli-work and communal thinking. According to a Hadith Amal ka dara-o-madar niyat par hai (Al Bukhari) [Action depends upon intention] This is a very authentic account  of  Hadith. It  means  that intention (niyat) is not  a mysterious thing;  it  is  a  way  of  thinking.  In  other  words,  man  will  be  rewarded  commensurate  to  his thinking.

Right way of thinking

Right  way  of  thinking  is  the  positive  way  of  thinking,  one  that  is  free  from  all  complexes, hatred,  prejudices  and  other  negative  emotions.  Only  when  man’s  thinking  becomes completely  positive,  does  he  attains  God-realisation (marefat).

And  the  souls  who  will  find entry  into  the  paradise  will  be  none  other  than  the  souls  who  attain  God-realization  in  this world.

I used  to often think about the  gist  of the  Quran.  It  has  over six thousand  and  five  hundred verses but after long time, I realized that the first verse itself is the gist of Quran. It reads All Praise is due to God, the Lord of the Universe (1:1)

The very first  verse  of the Quran presents the gist of the Quran and  teaches man to live in the spirit of hamd (acknowledgement).  The principle that can  be derived from here is that if man lives  in  the  psyche  of  protests  and  complaints,  he will  not  live  in  the  spirit  of acknowledgement.

Hamd (acknowledgement) is  an  outcome  of  thinking  whereby man  realizes  the innumerable blessings  that God  bestowed upon man by  creating  such  a beautiful world  and  providing the entire life support system to ensure man’s survival.

Unfortunately,  the  present-day  Muslims  do  lip  service.  While  verbally  they  say,“Alhamdulillah,”  their  actions are contrary to  what this  acknowledgement  demands. In  order to  live  in  the  spirit  of hamd (acknowledgement),  man  will  have  to  discover  this  world  as  a “phenomena of hamd.” Those who acknowledge God such will become entrants to the divine world  of  paradise.  A  verse  in  the  Quran  states  that  those  believers  of  God  who  entered paradise, will say upon entering into paradise Praise be to God who has taken away all sorrow from us. (35: 34)

This means  that  paradise  will be  a  world  devoid  of  sorrow or sadness.  As  I  started  thinking about the activities that would engage man in paradise, the following verse came to my mind, They [dwellers of paradise] will say, ‘This is what we were provided with before,’ because they were given similar things. (2:25)

In  other  words,  activities  similar  to  this  world  will  engage  man  in  paradise  as  well.  But paradise  will  be  a  world  of  blessings.  Thinking  about  this  difference,  I  realised that  if  man considers  today’s  world  as  a  blessing  then,  paradise  will  appear  as  a  blessing  to  him.

According to a verse:

He will admit them into the Garden He has already made known to them. (47:6)

This  means  that  man  must  discover  the  present  world  as  an  introduction  to  paradise.  The present  world has all those  things  which  paradise  will  possess.  In  other words,  man  will  first have  to  discover  the  present  world  as  a  paradise-like  world.  Thinking  about  the  difference between  this  world  and  paradise,  I  realized  that  while  paradise  will  be  without  sorrow (hazan), the  present  world is not.  The  following verse of the Quran  describes the state of the present world, We [God] have created man into a life of toil and trial. (90:4)

 This  means  that  man  will  first  have  to  discover  this  world  as paradise-with-sorrow .  Only then,  will  you  get  entry  into paradise-without-sorrow.  This  discovery  is  the  gist  of  faith, religion and Islamic way of thinking.

Adopting the Islamic way of thinking

In order to adopt the Islamic way of thinking, man will have to live as  a tension-free soul and eliminate all negative emotions from within him. Learning the art of hardship management is the  test of man. In  this world, man  will have  to live as a positive person even amidst  negative situations.  Only  then  will  he  be  rewarded  with  a  world  that  will  be  completely  free  from negativity.

In this present world, God has given freedom to man to put him to  test. Man is free to use or misuse his freedom despite being amidst  situations of complaints and protests. According to a Hadith,  once  a  man  came  to  the  Prophet  and  asked,  “O  Prophet,  give  me  a  master  advice which will  enable me to manage  all the  affairs  of my  life.”  The  Prophet  told  him: “Don’t be angry.” As anger is always the result of provocation, he was actually saying, “Don’t be anger, even when provoked.” (Mishkat)

That is to say, stick to positive behaviour in all situations. In fact, in normal conditions man is governed  by  his  own  nature.  And nature  always  takes  the  course  of  peace.  When  man  is provoked,  his  mind  derails into  negativity.  So  the  Prophet  advised  people never  to  take  the negative  course  of  action,  and  to  keep  to  a  peaceful  and  positive behaviour  in  all  situations, even in the face of provocation. This means that even in negative situation, man must learn to give  positive response.  In  negative  situation, man must  live  with  a positive  mindset. This  is the certificate for paradise.

God  created  Earth as  a unique  planet for  man to  survive.  If  man  were  to travel  in space,  he would only find barren rocks and  planets but  the  moment he would land on  Earth, he will be baffled  to  see  trees  that  supply  oxygen,  greenery  and  water.  On  Earth,  God  provided everything  for  man’s  sustenance  but  alongside  He  created  toil.  The  rose  plant  is  a demonstration of this principle. Despite having thorns, the rose plant bears a beautiful flower.

Similarly,  if  man  starts  complaining,  it  means  he  is  reacting  negatively  to  the  situation  and has failed the test. In such a situation, man will neither discover this world as a  paradise-like, nor  the  beneficence  of  the Merciful  God.  Man  will  be  able  to repeat  some  words  only  as  a ritual but he will never imbibe the spirit.

It is desired that man lives in the spirit of hamd e-khudavandi (acknowledgement of God) for which he will  have to learn to live with a positive mind even in negative situations. Unless he does so, man will not be able to discover the greatness of God!

Only  a  positive  soul  will  become  thankful to  God  and  consequently  discover  this  world  as paradise-like  world.  In  other  words,  paradise  will  only  be  rewarded  to  such  a  person  who lives  in paradise-psyche  while  living in  this  world.  On  the  contrary,  if  a  person  lives  in  the psyche  of  hatred,  revenge,  anger,  violence,  enmity  – he  will  not develop  the  personality worthy of being settled in paradise.

Discovering paradise-like world

Pharaoh  was  the  ruler  of  Egypt, at  the  time  of  Prophet  Moses.  The  wife  of  Pharaoh,  Asiya became  so  inspired  with  the  message  of  Prophet  Moses  that  she  adopted  his  faith.  When Pharaoh came to know of Asiya’s new  faith, he threatened that if she did not revert  to the old ways of  worshipping, he would cast  her out of the palace and  kill her.  Asiya, steadfast  in the worship of One God, prayed to Him saying My Lord, build me a house in nearness to You in paradise. (66:11)

This  prayer  introduces  paradise  as  being  God’s  neighbourhood.  It  is  therefore  quite understandable that  God  will  not  allow  those  with  satanic  psyche  to  live  in  His neighbourhood. Satan had a negative mind and he challenged God saying that he will mislead the majority of mankind. This is recorded in the Quran as follows:

I will surely come upon them from before them and from behind them and from their right and from their left, and then You will find most of them ungrateful. (7:17)

This means  that  Satan has  vowed to deflect  man  from  the path of Truth. Satan  accomplishes his  purpose  by  derailing  the  thinking  of  man  such  that  despite  being  the  recipient  of innumerable blessings, he remains ungrateful to his Benefactor. Let me take another example.

In  1947,  the  partition  of  India  took  place.  Not  only those  who relocated  to Pakistan  but  the Muslims  all  over,  were  in  favour  of  creation  of  the  state  of  Pakistan.  After  its  creation, Muslims  declared  Pakistan  as  an  “Islamic  state”.  By  this  logic,  India  should  have  been declared  as  a  “Hindu”  state  but this did  not  happen.  Instead India was  declared  as  a  secular republic but no Muslim ever became grateful for this.

It  is  therefore  important  to  understand  that  only  when  man  changes  his  mind  and  becomes completely  positive,  he  can  live  in  the  spirit  of hamd-e-khudawandi (acknowledgment of God).

Conclusion

Unless  man discovers the present world as  a paradise-like  world, he will not  become entitled for paradise. He  will  have to  discover this world  as  paradise  with sorrow in order to  become eligible for entry into the paradise without sorrow.

For  discovering this  world  as a  paradise-with-sorrow  man  will have to  learn  to abstain  from negative  thoughts.  He  will  have  to make  every  occurrence  a  matter  of  introspection  so  that rightful  and  objective  thinking  can  be  inculcated  within  him.  Several  examples  of  this approach can be seen in the life  of Prophet Muhammad. For instance, at the time  of Battle of Uhud  when  the  Muslims  lost  and  suffered  heavy  losses  of  life  and  property,  the  following verse was revealed in the Quran admonishing the Muslims Your courage failed you and you disagreed among yourselves [concerning the Prophet’s direction] and disobeyed it (3:152)

Battle of Uhud was fought when the aggressors attacked the Muslims at the juncture of Uhud.

Instead  of putting  the  blame of  loss  on  the  aggressors,  God asked  believers  to  introspect  so that they can realize where they went wrong and do not succumb to the psyche of complaints.

Another example is of  Prophet Muhammad himself. He had  migrated from Mecca to Medina after  thirteen  years  of  endless  atrocities  that  they  suffered  at  the  hands  of the  Quraysh.  But not  even once in  any speech  at Medina did he make a  reference of the ill-treatment  that was meted out to him.

This  was  so  because  his  complaints  would  have  been  at  the  cost  of  eroding  the  spirit  of thanksgiving  to  God,  which  was unaffordable.  Unlike  the policy of  the  Prophet,  present-day Muslim  media  revels  in  highlighting  complaints.  They  have  become  thankless  to  the blessings  that they partake  on  a daily basis. It  is  important to  cite  here  that paradise will not be  for  thankless  people;  else  Satan  would  have  been  allowed  entry  into  paradise. 

Despite being bestowed with  countless blessings, Satan had become ungrateful to God. A verse in the Quran cautions man from such wishful thinking. It reads It is not your desires, nor the desires of the People of the Book that shall prevail. Anyone who commits evil will be rewarded accordingly.  (4:123)

Recently, I got a phone call from an alim, who told me of a gathering that took place in South India  to  discuss  how  ulema  can  participate  in  dawah  work.  An  alim  stood  up  and  started talking the  language  of conspiracy  and zulm. I was deeply  hurt to hear this. How  can  one  do dawah  work  while  hosting  negative  emotions?  The  loss  for  such  people  is  immense  – not only do they lose the opportunity of dawah  work in this world, they also lose the opportunity of  being eligible for  paradise in the  hereafter. A  dayee must  be a well-wisher. If he does not wish well for his madu, a dayee cannot do dawah work.

It must be borne in mind that man  will invariably undergo negative experiences in this world. He must learn the art of conversion so as to convert the negative into positive. By  culling out each negative item from the mind and converting it, he will become hundred percent positive. Only  such  persons  can  become  true  well  wishers  and  develop  a  personality  which  is deserving of entry into paradise.

Man must always remember that on the Day of Judgment, justice will prevail and man will be adjudged  proportionate  to  his  deeds.  Living  in  complaints  will  not  let  man  discover  the paradise-like  world.  He  must  therefore  constantly  introspect  and  quit  living  in  complaints; thankfulness begins from  here.  Taking an excuse  and becoming negative is not justified;  the principle  is  that, if  you  have  a  good  excuse,  don’t  use  it. No  justification  will  be  accepted before  God in  this  regard.  Man  will  have  to live  in this world as a  positive  soul,  there is no choice for him.

Question – Answer

Q1: It  is  being widely  said that  the  occurrence  in Japan  was  a  result  of  misuse  of  freedom,

which led to God’s wrath in the form of tsunami and earthquake. Please comment.

A:  This  is  wrong thinking.  Those  who  think  so  consider  themselves  to  be  on  the  safe  side.

Such  occurrences are actually a  sign of  warning, it is wrong  to  refer to  them  as “ azaab ”.  Let me explain why. Firstly, the  term “ azaab”  has a  special  connotation  in  the Quran.  It has  been  used in context of  communities  where  dawah  work  was  done  in  the best possible  manner and it reached  the stage  of  completion  (itmaam-e-hujjat).

In  other  words, the  unawareness of  people  had  been broken and the message of  God  reached them in clear  and  precise language.  But  at the  same time, it is not necessary that each time such stage is reached, God’s wrath unleashes. Secondly, the  term “azaab” cannot be used loosely. Even during the golden period of Islamic history, many instances  of  famine  and  floods  took  place.  For instance,  severe  famine  struck the  city  during  the  caliphate  of  Umar.  When  considered  as  signs  of  warning,  such  events demonstrate how easily God can  alter the balance of this world. Whatever happened in Japan was  due  to  changes  in  the  law  of  nature.  It  can  happen  anywhere  else.  God  warns  man through such instances so that he may awaken and prepare himself for his afterlife.

The  master  formula  is  that  man  must save  him  from  negative  explanation  and  explain everything in a positive manner. According to a verse in the Quran:

As for man, when his Lord tests him, through honour and blessings, he says, ‘My Lord has honoured me,’ but when He tests him by straitening his means of livelihood, he says, ‘My Lord has disgraced me.’ (89:15-16)

The  correct  perspective  is nafs-e-mutmainna (89:27).  That  is  in  both  conditions,  man  must seek a positive explanation and save himself from negative explanation.

Q2: What is importance of “aafiyat” (safety and peace) and its best dua?

A: Man must take every opportunity to do dua to God. He must pray saying,

Ae Allah, mein tujhse mangta hun maafi aur aafiyat, is duniya mein bhi aur aakhirat mein bhi

(O God! I seek from you forgiveness and peace in this world and in the hereafter)

Q3: In the hotel industry, club and bar is very important. But according  to Islam,  liquor  and earnings from it are haraam. Is working at such a place also haraam?

A: If  man  does  not  have an  alternative  and he is not  getting  any  job,  it is legitimate to  work there. Jurists (Fiqh scholars) opine that urgency justifies the work. One is that you open a bar yourself;  the  other  is  that  someone  else  has  opened  a  bar  and  you  have  no  option  or alternative,  you  may  do  a  job  there.  Infact  instead  of  thinking  bad  about  it,  you  must  do dawah work with them. Islam does not teach man to remain cut off because evil is not only in the bar, it is everywhere.

Q4: I  visited  Japan  and found their  attitude very positive.  They seemed like true  followers of Islam yet dawah work was not done with them. What is your opinion about them?

A: Doing dawah work  in Japan was a  responsibility  of  the present-day Muslims, which they could  not  discharge.  I  wrote  an  instance  in  Al  Risala  where I  cited  how  King  Miyagi  of Japan, wrote to the Caliph in Turkey inviting representatives to talk about Islam alongside the Christian missionaries who were working in Japan.

The  Turkish  caliph  gave  the  charge  to  Jamaluddin  Afghani  but  he  did  nothing  to  avail  the opportunity.  I  once  met  a  Japanese  who  had  accepted  Islam.  He  said,  “Japanese  are potentially Muslims,” but unfortunately even then the Muslims could do nothing to  do dawah work in  Japan. Free  of all  forms of religious  persecution, there  was  nothing  that  could  have served  as  a  barrier  for  doing  dawah  work  in  Japan.  The  only  requirement  was  to  learn Japanese but Muslims failed at it.

Q5: I understand that we have  to discover this world as  paradise with sorrow to  get paradise without sorrow. I want to understand  the wisdom  behind  first making man discover paradise without sorrow.

A: Man  has been created in this world for the purpose of a  test. In other words, this world is a paradise  but  man is on  test here. According to  the  Quran, God created  this  world as paradise but  man’s  corruption  created  war,  blood-shed  etc.  While  in  nature  man  can  take  an experience  of  paradise,  the  only  difference  is  that  this  world  is  ephemeral.  Man  should become  capable  of  detached  thinking  so  that  he  is  able  to  discover this  world  as  paradise despite the human follies. Doing so alone will make  man eligible for entry into  paradise. The following couplet is an example of detached thinking,

Hai daad ke qaabil meri tajreed-e-tasavvurr (detached thinking),

karta hun tujhe ghair ki mehfil se juda yar

Q6:  It  is  said  that  Japan  was  the  first  to ban  Hijab  and  Quran,  that  is  why  it  incurred  the wrath of God?

A:  Muslims  are  standing upon  falsehood.  They  generalize  singular  events. Even  in  Muslim countries,  ladies  move  without  Hijab.  Japan  developed  zero-defect  industry.  Near  to  the doomsday, God  has  shown that  even  if  you  put  up  zero-defect  industries  you  will  still  not escape  doom.  If  it  would  have  struck  underdeveloped  countries,  it  would  not  have  been  a very big  news. It  came in a  very developed  nation  and became a  big  news. God showed  that when doom strikes, the entire world will be upside down, all civilization will perish. T his has been shown that doom  will be  so severe that it will not  spare  anyone  because  this world will be re-constructed.

Q7:  The argument  that  the  ‘present world is  a  testing  ground,’ may not sufficiently  address the modern mind. Please comment.

A:  One  is  that  you  say,  this  world  is  world  of  action  and  the  hereafter  will  be  a  world  of reward.  But  it  must  always  be  borne  in  mind  that  answer  to  the  question  should  be  in  the language  (understandable)  of  the addressee.  In  order  to  address  the  modern  mind  therefore, he  will have  to  be told that the present world is  actually  a preparatory period (darul  tadreeb) whereas  the  hereafter  will  be  a period  of  activities where  man  will  get  the  opportunities  to realize  his  full  potential  (darul  amal).  In  paradise,  all  activities  will  happen  at  the  level  of enjoyment.  Those who prepare  themselves  in this world will  become  eligible  candidates  for entry into God’s paradise.

Q8: What is meant by the term “derailment”?

A: Islam at  the  time of the Prophet and his Companions  was spirit-based. Since the advent of jurisprudence  (Fiqh),  the  focus  shifted  to  form  - this  is  an  example  of  derailment.  Another example  of  derailment  occurred  at  the  time  of  Sufis.  While  the  thinking  at  the  time  of  the Prophet  and  his  Companions  was marefat-based,  Sufis  shifted  the  focus  to  heart-based thinking.  Yet  another  derailment  occurred  when  the  focus  shifted  from  dawah  work  to political interpretation of Islam. Another example of  derailment was the loss of  introspection amongst  the  Muslims.  According  to  traditions,  it  is  said  that  at  the  time  of  fast  blowing winds,  the  Companions used  to  rush to the mosques  to pray,  fearing that it might be their last day. But it is no  longer the case.

Q9: What is the starting point for converting negative thinking into positive thinking?

A:  One  must  begin  with  introspection.  Negative  thought  emerges  when  man  makes  some event  as  an  excuse  to  become  negative.  He  must  learn  the  art  of  managing  the  negative thoughts  that  come  to  mind  so  that  thinking  is  developed  on  positive  lines.  Personally,  if someone troubles me, I  pray  to God so that he  may learn to mend  his ill ways, I do not hold a grudge against him.

 Q12:  A  Hadith  says  that  after  namaz,  he  who  reads  33-34-33  times,  all  his  misdeeds  are washed away. Please comment.

A:  To  support  this  belief,  people  cite  the  tradition  of  Fatimah,  the  daughter  of  Prophet Muhammad. She  had to look  after  her house on  her own and did not have any domestic help to support her with the household  chores. Once she came to the Prophet  to ask  for a domestic help.  Prophet could  not  attend  to her then but  upon coming  to  know the  reason for  her  visit, the  Prophet told her that he will give her a better thing. He then asked her to exult and glorify the  name  of  God 33-34-33 times  after each prayer and said  that this  will help her better than having a domestic help.

However, the present-day Muslims take this literally and think  that mere  lip service will lead them to paradise. It was meant to inculcate the spirit of remaining in remembrance of God till some  time  after  the prayer. So that  man  does not immediately  revert  to the worldly  ways. In today’s times, no father is such that when his daughter may show him her problems, he would

only  tell  her  a  dua.  But  the  thinking  of  present-day  Muslims  is  confined  to  the  traditional framework.

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