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Assalamu Alaikum

Allah SWT and The Last Prophet Muhammad ﷺ have taught Muhammad Qasim the best teachings of living through his dreams.

A Significant Dream: Enrolment in a Special School

Muhammad Qasim had started receiving various dreams since his childhood and one of those dreams was about his "Education" and "Training".

In short; in his dreams, The Last Prophet Muhammad ﷺ told Muhammad Qasim that "I have admitted you to a school". After that, Qasim discovered himself in a school. There, he met Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq RA and Hazrat Umar Farooq RA, and there, he also received a magnificent uniform, Holy Books, and all necessary things. (To read the complete dream, click here)

It is an indication of how Allah will guide Muhammad Qasim. And the school refers to the teachings that Allah and The Last Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught Qasim through his dreams.

Below are some of the most significant points of these teachings:

1. Avoiding All Forms of Shirk

The first lesson that Allah SWT taught Muhammad Qasim is to avoid all forms of shirk. Shirk is the most disliked by Allah SWT. Allah SWT sent about hundred thousands of Prophets and Messengers to this world and all of them had the same message that

O the men of Allah! Never associate partner with Him!

The most all-embracing requirement that Allah SWT has on us is: "We should not associate anyone with Him at all."

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرَىٰ إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا

Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating others with Him ˹in worship˺,1 but forgives anything else of whoever He wills. And whoever associates others with Allah has indeed committed a grave sin. (Surah an-Nisa' : 48)

On the day of Judgement, Allah can forgive everything, but if someone associates a partner with Allah and then does not repent, does not forsake shirk, and does not change his life, Allah will never forgive him.

For us, it is very urgent to understand that: "What is Shirk? And what are the forms of shirk in this modern era?"

2. Frequent Zikr (Remembrance) of Allah

Allah has taught Muhammad Qasim to remember Him at all times as much as possible. May the Zikr (remembrance) of Allah always continue on our tongue and always remain in our hearts. As Allah SWT says in the Qur'an

ٱلَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ قِيَـٰمًۭا وَقُعُودًۭا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَـٰذَا بَـٰطِلًۭا سُبْحَـٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ

They are˺ those who remember Allah while standing, sitting, and lying on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth ˹and pray˺, “Our Lord! You have not created ˹all of˺ this without purpose. Glory be to You! Protect us from the torment of the Fire. (Surah Al-Imran, 3:191)

The sense of a Hadith of The Last Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is: There are two words that are light on the tongue, heavy in the balance, and very pleasing to Allah. These two words are:

"سُبْحٰنَ اللہِ وَبِحَمْدِہٖ،سُبْحٰنَ اللہِ الْعَظِیْم“

(Subhaan-Allaahi wa bihamdihi, Subhan-Allaahil-Azeem)

(Bukhari, vol. 4, p. 297; Hadith-6682)

Allah SWT has taught Muhammad Qasim the lesson of remembering these words again and again, and reciting them all the time.

3. Sending Durood (Blessings and Peace) upon The Last Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ

Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ is the most beloved and the last Prophet of Allah SWT. His rank to Allah is that: Allah Himself, and His angels send Durood (blessings and peace) on him and Allah has commanded us to do the same.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

Indeed, Allah showers His blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels pray for him. O, believers! Invoke Allah’s blessings upon him, and salute him with worthy greetings of peace. (Surah Al-Ahzab, 33:56)

Now the question arises as to the appropriateness of reciting Tasbeeh and Durood Shareef that; what should we read more, Durood-Sharif, or Hamd?

In a dream, Allah SWT told Muhammad Qasim to recite Tasbeeb (praising Allah) 6 times, and then to send Durood Sharif on the last Prophet Muhammad ﷺ for once (1 time).

4. Never Despair of Allah's Mercy

Allah SWT told Qasim never to despair of His mercy because only Kafirs (disbelievers) despair of Allah's mercy as the famous saying goes: 'Mayoosi Kufar Hai' (Despairness is disbelief).

So, the fourth lesson Allah SWT has taught Muhammad bin Abdul Kareem is: 'One should always hope for the mercy of Allah SWT.' So if you face difficulty today, be patient Insha Allah, Allah will make it easy for you tomorrow.

لَا یُكَلِّفُ اللّٰهُ نَفْسًا اِلَّا ما اٰتٰھا-سَیَجْعَلُ اللّٰهُ بَعْدَ عُسْرٍ یُّسْرًا۠

Allah does not hold a person responsible with more than He has given him. Allah shall bring about ease after hardship. (Surah At-Talaq, 65:7)

Allah SWT has repeatedly emphasized the in the Qur'an

وَلاَ تَهِنُوا وَلاَ تَحْزَنُوا وَأَنتُمُ الأَعْلَوْنَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

So do not become loose, nor be grieving, and you shall be superior if you are Mü'min. (Surah Al-Imran, 3:139)

What more guarantees do we need? But Allah has asked His last Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to give more comfort.

وَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا ۖ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

So be patient with your Lord’s decree, for you are truly under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes. And glorify the praises of your Lord when you rise. (Surah At-Tur, 52:48)

It is so beautiful that 'You are right in front of ˹Our˺ eyes all the time'. Allah does not look (watch) like any creature. His look is very different and perfect. When we think that we are in the sight of Allah SWT, we feel/think that 'Where there are many other creatures of Allah, and I am also one of them then Allah must be looking at all of us at the same time.' To elaborate more, when a teacher looks at his all students at a time, that look becomes very sketchy and incomplete. And if the teacher pays special attention to one particular student, the rest of the students get ignored/avoided. But that is not the case with Allah. HE is totally unique and not comparable to anything. When Allah looks at His servants, HE can equally observe everyone as if HE SWT is looking only at me, that look does not contain any weakness or shortcoming because HE is 'Ahad' (one and only).

The words that Allah SWT has used are very appealing; Allah SWT says that you are always in front of My Eyes as if it is only He and me, and no one is in between us. When you realize that Allah SWT is always watching and hearing me and no one else is in between us, and then you will enjoy the beauty of patience and only ask Him for help, Insha Allah.

5. Walking Humbly on the Earth

The fifth thing is to walk humbly on the earth. While walking, everyone should reject arrogance, pride, and adopt humility and simplicity. It has been emphasized a lot in the Qur'an.

وَعِبَادُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ هَوْنًۭا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ ٱلْجَـٰهِلُونَ قَالُوا۟ سَلَـٰمًۭا

The ˹true˺ servants of the Most Compassionate are those who walk on the earth humbly, and when the foolish address them ˹improperly˺, they only respond with peace. (Surah Al-Furqan, 25:63)

Allah SWT Himself praised those who walk humbly on this earth. Allah SWT has mentioned Luqman Hakim in the Holy Qur'an who advised his son not to walk proudly on the ground and Allah hates this lot.

وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍۢ فَخُورٍۢ

And do not turn your nose up to people, nor walk pride fully upon the earth. Surely Allah does not like whoever is arrogant, boastful. (Surah Luqman, 31:18)

Allah SWT says in Surah Bani Isra'il:

وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَن تَبْلُغَ ٱلْجِبَالَ طُولًۭا

And do not walk on the earth arrogantly. Surely you can neither crack the earth nor stretch to the height of the mountains. (Surah Al-Isra, 17:37)

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May Allah SWT be the supporter and helper of all of us, and may Allah SWT grant ease to the Muslim Ummah out of difficulties.

Wa-Assalam o Alaikum warahmatullah-e-wabarakatohu