How do we humble ourselves towards God?
Tadaru' is a term that means extreme humility and humbleness caused by despair and is expressed when a person has reached a critical juncture. Imam Ahmed ibn Hambal explained it saying, "Imagine a man drowning in the middle of the sea and all he has is a piece of wood that he is clinging onto. He is getting weaker and weaker and the salty waves are pulling him closer to death. Imagine him with his eager eyes looking desperately at the sky crying out loud 'O Lord, O Lord!!!' Imagine how desperate he is and how sincere he is asking for God's help. That is tadaru' in front of God".
God teaches us in the Quran that tadaru' is a form of worship a believer uses during emergencies and crises. It requires a person to remove the veils of arrogance and ego covering his or her heart. It implies sincere pleading to the Lord of the Worlds. It demonstrates that a person has realized how weak he is and how Powerful our Lord is. Sometimes when God sees that His servants are becoming distracted with this worldly life and have strayed from the Straight Path, He puts them in a trying situation so that they realize their weakness and run back to God for protection.
After seeing the movie I previous posted about I was thinking
of how many times he said, "OH GOD OH GOD"
During Ramadan, I wanted to share some of the "inner" and
the "whys"
With love,
Fatimah
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😉 that’s a very special post … and it leaves me humble at heart … and hm, yes with a smile tooIt requires a person to remove the veils of arrogance and ego covering his or her heart…. and the music … :happy: thanks for sharing
Hi T.Thank you for feeling the meaning of the postand for allowing the words to sit.The music is special and very impressive I feelYou always get the meanings thank you for this giftFati
thank you Andreu I hope you heard the music?
…very interesting post…islam….thanks
😉 my very own special pleasure as you know, Fati, this post means a lot to me, and without you … I wouldn’t even know … :happy:
Thank you T,What I want is to inspire and enlightenand with you it’s both :):heart: