![]() Jesus comes to present the advantages and beautiful imagery of the heavenly, that the attractions of heaven shall become familiar to the thoughts, and memory's hall be hung with pictures of celestial and eternal loveliness. Breathing in the atmosphere of heaven, we will not be breathing the malaria of the world. This will be a shield against the incoming of the enemy it will give strength and assurance, and lift the soul above fear. With eternal realities in view we will habitually cultivate thoughts of the presence of God. Jesus has brought heaven to view, and presents its glory to our eyes in order that eternity may not be dropped out of our reckoning.- The Signs of the Times, April 4, 1895. LDE 283.4 Why We Should Think About the Future World And better than all the words of earthly praise, will be the Saviour's words to His faithful servants, “Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.”- Christ's Object Lessons, 374 (1900). LDE 283.3īetter than a title to the noblest palace on earth is a title to the mansions our Lord has gone to prepare. That we might become members of the heavenly family, He became a member of the earthly family.- The Desire of Ages, 638 (1898). The proud heart strives to earn salvation, but both our title to heaven and our fitness for it are found in the righteousness of Christ.- The Desire of Ages, 300 (1898). ![]() It would be lifeless exactly like the physical heart at the time of death.A Gift From the LordĬhrist, only Christ and His righteousness, will obtain for us a passport into heaven.- Letter 6b, 1890. Now, if the soul loses this feature of connecting man to Allah, then it would be devoid of all its value and it would no longer be of any benefit. ![]() The soul ( qalb) is a connecting device which, on the one hand, receives from Allah, and on the other hand, it gives out similar to the twofold function of the physical heart in pumping blood in and out through the veins and arteries. The Twofold Role of the Soul in Receiving and Giving This cursory look at the effect of sins needs more explanation. ![]() Therefore, sometimes sins stop a person from supplicating, and at other times they withhold the ascent of a prayer to Allah. But here the supplication lacks the ability to reach Allah. If a prayer reaches Allah, then the response from Him would certainly be accomplished for He is neither incapable nor miser. The second role of the sins is that they prevent the prayer from ascending to Allah. If a sinner is veiled from Allah by his sins, then he will surely be veiled by them from supplication. As a result, he is unable to attain the state of turning to Allah and being mindful of Him as the reality of supplication is turning toward Allah. The first role is that they take man away from Allah, and cut him off from Him. The Role of Sins in Veiling Man from Allah In the coming pages we will try to analyse these impediments. Among the most important of these obstacles is wrongdoing and disobedience to Allah.Ī phrase in the supplication of kumayl reads, “O Allah, forgive those of my sins which withhold the prayers.” Again in another phrase it says: “I beseech You -by Your might- that my wrongdoings should not veil my prayer from You.” However, there are a number of obstacles and hindrances which impede a prayer from ascending to Allah. The invitation is from Allah to His servants, while the response is from the servants to Allah. The descending Qur’an calls toward the servanthood ( ‘ubudiyyah) of Allah, turning ( iqbal) toward Him, taking shelter ( luju’) in Him and attaining total absorption in Him whilst the ascending qur’an involves a response ( talbiyah) to that call. Supplication, as they say, is the ascending qur’an ( al-qur’an as-Sa’id) vis-à-vis the descending Qur’an ( al-qur’an an-nazil) from Allah, the Exalted. What are the obstacles and impediments which prevent a prayer from ascending to Allah? This is the question we will attempt to answer in this part of the book. ![]()
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