Understanding Your Purpose on Earth Surah Imran 3:190 – 191
Haji Shahid, surah (chapter) 3, 190 and 191.
Surah Surat Ali-Imran 190-191, this has to do with tafakkur (contemplation).
Sadaqallahul Aliyyul azim.
Sadaqallahul Azim wa barakah Rasulul Kareem (The Most Generous Prophet).
The immensity of ayatul kareem (the generous verse of Holy Qur’an), that
these are the people of tafakkur that Allah (AJ) describing.
That in Surah Ali-Imran 190 to 191, ‘Indeed in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alteration of night and day are signs for the people of tafakkur- Ulul Baab (Gatekeepers
of the Reality).’
The people who carry the trust of the gate of knowledge, that their whole life is about
all the signs upon the horizon and within themselves.
And "Tazakkiroon,” that this is the important part and Allah (AJ) now describes who these
people are of the Ulul Baab, ‘Tazakkiroon, whom they remember Allah (AJ) often’ and
then Allah (AJ) describes ‘They remembering Allah (AJ) while they're standing while they're
sitting and even when they're sleeping on their sides they're in zikr (Divine remembrance)
of Allah (AJ).’
So they're not regular people they're not that guy and this guy, they have to be from
the people of zikrullah (remembrance of Allah) and such a zikr such a state in which Allah
(AJ) said ‘They stand they sit they sleep, they're making zikr.’
So already this, this the characteristic of these people and ‘They contemplate the creation
of the heavens and the earth and they confirm within their reality Allah (AJ) didn't make
this as a game,’ because there lies the secret is that Allah (AJ) is very serious
about this creation.
I mean this is not a joke this is not Allah (AJ) playing and that's why then the next
verse ‘Subhanaka Allahumma Ya Rabbi, Glory be to you and save me from fire and punishment’
Why ‘Save me, glory be to you and save me from fire and punishment’ because he understood
the immensity of being heedless in what Allah (AJ) created thinking “Oh this is a joke
we just play here and then we go there.”
And they understood that no no there's going to be an immense punishment and the whole
understanding of what Allah (AJ) has created of this creation has to be understood, has
to be glorifying Allah (AJ).
The immensity of what power He has put into it the detail in which He put into it this
is our whole life's purpose is to stop and to see the Glory of Allah (AJ) in the immensity
of what He has created from samayi wal ard (
heavens and earth), and as a result they fear Allah (AJ) that there be
a punishment upon them for not knowing what Allah (AJ) has created of the bounty of this
creation.
So that has to go with the people of tafakkur or the people of zikr and this is the purpose
of the shaykhs, to bring these people - Tazakkiroon the people of zikr back to this understanding
because this creation going to be punished.
Can you imagine Allah (AJ) put all this might all this majesty all this beauty into all
this creation and the ending is ‘Subhanaka faqina ‘adhaban nar,” that glory be to
You and protect us from any type of punishment because we didn't recognize how much You put
into this how much beauty You put into this creation how much immensity You put into this
creation, none of it was a joke all of it was immense realities immense purpose, and
that was the purpose of my existence was to come and to understand what Allah (AJ) has
created and what Allah (AJ) has given as a bounty upon my soul and upon my reality.
Then they bring you to the bayat (allegiance), that Allah (AJ) then wants those people these
people whom they should be understanding this reality ‘Call them back.’
And the bayah then is the reality of ‘You heard,’ you heard the call to Allah (AJ)
you heard it you feel it in the zikr you feel it in the knowledges that you're understanding
and you're getting and your bayat was to come back to Allah (AJ), come back to the hand
of Sayyidina Muhammad sws and understand your purpose, understand the purpose of this creation,
what's your role in this creation, and this is the all the Glory of Allah (AJ).
This is the reality of Islam not that this is just a passing game we just sort of live
it enjoy it and in the end we have something maybe good in store for us, but was to understand
the deep reality and the purpose of this existence and this would give us the greater understanding
of our eternal existence.
So the bayat then was to live a life like that then in the end you put your hand out
and confirm also to your nafs (ego) ‘This is my life’ but you already have an inner
calling, you're following it you're understanding you're listening to the zikrs you're listening
to the teachings, the shaykhs are there to make it to be real, they have a curriculum
set by Allah (AJ) and Sayyidina Muhammad sws and by their awliyaullah (saints) who are
guiding them.
They are not on crash course and they're not doing anything random everything is on a ship
moving on a course with a curriculum and the curriculum is to bring people to that reality
inshaAllah.