Sunday 3 April 2016

The Spiritual Anti-Virus

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem



by Hadhrat Moulana Abdul Hamid Is`haq Saheb (Daamat Barakaatuhum)


LIKE A COMPUTER VIRUS can be the cause of corruption of files and deletion and loss of all work, the viruses of Riyaa (show / ostentation), Ujub (vanity / conceit), Kibr (pride) and other sins have similar consequences. They destroy and delete good works. ...May Allah Ta’ala purify and protect us.

In the field of technology, man has formulated and designed Antivirus software which is used to protect, scan, identify, prevent, remove and destroy viruses from a computer. Allah Ta’ala, the Creator of man, has given man a special Anti-Virus programme for man’s own self. This unique Anti-Virus is instituted for the protection of the spiritual heart from the viruses of sins – viruses which sometimes go undetected and which cause great harm and destruction to the individual, as well as to others. This Spiritual Anti-Virus comes in the form of the Suhbat (company) of the Ahlullah (The special friends of Allah).

It is in their noble company that we are able to identify the viruses of sins and it is through their guidance and direction, that we can easily eliminate these spiritual viruses. …We should thus sincerely seek out the company of the Ahlullah for the protection and purification of our hearts and souls. This is in keeping with Allah Ta’ala’s Command:

يٰٓأَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللهَ وَكُوْنُوْا مَعَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ 

“O YOU WHO BELIEVE; FEAR ALLAH AND KEEP IN THE COMPANY OF THE SAWDIQEEN 
(THE TRUTHFUL ONES).”

[SURAH AT-TAUBAH 9 : 119]