Dear reader, we are conscious beings who have the potential created in us by God to distinguish between right and wrong. The foundation of a happy and successful life lies upon a person's knowing his responsibility before God and in serving only God. In the words of God Almighty: "O ye who believe! Come, all of you, into submission (unto Him); (Quran, 2:208); yet in contrast to this requirement, we see many people complain that they cannot submit as they should. Indeed some people have little insight into the limitless Power, Majesty, and Glory of God and to the purpose of our creation; they try to live their lives according to rules of their own imagination, thus spending their whole lives in conflict, strife, violence, unhappiness and hopelessness. Mawlana Faizani explains that the root cause behind this issue is that people often fail to bother with the pre-requisites necessary to lead them to submission. Hence, this month's Soul Booster encourages us to focus our attention and constantly practice our faith by pondering on the wonders of God's creation and on His favors to us. From this activity, we acquire perfect faith in Him Almighty, and are led to a life of real thankfulness and submission, free from ignorance.

To Whom Do You Surrender?

"Man is the being who finds himself obliged to surrender in front of people of power, wisdom and knowledge, especially if he finds that another person's special skills are more advanced or effective than his own. Unfortunately, however, after observing all kinds of Power and Perfections of His Supreme, Eternal, and Self-existent Being, he still does not show the required respect, nor does he acquire insight into Almighty God. Except for a small number of people, the rest have not sought this goal. Moreover, some unfortunate people have ascribed partners to Almighty God, and some ignorant have totally denied the Existence of His Almighty."

— by Mawlana Faizani
Arguments for Proving the Existence of Almighty God through Logic

Practicing the Soul Booster:

Few concerns are as central to Islam as the search for knowledge. In the Holy Qur’an, Almighty God never commanded His Prophet (PBUH) the most knowledgeable of all human beings to seek the increase of anything except knowledge, “My Lord, increase me in knowledge!"¹ Therefore it is important for us to imitate Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in this quest. “Are they equal,” asks the Holy Qur’an, “those who know and those who know not?"² The answer is self-evident. Hence, as the Prophet said, “The search for knowledge is incumbent upon every Muslim,"³ especially when one needs to clear from one’s heart the clouds (darkness) of ignorance and uncertainties. As we contemplate and reason on the wonders of God’s creation, regardless how much insight we attain about Him, at the end we can only say, Exalted be He, as we ultimately come to realize that we as creatures are unable to grasp the Creator, “Our Lord embraces all things in knowledge."⁴ and “Exalted is He over what they claim."⁵ However, it remains important for us to “... worship your Lord until there comes unto you the Hour that is certain."⁶ Or, worship your Lord until there comes unto you the state of absolute certainty free of all doubts and suspicions. Or worship your Lord until one is overcome by His presence and filled with His Light of Guidance.

The easiest ways to acquire knowledge which leads to true submission to God is through contemplation (fikr). If the faculty of contemplation is properly used, it will aid us in the acquisition of correct knowledge and insight into God and thereby lead us to proper submission and eternal salvation. Of course, much may be done by means of knowledge, however it is important for us not to separate our fikr-gleaned knowledge from the practice and good works that we do, otherwise that knowledge is of no use to us. Therefore, we encourage you to make an effort to regularly read the books of Mawlana Faizani which guide you in perfecting these techniques; all based on the sound intergity of the Quran and the Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

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Footnotes:
1 Quran, 20:114
2 Qur'an, 39:9
3 Ibn Maja, Muqaddima 17
4 Quran, 7:89
5 Quran 6:100
6 Quran 15:99

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