“ the salvation of this human world lies nowhere else but in the human heart, a heart that attends to the Praise of the God whole heartedly and continualy” . These are sections of commentaries made by Professor Hossein Ansaryan on the rich supplication of Kumayl in his rich book “ a commentary on Kumayl Supplication”. The present article is gotten from the aforesaid book.
Remembrance of Allah is contrary to negligence. A person negligent of his Creator is not afraid of wasting his lifetime, committing unlawful deeds, violating other people’s rights, being deprived of worship, gaining unlawful wealth, and getting entangled in misfortunes.
A person who remembers Allah, on the other hand, is quite aware that his Lord has sent the prophets (s.a), revealed the heavenly books for guiding His servants, and set the Paradise for virtues and the Hell for vices. Such a servant spends his life in worshipping Allah, serving other people, avoiding the unlawful things, observing people’s rights, being pious, acquiring knowledge, obtaining sustenance lawfully, solving Muslims’ problems, fulfilling their needs, and helping the poor, and in all his endeavors he only seeks Allah’s content.
This remembrance of Allah, which is an internal tendency, gives human power to do virtues and achieve Allah’s nearness and taste the sweetness of worshipping the Almighty and serving the people.
Prophet Jonah’s tribe who had neglected Allah got subject to Allah’s chastisement. But then they remembered Allah again by the guidance of a pious wise man. They got weepy, repented, ran away to the desert, and hence sent the thundering cloud of chastisement away. They reached Allah’s closeness and spent the rest of their lives worshipping and serving Allah. They also died to benefit from His Mercy and His Paradise in the Hereafter.
Those sinners who moved away from misguidance to righteousness ended well. They compensated for their dark past by worshipping. They could reach such a position by Allah’s remembrance. Their repentance from their previous wrongdoing got a model for others and completed Allah’s argument for everyone.
Eminent figures like Asiyah (the wife of Pharaoh), the people of the Cave (Ashab-e Kahf), Bohlul Nabbash, Horr Ibn Yaz¢d, and Fu¤ayl Ayyaz who have illuminated the history with their purified hearts, are among those who remembered Allah to save themselves from misfortune and Satan’s deceit. They moved from a humble position to the high place of Allah’s nearness and Mercy.
source : a commentary on Kumayl supplication
