Thinking of Allah in sky?
Posted November 25th, 2007 by 'abdA senior spiritual aspirant wrote,
‘Most of the time I am attentive (of Allah). However, a doubt pesters me all the time. That is, with this attention (towards Allah) spontaneouly my thoughts are directed (upwards) towards the sky. I understand that I am exempted for such an unintentional thought, but its presence bothers me. May be it is from a (hidden) sub-section of unbelief (kufr). Please, prescribe some treatment for it if necessary.’
Hakim al-Umma Shaykh Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) replied,
“Peace and blessing be on you.
Allah, Most High is free from been given a direction.
However, His most selected effulgences (tajeliyat) have a special relationship with His Throne (’arsh). It is for this reason thoughts of Him direct one’s attention insticntively upwards. This is based on a reality and there is nothing of unbelief (kufr) in it.”
Tarbiyet us Salik, volume 2, page 1126
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