No.1 Amil baba in Pakistan amil baba in Lahore amil baba in Karachi
Spiritual Decline
1.
2. Man naturally deteriorates in spirituality over
time. This is because no effort is required for this to
happen. When a person is not doing any good, he
falls into this state of decline. It is not that a person
sins then a person becomes bad and only then
declines in spirituality. Rather, if a person does not
do anything, neither good nor bad, then a
person’s spirituality will still deteriorate and will
naturally fall and become more and more distant
from Allah SWT Sinning only increases the rate of
deterioration.
3. In Surah al Asr, Allah SWT swears upon time:
َ َ ِْ َْ َ
والعصْ ر ِإنَّ اْلنسان لَفِي خسْ ر
ُ
”By time
Indeed man is in a great and constant state of loss“
[Surah al Asr 103:1-2]
The translation for this ayah is not just that man is
in a great state of loss but that man is in a great
and perpetual, recurring state of loss. This means
man is in a state of loss for every moment of his
existence. This is not just a simple loss but a great
loss indeed because for every moment of his
existence from the time of birth to the time of death
man deteriorates.
4. ِ َّ ِ َ َ َ ِّ َ ْ ِ ْ َ َ َ ِ َ
اّل الَّذِين آمنوا وعملُوا الصَّالِحات و َتواصوا بالحق و َتواص ْوا بالصبْر
ِ َ َ َُ َ َّ
Except those who practice good deeds and who
counsel one another to the truth and patience.
[Surah al Asr 103:3]
The only way to arrest this natural decline is by
practicing and preaching good deeds which in turn
strengthen imaan (faith). This ensures a rise in
spirituality and checks the decline.
5. Always remember that spirituality can easily be lost
- climbing is difficult but falling is easy.
Consolidate what you have
i.e. fardh and sunnah acts of ibadah and take things
slowly with patience and perseverance.
