Our Prophet’s having been commanded to adapt himself to the
people of Ibrâhîm ‘alaihis-salâm’ and to aspire after the reminiscences of the
salawât and barakât bestowed on him (Ibrâhîm ‘alaihis-salâm’) was intended so
that he (Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm’) should go through the rank of Ibrâhîm
‘alaihis-salâm’ and attain higher ranks. Going through Ibrâhîm’s
‘alaihis-salâm’ rank requires adapting oneself to his people. For attaining his
rank there is no other way than adapting oneself to his people. Difference
between these two ranks is like the difference between a mosque and its mihrâb
(niche in a mosque which shows the direction of qibla and where the imâm stands
to conduct the namâz in jamâ’at). The imâm has to walk through the mosque in
order to reach the mihrâb, his rank. The mihrâb is like the center of a circle.
The mosque is like the area surrounded by the circle. When Rasûlullah reached Maqâm-i-Ibrâhîm (the rank of Ibrâhîm ‘alaihis-salâm’) and
then entered the rank of Mahbûb, which was exclusively peculiar to him, he
pulled hadrat Abû Bekr Siddîq up to take his place beside him.
In this short
span of life, do the most important things! Know it a great blessing to spend
your nights worshipping and to weep through early mornings! Illuminate dark
nights with lights of dhikr! Be honest and
reliable in your trade affairs! It is stated in a hadîth-i-sherîf,
“Allâhu ta’âlâ loves a faithful tradesman.” Do not make business contracts that are fâsid or which are based
on interest! This is one of the dangers which scholars are vulnerable to.
Imagine how perilous a situation non-scholars are in! I wonder if anyone is
free from such corrupt contracts? Learn how to make contracts conformable with
the Sharî’at from true men of religion [or from their books]! Be extra cautious
in this respect! Pray and trust yourself to Allâhu
ta’âlâ to protect you against this risky deed! We send our salâm to
those who are in the right way!