Beloved Ones Will Be Admitted In The House

Maulana Syed Muhammad Raza'ul Haq Aleemi Shah Aamiri speech
Published in Muslim Murasu, October 2012

It is with abounding Grace that Allah’s servants can enter His House. I won’t admit those whom I dislike to enter my house. No one will invite someone they dislike. We will invite our intimate ones. ‘Won’t you come to my house?’. This is not said out of anger or contempt. This is said with love.
Surah Ala Imran, 3, verse 97 – ‘walillahi alannaasi hijjul bait’. It is duty of men to God. You owe me this. You are my beloved. Come to my house. Stay with me. Allah likes people to come to His House. It is our duty to visit the house of the One whom we worship. ‘manistata’a ilaihi sabeela’. ‘Those who have istataat, ability’. It is not binding on weak, poor or needy ones. It is duty for those with physical and material strength. Reality is that no one has any ability on his own. Hayat, ilm, irada, kudrat, basaarat, samaat, kalaam, these seven attributes have been given by God. We are not owners.
Without Allah’s help it is not possible to sleep, pray, fast or walk. We need His help even to die and even after death. Surah Hadeed, 57, verse 4 – ‘wahuva ma’akum ainamaa kuntum’. Allah is with you wherever you are. He is with you above the earth and under the earth. Once a person enters grave, angels will ask, ‘man rabbuka’. ‘Who is your Lord?’. Allah is the Lord on the earth as well as inside the grave. A person will succeed if he gives right answer. ‘man nabiyyuka’. ‘Who is your Prophet?’. Prophet is with you everywhere. Allah is with you in each Aalam, world. He is with you in Aalame Arwah, Aalame Barzak, Aalame Shahadat. Haj pilgrims should have this in mind. Allah invites you and travels with you. He is with you in airport and inside the airplane. ‘wahuva bikulli shaiyin muhit’. Allah encompasses everything. It is impossible to leave Allah. Nothing can exist outside Allah. Plane and passenger, both are under Allah’s dominion. Allah is present with every object.
‘Hij’, ‘Haj’ means Irada, intention. Intending is your job. Allah will make it happen. Don’t think in self-centered lines. I am performing Haj, I have become better. Don’t belittle others. Some people are small Firauns (Pharaoh) before going to Haj and become complete Firaun once they complete Haj. Firauniyat, arrogance, accumulates and takes full shape. No one can perform Haj with his own ability or strength. Allah is making you act. We can go to philanthropists in this world even to their dislike. But Allah is real Giver. No one can approach Him without His Wish. ‘I am doing Haj’. Get rid of this idea.
Allah has put His Tajalli (manifestation) on Kaba. People seeing Kaba can see Allah’s Presence. Allah’s manifestation is spread everywhere in the world. But in Kaba, it is special. A person will not get bored or dreary, however long he gazes at Kaba. People seeing Kaba will forget their companions. Mother will forget her child. Husband will forget his spouse. Kaba is a manifestation. Allah will appear in His full splendor in Akhirat, Hereafter. At that time, no one will get any thought about anyone else. Allah will appear in front of us. Surah Haj, 22, verse 2 – ‘yawma tarawnahaa tazhalu kullu marliyatin ammaa arla’at’. Nursing mother will forsake her child. Pregnant woman will cast her burden. Everyone will be overwhelmed and entranced. When Allah appears, gazes won’t swerve elsewhere. People will run away from siblings, mother, father, spouse, children, neighbors, friends and everyone else. Pilgrims intending to visit Kaba will not get distracted with anything else. Some relative may fall sick, some may go to deathbed, someone may get detained by police. But the pilgrim won’t be bothered by anything. He will be fixated in seeing God’s manifestation in Kaba. He won’t be distracted. Kaba is black in color. Those who have seen Allah’s Tajalli say it is black.
A nursing mother will feel pain if her infant does not suckle. ‘man hajja walam yazurni fakad jafaani’. Prophet says, ‘One who visited Kaba, and did not see me, has hurt me’. Prophet’s nature is to give. ‘rahmatalil alameen’. He does not take. Haj pilgrims should understand, realize Prophet’s stature and reality. Tawaaf (circumambulation) and staying in Arafat are two Farz (duties) in Haj. Splendor of Haj is indescribable.