Reflections upon the book “ Pondering ” by Shahid Dastghaib

Thinking of the creation

is one of the best ways of worship

Imam Ali (AS) says:

• “Notify your heart with thinking.”

Imam Sadeq (AS) says:

• “The best of worship is to get addicted to think of

Allah & His power.”

Imam Redha (AS) says:

• “Worshipping is not in high quantity of prayers &

fasts, but it is in thinking of Allah & His creations.”

Sometimes it is possible that the amount of knowledge that one acquires through worship without reflecting
doesn’t exceed the amount of knowledge from one hour of thinking in Allah’s creation.
Imam Ali (AS) says:
That’s why
• “And if they ponder upon the greatness of power and diversity
of blisses, they would get back on the path (of knowing Allah),
and would fear the pain of hell-fire.”

In other words, they would realize that after this world there is a world of judgment, rewards, punishments
& they would fear that.
Different roots of thinking (reflecting):

Imam Ali (AS) says:

• “Thinking results in good deeds & action upon them.”

Thinking of Allah's greatness leads human to fear him & obey.

Thinking of this world & its leads human to detach himself &
pleasures coming to an end avoid its delusions.

Thinking of good people’s

leads human to follow them.
life in the past
Thinking of sinners in the
leads human to not follow them.
past
Thinking in ones own leads human to prioritize fixing
mistakes & sins them.

Thinking in the secrets & leads human to perform them

wisdoms of rituals better.

leads human to work on

Thinking of the paradise acquiring it.
The Poor to the Mercy of the Rich Allah
Mohamed Ghuloom
Wednesday, November 3, 2010