‫ـــــــــــم اﷲِال َّر ْح َم ِن ال َّر ِحيم‬

ِ ‫س‬
ْ ِ‫ب‬
‫ســالَ ُم َعلَي ُكــم َو َرح َمــةُ هللاِ َوبَـ َركـَاتــه‬
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TAWAKKAL (TRUST UPON

ALLAH)
Edition : PART ONE
Prepared: Syed Muhammad Sikander Shah.

‫*آَل ا ٰله ااَّل هّٰللا ُ محم ٌد َّرسُوْ ُل هّٰللا‬

ِ َّ َ ُ ِ َ ِ

“ THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH, AND MUHAMMAD

(SAW) IS MESSENGER. “

‘TAWAKKAL’ is a Quranic term which means to have

complete faith and trust upon Allah. Divine love requires that
everything and even one’s own self should be entrusted to
Allah alone. Tawakkal (Trust upon Allah) is the first lesson
taught by the spiritual guide and is hence, the foundation
of FAQR. Tawakkal (Trust upon Allah) is a trait of those who
seek Allah.

QURAN AND TAWAKKAL

The Quran repeatedly lays great emphasis upon Tawakkal:
﴾۸۴﴿ ‫ ُّم ۡسلِ ِم ۡی َن‬  ۡ‫ ُک ۡنتُم‬ ‫اِ ۡن‬ ‫تَ َو َّکلُ ۡۤوا‬ ‫فَ َعلَ ۡی ِہ‬ ِ ‫بِاہّٰلل‬  ۡ‫ ٰا َم ۡنتُم‬  ۡ‫ ُک ۡنتُم‬ ‫اِ ۡن‬ 
Meaning: If you have believed in Allah, then put your trust in Him alone
if you are (truly) believers. (Yunus 84)
 When the entire umma of Noah left him and became hostile towards
him, he said:

  ۡ‫فَ َعلَی ہّٰللا ِ ت ََو َّک ۡلتُ فَا َ ۡج ِم ُع ۡۤوا اَمۡ َر ُکم‬
Meaning: I have put my trust in Allah alone. Therefore, mature your plot
(against me). (Yunus 71)

 When Prophet Jacob was about to send Benjamin to Egypt, he took

vows from his other sons and said:

“And I cannot save you by any means from Allah’s (decree) because
judgment (i.e. destiny) rests with Allah alone. In Him have I put my trust,
and all those who trust must trust in Him alone.” (Yusuf 67)

ِّ ‫ک َعلَی ۡال َحـــ‬ ‫ہّٰللا‬

 It is in sura AN-NAMLverse 79, ‫ق‬ َ َّ‫فَتَ َو َّک ۡـل َعلَی ِ ؕ اِن‬
‫ ۡال ُمبِ ۡی ِن‬   “So put your trust in Allah.”
 According to sura AT-TALAAQverse 3,  ‫َو‬
‫ہّٰللا‬
‫ َح ۡسبُ ٗہ‬ ‫فَہُ َو‬  ِ  ‫ َعلَی‬  ۡ‫یَّتَ َو َّکل‬  ‫ َم ۡن‬ ؕ  “And whoever puts his trust in Allah,
then He (Allah) is sufficient for him.”
 Sura AAL-IMRANverse 160 states, “If Allah helps you, none can
overpower you; but if He abandons you taking away all support,
then who is it that can help you after Him? And the believers should
have firm Tawakkal in Allah alone.”

Sustenance and Tawakkal

Sustenance is not restricted to a particular place but reaches everyone
wherever one may be. When an individual migrates from one place to
another and observes patience with ikhlas regarding his livelihood, Allah
creates such circumstances that his sustenance reaches him. This is similar
to the way Allah provides food for the birds and animals. Tawakkal (Trust
upon Allah) is necessary for getting sustenance. In this regard, Allah says:

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‫ب ؕ َو َم ۡن یَّتَ َو َّکلۡ َعلَی ہّٰللا ِ فَہُ َو َح ۡسبُ ٗہ ؕ اِنَّ ہّٰللا َ بَالِ ُغ اَمۡ ِر ٖہ ؕ قَ ۡد‬ ُ ‫َّو یَ ۡر ُز ۡقہُ ِم ۡن َح ۡی‬
ُ ‫ث اَل یَ ۡحت َِس‬
 ۳﴿ ‫ک ِّل ش َۡی ٍء قَ ۡد ًرا‬ ُ ِ‫َج َع َل ہّٰللا ُ ل‬
Meaning: And He gives him sustenance from a source which he can
never think of. And whoever puts his trust in Allah, then He (Allah) is
Sufficient for him. Surely, Allah accomplishes His work entirely. He has
certainly appointed a measure for everything. (At-Talaaq 3)

To the faithful, Allah provides sustenance from the most unexpected

sources. Hence, whoever trusts Allah in matters of sustenance, Allah is
enough for him.

Hadiths and Tawakkal (Trust in Allah)

 There is a hadits about Tawakkal which goes, Abu Darda related
Prophet Mohammad to have said, “Sustenance searches a man in
the same way as death searches him.”

 Umar ibn Khattab narrated that he heard the Holy Prophet said, “If
you trust Allah as He should be trusted then you would be given
your sustenance even as He does for the birds who leave empty-
stomach in the morning and return satiated in the evening.” (Ibn-e-
Majah)

 Abu Huraira related the tradition that he heard the Prophet of Allah
said, “Allah says, ‘If My men put their trust in Me (have firm
Tawakkal) then I would shower rain upon them all night and would
make the sun rise again and again each morning without making
them hear the noise of thunder’.” (Musnad Imam Ahmad)

 There is another hadis Tawakal from Abdullah bin Abbas. He

reported that once he was (riding) behind Prophet Mohammad and
he said, “O young man! Protect Allah’s rights and He shall protect
your rights and you would find Him right in front of you. Whatever
it is that you want, seek it from Allah. Know that even if the entire
world gathers to profit you, it cannot help you in the least except as

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 Allah decrees. If the whole world is adamant to harm you, it cannot
except as Allah has written for you. The pens (of destiny) have been
lifted and the pages dried.” (Ahmad, Tirmidhi)
Al-Ghawth al-Azam Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani:

 Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani said: “Do not get worried about your
sustenance because its search for you is more intense than your
search for it. When you have obtained today’s sustenance, stop
worrying about tomorrow’s, just as you have left yesterday behind.
Yesterday is in the past and as for tomorrow, you do not know
whether it will come to you or not, so concentrate on your
present.” (Al-Fath ar-Rabbani Section 17).

 Do not trust your wealth as it would render you weak and deficient.
Have Tawakkal (trust upon Allah) as it would make you powerful
and would help you. He would grace you with success from
unexpected places. He would favour you with such spiritual power
that you would not have to get concerned about the world and its
people. Then you would become the most powerful person but if you
will trust upon your wealth, family and property instead of Allah,
then you shall invite Allah’s wrath and will have to face the decline
of these possessions. (Al-Fath ar-Rabbani Section 42)

 Prophet Mohammad said, “Cursed is he who has trust in created

beings like himself.” Most people are hence, among the cursed ones
and very few actually have trust upon Allah (tawakkal) and have
held the rope of Allah whereas the example of those who have trust
upon created things is that of an illusion. (Al-Fath ar-Rabbani
Section 45)

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  Trust is the name of quitting all the sources and leaving all the
causes. (Al-Fath ar-Rabbani)
Important quotes

 Sirri Saqti said that Tawakkal Allah is the renunciation of all powers
and authorities.
 Ibn-e-Masrooq said that bowing one’s head to the will and order of
Allah is trust.
 Bayazid Bastami said, “If the earth and sky turn into iron, the sky
stops pouring rain and the earth becomes barren, even then I would
not turn away from my trust (Tawakkal upon Allah).”

Allama Iqbal and (Tawakkal) trust on Allah

 Allama Iqbal said

‫ غالمی میں‬،‫خدا کے پاک بندوں کو حکومت میں‬
‫ِزرہ کوئی اگر محفوظ رکھتی ہے تو استغنا‬
Explanation: The men of Allah (Fakirs) whether in power or in
servitude, are always protected with the shield of contentment and
indifference (that results from trust upon Allah).

Tawakkal (trust upon Allah) as the core foundation of ‘Faqr’. The seeker
who does not have complete Tawakkal, cannot travel the path of Faqr.

Content and Satiated

Fakir advises to have complete Tawakkal in Allah and remain content and
pleased in every condition. (Ain-ul-Faqr)

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Treasures of the world

Tawakkal means that if a person has authority upon all the treasures of the
world, he use them only to benefit other Muslims and renounce them for
his ownself. (Aqal-e-Baydar)

Tawakkal upon Allah is Divine light

Tawakkal (Trust upon Allah) is a Divine light and is like water which sates
the Fakirs and grants perfect health and strength to their entire existence.
(Kaleed-ul-Tauheed Kalan)

There is not a single soul upon this earth whose responsibility of

sustenance is not taken by Allah. (Asrar-e-Qadri)

To be Continue Part Two….