in the journey for taqwa..

O you who believed,
fear Allah and believe in His Messenger;
He will give you double portion of His Mercy
and make for you light by which you will walk
and forgive you;
and Alah is Forgiving and Merciful
(57:28)

In this naseeha, a part of His love letter to all His servants..

Allah is reminding to all, that He is the Ever Merciful to those who choose to go to Him, with faith within.

By just having faith to Him, fearing the punishment of Hell-fire for going against His mandate, one will be given double portion of His Mercy in this world.. and in the hereafter, the portion that
He will bestow upon will be more, more than one could ever imagine..

The light that He will shine for one to walk within, will remove the mask that will keep one from going forth, for the doubt that rises in.

With the light, each step one take and each action that one make, all will be guided with the remembrance of Him. In which, one will no longer do things which will burst His anger, which will cause one to remove from His list of beloved servants.

How do one ensure one will countinue to be among those He described in the kalimah above..?

Well, there are things which one need to do, and try to increase the level of achievment in doing them as time pass thru..

1) Mu'ahadah (Remember the convenant/promise)

Allah reminder can be seen in surahtul an-Nahl(16), verse 91.

And fulfill the covenant of Allah when you have taken it, and do not break oaths after their confirmation while you have made Allah, over you a security [witness]. Indeed, Allah know what you do.

while one might keep on thinking, "when did one make oath to Him..?", "have really one promise Him anything..?"
well, one might say that one did not make any promise or any sort of oaths to Allah, but the shadahah that one keep on renewing each day, at least 10times a day, show that one indeed one has constantly promise and make oaths to Him.
And the oaths that were made are even supported by one other promise to Him. In the daily, repeated verse of Al-Fatihah in one solatullah.

It is only You we worship, and only You we ask for help..

After one pledge that He is the only God that exist and worthy of Worship, and only to Him one asked for guidance and help, is it reasonable that one actions that follows portray otherwise..?
O heart, do keep reminding to one soul, that one have make a big promise, a vow while standing, sitting and postrating for the past hours, to keep one faith and trust to Allah..so do not go against it. If an oath were made in the court in this world, and the oath is bestrayed, the person who intially have taken the oath will be punished heavily by those around. And that is just done by mere humans..
So, if oaths were done continuously with Him as the witness, and one keep on betraying it, how indeed He will punish one in this world and more ever, in the Hereafter..naudzubillah..O Allah, protect one here from going against one promise to You..

2. Muroqobah (feeling the presence of Allah)

Remember about íhsan' concept that were learn back then in school. In each action one do, one should realise that someone is always there watching one back. If the presence of CCTV sort of make one feel ackward in doing weird things, but remember, the CCTV with Him is always there, recording each of our action, with nothing to be kept concealed or hidden within.
And even more, His CCTV for us will not just record our physical action, but it also involve the action and feelings inside the heart..

The presence of Allah should always be felt in each action, regardless it is seen as an ibadah or not.
One might think, only in solatullah, one should feel the presence of Him as accompany.
Alhamdulillah, if one have already the feeling that one should feel His presence in solat..
As indeed, in suratul as-Syura, verse 217-219, Allah remind that :

And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful
Who sees you when you arise
And your movement among those who postrate.

But one need to remember, ibadah that does just bound to solat, fasting, zakat, hajj..
its even more..
as long as one has kept the intention of doing it for Him and the action that falls by does not go against His law, it already counted as ibadah..insyaAllah..

To feel His presence deep within oneself, one here need to feel the Mighty of Allah Azza Wa Jallan. His 99 known name that each describe His Way. With knowing it thruly, only then one will feel Him every seconds, every day. Both publicly or solely alone.

and one here have agreed with one's family here in melb to begin each action with bismillah, with His name..as a reminder to remember Him always, and to reflect back and ensure the action that follows are not going against His order..

3. Muhasabah (reflection)

With Mu'ahadah and Muroqobah, one will then need to follow by simultaneously with Muhasabah.

Allah again has remind in surah al-Hashr (59), verse 18.

O you who believed, fear Allah.
And let every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow-
and fear Allah.
Indeed, Allah is Acquainteed with what you do.

Looking at this verse without further thinking bout it, could make one take it as what have one prepared to face tomorrow. Yes, one need to have make a good timetable of actions.. yet to take it further, tomorrow here reflect to the hereafter. What have one prepared to face the hereafter..

So it is advisable to reflect one action for the day or for the past few hours..
If it did not put any weight on the right hand side of the dice, one need to think fast, how to ensure that one action that follow by will increase the right hand side weight.

4. Mu'aqobah ( to declare)

This is not to declare to other people about their actions. But it corresponds to one action.
One need to be witness to one action, to declare of it. For the wrong actions that one has done it, no one could remind one to think about it, except one ownself..

Allah has reminded in an-Nisa, verse 29..

.. and do not kill yourselves.. indeed Allah is to you Ever Merciful

Allah Himself love His servants, why do one need to go against one's right..?
This body and soul have the right to live justicely accroding to His Law, so one need to try and improve oneself to ensure one has fulfill this soul and body's right.

5. Mujadahah (continues strive)

To continue to be place among His rightly, loved servants, one need to strive continously for it.
It doesnt means that if one has gain the place to be place among His loved servants, one will remain there. It does not work that way.

So, one indeed need to strive with the hardest strive for it.

And those who strive of Us, indeed We will surely guide them to Our Ways.
And indeed Allah is with the doers of good

And one here need to improve one eeman and taqwa back..
its seems to detroit as time pass by..