Closeness To Allah Is In Adherence To The Shari'ah

Almighty Allah has blessed us immensely by blessing us with great blessings such as the Glorious Qur’an and Blessed Seerah (i.e. The Blessed Biography and Holy Conduct) of The Holy Prophet ﷺ. There is a great need for us to study them and to deliberate and carefully reflect over them. The more we genuinely deliberate and reflect over them (i.e. over their pure messages), the more closeness we will attain in the Court of Almighty Allah.  

The recitation of the Glorious Quran instills in us the awareness of the Commands and the Divine Directives of the Shari’at. The Holy Qur'an and the Seerat e Nabawi (i.e. The Prophet's ﷺ Blessed Biography) communicates to us the path to attaining closeness in the Court of our Rab’b (Almighty Creator).

If we desire true closeness to our Rab’b, then we should spend the most precious moments of our lives in following in the Blessed Footsteps of the Holy Prophet ﷺ, to the best of our ability. We must strive to make necessary upon us the adherence to the laws of servitude (to Allah) and to hold firmly to the ‘knot’ (i.e. the measure) of the Islamic Shari’ah, making this the main objective of our lives.

It is for this reason, whilst discussing the means by which one attains nearness to Almighty Allah, Huzur Pur Noor Sayyid ul Awliya, Qutb ul Kaunain Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu, says:

"اقرب الطرق الى الله تعالى' لزوم قانون العبودية والاستمساك بعروة الشريعة"

Translation: The closest path to Allah Almighty, is to necessitate (upon you) the adherence to the laws of servitude (to Allah), and to hold firmly to the ‘knot’ (i.e. the measure) of the Shari’ah.

(Tazkira e Ghausul Wara Ba Ifaadaat e Imam Ahmad Raza page 137, with reference to Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef Volume 21 page 537/ Raza Foundation Lahore).

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A Humble Servant of Sacred Knowledge At Amjadi Darul Ifta, Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi, Imam Masjid e Khalid, Founder And Principal Of Darul Uloom Ala-Hazrat unit 9, Chatsworth, Durban South Africa.