ভূমিকা

Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Provisions for the Journey (Mishkat), Volume 1 Lesson 17: The Effects of Crying for the Hereafter, the Broadness of a Believer’s Heart and Piousness Most of the Noble Prophet’s (S) advices which have hitherto been examined have been rotating on three axes: Abstinence from love of the world and obsession with it. Exhortation of invocation of Allah. Humility and modesty and crying as a result of fear of Allah.

In this section of the hadith , the Noble Prophet (S) once again explains the importance of crying as a result of fear of Allah and/or crying due to intense longing to perceive His beatific vision [ liqa’ Allah ] and he embarks upon elucidating the importance of paying heed to the hereafter, keeping aloof from the world and curing the inner conscience and abstaining from sanctimony. The Effects of Crying for the Hereafter “O Abu Dharr!

The Lord has given me the news [saying], ‘I swear upon My honor and glory that my slaves will never comprehend the reward of crying and its value.

I have established palaces in the highest levels of paradise for those who shed tears and no one will share it with them’.” As has been mentioned previously, the crying which the Noble Prophet has recommended is shedding tears as a result of fear of Allah and/or weeping due to the intensity of yearning to be admitted in the divine beatific presence of Allah.

Even if these two sections of crying are desirable and play a vital role in awakening man and making heedful to Allah but still crying as a result of desiring to be admitted in the divine beatific presence of Allah is higher and calls for deep and profound knowledge which is not attainable save for a small group [among mankind], amongst the Infallibles ( ‘a ).

Perceiving this fact that the saints [ awliya’ ] of Allah ( ‘a ) and the Infallibles are enamored and in love with Allah and there is no pain for them comparable to the ache of separation and remoteness from their Beloved, by examining the supplications of the Imams ( ‘a ), we comprehend how much they used to weep and wail as a result of the pain of separation from their Beloved and how they used to hurt due to their intense longing to be in the divine beatific presence of Allah.

Supplications which have been narrated from Imam ‘Ali ( ‘a ) and Imam al-Sajjad ( ‘a ) are a sign of the endless love of the Infallible and Pure ( ‘a ) in regard to Allah.