Getting Things Done – The Secret Key to Cultivate Zeal, Motivation & Drive

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From the Realities of Mawlana (Q) as taught by Shaykh Nurjan Mirahmadi.

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمْ

A’uzu Billahi Minash Shaitanir Rajeem
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the rejected one
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘aalameen, was salaatu was salaamu ‘alaa Ashrafil Mursaleen, Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammadul Mustafa ﷺ. Madad ya Sayyidi ya Rasulul Kareem, Ya Habibul ‘Azeem, unzur halana wa ishfa’lana, ‘abidona bi madadikum wa nazarekum.

Atiullah wa atiur Rasul wa Ulil amre minkum. Always a reminder for myself, ana abdukal ‘ajeez, wa dayeef, wa miskin, wa zhalim, wa jahl, and but for the grace of Allah (AJ) that we’re still in existence.

أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنكُم… ﴿٥٩﴾‏ …

4:59 – “…Atiullaha wa atiur Rasula wa Ulil amre minkum…” (Surat an-Nisa)

“…Obey Allah, obey the Messenger, and those in authority among you…” (The Women, 4:59)

Satan’s Role in Lowering the Zeal of People

Always a reminder for myself ana abdukal ‘ajeezu, dayeefu, miskinu, zhalim, wa jahl, and but for the grace of Allah (AJ) that we’re still in existence. Alhamdulillah all the questions and people asking and emails coming in that, ‘How do I do this? How do I do that? How do I get the energy to do this? How to keep my focus to be…?’ Or ‘himmah’ (zeal), I guess it summarizes everything, is how to have the zeal in which to perform practices. So means whether somebody is trying to meditate, not able to, somebody trying to get the energy to do a service, do a khidmah, a khidmat – to be of service.

For Worldly Matters Satan Helps, But Anything in Allah’s (AJ) Way He Blocks

Remember that anything in respect to dunya (material world) means that when we want to do something for dunya, shaitan (satan) helps us. You want to do something for work, for money, for any type of dunya issue, shaitan helps you. He gives the servant an energy and a zeal in which to accomplish because the nafs (ego) involve, work involve, money and pay is involved. Anything we want to do in Allah’s (AJ) way, shaitan blocks it. So if you understand and if we understand and contemplate that when I do for shaitan, he helps. So even un-halal (un-permissible) rizq (sustenance), anything that we want to do in relationship to dunya matters, shaitan stays out of the way, facilitates [it to] happen because he wants the servant to be distracted in dunya.

As soon as they want to do something for the heavens, for their soul, for the reality in which Allah (AJ) created us, shaitan: ‘Oh, no. Stop that!’ So these are the realities of energy. That’s why everything comes down to energy. Now you can ask a thousand questions in this variation, ‘How do I get to go to the mall? How do I get to get the energy? How do I get time to meditate? How do I schedule for this? How do I…?’ The core of it goes to – if we’re doing for shaitan and for dunya, shaitan helps us. That’s why work and everything related to workflows, even work, it happen. Anything that we try to do for Rahman (The Most Compassionate), shaitan blocks us.

Remedy to Fight Satan and Increasing Your Zeal:

Salawat an Nabi ﷺ (Praises on Prophet Muhammad ﷺ)

When we understood that then what’s the remedy to fight shaitan? The only energy source that we have is the salawat (praises) on Prophet ﷺ. The durood sharif (praising on Prophet Muhammad ﷺ), na’at sharif (prophetic praising), salawat an Nabi ﷺ is the weapon for the believer. It means they keep their wudu (ablution) and they begin their practices, the source of their energy, ‘himmah’ which would be their ‘zeal,’ fuel for their soul and for their entire being is the salawat on Prophet ﷺ. That’s it!

The More We Do Salawats the More We Get Zeal

If you increase your salawat, you have zeal. A lot of energy starts to come. If you’re increasing daily making your salawat and you say, ‘I’m going to do hundred a day, I’m going to start going to 300 a day, I’ll go to 500 a day,’ and consistently reaching that mark – this is your energy field. This is your himmah – your zeal, the source of all energy. Without fuel the nicest car means nothing.

So means the donkey doesn’t go anywhere, doesn’t do anything in Allah’s (AJ) way. Especially in this darajat (station) and in this way of such a high level of belief and love for Prophet ﷺ, shaitan immediately would distract the donkey, ‘No, no, no, don’t do anything.’ They say, ‘Oh as soon as I want to do meditation, I can’t, I’m distracted by something else. As soon I want to do this, I can’t. Why when I go to the mall…’ all these questions that we’ve all been having and say: ‘Okay, the source of this fuel and the reality of it is salawat on Prophet ﷺ. Anyone who can sit, consistently making their durood and their salawat should feel an immense amount of energy.

Salawat is The Energy Source to Do Our Practices and a Shield Against Satan

That energy is what we’ll be using for our zeal and our ability to do things. You have that energy, now you can sit down to make your awrad (daily practice). You have that energy, you can start to do your posting and different khidmat (service) or go out to be of service. You have that energy on a consistent basis then you have the zeal in which to sit for meditation. Because the energy that we do from the salawat on Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ is a shield, is an immense light that begins to radiate into the heart of the servant that burns away shaitans. So when you sit for your muraqabah (spiritual connection), they can’t come near you because you’re doing so much salawat on Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.

Remedy to All Our Sickness is Salawats

So that’s why this is a doctor’s office. So when these emails and questions are coming, it’s a sign that you’re not doing salawats on Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. It’s our energy source. So it’s very, very sort of scientific. If you don’t have that energy source, you’re not doing it and producing this light – a special light of protection comes out, then of course you’re emailing you’re under attack. Then you’re emailing you’re tired and lazy, you’re emailing that, ‘I just can’t find the time to do anything for the heavens.’ So it answers all of that. So like a doctor’s office, they look at your tongue and they know exactly what’s wrong with you, what type of medication you need.

Reciting the Salawats Ignites Our Inner Being Which Burns Inner and Outer Devils

So it means in these days the most powerful medication is durood sharif, salawat on Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ and even to the extent where somebody says, ‘Oh I was playing the durood in the house,’ but they weren’t doing it and playing in the durood in the house is great for the energy of the home and all the beings that are coming. So this is only one aspect of it. But as soon as you put the tasbih (prayer beads) in your hand, “Allahumma salli ‘ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa ‘ala aali Sayyidina Muhammad” you’re igniting this fire within the heart and with the soul of the being.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ سَلِّمْ.

“Allahumma salli ‘ala Sayyidina Muhammadin wa ‘ala aali Sayyidina Muhammadin wa Sallim.”

“O Allah! Send Peace and blessings upon our master Prophet Muhammad and upon the Family of our master Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)”

That, that fire within us is the zeal, that fire within us is the energy that comes and produces, burns the shayateen (devils). All the inner devils become burned by durood sharif and as a result, all the outer devils stay away.

Not Doing Salawats Makes Us Completely Deficient on Energy

If we don’t do the durood sharif and don’t read Dalail ul Khairat (book of praising on Prophet ﷺ) don’t read the Burdah Sharif (Poem of the Cloak), don’t do any na’at or salawat or do anything, what happens? You’re completely deficient of any Divine energy. So with what energy were you planning on meditating with? Nothing. Your dunya energy? If we want to watch a motivational videos from dunya people on dunya issues? That’s not what you’re lacking.

Salawat an Nabi ﷺ is the Zikr (Divine Remembrance) of Allah (AJ)

You’re not lacking motivation, you’re lacking fuel. The only fuel that will fuel us, not zikr of Allah (AJ) because that’s not for you, but the durood sharif that includes the zikr of Allah (AJ) and the praising upon the reality of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. So this is the most highest, this is the salawat that Allah (AJ), the zikr that Allah (AJ) is making. “InnAllaha wa malayikatahu yusalluna ‘alan Nabi ﷺ.”

(٥٦) إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيماً

33:56 – “InnAllaha wa malayikatahu yusalluna ‘alan Nabiyi yaa ayyuhal ladhina aamanu sallu ‘alayhi wa sallimu taslima.” (Surat Al-Ahzab)

“Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet [Muhammad (pbuh)]: O you that believe! Send your blessings upon him, and salute him with all respect.” (The Combined Forces, 33:56)

That’s it, that’s the source of all power, all power, all zeal and energy. Because within it is praising Allah (AJ) in the way that Allah (AJ) wants to be praised. “Allahumma salli ‘ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa ‘ala aali Sayyidina Muhammad wa Sallim.”

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ سَلِّمْ.

“Allahumma salli ‘ala Sayyidina Muhammadin wa ‘ala aali Sayyidina Muhammadin wa Sallim.”

“O Allah! Send Peace and blessings upon our master Prophet Muhammad and upon the Family of our master Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)”

Salawat is the Key to Fix Every Issue in Life

So means that key is the key for everything. It fixes everything. When we’re lacking energy, we feel sick, make durood sharif. When you lack the himmah and zeal to do heavenly work, heavenly projects, improvement of the self within the realm of heavenly realities its key is the durood sharif. So we’ve never seen an email saying, ‘Oh Shaykh I do so much durood sharif but I just absolutely feel like I don’t want to do anything else, I don’t want to go do my tafakkur (contemplation), I don’t want to do my khidmat and my service.’ So they leave out this essential element and then go back and ask yourself so then what was your source of power? That it was just self-improvement videos would give you power? Or that the durood is playing in the living room? But you yourself are not having the state of durood, you’re not putting these salawats and energizing the heart, the hand, the soul, the entire being.

Salawat Sustains Us Because We’re Energy Beings

You’ll see that our life is an energy reality that in the nights of zikr that those whom their hearts are energized by the zikr, they can’t sleep till morning. Forget about the shaykhs they can’t sleep because all night these energies are coming, they can’t sleep. But the people whom experience the zikr whether they’re at home or at the center, they know that they feel very energized. If your children are sitting in the room, you’ll see that they have a difficulty sleeping, they’re very energized by the zikr. Or you’ll see them knock out, as soon as the zikr is over, they’re super energized because of the realities that dressed upon the soul. You see that people can be sustained by the zikr of Allah (AJ), the durood sharif, the salawat on Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ because we’re energy people and we practice in these energy worlds.

Salawat is the Secret of “A’uzu Billah” (Seek Refuge in Allah (AJ))

That as soon as we have these majlises (associations) people are energized, they feel so much energy coming and that’s the proof. That when we have this energy then there’s a tremendous amount of zeal, the willingness to achieve towards the heavens, the willingness to do projects and things that need to be done to accomplish what Allah (AJ) wants for us. But if we leave this essential element, ask ourselves then ‘What is our fuel source?’ You’re even unable to read Qur’an. So then you wash, make you wudu, do your durood sharif for energy to keep shaitans away and then read Holy Qur’an, energize with power. So it becomes the weapon for the believer in which the light of Prophet ﷺ dresses their heart, dresses their soul, dresses their character.

What Prophet ﷺ promised then for us is, ‘Remember me one time and my soul will come to be present with you and give you ten praisings back.’

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: قَال رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ:” مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ صَلَاةً وَاحِدَةً، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرَ صَلَوَاتٍ، وَحُطَّتْ عَنْهُ عَشْرُ خَطِيئَاتٍ، وَرُفِعَتْ لَهُ عَشْرُ دَرَجَاتٍ “

Qala Rasulullah (ﷺ): “Man Salla `alaiya Salatan wahidatan, Sallallahu `alayhi `ashra Salawatin, wa Huttat `anhu `ashru khaTeatin, wa ruf`at lahu `ashru darajatin.”

Anas ibn Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “Whoever sends blessings [Praises] upon me, God will shower His blessings upon him ten times, and will erase ten of his sins, and elevate [raise] his [spiritual] station ten times.” [Hadith recorded by Nasa’i]

So imagine then you’re doing 100, 200, 300 salawats, a 1000 salawats per day, the presence of Prophet ﷺ is with that servant. What’s more powerful than that against shaitan? There’s nothing more powerful. There is no one more powerful against shaitan than the presence of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. So why call on anything lesser? Why think, ‘Anything else is going to help me?’ That is the secret of “A’uzu Billah.” So before you even open the reality of “Bismillah” its secret is Allah (AJ) is saying, ‘Seek refuge from shaitan.’ Where am I going to seek refuge? In the presence, “Jaooka fastaghfaro Allaha wastaghfara lahumur Rasol.” That, go always to the presence of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ!

(٦٤) وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذ ظَّلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ جَاءُوكَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُ‌وا اللَّـهَ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ‌ لَهُمُ الرَّ‌سُولُ لَوَجَدُوا اللَّـهَ تَوَّابًا رَّ‌حِيمًا

4:64 – “Wa law annahum idh zhalamoo anfusahum jaooka fastaghfaro Allaha wastaghfara lahumur Rasolu lawajado Allaha tawwaban raheema.” (Surat An-Nisa)

“And if, when they had oppressed/wronged themselves, they had but come to you (O’ Muhammad (pbuh)], and asked forgiveness of Allah, and asked forgiveness of the messenger (pbuh), they would have found Allah Acceptor of Repentance/Forgiving, Merciful.” (The Women, 4:64)

Tasbih of the Believer is His Buraq (Noble Mystical Horse)

So then the buraq (noble mystical horse) of the believer is their tasbih. As soon as they put the tasbih in their hand, it has an immense light, shaitan is scared of that, that sight of that tasbih. Especially the one that been used often, it has a light that emanating from it. As soon as they begin to praise, fires and Divinely lights are coming from their soul and from their heart and the shaitan see that and they begin to run from that. Something that is not imaginable, is not in anything that anybody can understand. Why? Because it brings the presence of Prophet ﷺ, his nur and his light and that’s something that shaitan is not going to be in the presence of.

So means then it heals us. For Those whom are not feeling well, they feel sick, make durood sharif, keep yourself in wudu and keep your ta’weez (prayer for protection) and do consistently your durood sharif throughout the day, you should have immense amount of himmah. Just like on the zikr nights that people can’t sleep because there’s so much energy radiating from them, those whom their hearts have become attuned with the energies and the realities. So it means that this is our most powerful weapon.

Be Consistent in Your Salawats and You’ll Feel Your Energy Increasing Day by Day

We pray that Allah (AJ) inspire us to be consistent and that to feel that energy. Every time you’re making your durood sharif you’ll be using your tongue, “Allahumma salli ‘ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa ‘ala aali Sayyidina Muhammad” and you begin to make it more khafi, more concentrated within the heart and the soul in which you see yourself at Rauza e Sharif (holy burial chamber) in the presence of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. Don’t look to see him, we’re not like the people Bani Israel asking, keep saying ‘Allah (AJ), why, I want to see Allah (AJ).’ It means that you keep the adab (manners) of, ‘I’m just at Rauza e Sharif, it’s enough for me, I’m not at a station to see you, I’m not in a clean position to be near you. I just want to be at Rauza Sharif, at your maqam (holy burial chamber), keep me at your feet.’

Then they begin to make their durood sharif and salawat on Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ and consistently day by day, day by day they should feel their energy increasing until it becomes an energy in which you sustain yourself and it plays in your home and in your car and in your environment, everywhere. Because you feel that you’re being sustained by this energy. It becomes the reality of your life force. This is what we have to achieve. Not that it’s something occasionally. Then they wonder why all these emails are coming, ‘I can’t do this, I don’t have time for this, I don’t have the himmah for this,’ because we left out the core of it which is the fuel and the salawat on Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.

Subhana rabbika rabbal ‘izzati ‘amma yasifoon, wa salaamun ‘alal mursaleen, walhamdulillahi rabbil ‘aalameen. Bi hurmati Muhammad al-Mustafa ﷺ wa bi siri Surat al-Fatiha.

Special thanks to our transcribers for their help with transcribing this suhbah.

Original Date of Suhbah: June 16, 2023

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