- Jun 17, 2023
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Greeting of Peace to All.
In ancient times and modern, people have been friends and enemies to one another. The different levels of friendship; personal, community, national and family. In this spiritual article that I am presenting to all of you, after reading and studying it you will find the category of friendship which applies to you. There has been friendships of which one can say, “I’ve known my best friend since childhood”. Others can say, “I met so and so five years ago, or, he or she is such a dear friend of mine and I am so glad that Allah (God) has brought them into my life. Now, one has to stop and think seriously about this; suddenly a dynamic shift takes place and these so-called friends turn into enemies! What causes such to happen? You may say, “I trusted so and so with my life”, “I never though Joe was lusting after my wife”, or, “I didn’t know sue was having an affair with my husband”. Many complex issues can cause such betrayal of friendships to occur, but first look at the real side of the issue. You simply did not know whom you were befriending, but the befriended one (Satan’s demon), knew you. So, now you’re very bitter! You use the words, “I hate so and so”, “I can’t stand him or her”. There’s no need to get upset, Allah (God) sent these false friends to you as attest of faith. The reasons are thus: (1) Do you have the strength to quickly terminate, cut ties, with that false friendship, or will you lie to yourself and say, “oh, he or she didn’t mean to hurt my feelings? If you choose tom believe the latter and not the former, then you will suffer greatly mentally, physically and spiritually! In psychology it’s called denial, in theology it’s called friendship betrayal!
How much longer do you want to piggyback these untrue friends? One has to look after their own mind-set as well through self-examination and ask, what did one do to attract these false friendships? Were you being phony yourself with that person or persons, which drew you to them, and them to you? If so, then you have to know that you followed Satan’s desire instead of Allah (God’s) truth. Yes, it’s ok to kick yourself in the butt after being so foolish and stupid (spiritual smile). But one has to do this first; you must forgive yourself and the other false friend so that Allah (God) can give you spiritual relief, when you do here is what happens; you may be at the grocery store or at the mall and suddenly you see who you thought to be an old enemy of yours. He or she comes up to you and says, “I am so disgusted with myself for violating my friendship with you”. You get a puzzled look on your face because you sense and feel their sincerity. You ask if the two of you can talk more on the matter later, and they tell you that they would like to real friends with you and they apologize for the wrongness of false friendship that they did to you before. Guess what? You do have to give them another chance to show that they are sincere, after all, how many times have Allah (God) given you a pass for the things you’ve done wrong and the betrayal you too have committed against a friend? This is what is meant by; when enemies are no longer enemies to one another. Note: This doesn’t mean that everyone deserves a second chance with you, but through your self-examination and spiritual distinction this can be over-come. Those of you who are married, this also applies to you as well. Before you got married were you not friends first? And some of you later became enemies to each other. Never allow Satan (visible or invisible) to take you off your square (Allah’s (God’s) balance in life) Note: Keep this view in mind – Camel’s Eye View
A man once asked a camel whether he preferred going uphill or downhill. The camel said: “What’s important to me is not the uphill or downhill – it’s the load”! Attributed to Pirchiati
Shake ands with your best friend, you may never, never, ever see them again. May all of you stay safe and healthy until we meet again.
Master Warren Muen
Surah An-Nas
English - Yusuf Ali
In ancient times and modern, people have been friends and enemies to one another. The different levels of friendship; personal, community, national and family. In this spiritual article that I am presenting to all of you, after reading and studying it you will find the category of friendship which applies to you. There has been friendships of which one can say, “I’ve known my best friend since childhood”. Others can say, “I met so and so five years ago, or, he or she is such a dear friend of mine and I am so glad that Allah (God) has brought them into my life. Now, one has to stop and think seriously about this; suddenly a dynamic shift takes place and these so-called friends turn into enemies! What causes such to happen? You may say, “I trusted so and so with my life”, “I never though Joe was lusting after my wife”, or, “I didn’t know sue was having an affair with my husband”. Many complex issues can cause such betrayal of friendships to occur, but first look at the real side of the issue. You simply did not know whom you were befriending, but the befriended one (Satan’s demon), knew you. So, now you’re very bitter! You use the words, “I hate so and so”, “I can’t stand him or her”. There’s no need to get upset, Allah (God) sent these false friends to you as attest of faith. The reasons are thus: (1) Do you have the strength to quickly terminate, cut ties, with that false friendship, or will you lie to yourself and say, “oh, he or she didn’t mean to hurt my feelings? If you choose tom believe the latter and not the former, then you will suffer greatly mentally, physically and spiritually! In psychology it’s called denial, in theology it’s called friendship betrayal!
How much longer do you want to piggyback these untrue friends? One has to look after their own mind-set as well through self-examination and ask, what did one do to attract these false friendships? Were you being phony yourself with that person or persons, which drew you to them, and them to you? If so, then you have to know that you followed Satan’s desire instead of Allah (God’s) truth. Yes, it’s ok to kick yourself in the butt after being so foolish and stupid (spiritual smile). But one has to do this first; you must forgive yourself and the other false friend so that Allah (God) can give you spiritual relief, when you do here is what happens; you may be at the grocery store or at the mall and suddenly you see who you thought to be an old enemy of yours. He or she comes up to you and says, “I am so disgusted with myself for violating my friendship with you”. You get a puzzled look on your face because you sense and feel their sincerity. You ask if the two of you can talk more on the matter later, and they tell you that they would like to real friends with you and they apologize for the wrongness of false friendship that they did to you before. Guess what? You do have to give them another chance to show that they are sincere, after all, how many times have Allah (God) given you a pass for the things you’ve done wrong and the betrayal you too have committed against a friend? This is what is meant by; when enemies are no longer enemies to one another. Note: This doesn’t mean that everyone deserves a second chance with you, but through your self-examination and spiritual distinction this can be over-come. Those of you who are married, this also applies to you as well. Before you got married were you not friends first? And some of you later became enemies to each other. Never allow Satan (visible or invisible) to take you off your square (Allah’s (God’s) balance in life) Note: Keep this view in mind – Camel’s Eye View
A man once asked a camel whether he preferred going uphill or downhill. The camel said: “What’s important to me is not the uphill or downhill – it’s the load”! Attributed to Pirchiati
Shake ands with your best friend, you may never, never, ever see them again. May all of you stay safe and healthy until we meet again.
Master Warren Muen
Surah An-Nas
English - Yusuf Ali
- Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of Mankind,
- The King (or Ruler) of Mankind,
- The god (or judge) of Mankind,-
- From the mischief of the Whisperer (of Evil), who withdraws (after his whisper),-
- (The same) who whispers into the hearts of Mankind,-
- Among Jinns and among men.
