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How to Escape the Destruction: Part 1 of 3
By: Bawa Muhaiyaddeen

To all the prophets we give our greetings of peace, our salams. May the peace, the beneficence, and the blessings of God be upon them. (As-salamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu kulluhu.)

We also give our greetings and our supplications (salawat) to the angels. May the peace, the beneficence, and the blessings of God be upon them too. (As-salamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu kulluhu.) I testify that none is god except God. (Ash-hadu al-la ilaha ill-Allahu.) Blessings be upon them all. (As-salatu was-salam.)

In the name of Allah the Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. (Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim.) The 124,000 prophets came to this world and brought the explanations that were given to them by God, the Lord Almighty’s (Allahu ta ‘ala Nayan) divine words of grace. They taught about the creation, this world, and the hereafter (awwal, dunya, and akhirah). Some people accepted these teaching and some did not. Many opposed them and many more just did not want them.

All the messengers (rasuls), the prophets, and the angels Jibril, Mika’il, Israfil, and ‘Izra’il (peace be upon them all) asked of God, “The destruction of the world is drawing near. Please dispel the times of destruction and make the times of eternal life (hayat) be complete. Allahu, please strengthen people’s faith (iman) and hearts and give them certitude. Amin.”

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. (Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim.) May the peace, the beneficence, and the blessings of God be upon us. (As-salamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu kulluhu.)

O God, the One of limitless grace and incomparable love, may You protect us with Your grace. O Mighty One who has no comparison, no parallel, may You protect us with Your grace. O Mighty One who has no equal and no helper, may You sustain us. Amin. O One of perfect completeness, may You sustain and protect us with Your grace. The One who has no separations, no form, no shape, the One who is beyond religions and has no differences, the One who has no relations, the One who does duty with compassion, the benevolent One, Allah, may You send down Your benevolent grace and shower us with Your blessings. May You protect us from the destruction of the world and the worries of the world. Amin.

May You give us Your heart (qalb) which protects us. With Your benevolent and gracious looks, open Your eyes of grace and protect us. Amin. Your benevolence is our treasure; other than that we have nothing else. Amin.

In the name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. (Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim.) May the peace of God be with you. (As-salamu ‘alaikum.) Precious jeweled lights of my eyes, my rightful children, my loving children, born with me, jeweled lights of my heart (qalb), my precious brothers and sisters, may we pray to God that we have an eternal life without death. With courage, may we resolve to escape from destruction and to separate ourselves from evil. May we join with goodness and dwell within God, the Good One, without ever separating from Him. May we search for truth and its benefits. May we have certitude in and a love for prayer, so that we may separate from ourselves this destructive world and live in the love and protection of Allah. Amin. May You protect us with Your grace.

Precious jeweled lights of my eyes, we must have certitude in Allah alone. With courage, may we intend to live without separating from Him, to hold onto Him and trust in Him alone, to die within Him and disappear in Him, and to live under the benevolent gaze of His eyes in all situations and in all thoughts. May we cut away our thoughts and differences and live with His thoughts and dwell in His love. May we intend to be held within the look of His eyes and live with Him.

We must have the fortitude to live in this way, my brothers. This state will be a protection for us. There are many imminent dangers in the times to come. Many accidents will occur. Such times are drawing near. The time when we shall destroy ourselves and reduce the world to ashes is coming closer and closer. These events are spreading and the time of destruction is drawing near. With courage we must intend to escape from such times and live in Allah’s protection. If we accept the inevitability of these events and if we trust in God and fully realize Him, if we bow down to His feet and accept Him alone, then He will protect us from these dangers.

The world is going to be burnt to ashes; the time is approaching. May we endeavor to escape from that fire and live in the coolness of Allah’s protection. Precious jeweled lights of my eyes, you must make the effort to do this. Open your hearts and pray to God with firm certitude. Be determined to live in His kingdom. Separate from the kingdom of hell. Conceal yourselves from the kingdom of illusion, of maya, and come into the kingdom of light. Separate from the differences of religion and follow God’s religion which is the straight path.

God is One, our Father is One. He is our religion, our way. Our Father’s path is the only way, the only religion for us. That is the path. Hold on to that path and seek Him as your protection. He protects through His angels (mala’ikat) and enlightened ones (oils). He has given them exalted and glorious heads and hands and the ability to dispel wars. God has given the power to protect us to Jibril (A.S.), Mika’il (A.S.), Israfil (A.S.), ‘Izra’il (A.S.), and the other angels.

If we stay on the true path, if we open it and follow Him, that will be the good religion, the path of grace, the path of truth. That religion is the path on which we follow Him. There is only one path that goes from this world to the hereafter (dunya to akhirah), and that is the path were there is no ‘I’ or ‘you’. That is the good religion, the path of truth, the one path. It is like an atom within an atom, a subtlety within subtlety. It is a path of light.

There is only one such path, but there are many paths of illusion, of maya. There are many paths that go to hell. Realize this. All the other paths are fires of destruction. Go beyond these. The blazing fires, the gales and storms, the rains, thunder, and glitters are striking from all directions, combining the cause destruction. God’s path is the only one that protects. The other paths collide with one another and thus destroy and burn one another. One path will try to eat the other and finish it. In the end only ashes will remain. All these other paths will be destroyed by fire, water, air, ether, and illusion, or maya. They will be destroyed by religions and races and become fire.

To be continued... How to Escape the Destruction Part 2 & 3.

Article Source: http://journal.ilovephilosophy.com

Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship. (1992). A Contemporary Sufi Speaks on The Signs of Destruction [Pamplet]. Philadelphia, PA: M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen You can read the www.wisdomarticles.com’>"Signs of Destruction" by visiting www.wisdomarticles.com. In addition, to the six "Signs of Destruction" posted, you will find wisdom quotes, words of wisdom, and other articles that will help you in your life, marriage, job, and prayers that give you peace of mind.

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