107-Explanation of Showing Hospitality & Generosity to Poor غریبوں کی مہمان نوازی اور سخاوت کا بیان

Описание: 107 - Mukashfatul Quloob or An Exposition of the Hearts - Chapter 107 - Explanation of Showing Hospitality and Generosity to the Poor 

غریبوں کی مہمان نوازی اور سخاوت کا بیان

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Lo, O seeker of eternal truths and wayfarer upon the path of the heart!

Attend now to the noble account of a tome most hallowed, a lantern amidst the night of heedlessness, known to the people of discernment as Mukāshafat al-Qulūb (The Unveiling of the Hearts).

It standeth as a testament to man’s enduring thirst for nearness to his Creator. Each chapter unfoldeth like an ancient scroll, revealing secrets of the inner self, calling man to forsake vanity and draw nigh unto his Lord. Its words, like fragrant incense, rise to the heavens and bid the soul adorn itself with noble traits beloved by the Most Merciful.

This is no ordinary tome, but a companion for the lonely, a guide for the astray, a lantern for the night-traveler, and a balm for the wounded soul.

Title: Mukāshafat al-Qulūb al-Muqarrib ilá Ḥaḍrat ‘Allām al-Ghuyūb
Author: Imam Abu Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (raḥimahu’llāh) (450–505 AH / 1058–1111 CE)

Description:
Mukāshafat al-Qulūb — meaning The Unveiling of the Hearts — is a profound classical work of Islamic spirituality authored by the illustrious Imam al-Ghazālī (raḥimahu’llāh), the Ornament of Islam, may his station be lofty and his name revered through the corridors of time.

This treasured text serves as a guide to purifying the heart and soul, awakening the conscience, and drawing nearer to Allah through sincere repentance, remembrance, and moral discipline.

Comprising over 80 short chapters, it examines the veils shrouding the hearts of men — maladies of the soul that obscure its innate capacity to perceive divine guidance: heedlessness, envy, pride, attachment to the world, and misguided love.

To read this work is to feel the stirring of the soul’s forgotten yearnings, to awaken amidst heedlessness, and to behold with inward sight the reality that lies beyond the veil.


Key Themes Include:
Repentance (tawbah), fear and hope in God (khawf and rajāʾ), sincerity (ikhlāṣ), trust (tawakkul), humility (tawāḍuʿ), self-examination, patience (ṣabr), gratitude (shukr), detachment from the world, and love (maḥabbah) for the Eternal.

Each chapter identifies a specific spiritual ailment, illustrates its effects with Qur’ānic verses and aḥādīth, and then prescribes acts of worship, remembrance (dhikr), and moral vigilance to cleanse and polish the heart.

Like a lantern amidst the darkness, it guideth the weary traveler toward the Presence of the All-Knowing, unveiling the diseases of the heart and their remedies drawn directly from the Qur’ān and Prophetic tradition.

Al-Ghazālī’s style is direct and didactic, avoiding lengthy discourse in favor of pithy, heartfelt wisdom that can be readily embraced by any seeker.

Significance:
Celebrated for its simplicity, wisdom, and accessible style, Mukāshafat al-Qulūb offers not mere scholarly insights but sincere counsel to all believers yearning for spiritual refinement.

This book is a beacon for those who seek to cleanse their hearts, awaken their souls, and attain to the company of the righteous. It stands not as mere ink upon parchment, but as a mirror unto the soul.

Mukāshafat al-Qulūb is not mere ink upon parchment, but a mirror unto thy very soul.

O child of Adam!
If thou findest thy heart darkened by the dust of sin, or thy spirit wearied by this fleeting world, turn thee to Mukāshafat al-Qulūb. Drink deep from its well of wisdom, and let its counsels be as a rope from the celestial heights, drawing thee to thy Lord.

May its words quicken thy heart, and may the veil be lifted from thine inner eye.