Allah said “O you who believe! Take Allah as a shield and seek
means of Waseela to Him, and struggle for His cause, so that you may attain
your goal.” (Quran
Al Ma’idah, 5:35)
Seeking closeness to Allah comes through our own actions and not
through other people. The following are the ways we can get close to Allah.
· Invoke Allah by His Names and Attributes
He
who worships Allah and invokes Him by His Names and Attributes, has sought the
best means of approach to Him.
· Recognize Allah’s favors and
bounties on you
He
who invokes Allah on account of His favors, bounties, generosity and kindness,
will have sought the path of the chosen righteous believers.
· Avoid what Allah has disallowed
He
who seeks the means of approach to Allah by avoiding what He has disallowed and
working for His pleasure, will no doubt earn all that is good and righteous.
He, who seeks the means of approach to Allah by mentioning his need and
meekness to Him, will have used the best way of drawing closer to Him.
· Be dutiful to parents and keep your
relations
Seek
the means of approach to Allah by being dutiful to parents and keeping
relations with your kith and kin, for Allah keeps relations wíth those who do
so and severs relations with those who shun their relatives.
· Be kind to His creation
Seek
the means of approach to Allah by being kind to His creation, for He likes the
good-doers. Seek Allah pleasure by being kind to the weak and even with
animals. Surely, Allah gives merely to those among His slaves who are merciful.
· Trust in Allah for all your matters
Seek
the Waseela to Allah by fearing Him and hoping and trusting in Him, for Allah
loves those who trust in Him.
· Dhikr and Forgiveness
Remember
Allah always by your words and seek His forgiveness, for truly, those who
remember Allah in Dhikr will acquire ultimate happiness. In general, we should
invoke Allah by praying often, reciting His Speech with humbleness and
humility.
· Love your Prophet
Seek
the means of approach to Allah by loving your Prophet and reciting the Salat
(blessings upon him) for his benefit. Surely, he who often recites the Salat on
the Prophet, then Allah will suffice for him concerning all his needs. When one
says Salát once on the Prophet (S.A.W.S.), Allah will give him ten times that
Salát, and he will earn the Prophet’s love and Shafá’ (right to intercede with
Allah on his behalf on the Day of Judgement) by Allah.
· Clean your heart
Seek
Allah by ridding your hearts from all types of sin, envy and rage on Muslims,
and by offering sincere advice and being compassionate with all creation.
· Abandon the evil inner self commands
Seek
the Waseela to Allah by abandoning whatever evil and sin the inner-self
commands one to do, lusts and desires; protect your sight from illegal things,
preserve your tongue from uttering evíl and stay away from all types of
beliefs, actions and statements that Allah has disallowed.
· Develop perfect sincerity in your
actions towards Allah
Seek
the Waseela to Allah by developing perfect sincerity in your actions. and
obeying Allah’s Messenger. Allah willing, if you do this, you will earn all
that you seek, that is good and beneficial.