QURB……………

Qurb is inadequately translated as nearness to Allah, however Qurb has a far more intimate inflection, of being the one who is close to Allah Subhanawataala in many ways and forms.

“Muqarabeen” in the Quran are those who are closest to Allah Subhanawataala.

Qurb is desired, pursued and struggled for by all the Seekers of The Path to Allah, not everyone makes it in their lifetime.

Here is advice for the Seeker of the Path desiring Qurb to Allah………..

Make sure that:

He, Subhanawataala does not find you where He has forbidden you to be
And
He Subhanawataala finds you where He has commanded you to be.

For a beginner like me, my first step is to delineate in my environment what places, people and stimuli qualify for each of the above.

Excerpted from the Retreat on “Tazkiyah Nafs” 2009 with Shaykh Mokhtaar Magroubi