Allah's Pleasure, Our Destination

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem Our Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: إِنَّمَا اْلأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ Every action is based on its intention. - Hadees Bukhari Setting an intention at heart is like sowing a seed into soil. The seed will only grow into what it was intended to become. A tomato plant will not bear sweet durians. Many began Ramadan with planting seeds of noble intentions, to spend it in constant zikrullah, fasting, charity and searching every night for Lailatul Qadr. Every favourable harvest had a good beginning. However, to reap the right harvest of our deeds, we must be careful with our intentions from the start. Has all the worshipping been a means of worldly gain? Similarly for our journey in Tariqah, did we begin only to reach certain mystical powers or recognition? If we are looking to harvest sweet, delicious King of Fruits, we must not have sowed vegetable seeds at the beginning. Setting the right intention from the start sets the foundation for all situations. Parents who want to raise filial, pious children with beautiful mannerisms must also have good intentions before marriage, when selecting their spouses. A strong tree needs nutritious soil to take root in, hence a righteous spouse will nurture righteous children. As Ramadan is about to leave, wise mureeds are doing their utmost, spending all the precious moments they have left, with Ramadan, swooning over Divine Love and worship. Parting with a loved one is painful. Seeking Allah’s Pleasure is the best ‘seed of intention’ for anyone to plant. Check and correct your intentions in these final few days of Ramadan. Be busy uprooting the evasive, unwanted plants grown from bad seeds we sowed, by asking Allah (ﷻ) for His Endless Oceans of Mercy and Forgiveness. Keep planting seeds of good intentions now, as we are still in Ramadan. Seeking Allah’s (ﷻ) Pleasure is our fruition, our destination. Beg Allah to allow us the strength and ease to perform all these good deeds in Ramadan everyday, for a lifetime, as though we never separated from Ramadan and are always in Allah’s Pleasure (ﷻ). May Allah (ﷻ) grant us the wisdom to plant the right seeds and a heart yearning only for His Pleasure, nothing else.