Tazkiyah

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Tazkiyah-(inner-self purification)

A major portion of building the Muslim personality comes from the Islamic fundament, al tazkiyah or the purification of the heart and soul. Through tazkiyah comes spiritual health and morality. The traits of loving of Allah and His Prophets, adorning and practicing the ninety-nine attributes of Allah, applying the virtues of compassion and mercy, holding one's brother or sister's well-being higher than yourself (eathar), generosity, piousness, trustworthiness and much more are the resulting virtues of tazkiyah. By F. Burhan

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"(The Prophet) frowned and turned away, because there came to him the blind man [interrupting]. But what could tell you [Oh Muhammad] that perchance he might grow in spiritual understanding, yazzakka? - or that he might receive [mental] admonition, and that the teaching might benefit him? As for he who thinks for himself as self sufficient [in reference to a member of Quraysh whom the Prophet had hoped to bring to Islam], to him you give attention and not upon you [is any blame] if he does not grow in spiritual understanding, yazzakka"

The story of the above verses is that Prophet Muhammad was speaking to an influential member of Quraysh whom the Prophet had hoped to enlighten with Islam. During this time, a blind man (Abdallah ibn Umm Maktum) approached the Prophet interrupting him seeking spiritual gain and guidance. The Prophet frowned and turned his face away from the blind man. In response to the Prophet’s action, Allah revealed the Chapter of Abasa (Frowned), instructing the Prophet not to be distracted from any one seeking spiritual guidance. Aside from the lesson learned, to withhold no spiritual advice from anyone seeking it, what is in this story for us is the unique and prestigious place Allah placed tazkiyah.