Learning from the infants!

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
All praise is for Allah, the Most High, the Lord of the Worlds. And May Peace be upon His Prophets and His Angels. May Allah's blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad (sallallaho 'alaihi wasallam).



"Learning from the infants"



"He that seeks guidance, shall be guided to his own advantage, but he that goes astray does so to his own loss. No bearer shall bear the burden of another on the Day of Judgment. And during your worldly life, We do not inflict punishment until We send forth a Messenger to make truth distinct from falsehood. " [17:15]



Assalamu 'alalikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh,



When a child is born; regardless of whether it is a female or a male, white or black or red, American or African or Chinese or Indian or Arab, regardless of whether he/she is rich or poor, son/daughter of a president or of a Shepherd, or whatever the case is; every child is born with such a high NOBLE characters!

Everyone of us has experienced the Noble characters, like the characters of the Saints! But what are some of those characters and what has turned us away from such a high profile?



When we study some main characteristics of the infants, we find their similarities in the Noble people (Saints). If we try to implement such qualities, we should be able to return to our original state. Some of those qualities, we find, are:

* Closeness to their Nature -- They like Milk, not alcohol!
* Consciousness of Allah -- Being in the womb was perhaps among the best times we ever had. A child is so much in conscious of Allah that when he/she come into this world, child starts to cry! "...Beware! It is the remembrance of Allah which provides tranquility to the hearts. [13:28]".
* Pure hearts -- Sinless hearts are pure hearts. When we repent and do good actions, Allah erases our sins and makes our heart bright. [Sayyidina 'Umar (radhi Allahu 'anh) said: "As long as you are pure of heart, you speak the truth."]
* Seclusion (being alone) -- Babies in the wombs are alone, away from this material world and its thoughts. A person who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes get flooded with tears will be under the shade of Allah, on the day of Qayyamah. We should try to spend some time with our Lord, especially at nights when no one is near us, and remember & thank Him for His favours and ask forgiveness for our sins.
* Meditation -- I believe, babies do meditate, if they don't, how else would they learn this world? Let you observe how they meditate...
* Observe Silence -- They speak as much as it is necessary to speak (babies cry when they need to cry, perhaps not always :) [Sayyidina 'Umar (radhi Allahu 'anh) said: "May God bless the man who says less and does more."].
* No Anger in them -- I don't know if any infant child knows what 'anger' is like.
* No Worries -- "Be aware! The friend of Allah has nothing to fear or to regret.[10:62]". Food & death is predestined! If Allah is with the believers, why worry then?
* Smile



Above mentioned are some qualities (there could be more) that we can find in infants, as well as, in an actual-Muslim (the Prophets are our role-model). If we implement these qualities, insha' Allah, we will be able to easily & fully follow our Deen: Al-Islam (with its requirements); since if the roots are getting enough nutritions, the plant grows easily, quickly and properly!



Al-Qur'an [ al-Infitaar -- 82:6-8 ]:

íÇÇíåÇ ÇáÇäÓÇä ãÇÛÑß ÈÑÈß ÇáßÑíã
ÇáÐí ÎáÞß ÝÓæÇß ÝÚÏáß
Ýí Çí ÕæÑÉ ãÇÔÇÁ ÑßÈß

* O man! What has lured you away from your gracious Lord,
* Who created you, fashioned you, proportioned you,
* and molded you in whatever form He pleased?



Al-Qur'an [ at-Teen -- 95:4-6 ]:

áÞÏ ÎáÞäÇ ÇáÇäÓÇä Ýí ÇÍÓä ÊÞæíã
Ëã ÑÏÏäÇå ÇÓÝá ÓÇÝáíä
ÇáÇ ÇáÐíä ÇãäæÇ æÚãáæÇ ÇáÕÇáÍÇÊ Ýáåã ÇÌÑ ÛíÑ ããäæä

* We have indeed created man in the best stature;
* then We abase him to the lowest of the low
* except those who believe and do good deeds - for they shall have a never ending reward.



Abu Huraira (radhi Allahu 'anh) narrated:

Allah's Apostle ('alaihi salato was-salaam) said, "Every child is born with a true faith of Islam [-in another version: No child is born except on Al-Fitra (Islam)-] but his parents convert him to Judaism, Christianity or Magainism, as an animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you find it mutilated?" Then Abu Huraira recited the holy verses: "The pure Allah's Islamic nature with which He has created human beings. No change let there be in the religion of Allah. That is the straight religion (Islam) but most of men know, not. (30.30) " Collected by Sheikh Bukhari [May Allah be pleased with him].



Hasana' (radhi Allahu 'anh) narrated:

She reported on the authority of her paternal uncle: I asked the Prophet (peace be upon him): Who are in Paradise? He replied: Prophets are in Paradise, martyrs are in Paradise, infants are in Paradise and children buried alive are in Paradise. [Abu Dawood (May Allah be pleased with him)]





Al-Qur'an [ ar-Room -- 30:30 ]:

ÝÇÞã æÌåß ááÏíä ÍäíÝÇ ÝØÑÉ Çááå ÇáÊí ÝØÑ ÇáäÇÓ ÚáíåÇ áÇÊÈÏíá áÎáÞ Çááå Ðáß ÇáÏíä ÇáÞíã æáßä ÇßËÑ ÇáäÇÓ áÇíÚáãæä

Therefore, stand firm in your devotion to the upright faith - the nature made by Allah, the one on which mankind is created - and the laws of Nature ordained by Allah cannot be changed. That is the standard of true faith, but most among mankind do not know.