008 THE GOLDEN RULES OF AN ETERNAL HAPPINESS
(Part 2 The Forbiddens and Commandments)
The basic principles of the eternal happiness way were given in Part 1. It is being continued to give the other rules in this part.
The Forbiddens
The other forbidden actions* are:
- Will not be gambled. (Lotto, Lottery, Punting are same category)
- Will not be given and taken a bribe.
- Will not be misappropriated.
- Will not be usurped, the goods of humans will not be taken by force
- Will not be avoided bearing witness to a fact.
- Will not be used narcotic for pleasure.
- Will not be desisted from visiting the close kinsfolk those are the good persons.
- Will not be done an injustice during measuring and weighing.
- Will not be broken the hearts of humans.
- Will not be told a lie.
- Will not be been arrogant.
- Will not be been jealous of others' goods, beauty, succes etc.
- Will not be said bad words about humans in their absence.
- Will not be been talebearer.
- Will not be been niggard.
- Will not be said the forbidden one for the permissible one, the permissible one for the forbidden one by God.
- Will not be eaten pork.
- Will not be eaten carrion.
- Will not be uncovered his/her own awrat parts, and will not be looked at the other's awrat parts. (The awrat parts means the body parts that it is necessary to be covered according to Islam)
- Will not wear that men the women's costume, women the men's costume.
- The women will not go to visit without permit from their husbands.
- The women will not stay aloof from the their husbands' bed.
- One will not turn back from Islam (the religion of Allah), after he has believed.
- The salat (prayer) will be not fulfilled, before and after its time.
- Will not be broken the fast without an excuse near the other muslims during the month of Ramadan.
- Will not be refrained from paying zakat to the poors and the others in need.
(Zakat is paid as 2.5% of the merchandise)
- A favor, which has been done, will not be taunted.
- The awrat parts of his wife's body will not be compared with his mother's.
- Will not be vituperated to his wife's mother.
- Will not be been overly fond of the world life.
- The men will not wear silk costume.
- Terminally ill will not smuggle property from his heir.
- Will not be disobeyed the commandments of statesmen, which are not forbidden by religion; will be been a law-abiding person.
- Will not be believed that a warlock informs from the unseen.
- Will not be eaten and drunk the leftovers of dogs.
- Will not be looked at "namahrem" without any excuse.
(Namahrem are the persons that they can marry him/her according to Islam)
- Will not be stayed without having a gusul (ablution) after copulation as much as to miss a salat (prayer) time.
- Will not be performed sexual intercourse with his wife in the case of her menstruation and confinement.
- Will not be sworn by saying the words except Allah Taala's name, or except the words notified by Islam.
- Immoral songs will not be sung.
- Qur'an will not be forgotten after being memorized.
- A pejorative word will not be said about ashab-i kiram. (Ashab-i Kiram are the persons that they had seen Mohammed alehissalam and listened to Him)
- Will not be continued to eat after being satiated.
- Will not be much laughed loudly unnecessarily.
- Will not be avoided to prevent a sin if he has enough power.
- Live animals will not be burned in fire.
- Will not be insisted on ignorance.
- Will not be stayed aloof from science.
Some of above-mentioned actions are the cardinal sins. The wrath of Allah Taala is hidden within sins. One should try to avoid all of them. Standing aloof from sins with the fear of Allah is called "taqwa". In the sight of Allah, the value of individuals and communities is with taqwa. Therefore, dear brother, no sin is little and unimportant, try to stay away from all of them.
The Commandments
Some of the Islamic commandments* for the establishment of moral values also are:
- Allah will be known the one and He will never be forgotten.
- Will be eaten and drunk legitimately (in the way that God permitted).
- Will be believed that one's daily bread is from Allah.
- Will be worn clean and legitimately.
- Will be resigned himself to Allah.
- Will be been frugal.
- Will be been thankful for the benefactions and favors of Allah Taala.
- Will be consented to the fate.
- Will be endured the tribulations.
- Will be repented for sins.
- Will be faithfully worshipped solely for the consent of Allah Taala.
- Satan will be known as the enemy.
- Qur'an will be accepted proof and will be complied with its provisions.
- Death will be known as truth and will be prepared for it.
- Will be loved the things which Allah loves and will be avoided the things which Allah doesn't love.
- Will be done favor for the parents.
- Will be ordered to the good, will be forbidden the evil.
- The close kinsfolk will be visited.
- Will be been on taqwa. (Taqwa means to avoid from the forbidden acts with the fear of Allah.)
- Will be obeyed Allah Taala and His prophet's commandments.
- Will be obeyed the orders of head of state, and will be been legalist.
- Will be looked at the world with the eye of warning.
- Will be meditated on Allah Taala's creatures.
- Will be held the tongue for not saying the evil and forbidden word.
- Will be purified the heart from the masiwa. (Masiwa means every thing existing in the heart except Allah Taala)
- Nobody will be brought into derision.
- Will not be looked at the forbidden by religion.
- Will be been a man of his word.
- Will not be listened to the evil word.
- Will be learned the sharia (Sharia means the provisions of Islam, fiqh).
- The measuring and weighing tools will be used justly.
- Will be helped the muslim poor and needies by paying zakat.
- Will not be been subject to the desires of own ego.
- Hungry persons will be made satiated.
- Will be worked for own daily bread.
- Ego will be cleaned from evils.
- Will be been modest.
- The property of an orphan will be kept until age of puberty.
(Some parts of the commandments and forbiddens haven't been given here because they were given beforehand)
My dear brother, if you conform to these golden rules, you will be happy and peaceful ones, and also enviable ones in the world and the afterlife. Don't forget, choice is under your volition. There is no sanction except "shame on you!" for many of them. Also it has disappeared in these days. Frankly speaking, everything has been left to your conscience. Try to do your preference aright. Don't think "what everybody says about". Don't forget, the consequence of faulty choice is frustration. The troubles of this world come and pass. Are the problems of the future life such as those? The straits of the otherworld never resemble to this world's troubles.
If whichever person and group conforms to these rules, in the ratio of their compliances, benefits from them in the world and the afterlife. If whichever person and grup doesn't conform to, in the ratio of their non-compliance, lives its troubles. Allah Taala has established his arrangement and organisation thus.
My precious brother, to comply with the will of Allah Taala is only possible by loving Him. Loving Him means preferring His desires to own desires. "Faith" and "the love of God" are the things in the heart. They are not seen with eye and not held with hand. But there is also a sign of the God's love in the heart, as there is a sign of everything existing in the heart, which reverberates to this appearing world. This is to be subject to His prophet.
Say: "If ye do love Allah, Follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Qur'an, Al-İmran, 31)
He who obeys the Messenger, obeys Allah. (Qur'an, An-Nisaa, 80)
That means, to love Allah is only possible with obeying to His prophet.
I wish that, Allah, who possesses the endless mercy and compassion, makes us from those are precious and happy in both world, doesn't make us from those are in disappointment.
Be entrusted to Allah.
Dr. Ismail Ulukus
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*] Ali bin Emrullah and Muhammed Hadimi, 1994. Islam Ahlâki, 24.ed. Hakikat Ltd. Sti. publications, No:4, Cagaloglu, Istanbul
