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THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaumul Arbaà, 24th Jumaadal Awwal 1440, (Wednesday, 30th January, 2019). PROTECTION OF OUR EEMAAN continues from yesterday's Reminder. BismilLaahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Please read through yesterday's reminder before reading this. If you missed it, please request me to copy you in Shaa ALLAH. Scholars have said that Eemaan is the speech of the heart and tongue, and the actions of the heart, tongue and limbs. The speech of the heart: This actually refers to the belief of the heart with respect to ALLAH and the other pillars of eemaan (such as the Angels, Books, Messengers, Qadr, the Last Day etc.). In other words it refers to the knowledge that the heart contains and its firm belief in this knowledge. So this would include Tawheed and its two categories of Ruboobiyyah and Asmaa was-Sifaat because both of these are related to knowledge. The speech of the tongue: This refers to the tongue's confirmation of what the heart contains. In other words the tongue professes what the heart contains. When a person says with his tongue; "I testify that none has the right to be worshipped except ALLAH, alone without any partners and I testify that MUHAMMAD sallallahu alaihi wasallam is HIS servant and messenger" then he is confirming what is in his heart. So note how the speech of the tongue still relates to knowledge which is important for all Muslims to acquire. The actions of the LIMBS: This refers to doing all the commanded things and keeping away from all the forbidden things. And this refers to the physical acts of worship, such as prayer, fasting, giving zakah, performing pilgrimage, removing something harmful from the floor, not stealing, not cheating, not backbiting, not disobeying parents etc. and the other acts which are physical in nature. Notice how the actions of the limbs are also related to Tawheed ul-Uloohiyyah in that they should be performed for the sake of Allaah alone. As a summary of this "Action" aspect of eemaan, we should realise that it relates to the actual acts of worship, whether internal or external, of the heart, tongue or limbs. At this stage we should, in shaa ALLAAH have a good understanding of the definition and meaning of eemaan. We should also be able to see how it relates to the three categories of Tawheed, two of which are related to Knowledge and Belief and the third of which is related to Actions To be continued tomorrow in Shaa ALLAH. May ALLAH (Al-Haadi, The Guide) keeps guiding us till Jannat becomes our final abode. Aameen.

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