‘Abdiyat

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Thus, the Aashiq of Allah becomes the personification and embodiment of the Hadith : “Die before you die.” when he annihilates himself (i.e. his nafs) and submits himself in totality to Allah Ta’ala…when he chooses the hukm (order) of Allah and the pleasure of Allah over the hukm of his nafs and the pleasure of his nafs.

He then regards himself as nothing; a non-entity. As such, at every given moment, there is ‘Abdiyat (servitude). This then is proof of his love for Allah Ta’ala.

Hazrat Ibraheem bin Adham (Rahmatullah ‘alaih), a great Wali of Allah Ta’ala, once mentioned having learnt the method and etiquette of servitude from a slave he had purchased.

Hazrat Ibraheem bin Adham (Rahmatullah ‘alaih) asked the slave: “What is your name ?”
The slave replied : “That which you give to me.”

He then asked : “What would you like to eat ?”

• The slave replied : “Whatever you give me to eat.”
• He then asked : “What would you like to drink ?”
• The slave answered : “Whatever you give me to drink.”
• He asked : “What would you like to wear ?”
• The slave replied : “Whatever you give me to wear.”
• He then asked : “Don’t you have any desire ?”
• The slave in turn asked : “What does a slave have to do with
• desire ?”
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• We, as the servants and slaves of Allah, should also take lesson. This is the reality of servitude.

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