Beware!
What had been ordained has occurred and that which had been destined has
come into play. I am speaking to you with the promise and pleas of
Allah. Verily those who say: our Lord is Allah! and perserve
aright, the angels descend upon them saying : Fear ye not, nor be
grieved and receive the glad tidings of the Garden which ye were promised
(Quran 11:30) You have said, our Lord is Allah. Then keep steadfast
to His book, to the way of his command and to the virtous course of His
worship. Thereafter do not go out of it, do not introduce innovation
in it, and do not turn away from it because those who go away from this
course will be cut off from the mercy of Allah on the Day Of Judgement.
Beware of destroying your manners and changing them. Maintain one
tongue. A man should control his tongue because the tongue is obstinate
with its master. By Allah, I do not find that fear of Allah benefits
a man who practices it unless he controls his tongue. Certainly the
tongue of a believer is at the back of his heart while the heart of a hypocrite
is at the back of his tongue, because when a believer intends to say anything,
he thinks it over in his mind. If it is good he discloses it, but
if it is bad he lets it remained concealed. While a hypocrite speaks whatever
comes to his tongue, without knowing what is in his favour and what goes
against him.
The Prophet of Allah- peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him and his descendants- said the belief of
a person cannot be firm unless his heart is firm, and his heart cannot
be firm unless his tongue is firm. So whoever of you can manage to
meet Allah, the Sublime, in such a position that his hands are unsmeared
with the blood of people and their property and his tongue is safe from
exposing them, he should do so.
The Author Can Be Reached On San Quentin's Death Row:
Andrew Lancaster
H96861
2AC1 San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin, California
94974 USA
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