By Shaykh
ul- Islaam Ibn Qayyim aj-Jawzeeyah as-Salafi -Rahimahullaah-
From his book 'Madarij as-Salikeen'
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya
Shamsuddeen Muhammad bin Abee Bakr Ibn Qayyim aj-Jawzeeyah (d.751 A.H.) -Rahimullaah- said:
‘Indeed
Allaah mentioned ‘as-Sakeenah’ (Tranquility) in His Book in six
places:
1) The
saying of Allaah Ta’ala:
<< وَقَالَ
لَهُمْ نَبِيُّهُمْ إِنَّ آيَةَ مُلْكِهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَكُمُ التَّابُوتُ فِيهِ
سَكِينَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ >>
<<
And their prophet said to them, Indeed, a sign of his kingship is that the
chest will come to you in which is assurance from your Lord >>[al-Baqarah:
248]
2) The
saying of Allaah Ta’ala:
<< ثُمَّ
أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ وَعَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ >>
<<
Then Allaah sent down His tranquility upon His Messenger and upon the believers
>>[Tawbah: 26]
3) The
saying of Allaah Ta’ala:
<<إِذْ
يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ
سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَيَّدَهُ بِجُنُودٍ لَمْ تَرَوْهَا >>
<<
and he said to his companion, ‘Do not grieve; indeed Allaah is with us.’ And
Allaah sent down his tranquility upon him and supported him with Angels you did
not see >>[Tawbah: 40]
4) The
saying of Allaah Ta’ala:
<< هُوَ
الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لِيَزْدَادُوا
إِيمَانًا مَعَ إِيمَانِهِمْ وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَكَانَ
اللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا >>
<< It
is He who sent down tranquility into the hearts of the believers that they
would increase in faith along with their [present] faith. And to Allaah belong
the soldiers of the heavens and the earth, and ever is Allaah Knowing and Wise.
>>[al-Fath: 4]
5) The
saying of Allaah Ta’ala:
<< لَقَدْ
رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ
فَعَلِمَ مَا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ فَأَنْزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَثَابَهُمْ
فَتْحًا قَرِيبًا >>
<<
Certainly was Allaah pleased with the believers when they pledged allegiance to
you, [O Muhammad], under the tree, and He knew what was in their hearts, so He
sent down tranquility upon them and rewarded them with an imminent conquest
>>[al-Fath: 18]
6) The
saying of Allaah Ta’ala:
<< إِذْ
جَعَلَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الْحَمِيَّةَ حَمِيَّةَ
الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ وَعَلَى
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ >>
<<
When those who disbelieved had put into their hearts chauvinism - the
chauvinism of the time of ignorance. But Allaah sent down His tranquility upon
His Messenger and upon the believers >>[al-Fath: 26]
Shaykh
ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah (d.728
A.H.) -Rahimullaah- used
to read the Ayaat of as-Sakeenah (Tranquility) if matters became
intense for him.
And I
heard him talk about a great incident which occurred when he was sick, the
general intellect is too deficient to comprehend how evil souls emerged and
waged war against him in his state of weakness.
Shaykh
ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah (d.728
A.H.) -Rahimullaah- said :
When this
matter became intense, I said to my relatives and those around me:
‘Read the
Ayaat of as-Sakeenah (Tranquility). Then I would be free
from this condition, and I would sit up as if a transformation had taken place
and there was nothing wrong with me.’
Ibn
Qayyim aj-Jawzeeyah (d.751 A.H.) -Rahimullaah- said:
I also
tried this, and I read these Ayaat of as-Sakeenah (Tranquility) when the heart becomes
agitated due to what affects it and I witnessed the amazing effects of these
Ayaat on the tranquility of the heart and its peacefulness.’
[From: ‘Samma’aat Ibn
al-Qayyim min Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah’ p. 352-353 Quoted from: ‘Madarij
as-Salikeen’ 2/502]
~
Source: https://followingthesunnah.com/2011/01/21/tranquility-peace/
