Life and Teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
11. The Concept of Spirituality in Islam
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in the words of the Prophet: “to see with God’s eye, to speak with
God’s tongue, to walk with God’s foot, to hear with the ear of
God.”
Then all limitations vanish and his day and night are spent in
God’s neighbourhood. All this can be felt, not described in words.
This can be explained with the example of a child who has limitless
love for his mother. He knows it himself in the full sense but he
cannot fully describe it in words. The same is true of spirituality.
When a person is linked with the source of spirituality, he
undergoes such spiritual experiences as he himself fully
understands, but has difficulty in conveying to others. He may
describe some external signs but he cannot describe inner reality.
Although it is difficult to describe the inner reality of
spirituality, its method of attainment can be described to a certain
extent and followed by others.
1. First of all man has to free his mind from confusion. It is
difficult for a confused mind to undergo spiritual experiences.
The basic reason for confused thinking is that man is not able
to differentiate between the real and the superficial, the
relevant and the irrelevant, rational thinking and superstition,
logical and illogical statements.
One who thinks thus will always remain in a state of
mental confusion. He will never be able to find the straight
path. As a result, his spiritual journey will never be started.
