al hikam wisdom 11, Ibnu Athoilah

Wisdom - 11 There is no Perfection without Sincerity

 

اِدْفِنْ وُجُوْدَكَ فِى اَرْضِ الْخُمُوْلْ ، فَمَا نَبَتَ مِمَّا لَمْ يُدْفَنْ لاَ يَتِمُّ نَتَاجُهُ

It means

Plant your existence into the hidden earth (which is not known to people) , because if something bears fruit that is not planted, the result is not perfect.

Explanation

This 11th wisdom invites us to delve into something softer, which is the essence of our existence. God created us from the ground, so our bodies will be returned to the ground again. While our spirit comes from God and the spirit is God's business then it will return to God.

At the beginning of a spiritual journey, a spiritual traveler brings with him the characteristics of Basyariah, such as wishes, thoughts, ambitions, dreams and so on.

Spiritual training or mujahadah will destroy the abominable nature and break the chains of environmental attraction.

So it can be concluded that the hijab of lust and reason will cover the heart so that the truth cannot be seen. Because lust is never satisfied while reason will always find reasons and arguments, making it difficult to accept the truth.

Allah's word in Surah Al-Furqon: 43 which means 

Explain to me about the person who makes his lust his god. So can you be its caretaker?

Subduing lust is not an easy job. One needs to return to the heart, because the heart will never lie even if the mind covers it at the behest of lust. The strength of the heart is sincerity. The real truth is;

Allah's Word Surah Al-An'am: 162 which means

Say truly my prayers, and my worship, my life and my death are only for Allah alone, the Lord of all worlds.

There is no selfishness in sincerity. All because of God. As long as self-interest is not buried, sincerity will not grow well. So bury your self-interest deep inside.

Wallahu 'Alam