Your solitude will be a support and a home for you, even in the midst of very unfamiliar circumstances, and from it you will find all your paths. Prophet Muhammad (peace & blessings be upon him) withdrew into a cave to meditate for months before he received the first Divine revelation. The Qur’an tells us how Maryam Bint Imran withdrew into a private chamber to worship her Creator in an era in which moral decadence was socially prevalent. Her uncle, Prophet Zakariyya, worshipped Allah in a special chamber or “mihrab” to ask Him for a vicegerent after he witnessed how Allah provided Maryam with provision. During Ramadan every year, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would diligently observe a 10-day period of social isolation from everyone, even his family, which was filled with intense and devout voluntary worship. Therefore, it is a fact that our Holy Book, the Glorious Qur’an, and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) endorse the concept of periodic but temporary withdrawal from society in order to reconnect with Allah and reap the blessings of solitude. These blessings are amply summed up in the Hadith below: ‘Uqbah Bin Amir said: “I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), “How can salvation be achieved?” He replied, “Control your tongue, keep to your house, and weep over your sins.”” [Al-Tirmidhi] There is great wisdom in this advice that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) imparted to his companion as the secret to eternal salvation in the Hereafter. (More in comment)
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