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Islam, Iman and Ihsan, The Journey of the Heart
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the beautiful Hadith of Jibril عليه السلام, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the very foundations of our journey towards Allah. He ﷺ spoke of Islam, Īmān, and Iḥsān three dimensions of a life devoted to our Creator.
Islam is to surrender ourselves to Allah to bow our bodies in prayer, to fast, to give, and to live according to His guidance.
Iman is to fill the heart with certainty to believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, His messengers, the Last Day, and His divine decree.ﷺ
And then comes Iḥsan the beauty of the journey:
“To worship Allah as though you see Him, and if you cannot see Him, then indeed He sees you.” Hadith of Jibril ﷺ
Ihsan is when worship moves beyond the limbs and reaches the heart. It is to stand in prayer knowing that you are standing before the One who created you. It is to remember Allah when no one else is watching, because you know that He is always watching you. It is to speak with kindness, forgive when it is difficult, and choose what pleases Allah even when no one will ever know.
Islam shapes our actions. Iman illuminates our hearts. Ihsan beautifies the way we walk towards Allah.
And perhaps the greatest gift of this journey is to realise that we are never unseen. In every moment of joy, every moment of weakness, every whispered dua and every silent tear Allah knows, Allah sees, and Allah is near.
So we learn not merely to do Islam, nor merely to believe in Iman, but to live with the awareness of Allah until His remembrance becomes the light of our hearts.
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