Am I a “Muslim” ? کیا میں مسلمان ہوں ؟

With due Apologies Mirza Ghalib ! مرزا غالب سے معذرت کے ساتھ

یہ نہ تھی ہماری قسمت کے وصال یار ہوتا
اگر اور جیتے رہتے ، یہی انتظار ہوتا

I am using the syllable ground of the above Poetry of Mirza Ghalib :

کیا یہی ہے میری قسمت کے ذلیل و خوار ہوتا ؟
تو بیکار ” زندگی میں کیسے قرار ہوتا ؟

Is it my FATE that I have reduced my SELF to Subhuman existence; Lowest of Low (95:5; At-Teen: 5) and Degraded my “SELF” (91:10; 41- Shams: 10)? Therefore, how is it possible that UNLIVED LIFE/ANIMAL LIFE” will Produce Result “Peaceful Life”?

Meaning	Word
Unlived Life Useless Unproductive Life	بیکار زندگی
Degraded Low Life	ذلیل و خوار
Peace/Tranquility . Balance Stability	قرار

Note: Jahannam is also a Metaphor for a stagnant Existence with “NO” development.

انساں کے آگے جھکنا اور نفس کی غلامی!
اتنا تو گر چکا ہے، تو کیا وقار ہوتا ؟

Slavery of SELF” ? نفس کی غلامی

اپنے نفس کو خدا بنا لینا (Acording to Quran “SHIRK)

Meaning	Word
Blindly Bowing/Following other human beings (Mental Slavery)	انساں کے آگے جھکنا

We blmndly follow the “Leaders/Lords/Sufis and other human beings, and become slaves of our Wishes/wants/self/Nafs. By this way we go to the lowest grade in Person, then “HOW” can it ever be possible that, with above ACTION’S / BEHAVIOUR, we become Distinguished/Prestigious/Exalted.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
A SELF” that has STUNTED itself by succumbing” to (making “SELF” as SELFISH DESIRES God) FAILS to PRIME and ACTUALIZE itself for further Progress and Growth (Subhuman Life).

وعدہ کیا تھا میں نے ، بندہ میں بس تیرا ہوں !
نہ میں آستاں بسا تا ، نہ کوئی مزار ہوتا .

I promised to Allah swt that I am ONLY OBEYING, and Always will, OBEY YOU’ (Your Laws, Principles and Permanent Values)”

Al-Fatiha:4 (1:4) إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ

And I am asking “YOU” ALONE, and Always will, to HELP US (as we Obey you)

وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ

If I would have FOLLOWED the above Allah’s” Principle THEN there would have. been NO “Aastan” LIVE/ACTIVE, PLACE and NO “Mazar” of Dead Sufis/Saints and Wali Allah’

نہ کوئی اور رب ہے ،وہ یگانہ اور یکتا !
کوئی اور “الہ “جو ہوتا تو جہاں تار تار ہوتا !

Meaning	Word
Places of worship other than Allah swt	آستاں
Adorned and well Decorated Grave of Sufis / Saints / Wali	مزار
Unique one single Unrivalled Incomparable	یگانہ اور یکتا
Complete Destruction, Completely Unbalanced Contradictory	تارتار

There is Absolutely NO Possibility of another Sustainer/Rabb. He, Allah swt IS Unique/Absolutely Independent Allah in His Essence and Attributes and Alone in the Sovereign Law-Giver.
His Laws, Principles and Permanent Valves are Unique.
NOTE:
Nobody, Absolutely NO ONE can develop EVEN a SINGLE Law, Principle Permanent Valve as Allah swt and has Given/Bestowed US in Quran..
If there had been more than ONE GOD, this Universe would have Annihilated/Exterminated.

تمہیں مانتا ہے عظمی ، یہی ایک راستہ ہے !
جو عمل قراں پہ ہوتا ، تو میں پروقار” ہوتا !

Meaning	Word
My Pen-Name طارق عظمی	عظمی
The only PATH SIRAT-E-MUSTAQEEM	ایک راستہ
Gracefull, Elegant, High Level of character Pleasing Personality Dignified, Distinguished	با وقار
Activities Actions works	عمل

O’ Azmi !, In view of (1) to (4) above, you have to Accept that there is “NO” Other PATH than ONLY ONE and that is
SIRAT-E-MUSTAQEEM
And also, you must have REALIZED that if you have had ACTED in line with Divine Guidance (عمل صالح Good Deeds); Quran you would have attained:

*Elegance
*Grace
*Dignity
*High Level of character
*Commendable and Distinguished
*PERSONALITY
And finally in this regard, a GEM of Allama Iqbal:

خودی کو کر بلند اتنا کہ ہر تقدیر سے پہلے ،
خدا بندے سے خود پوچھے، بتا تیری رضا کیا ہے ؟

Note:
Very difficult to do Justice in translating this Poetry.
Keep Raising your SELF (خودی ), that a stage reaches, in line with Allah’s Laws, that Allah swt Himself ASKS His Servant “what” is your WANT/WISH (and it will be granted).