THE FACT OF SHARAH-E-SADAR AND ITS NEED IN IMPLEMENTATION OF ISTIKHARA

Abstract

The Islamic religion guides humanity in all walks of life. For the guidance of human beings and remove their difficulties, Islam has a principled and set procedure for tilting towards Allah, which is called Istikhara. It is a fact that to invoke the guidance of Allah or removal of any hindrance is one of the basics of Bandage. Istikhara, no doubt is a loved procedure of sincerity and pleasure. It is very sad to point out that in this chaotic period, of humanity and the so called enlightened moderation, we have set aside the distinguished traditions and we are ignoring our religious and spiritual values. The fact is that the cause of our success lies in following the golden principles of Islam. Unfortunately we have adopted this painful neglect even towards Istikhara. Most of the people do not have any concept of Istikhara and the few who use it are ignorant of its procedure that is against sunned. One of those practiced procedures is the determination of dream for Istikhara. It is not correct that the result of Istikhara as revealed through dream. I have explained the fact of Sharah Sadar in this paper. Its literal and figurative meanings with the reference of circumstances and events of the companions of Prophet (S.A.W). At the end, I have elaborated the need of Sharah Sadar in the process of Istikhara in the light and arguments of Scholars of the Ummah.