PLACES WHERE YAKIN IS SEARCHED
«All the creatures on the earth, their sustenance is with Allah.» (11-Hud: 86) What He has said, that He is the guarantor of sustenance, this gives rise to yakin, which is trust (tevekkül) and the belief that what is decreed for oneself will come to oneself. The stronger this yakin is in the heart, the more beautifully one seeks sustenance through good ways, and the less one’s desire and greed diminishes, and one loses nothing. One of the good results of this yakin is good conduct through obedience and worship.
«The reward of even the smallest good deed, and the punishment for even the smallest bad deed, will be seen.» Planting this in the heart is also a sign of yakin. This also expresses yakin towards reward and punishment. Just as one knows fullness through bread, one knows reward through obedience and punishment through sin, as one knows poison through venomous snakes. Just as one seeks bread to satisfy hunger and works to obtain and protect it, so too one strives to obtain and protect obedience and worship. Just as one avoids even a little poison, one also avoids even the smallest sins, whether minor or major, whether little or much.
In the first sense, yakin is found in all believers. However, in the second sense, yakin is found only in the mukarreb (those close to Allah). The benefit of this yakin is to correctly observe one’s actions, words, and memories, to advance in piety, and to avoid all kinds of evil. The stronger yakin is, the more one avoids evil and turns to goodness. Knowing that Allah the Most High knows all things, and that He sees one’s thoughts, hidden memories, and inner reflections is also a sign of yakin. In the first sense, that is, in terms of not doubting, every believer has this yakin. However, in the second sense, which is the real goal, only a few possess this yakin, and it is found only in the truthful. The result of this is that, just as one behaves in the presence of the King, one also behaves with proper manners in solitary places, thinking that Allah is present and acting accordingly. Indeed, such people who possess this yakin maintain good manners even in solitude and avoid all kinds of bad actions. Their inner thoughts align with their outward actions; their inside and outside become one. Just as people see their outward appearance, they know that Allah the Most High sees their inner hearts. Allah the Most High cleanses and adorns the heart better than people see the outward appearance. This level of yakin produces good qualities such as Hayâ (shyness), Havf (fear), Inkisar (humility), Zillet (humility), Istikâne (generosity), Huzu’ (sorrow), Tevazu’ (humility), and similar virtues. These good qualities ensure the performance of superior acts of obedience.
Hülâsa: With all these meanings, yakin is like a great tree. These moral qualities in the heart are like its branches, and the obedience and worship that arise from these moral qualities are like the fruits of those branches. Yakin is the root and essence of all these. It has many more doors and ways than what we have mentioned here. Insha’Allah, it will be explained in detail in the fourth volume, «Rubi Münciyât». For now, this is sufficient regarding the meanings of yakin.
“One of the signs sought in the scholars of the Hereafter is: Always being humble, broken-hearted, with the head bowed and remaining silent. Allah the Most High