صلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم صلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم صلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم
یا الہی!
مست اور بے خود بنا بوۓ محمد سے مجھے
محترم کر خواری کوۓ محمد سے مجھے
صلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم صلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم صلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم
منظوم شجرہ سلسلہ چشتیہ امدادیہ اشرفیہ/مناجات مقبول
غریبم- بے نوائیم – خاکسارم – یا رسول اللہ
صلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم
ذرحمت کن نظر بر حال زارم – یا رسول اللہصلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم
Imam ul Awliya Hazrat Hasan Basri ra said:
An essential requisite for humility is that when an individual steps out of his home, whomever he sees he considers him to be superior to his own self.
Tarikh mashaykh e Chisht page 119
In a letter Shaikh al Hadith Maulana Zakariya Kandhlawi/Madani (1898 –1982) wrote to Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi (1892 –1977) [Allah have mercy on them]:
Suhba (company) of ahul-Allah (the pious) holds a unique position and importance in bringing about firmness in actions, correct understanding of religion and motivation to act on demands of faith.
Ignoring the suhba of pious is one of the tribulations (fitnah) from the many major ordeals of our era.
No doubt, a lot of information can be acquired from reading books. But the effectiveness of accompanying a living (pious) person is totally unique.
I agree it is essential to safe oneself from worshiping the Sheikh. But ignoring the suhba of pious is equally destructive.
Specially, the fatal moral characteristics of u’jub (high regard for self), arrogance, importance of self suggestion and self admiration can never be eliminated without the company of the pious (especially the Shaikh).”
Hakeemul Ummat ra, (by Mawlana Abdul Majid Daryabadi ra) page 568-9
An individual wrote to Hazrat Hakeemul Ummat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanavi ra regarding the marriage of his daughters. He expressed his dilemma about the potential bride-groom. That is, if he was religious his financial circumstances were miserable. And if he was financially well to do his religious adherence was poor.
Hazrat Thanavi ra commented that;
“Finding real religiosity is almost impossible these days, even in the seemingly observant individuals.
However, for the best bride-groom selection the following criteria will be useful;
If an individual has these characteristics it will be appropriate to accept such a person as son-in-law. Afterwards with increased intermingling and communication with him congeniality (munasabet) will develop. And for a person with all these qualities it will be most possible that his condition improves for better and he becomes a really observant Muslim.
Ma’asir e Hakeemul Ummat ra page 183
Hazrat Hakeemul Ummat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanavi ra adviced:
‘The effective method to have an accommodating relationship with one’s wife is to keep her happy.
Similarly, this (keeping happy) is also effective to have a fully satisfied husband.’
Maa’sir e Hakeemul Ummat ra page 424
دلم را محو یاد خویش کرداں
مرا حسب مراد خویش کرداں
It was Friday.
Hakeemul Ummat Mawlaan Asharaf Ali Thanavi ra came to deliver the khutba and lead the prayers.
He was dressed in his usual clothes, kurta and pyjama (shirt and pant).
An elderly gentlman, who was a new comer approached Hazrat ra and inquired,
“Hazrat why didn’t you put on a ‘abaya (jubba)!
Hazrat ra replied, “‘abaya is the clothing for higher-ranking people”.
“Aren’t you one of them?” asked the gentleman.
Hakeemul Ummat ra spontaneously replied, “How can I be of the elite people?
Not even one of the khuluq (praise worthy/blame worthy morals characteristic) have I been able to rectify.”
Ma’arfiat e Illahiya page 318
An excellent article regarding the fiqh of our mashayekh. MashaAllah!
From: here
Please, note: this is poetry.
It is the soliloquy of a true lover.
In his imagination he is infront of his beloved and elucidating the true desire and love.
So there is no question regarding istigatha, hazir wa nazir, etc.
Teachings of Hazrat Thanavi ra in this regards are very clear.