ASHRAFIYA

Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said, while highlighting the necessity of informing the Shiekh of one’s conditions:
“Even if you were to start a new worldly task ask the Shiekh regarding it.
That is, ask him, will it be deleterious for my spirituality?
For example, I want to do this business. Is it appropriate or [...]

حیرت نہ کر بدن کو میرے چور دیکھ کر

ان رفعتوں کو دیکھ جہاں سے گرا تھا میں

سیدی و سندی مدظلہ

Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said:
“If a Sheikh censures a mureed, he starts making excuses. If attention is drawn to a fault he immediately begins to justify his actions.
By acting such he claims to be free from all deficiencies. What is the Sheikh going to do islah(reform) of then?
If he does not [...]

Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said:
“The relationship between a Sheikh and a mureed is exactly like that between a physician and a patient.

If a person acknowledges being a patient of a certain physician and that physician agrees to it, would this contract by itself result in cure of all ailments of that [...]

Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said:
“The special relationship that develops as a result of excessive zikir (remembrance of Allah SWT) and being consistent in following His commands is called nisbat.
This nisbat ceases to exist if sin is committed.
However, if one was to repent (sincerely) it will return back.”
Ma’asir e Hakeemul Ummat [...]

Mufti Mohammad Shafii’ ra, senior khalifa of Hakeemul Ummat ra said:
“This is the prescription to attain the level of wilayat (Allah SWT friendship). It comprises of three components. That are;

Suhba (company) of a wali (Allah SWT’s friend)
Following his advice and recommendation
ZikirulAllah [...]

Emphasizing the importance of fulfilling the rights of other especially for those involved in their islah (i.e. salikeen), Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said:
“Diregarding or being negligent in fulfilling the specific rights of others as prescribed by Shariah is a sin and hence an obstacle in reaching the goal (in tareeq. That [...]

A mureed inquired: what is the requisite thing to be acquired by the aspirant in this tareeq?
Hakeemul Ummat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra replied:
“Firstly, overwhelming remembrance of Allah SWT so that least time is spent being forgetful (of Allah SWT) and secondly, consistency in fulfilling the commands of Shariah so that no disobedience occurs at [...]

Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanavi ra said:
“The suhba (company) of Sheikh is most beneficial only if the mureed is consistent in zikir (remembrance) and shugul (special concetration excericse for recollection) prescribed by the Sheikh.
There are individuals who are always around the Sheikh but do not do the wird prescribed. They do not benefit [...]

Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ahsraf Ali Thanavi ra wrote to a spiritual aspirant:
“The goal of tareeq (Tasawwuf/sulook) is to gain Allah SWT’s pleasure.
For it two things are required, one knowledge regarding the method of obtaining it and other is action according to it.
As for the method, it is only one. That is to act on [...]

السلام اے راز حسن زندگی  
السلام اے ناز عجز و بندگی
حضرت عارفی رح

صلى الله عليه وسلم
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Sayyid wa sandi Hazrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db’s advice in Urdu on ناموس رسالت
How should we react and what to do regarding the unspeakable cartoons?
In summary,
1. Protest
2. Boycott products from these vicious countries.
3. Not to commit anything against the teaching of Islam in this protestation. For example, violence, damaging property [...]