ASHRAFIYA

مسیح القلوب حضرت مولانا مسیح اللہ خان صاحب رحمۃ اللہ علیہ نے فرمایا

“ذکر قلبی نام ہے فکر قلبی کا۔”

اصلاح افروز بیانات ص64

ما پروریم دشمن و ما می کشیم دوست
کس را چرا و چوں نہ رسد در قضاء ما
مولانا رومی رح

Once Hazrat Mawlana Shah Wasiullah Khan saheb ra sat silently among those gathered to listen him speak. After a prolonged duration he said;
“You should not consider it essential that I am going to talk (every time we gather). 
Only those people should attend this gathering who consider it equally beneficial for themselves just sitting quietly without any thing [...]

Hazrat Mawlana Shah Wasiullah Khan saheb ra, a senior & exceptional khalifa of Hakeeul Ummat ra said;
“People judge the integrity of an earthenware, that is it broken or intact, by its noise (resulting from tapping on it). Similarly, we (the ahlullah) deduce from a salik’s way of talking and writing some information about his qalbi (inner) states.”  
Halaat e Muslehul ummat ra, [...]

Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Shah Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said commenting on the verse 100 of sura al-nisa:
“A salik who dies before the completion of the sulook is equal in standing and recognition to a person who completed his sulook.”
Masail us Sulook min Kalam Malik ul Mulook, page 133

Maseehul-quloob, Hazrat Mawlana Maseehullah Khan sahib ra said in regards to the spiritual progress:
“Being punctual in daily ma’moolat (wird) is a sign of proceeding in the right direction (towards the goal).”
Islah-afraoze bayanat, page 480

یا الہی!
بحق آں کہ او جان‏‎ جہاں است
فداۓ روضہ اش ہفت آسمان است
ہمہ نعمت بنام او نمودی
دو عالم را بکام او نمودی
بآں کو رحمت للعالمین است
بدرگاہت شفیع المذنبین است
بحق سرور عالم محمد، بحق برتر عالم محمد
صلی اللہ علیہ [...]

انھیں کی ملک ہے، سب جمال ہوکہ کمال
میرے شرف کے لئے بندگی غلامی ہے
بابا نجم احسن رح

Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said:
“It is an established practice of Allah SWT (‘adatullah) in regards to the individual who after taking the path of ahlullah (tareeq) forsakes it, either due to laziness or by rejecting it (in principle), he is most of the times denied the tawfeeq (opportunity) of returning back [...]

حضرت مفتی محمد تقی عثمانی صاحب مدظلہ
کا ایک بہت عمدہ تعارف
جناب مولانا انور حسین صاحب زید لطف
کے قلم سے

Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said:
“One sin leads to another, eventually leading to kufur (disbelief).
Never consider any sin to be trivial.”
Masail us Sulook min Kalam Malik ul Mulook, page 59
Allah SWT protect us all from slipping into sin. Ameen

Instructing an individual regarding how to do zikir of “duwazdah tasbeeh”, Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db said;
“It is essential to remember that soundless zikir is superior.
Audible zikir (jahari) is permissible but it is neither superior nor Sunnah nor mustaheb.
The Chishti shuyukh (Allah SWT have mercy on them) have by their [...]

مسیح القلوب حضرت مولانا مسیح اللہ خان صاحب رحمۃ اللہ علیہ نے فرمایا
“اس طریق میں، اللہ کے راستے میں کوئی پوچھے کہ
کیا حاصل کیا؟ کتنا حاصل کیا؟
(تو کیا جواب دو گے. پھر خود ہی فرمایا)
حاصل کرنا اس طریق میں اپنے آپ کو مٹانا ہے۔
بڑے والہانا انداز میں فرمایا
“اجی! مٹانا کیا ہے؟
پانا [...]

An individual told about his current misfortunes and requested for someting to recite. That is, a prayer by the barakah of which the hardships will be resolved.
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani saheb db replied;
“Dearest brother! I do not know any wazaif (litanies) to dispel hardships.
My sincere advice is to offer salatul hajjat [...]

Maseehul Quloob Hazrat Mawlana Maseehullah Khan sahib ra advised:
“For a salik it is most appropriate to renew the ikhlas (sincerity) before each and every action.”
Islah afroze bayanat, page 196