Monthly Archive for September, 2006

Khalifa is different from a Sheikh

Maseehul-quloob Hazrat Mawlana Shah Maseehulllah Khan sahib ra said:
“Not every khalifa (licensed/deputy) is a Sheikh. Though he may have been appointed by the ahl-e-haqq.” page 500
“Those who are expert in this field (of tasawwuf) they are the Shuyukh, (plural for Sheikh). Those who do not have this expertise they are the pir (khalifa).” page
“The [...]

Dying before death

A mureed narrated his dream:
“I saw as though I have died and people have burried me”.
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani shaib db replied:
“It seems to be an elucidation of the phrase:
موتو قبل ان تموتو
(Die before the death).”
Islahi khutoot
That is, it is an instruction to work towards this annihilation of all that may [...]

Stray Thoughts

An aspirant complained;
“These days I feel very dull and lazy. Nothing seems to be interesting. Moreover, thoughts of immorality and sins plague my mind.”
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db replied;
“Make this dua a lot:
اللھم اجعل وساوس قلبی خشیتک و ذکرک

(O Allah SWT, turn the stray thoughts of my heart into [...]

Excessive Advice

Maseeh-ul-quloob Hazrat Mawlana Maseehullah Khan sahib ra said:
“Excessive repetition of an advice leads to loss of its importance for the audience. The spirituality in it dies. Moreover, any effectiveness in it fades out. (Making it useless).” 
Islah afroze bayanat, page 187

Tasawwuf is Systematic & Structured

Hazrat Shah Wasihullah sahib ra read the following;
انما حرمو الوصول لتضييعهم الاصول (رساله قشيريه)
Abandoning the principles makes it is impossible to reach the goal
And tell us
“Tasawwuf is an extremely systematic and structured discipline. It is not what the people consider it to be these days.
یہ  وہ جامہ ہے نہیں جس کا سیدہا الٹا
That is, [...]

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