Talk by Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Sunday, July 1, 2007
After maghrib
For details regarding the venue contact respected brother Iqbal Minhas or email at abd@ashrafiya.com
All are complaining about the excessive heat, the torrential rains and no electricity in Karachi these days. No doubt the conditions are very tough and depressing.
The most important question for us is, how should a salik act in these condition?
The simple answer is, by turning to Allah.
Asking Him for help in removing these difficulties.
Acknowledging our […]
1 comment 'abd | B. Praise worthy morals, C. Blame worthy Morals
Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) advised the following to a spiritual aspirant for facilitating control over actions done in anger,
“1. To remove one’s self from that site
2. Recite اعوذبالله من شيطان الرجيم
3. Drink water
4. Immediately get involved in some work
5. Forgive the perpetrator reminding yourself of Allah’ […]
A spiritual aspirant inquired, ‘I question whether am I a traveler (salik) on the path or not?’
Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) replied,
” This question is from the sub-sections of arrogance (kibr). It is arrogant to consider one’s self to be outstanding. Similarly, holding an assumption of be […]
A spiritual aspirant wrote about his enthusiasm reading the books written by Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) day and night.
Hadhrat Hakim al-Umma replied,
“The percentage of time spend in daily recitations (wird) and good actions (a’mal) should be greater than that spend in reading the books.
Your enthusiasm […]
Sunna related to food:To be content with quantity and quality of food available and consider it to be a blessing of Allah. (Muwatta Imam Malik ra)
Many seekers feel embarrassed discussing their sinful conditions with their Shaykh. This should not be the case. Shaykh-disciple relationship is similar to the physician-patient liaison. In both of them it is essential that the disciple or the patient is open, truthful and precise. This an absolute requisite for obtaining any benefit from […]
3 comments 'abd | A. Reality of Tasawwuf, C. Blame worthy Morals, J. Rights
Hadhrat Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“To us, the reality of Tasawwuf is knowledge accompanied by practice.
The acceptable practices are those that are from the teachings of the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace), and are within the ability (ikhtiyaar) of the aspirant.
Apart from this, everything else is supplemantary.
If they are granted […]
حکیم الامت حضرت مولانا اشرف علی تھانوی رحمۃ اللہ علیہ نے فرمایا،
ہمارے نزدیک حقیقت تصوف صرف علم با عمل ہے۔اور عمل وہی جو رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے تعلیم فرمایا ہے اور جو سالک کے اختیار میں ہے۔اس کے علاوہ سب چیزیں زائد ہیں اگر عطا ہو جائیں اور شیخ ان کو […]
Hadhrat Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) said,
“Our city (Karachi) is going through difficult times these days. Every one is worried and restless. Almost every house faces a problem either directly or indirectly. In spite of that our condition is that we only discuss the situation and comment on it. But, are […]
An aspirant wrote one of his dreams in detail and its possible interpretation.
Hakim al-umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) replied,
“I do not consider dreams to be an authoritative thing in this path (tariq).”
Tarbiyet us Salik, volume 1, page 311
An individual requested for a recitation (wadhifa) to purify the heart (from all that is sinful).
Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) replied,
“The recitations are not adopted for cleansing the heart. The heart is purified by rectifying the actions done, both the outward physical (dhahiri) acts and the inner […]
It has been excessively emphasized that one should be very cautious and particular about selecting the Shaykh. However, once this has been done it is essential to stick to him until something grossly inappropriate is established.
In this regards Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) says,
“One should not abandon […]
چوٹ پہ چوٹ کھا کے جی، زخم پہ زخم کھا کے پی
آہ نہ کر لبوں کو سی، عشق ہے دل لگی نہیں