Teachings of Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi & his spiritual successors, particularly 'Arifbillah Dr 'Abdul Hayy 'Arifi (may Allah bless them) and Sayyidi Mawlana Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) regarding Tasawwuf
Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Hadhrat Mufti Mohammad Shafi’i (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
In the presence of Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) while visiting the Holy mosque at Medinah e munawwara, I felt as though the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) is saying,
“Being nearer to me is in following my [...]
Shaykh al-Hadith Hadhrat Mawlana Zakariya Kandhelawi (may Allah have mercy on him) inquired about Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi’s (may Allah snctify his secret) Ramadan schedule.
Hadhrat Hakim al-Umma replied,
“The routine habits and actions which we are commanded to follow and implement in our lives are those of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give [...]
Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“There is no fixed form of dhikr in the interval between each four units of taraweeh(tarweeha) as per Shariah. I recite salutations on the Prophet of Allah (may Allah bless and give him peace). In my personal opinion this is best. I recite it twenty [...]
Someone asked Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) if performing extra worship and acts of devotion (ibadat) in Ramadan is not contrary to the generally accepted view that one should be constant and punctual in his routine worshipful acts (ibadat).
Hahdrat Hakim al-Umma replied:
“Should one exceed his normal actions in worship (ibadat) in Ramadan, it [...]
Sayyedina Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (Allah’s blessing and peace be on him) delivered a Khutbah on the last day of Sh’aban saying:
“O people: You are about to enter the shadow of a great blessed month.
A night therein is better than a thousand months.
Allah made fasting during this [...]
Sunna of tilwa: when reciting the Quran’s chapters 93 to 114:
It is a sunna to say takbir with recitation of each chapter from surah 93 till the end of Quran al-kareem. Shaykh Ahmad Salih al-Misri has narrated the wordings of this takbir as,
لا اله الا الله و الله اكبر
Ibn Khathir said that it a [...]
It is quite a task to get baya in Ashrafiya tariqa.
Until and unless the Shaykh is sure that there exists a mutual congeniality (munasbet) between him and the potential murid, baya is postponed.
Why?
Baya is not something trivial. It is an immense responsibility. Some compare it to marriage. So until one is absolutely sure to the [...]
The nikah ceremony in Masjid al-Haram’s coutyard behind the rukn e yamani conducted by Hadhrat Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani ( may Allah preserve him) was simple.
In addition to numerous pilgrims and guests, Pir Zufiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi and Hadhrat Mansoor Ali Khan (may Allah preserve them) were among the audience.
Afterwards there was a reception in [...]
بے سوالی بھی نہ خالی جائیگی
دل کی بات آنکھوں سے پالی جائیگی
A senior murid wrote,
“How should I treat any negligence in my daily wird (ma’molat) and delay in writing to you a letter (regarding my current spiritual state)?”
Hadhrat Mufti Rasheed Ahmad Ludhyanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) replied,
“For being negligent in any wird pray two units (raka’h) of nafil salah and for delay in writing a [...]
Mufti Mohammad Ibrahim Sadiqabadi, the khalifa of Hadhrat Mufti Rasheed Ahmad Ludhyanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) inquired his Shaykh regarding the special deeds to do in excess and to abstain from during the month of Ramadhan.
Hadhrat Mufti sahib replied,
“Excessive recitation of Quran and abstaining from excessive intermingling with others people (kasrat ma’ al inam).”
Sayyid wa [...]
An aspirant asked permission do join one of the senior murid in doing the dhikr at tahajjud.
Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) replied,
“There is nothing wrong if you join him in doing the dhikr. But no third person should join. Otherwise, this will become a customary practice ( to convene [...]
An individual wrote,
I recite one section (manzil) of Dalail al-Khayrat and Munajat e Maqbul daily. However, some days I miss these recitations as a retribution of my deeds.
Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) replied,
“The section of Munajat e Maqbul are quite concise. There is no reason they should be missed. However, [...]
