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
Shaykh Buzaydi (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote,
“When a seeker takes a perfect Shaykh, it is proper manner (adab) not to turn to any other Shaykh, no matter who he may be. If he does turn to someone else then he will never benefit, nor will he ever gain anything even if he takes [...]
The blessed Prophet (Allah’s blessing and peace be on him) said,
“To be alone is better than bad company, but good company is better than being alone.”
From: an-Noor
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) said,
I t remains unclear what innovations, absurdities and presumptions people have put into the understanding and practice of Tasawwuf. The reality is that going to a friend of Allah (Ahlullah/Shaykh) is to get one’s heart, ego and internal morals rectified.
From Hadhrat (Mawlana Qasim) Nanotwi رحمه [...]
Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Maulana Asharaf Ali Thanwi رحمه الله تعالى explains that Istikhara is not a means of coming to the unseen. By doing Istikhara one is asking Allah Ta’ala to protect him from harm and determine a good fate for him.
(Ahsanul Fatawa with reference to Bawadir).
Source: Ask Imam
تکبر کا علاج
حضرت حکیم الامت مولانا اشرف علی تھانوی قدس اللہ سرہ
Arif billah Hadhrat Shah Hakim Mohammad Akhter sahib mudazillahu is in Medinah e munawwara these days.
He is one of the most senior shaykh of Ashrafiya silsila. He was in the company of Hadhrat Shah Abdul Ghani Phulpuri sahib for a long duration and has khilafat from Hadhrat Shah Abrarul Haqq sahib of Hardoi (khalifa of [...]
شیخ الاسلام علامہ ظفر احمد عثمانی رحمۃ اللہ علیہ نے فرمایا،
حصول نسبت اور وصول الی اللہ فقط اس کا نام نہیں کہ صرف بندہ کو خداتعالی سے تعلق ہو جاۓ بلکہ حصول نسبت حقیقت میں اس کا نام ہے کہ بندہ کو خدا تعالی سے تعلق ہو جاۓ اور خدا تعالی کو بندہ سے تعلق [...]
Some people brand the chishtiyya as being ahl-e-bid`ah (innovators in deen). In relation to this Hakimul-Ummah, Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahimahullah) comments:
“The reality of the matter is that the chistiyya have been very staunch adherents to the blessed sunnah. One of the incidents which demonstrates this fact is the incident of Hazrat Kabirul-Auliya Jalalud-Deen [...]
Arif billah Hadhrat Dr Abdul Hayy Arifi (may Allah have mercy on him) instructed the seekers to supplicate the following after each salah,
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّيْ عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ
(Allahumma a’inni ‘ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ‘ibadatika)
O Allah! Assist me in remembering You, in thanking You, and in worshipping You in the best of manners.
This [...]
یہ جذب عشق محمدی ہے کہ دلوں کو امت کی کھیچتے ہیں
جبھی تو ہر دل کہے ہے ہوکر مضطر چلو مدینے! چلو مدینے!
حضرت حاجی صاحب رح
اللهم صل على
سيدنا و مولانا محمد و على ال سيدنا و مولانا محمد
صلوة دائمة مقبولة تؤدّى بها عنّا حقّه العظيم
دلائل الخيرات, المنزل السابع
This is the salutation & blessings recited by that girl, who spat in to the well so water rose up until it overflowed and spilled across the ground and Imam Jazuli(may Allah have mercy on him) [...]
A day before his death in the blessed Medinah, Arif billah Hadhrat Dr. Hafeezullah (may Allah have mercy on him) instructed his son,
“An individual’s aversion for sin should be similar to his innate repugnance to filth.”
Magazine, Ilm o amal, 2006
Hadhrat Sufi Mohammad Sarwar sahib (may Allah preserve him) is an outstanding senior Shaykh in Ashrafiya path. He has khilafat from Hadhrat Mufti Mohammad Hasan, Master Sharif and Mawlana Masihullah Khan sahib (may Allah have mercy on them all).
Following site has his biography, lectures and some very beneficial books;
Shaykh ul Hadith Hazrat Sufi Mohammad Sarwar [...]
Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (may Allah have mercy on him) would say that if a person is not willing to utilise his will power then not even a Prophet can save him from committing sin.
Source: In Shaykh’s Company
