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
All praise is for Allah, Most High.
These days Dar ul Uloom, Karachi is a spiritual lodge (khanqah/zawiya).
Spiritual aspirants from various places around the world have flocked together to avail the blessings of Ramadhan in the blissful company of their Shaykh.
Almost two hundred individuals are performing the sunna seclusion (e’itikaf) in Dar ul Uloom’s mosque.
Sayyidi wa [...]
سیدی و سندی حضرت مولانا مفتی محمد تقی عثمانی صاحب مدظلہم العالی نے آج بعد نماز عصر حاضرین کو مطلع فرمایا کہ،
“انشاءاللہ آج شب سورہ والناس کے ترجمہ اور تشریح کےساتھ احقر نے گذشتہ کچھ عرصے سے اردو ترجمہ قرآن کا جو کام شروع کیا ہوا تھا وہ الحمدللہ مکمل ہو جاۓ گا۔”
انشاءاللہ بعد عید [...]
Instructing a senior scholar from Rangoon, Myanmar, who is staying in Darul Uloom to be in sayyidi wa sanadi’s company for the month of Ramadhan, Hadhrat said,
“Read the spiritual discourses (mawaiz) of Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) as much as possible during your stay here. Make an [...]
Shaykh Hadhrat Nawab Eshrat Ali Khan Qaiser (May Allah preserve him) is in the Holy cities for Umrah these days.
Hadhrat Haji Mohammad Sharif khalifa of Hakim al-Umma (may Allah have mercy on them) wrote in his wasiyet (will),
“Never arrange a gathering for my esal e thawab, neither purposefully nor on ad hoc basis. Every person who desires to do so can do it individually by supplications, giving charity or performing supererogatory (nafil) worship. [...]
ایک بھی تو نہ ہوا حق محبت پورا
ہم سمجھتے تھے کہ ہم بھی ہیں وفا داروں میں
عارفی رح
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) consoled the widow of his departed murid/khalifa and said,
“Do not worry excessively. Be assured that when Allah, Most High, takes away any means of our worldly sustenance then it is His way (sunna) to directly provide for those things, without any intermediaries.”
DHA, residence, [...]
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) advised the family of his departed murid/khalifa,
“To lessen the sorrow of this loss and achieve patience (sabr) recite the Quranic verse abundantly,
انا للہ و انا الیہ راجعون”
DHA, residence, 26th Sha’ban 1429/29th August 2008, around maghrib
Hadhrat Mansoor Ali Khan sahib db, a senior murid of Hadhrat Arif-billah Dr. Abdul Hayy and khalifa of Hadhrat Shah Abrarul Haqq sahib (may Allah have mercy on them) adviced an individual;
“Take good care of your father.
His dua (prayers) is accepted for sure. This is stated in sayings of Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
In masjid-e-nabawi this Ramadhan, I heard a Syrian [...]
On their way to mosque for magrib salah one of the sons of Hadhrat Shaukat Kamal (may Allah have mercy on him) told sayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him), “After the demise of my respected father I have this feeling that I did not appreciate him enough during his [...]
