Posted January 11th, 2009 by 'abd
Shaykh Khalil Ahmad Siharanpuri/Madani (may Allah have mercy on him) said, ‘The aim and objective of spiritual path (sulook) is to make the heart of the seeker yearn for Allah’s pleasure similar to the body’s demand for food. That is, the desire to worship becomes similar to the craving for food and water. This can only happen when the [...]
Posted January 10th, 2009 by 'abd
A brother inquired about the availability of photographs of our pious predecessors (akabir), especially Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him). The response, Our akabir do not approve of photography of living creatures. They acknowledge the fiqhi dispensation for essential governmental requirements. But without a genuine reason they consider it impermissible. However, it can [...]
Posted January 9th, 2009 by 'abd
الإحسان : أن تعبد الله كأنك تراه ، فإن لم تكن تراه فإنه يراك Shaykh Shah Mohammad Asadullah (may Allah have mercy on him) instructed his senior murid, ‘After every salah perform the muraqaba that Allah is watching me (and is aware of all my outer and inner thoughts and activities). Do this for one [...]
Posted January 8th, 2009 by 'abd
وعظ:محرم اور عاشورہ کی حقیقت سیدی و سندی حضرت مولانا محمد تقی عثمانی صاحب مدظلہم العالی
Posted January 8th, 2009 by 'abd
یا الہی! بنا مورد شوکت حق و کمال رضا محو کردے دل سے ہر خیال ماسوا حاجی شوکت کمال با وفا کے واسطے رحمۃ اللہ علیہ
Posted January 7th, 2009 by 'abd
A young brother requested to be initiated in the path. Shaykh Mawalana Abdul Hafeez al-Makki (may Allah preserve him) one of the senior khulafa of Shaykh al-Hadith Mawlana Zakariyah (may Allah have mercy on him) inquired, ‘Have you ever previously entered the path via any of the living genuine Shuyukh?’ The aspirant hesitantly replied in negative. [...]
Posted January 6th, 2009 by 'abd
Understanding these principles thoroughly will remove all the confusion, doubts and abstruseness regarding the spiritual path. 1. The demands of the religion should be given preference over worldly benefits. 2. The intellect should always remain subservient to the Divine Law (Shariah). 3. Do not to be negligent in volitional (ikhteyari) actions (that is, within one’s determination [...]
Posted January 5th, 2009 by 'abd
Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said commenting on the state of a senior murid, “Desire of death is a sign of Allah’s friendship (walayet).” Ashraf us-Sawanih, volume 1, page 739
Posted January 4th, 2009 by 'abd
چشتیہ = قادریہ = نقشبندیہ = سہروردیہ ‘Following the usual practice of his Shaykh Haji (Imdadullah mohajir Makki) sahib, Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on them) used to initiate the seekers in the four major Sufi lineages (that is, Chishtiya, Qadiriya, Naqshbandiya and Suharwardiya). This was to establish a connection with [...]
Posted January 3rd, 2009 by 'abd
محرم الحرام کی فضیلت اور بدعات سیدی و سندی حضرت مولانا محمد تقی عثمانی صاحب مدظلہم العالی
Posted January 3rd, 2009 by 'abd
Baba Fariduddin Masood Ganj Shakar (may Allah have mercy on him)(d. 5th Muharram 611H/1262CE) said, “A spiritual aspirant must do the following four things, 1. Become blind from seeing anyones’ mistakes. 2. Become deaf from hearing anything useless and petty. 3. Become mute, so there is no idle talking and his speech remains pure. 4. Paralyze his legs, so that [...]
Posted January 2nd, 2009 by 'abd
Baba Najam Ahsan khalifa of HakeemulUmmat (may Allah have mercy on them) said; “The definition of a sin is that; if one commits it he feels remorseful and questions himself, ‘why did I do it?’ If one does not feel any regret after performing this action then it is not a sin but it becomes [...]
Posted January 1st, 2009 by 'abd
This is a call for, 1. Tawba: Repentace. 2. Islah: Correcting our individual life-styles. 3. Ruju’ ilAllah: Asking Allah for help. شامت اعمال ما صورت’ اسرائیل’ گرفت!
