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 Mawlana Qadi Hamid-ud-deen Nagori al-Chishti [d:673H] was one of the foremost khalifas of Gharib Nawaz Khawaja Muin al-Deen al-Chishti [may Allah have mercy on them], founder of Chishti silsila. He was first Chishti shaykh to write a book and one of his book was on the usools of Chishti tariqah. It is mentioned in [...]
‘Arifbillah Shaykh Dr Abdul-Hayy ‘Arifi (may allah have mercy on him) said;
To slip and commit mistakes is inherent human nature.
If the mistakes were not there spiritual progress would not be possible.
However, to avoid them (in first place) and become aware of them (if committed) prominent scholars and sufis established a relationship for self-reformation (islahi t’aluq) with the friends [...]
سیدی و سندی حضرت مولانا محمد تقی عثمانی صاحب مدظلہم العالی
وعظ : مخلوق سےمحبت ہی خالق سے محبت ہے
اب اور ہی کچہ ہے میرے دن رات کا عالم
فرقت میں بہی دن رات ملاقات کا عالم
Shah Abrar ul-Haq (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘Some individuals follow all the rules and regulations of reading Quran in prayers (salah) that are read aloud (jahari), whereas, in prayers that are read silently they do not follow any of the regulations.
Why?
Are these regulations only for the prayers read aloud?
If the following of these [...]
Shaykh Shah Abrar ul-Haq (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘Hadhrat Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) has written that there are four rights of the Holy Quran,
1. Respect, 2. Love, 3. Reading it with correct pronunciation, and 4. Following its rulings
In (khanqah of) Thana Bhawan some very senior scholars of Prophetic traditions (muhadith) had [...]
Arifbillah Shaykh Dr Abdul Hayy (may Allah have mercy on him) said;
‘Reading or discussing something repeatedly usually results in recalling it when its need arises.
At that moment one needs spiritual determination to act according to it. Doing such for some time eventually leads to the creation of an instinctive inclination for acting so without effort.
Malfoozar e Arifi [...]
Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah SWT preserve him and allow us to benefit from him abundantly. Ameen!) said,
‘If due to genuine reasons limited time is available the components of the wird may be decreased in quantity.
For example instead of reciting the tasbeehat 100 times each do it 33 times or 11 times or [...]
Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Moulana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) said;
‘The real objective is to gain Allah swt’s pleasure.
This is achieved via being steadfast on the good works (ta’at) and abstaining from all sins.
For the one who is doing these, there is no reason to be worried.
If there are short comings in these, [...]
حضرت مفتی محمد شفیع رحمۃ اللہ علیہ
Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him)instructed a mureed,
‘To develop a sound understanding (fehem) of religion reading Hakim al-Ummat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanavi ra’s discourses (mawaiz) and talks (malfoozat) is essential.”
Also, Shaykh frequently inquires from his mureed how many of these lectures and talks have they read.
In his letter ’instructions to the those who have authority to guide [...]
A seeker complained about the Barelvi antagonism.
Shaykh Sayyid Abdush Shakoor Tirmizi* (may Allah have mercy on him) replied,
‘I make supplication (dua in this regards).
Be patient and maintain silence.
Make supplications yourself also.
Maintain complete silence by tongue and heart in this regards.
Advice your acquaintances to do the same.
Do not even discuss these controversial issues. The truth has already [...]
صلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم
Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates,
‘Hadhrat Haji Imdad Ullah mohajir Makki (may Allah sanctify his secret) said,
Apparently my first baya was in Naqshbandi tariqa with Hadhrat Naseer uddin Dehlawi khalifa of Hadhrat Shah Afaq (may Allah have mercy on them). In reality it is [...]
Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘In Prophetic tradition (hadith) supplication has been called مخ العبادة (soul of worship).
When Allah, Most High wants to bestow someone (with His special favors) He inspires in him the art of supplication (dua).
This supplication is from the depth of his heart and intellect. Moreover, it [...]
