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
Sayyidi wa sanadi Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him and allow us to benefit from him abundantly, Ameen) said:
“When in trouble or in a perplexing situation immediately repent (make tauba) before asking Allah for help & assistance.
There are definitely many sins we are not even aware of committing. Moreover, our worship itself is full [...]
A novice murid wrote his condition:
‘In namaz for khushoo I concentrate on the wordings of the recitation (as instructed). For zikr and tilawat, should I do similarly or concentrate on the meanings?’
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him & allow us to benefit from him abundantly. Amin) replied:
“It is best on [...]
حضرت حکیم الامت مولانا اشرف علی تھانوی قدس اللہ سرہ فرماتے ہیں،
اب پیر کا ادب خدا تعالی کے برابر کرتے ہیں کہ اگر سجدہ کا بھی حکم کرے تو شاید کرلیں اور استدلال میں حضرت حافظ رحمۃ اللہ علیہ کا شعر پڑھتے ہیں،
بمے سجادہ رنگیں گرت پیر مغاں گوید
کہ سالک بے خبر نہ بود ز [...]
Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) said:
“My respected father Hadhrat Mufti Mohammad Shafii’ (amy Allah have mercy on him) used to say that the healthy and happy relations between husband and wife are not at all possible unless they have taqwa: the fear of Allah, in their heart.
The degree of intimacy between them [...]
Shaykh Shah Wasiullah (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
Imam Abdur-Rehman Ali al-Jauzi (may Allah have mercy on him) has stated in his book ‘Kital al-azkiya’ that,
From all the bounties of Allah bestowed on human beings the most phenomenal is the intellect. This is because it is the instrument of acquiring the knowledge of Allah (ma’arifa). [...]
یاالہی!
دور کر دل سے نفاق و کبر و طغیان و غرور
کر عطا عشق و وفا صدق و صفا اخلاص و نور
شہ وصی اللہ رح شیخ با صفا کے واسطے
آمین!
‘One of the signs of a rejected salik is that the importance and vigilance he manifests for the wird given to him by his Shaykh is hundred times more than what he displays for the performance of daily obligatory prayers (fardh salah).‘
Tazkirah e Musleh al-Ummat, page 68
Allah save us all!
Shaykh Mansoor Ali Khan (may Allah preserve him) said,
‘For a salik there is no stationary state on this path (tariq).
He is always on the move.
He either progresses by being consistent with the good works or God-forbid regresses by being negligent and lazy.’
Sunday majlis, 12 April 2009, Jeddah
Mawlana Mufti Mohammad Hanif Jaunpuri (may Allah preserve him) a khalifa of Shaykh Wasiullah (may Allah have mercy on him) is almost hundred years old. He has been teaching for the past 63 years. Presently he is the Shaykh al-Hadith at Baitul Uloom, Sara-i-Mir, UP, India.
He is, mashaAllah, very active, alert and mentally sharp even [...]
لب لعل و خط سبز و رخ زیبا داری
حسن یوسف دم عیسی ید بیضا داری
شیوہ و شکل و شمائل حرکات و سکنات
آنچہ خوباں ہمہ دارند تو تنہا داری
Shaykh al-Hadith Mawlana Zakiriyya Kandehlawi mohajir Madani (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
اللهم انا نعوذبك من عذابك و غضب رسولك و غضب اوليائك
‘O Allah we seek refuge in You from your anger and from the anger of your Rasul and your saintly servants.’
This is something concerning which I have written many times.
Be very careful [...]
Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘Useful knowledge is that which,
makes you grow in the fear of Allah,
increases you in awareness of your defects,
deepens your knowledge of worship of your Lord Most High,
decreases your desire for this world and increases your desire for the life to come, and
opens your eyes to [...]
The esteemed scholar Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘If you are tested by acts of disobedience towards Allah, then hasten to repent, ask for His forgiveness and express your regret. Weep for your errors for you do not know how many of them you have.’
Al-Wasiyyah, page 40
An individual enthusiastically informed Arif-billah Dr. Abdul Hayy Arifi (may Allah have mercy on him) that by Allah’s grace he had attained the station of Ihsan. That is, worshipping Allah as though you see Him and if that is not possible then as though He sees you.
Shaykh Arifi (qaddas sirrahu) congratulated and encouraged him. And then inquired [...]
