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 Abu Taleb Makki (Allah have mercy on him) said that I complied the Prophetic sayings related to major sins and found out that there are 17 mentioned explicitly. They include,
Four related to heart,
1. Associating partners with Allah (shirk)
2. Intention of persisting on a sin
3. Being hopeless of Allah’s mercy
4. Being heedless of Allah’s wrath
Four related to tongue,
1. Bearing false [...]
Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (Allah have mercy on him) wrote in reply to a salik’s letter who had complained of decreasing interest and engrossment,
‘There are various ways of worshipping. Contemplation is also worship, remembrance without counting is also worship, and considering one’s self to be unprivileged, undeserving, deficient and imperfect is also worship. Hence, the [...]
محسوس تو ہوتے ہیں، نہ ہو دید تو کیا غم
اس راز کے محرم بھی اُدہر وہ ہیں اِدہر ہم
بابا نجم احسن رحمۃ اللہ علیہ
An aspirant wrote,
Respected Sir,
I have certain degree of skepticism in my personality. Listening to the criticism of the opponents greatly perturbs me. For this reason I only read your books. All praise is to Allah, whenever this kind of skepticism arises there is no effect on my acts of worship. However, the interest in worship [...]
Hakim ul Umma Shaykh Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (Allah have mercy on him) said commenting on the verse 83 of surah Shu’raa:
“O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous”,
“A salik must not stop at any stage (during his spiritual quest).
He should always strive and aspire for more progress.”
Masail us [...]
Shaykh Wasiullah (Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘The effect of real acts of obedience is that an individual does not observe any virtue (kamal) in him/herself at all.
If there in no development of humility, abasement, feeling of inability and lowliness after an act of worship then one should consider that this worship lacked sincerity.’
‘Iteraf e [...]
Our master the Prophet (Allah’s blessing and peace be on him) said;
“On the day of eid (when people gather to offer eid prayers) Allah speaks to the Angels,
‘Have these people fulfilled the obligation (of fasting) and are now gathered for prayers?
I swear by My pride, magnificence, majesty, mercy and elevated status that
I will fulfill their prayers (and [...]
The discourses of
sayyidi wa sanadi
Shaykh Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him)
given in this Ramadan are available here.
They provide a clear understanding of Tasawwuf and
how it can be implemented in our daily life.
An essential listening for all salikeen.
