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

الہامی دعا

حضرت حاجی شکیل احمد صاحب مدظلہ کی ایک الہامی دعا

درآبدار جلد 1، ص19۔

The permissible mawlid

Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (Allah ahve mercy on him) said regarding this,
The first type of gathering is that which does not contain any of the prevalent and customary restrictions (quyud). Neither [does it contain] mubah (permissible) restrictions nor makruh (prohibitively disliked) ones, i.e., it is free from all [sorts of] restrictions. For instance, [...]

نگاہ فیض

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نگاہ فیض پڑ جاتی ہے جس پر میرے مرشد کی
محبت اس میں گھر کرتی ہے اللہ اور محمد کی
                             جل جلالہ     صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم
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Filed under:M. اشعار, U. Urdu

Vision of the Prophet

اللهم صل على حبيبك خير الخلق كلهم دائما” ابدا

Shaykh Shah Wasiullah (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“People yearn for vision of the Prophet (Allah’s blessing and peace be upon him) in their dream. However, this is not within our volitional achievements.  Therefore, I am telling you a method by which perpetual spiritual vision of the Prophet (Allah’s [...]

Spiritual progress

Shaykh Sayyid Zawwar Hussain Shah (Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘The progress in spiritual path (sulook) is not sudden.  It is gradual and therefore, not appreciated by the spiritual traveller.
For example, if someone has hundred rupees in his pocket the addition of one more does not draw any attention and is, therefore, most of the time  not appreciated.  However, when [...]

Spiritual graduation and awareness of deficencies

Shaykh Shah Wasiullah (Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘For successful spiritual graduation it is essential that an individual is aware of his/her deficiencies.
Remember, for a person who has acknowledged his short comings there remains no barrier in proceeding towards success . (That is, by effectively correcting these faults).’
Shaykhain, page 36

Levels of following Sunna

 
Shaykh Sayyid Zawwar Hussain Shah (Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘Shaykh Mujaddid Alif Thani (Allah have mercy on him) has described seven levels of following the Sunna. (It is in his  maktubat, letter number 54, volume 2).
What the general public and scholars of the outward (ashab e zawahir)consider following of the Sunna is the very first [...]

Following Sunna:Fana fi Rasul

Shaykh Fazlur-Rehman Ganjmuradabadi (Allah have mercy on him) replied to a question regarding this,
‘When the following of Sunna beomes an instinct then it is the condition of annihilation in the blessed Prophet (Allah’s blessing and peace be upon him), i.e. fana fi Rasul.’
Mahnama Tamir e ifkar, eshaet khas bayad Shaykh Syed Zawwar Hussain Shah (Allah [...]

Allah’s love

Sayyidi wa sanadiShaykh Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him) said,
‘The people living in the vicinity of the House of Allah (Ka’ba) have a greater responsibility of following the Shariah commandments. To do so they must develop a strong relationship with Allah.
As per the teachings of my Shaykh Hadrat ‘Arifi (Allah have mercy on him) [...]

کرم سے تیرے

کیا فائدہ فکر کم و بیش سے ہوگا
ہم کیا ہیں جو کوئی کام ہم سے ہوگا
جو کچھ ہوا ہوا کرم سے تیرے
جو کچھ ہوگا تیرے کرم سے ہوگا

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Jeddah majlis

Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani
(Allah preserve him) will be, inshaAllah, in
Jeddah
on Tuesday 16th February 2010.
A majlis will be held after ‘Asr salah at Qari Rafiq sahib’s house in Hayy al-Safa district.

Filed under:I. Miscellaneous

Teaching by example

Sayyidi wa sanadiShaykh Mufti Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him) is in the blessed Medinah these days.
With the Saudi school mid year vacations there is a huge crowd of pilgrims.
Going for the Friday prayers an individual inquired the Shaykh where could he find him in the Haram.  The Shaykh replied that  usually he tries to be in the first row [...]

روضہ اقدس پر

صلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم
اغثنی یا رسول اللہ انی
لمغبون و قنطنی العظام
ترحم یا ابن امنۃ تراحم
ففی حوبی رضاعی والفطام
بک استشفعت فی قلی و کثری
بک استشفیت اذ عرض السقام
ملاذی انت ان ھجم اللیال
و حین قتالھم انت الحسام
ان استغفرت [...]

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The daily wird & Sunna!

Stepping out of Masjid al-Haram, Makkah sayyidi wa sanadi  Shaykh Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him) replied to an individual’s question regarding the daily wird,
‘Keep the amount of the daily wird at the level which you can complete easily.  However, if on some day you have extra time and desire then go ahead and [...]

الإحسان

قال: فأخبرني عن الإحسان
. قال (صلي الله عليه وسلم): أن تعبد الله كأنك تراه 
 فإن لم تكن تراه ، فإنه يراك
5th Feb 2010. Vist Library at Darl al-Mustafa, Tarim, Hadramaut