ASHRAFIYA

 
Shaykhul Hadeeth Hadhrat Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Sahab (may Allah have mercy on him) writes,
For quite some time there has been one question which has been put to me repeatedly in letters: “Why did Shaykh XYZ give permission to initiate murid (ijazat) to so-and-so?”
In reply to foolish questions like these, I always answer: “If Angels Munkar and Nakeer should [...]

1. The first thing Shaytaan does is, he takes out the importance of obedience out of us and puts the importance of the  worldly issues (dunya) within us.
2. The second thing he does is to makes us delay and procrastinate the good actions for now. Like praying in congregation at the appropriate time, abandon following of Sunnah [...]

Shaykh Mawlana Mohammed Maseehullah Khan (may Allah ahve mercy on him) said, 
Generally the basis of envying (hasad) is arrogance (kibr) and pretentiousness (ghuroor).
It is without any valid reason an individual seeks to withhold the bounties of Allah. He desires (at times consciously and at times subconsciously) that like himself, Allah too should restrict His bounties.
Envy [...]

Sayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) said, 
I t remains unclear what innovations, absurdities and presumptions people have put into the understanding and practice of Tasawwuf. The reality is that going to a friend of Allah (Ahlullah/Shaykh) is to get one’s heart, ego and internal morals rectified.
From Hadhrat (Mawlana Qasim) Nanotwi رحمه [...]

 
تکبر کا علاج
حضرت حکیم الامت مولانا اشرف علی تھانوی قدس اللہ سرہ

Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (may Allah have mercy on him) would say that if a person is not willing to utilise his will power then not even a Prophet can save him from committing sin.
Source: In Shaykh’s Company

The seeker must show his hidden diseases to the Shaykh, and disclose to him their reality so that he can cure them.
If the seeker has diseases and does not show them, openly or secretly, to his Shaykh, then the latter will not cure him of these diseases, even if he is aware of them. The [...]

نگاہ کی حفاظت
وعظ حکیم الامت حضرت مولانا شاہ اشرف علی تھانوی رحمہ اللہ علیہ

In a special gathering where several senior deputies (khulafa) of  Masih al-quloob Hadhrat Mawlana Masihullah Khan (may Allah have mercy on him) were present an individual asked Hadhrat to name some of his special deputies.
In a powerful spiritual state Hadhrat replied, “I do not have any khulafa! Only those (of whom I have given ijaza) who [...]

Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘And now there is this malady which many people are falling into - perceiving themselves as very pious and saintly but I say who would think such a thing when they have no way of knowing what state they will find themselves [...]

Masih al-quloob Hadhrat Shaykh Masihullah Khan (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“It takes a very long duration to eradicate the following four deadly morals and even thereafter, like returning waves of the sea, they try to return frequently. They are,
1. Arrogance (kibr)
2. Self-praise (ujub)
3. Envy (hasad)
4. Ostentation (riya)”
Isah afroze bayanat, page 543

Hadhrat Sayyid Wahajuddin Ahmed son and khalifa e khas of Hadhrat Sayyid Raziuddin Ahmed Fakhiri (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“These days following three things make individuals increasingly susceptibility to mental ailments, such as depression, mania, etc.,
1. Severing relationships (qata rehmi). That is, to abandon ties with close relatives. The point to remember in [...]

‘Arif billah Hadhrat Dr. Abdul Hayy ‘arifi (may Allah have mercy on him) instructed the seekers,
“Do not be slack in your effort of self-reformation (islah) till you die, as some of the ailments of self (nafs) take many years to be recognized.
Strictly guard your eyes, ears and tongue (from unlawful). These three organs are the source of all [...]

Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said, 
“Occasionally these unintentional bad thoughts (khatarat) are due to an extra sensitive psyche and personality. Some times they are due to medical reasons. At other times they are due to acts of blame worthy moral traits. On other ocasions it may be secondary to [...]