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
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 [...]
Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Mufti Mohammad Shafii’, senior khalifa of Hakeem al-Umma (Allah have mercy on them) writes:
“The narratives regarding the senior Awliya Allah fall under three categories;
Those regarding their kashaf & karamat (unveiling and miracles)
Those related to their higher levels of ibadah (worship) and piety.
Finally, their advice and instruction for improvement to general Muslims.
From [...]
حضرت حکیم الامت مولانا اشرف علی تھانوی قدس اللہ سرہ نے فرمایا
چونکہ علوم مکاشفہ میرے نزدیک اب بالکل ناقابل التفات ہیں۔
اس لئے میں ممانعت کرتا ہوں کہ کوئی صاحب اس کے متعلق مجھ سے تقریرا” یا تحریرا” مکالمہ نہ کریں
گو مجھ پر ایک زمانہ ایسا بھی گذرا کہ ان علوم سے بہت شغف تھا شب [...]
لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ
حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ
حضرت مولانا عبداللہ میمن صاحب مدظلہ نے تحریر فرمایا،
السلام علیکم
حضرت مفتی محمد تقی عثمانی صاحب مدظلہ نے اپنے بیان میں ایک بزرگ کا پیغام ذکر فرمایا ہے کہ انھوں نے خواب میں آنحضرت صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو دیکھا۔ [...]
A senior disciple wrote,
Frequently a state raptures me on hearing the blessed name of Prophet (Allah’s blessing and peace be upon him) or listening to his narrations. Tears flow for a while and it appear that as if the Prophet (Allah’s blessing and peace be upon him) is sitting in front of me. This happens both in public [...]
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 [...]
A seeker reported an unusual pleasant dream.
Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Mawlana Mohammad Taqi (may Allah preserve him) told him,
‘All praise is to Allah!
خيرًا تلقاه و شرا توقاه خيرلنا و شرَ لاعداءنا
Islahi khutoot, xii/1429
The points regarding tarbiyah for the seeker in this simple answer are,
1. Good dreams are a blessing. One should thank Allah for them.
2. It [...]
Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Shah Ashraf Ali Thanwi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“Always remember this tip.
Never ever provide any occasion or means for your inner-self (nafs) to misbehave.
This is a an essential thing that is being told.
This inner-self (nafs) is the enemy that has ruined the zuhud (asceticism), taqwa( God-fearing) and piety of [...]
Understanding these principles thoroughly will remove all the confusion, doubts and abstruseness regarding the spiritual path.
1. The demands of the religion should be given preference over worldly benefits.
2. The intellect should always remain subservient to the Divine Law (Shariah).
3. Do not to be negligent in volitional (ikhteyari) actions (that is, within one’s determination and control)[e.g. essential daily worship, [...]
Arif billah Shaykh Dr. Abdul Hayy Arifi (may Allah ahve mercy on him) said,
“Once I inquired a pious person that these days we do not see saints similar to those who performed extra-ordinary feats (karama) anymore.
He replied that saints who had this blessing had always been very few in each era. Most likely you have [...]
Having a clear perspective of Tasawwuf’s reality is essential from the very start of the spiritual journey.
That is, what is the goal and means to reach it?
Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) made this vividly clear upfront to every seeker who approached him for spiritual reformation (islah).
People with their creative imagination, knowledge [...]
Few years back a very pious Sindhi student from dowra hadith confided to Hadhrat Mufti Abdur Rauf Sukkharwi that when sayyidi wa sanadi Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani ((may Allah preserve them) is teaching us Sahih e Bukhari I see (in kashaf) that our Master the blessed Messenger of Allah Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant [...]
Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Maulana Asharaf Ali Thanwi رحمه الله تعالى explains that Istikhara is not a means of coming to the unseen. By doing Istikhara one is asking Allah Ta’ala to protect him from harm and determine a good fate for him.
(Ahsanul Fatawa with reference to Bawadir).
Source: Ask Imam
Hadhrat Mawlana Faqir Mohammad was one of the senior khulafa of Hakim al-Ummah (may Allah have mercy on them). He was blessed with extreme piety, meticulous adherance to Sunna and lucid unveiling (khashaf). In the later part of his life he used to stay in Medinah e munawwara for prolonged periods of time and occasionally visited Pakistan.
On one of such [...]
