ASHRAFIYA

Senior khalifa of Mufti Mohammad Shafi and Shaykh Dr Hafeezullah Madni (may Allah have mercy on them) and sayyidi wa sanadi’s outsatnding student Mawlana Abdur-Rauf Sukkharvi (may Allah preserve him) instructs the muridin,
Start with the repentance (isteghfar) with the intention,
O Allah! I am Your sinful and disobedient slave.
There is none except You who can forgive […]

O Allah! make me cognizant of my real status and save me from complex ignorance & arrogance.
And facilitate for me the first step of spiritual journey (sulook) : the self annihilation (fana) and give me complete servitude with the Sunna humility and serenity.  
Amin!

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 […]

 
سیدی و سندی
 حضرت مولانا محمد تقی عثمانی صاحب مدظلہم العالی

دین اسلام

وداع و وصل جداگانہ لذ تے دارند
ہزار بار برو ، صد ہزار بار بیا
 

 
Qutub al-aqtab Shaykh al-Hadith Mawlana Zakariya Kandhelawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“…there is one very important fact to which I wish to draw attention.
When the Elder Shaykh passes away many people desire to see their special qualities in those who succeed them. But it is a fact that all those who follow the Elders will be […]

 
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 […]

The three imperative characteristics the Shuyukh of Ashrafiya spiritual path (tareeq) try to cultivate in their disciples (murid) are,
1. Absolute following of the Shariah in all situations and under all circumstances
2. Always trying to rectify the lower-self (islah e nafs)
3. A profound conviction that this worldly life is transient and the real and permanent destination is the here-after.
Malfozat e ‘asr e hazera, page […]

گفت آں اللہ تو لبیک ما ست
ویں نیاز و سوز دل پیک ما ست
 (تیرا اللہ کہنا ہمارا لبیک ہے (میں حاضر ہوں) اور تیرے دل میں یہ نیاز اور سوز ہمارا قاصد ہے)

A very important thing to observe in this regard is the perfect propriety (adab) towards the ex-Shaykh. One should continue the same extreme humility and politeness, with no backbiting or hard feelings (kinah) at all. These are the rights due for each and every Muslim.  
This holds even if he is a false (ghair kamil) or innovator (bida’ti).
It was his company that […]

These are from the teachings of Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him).
It is important to remember that these rules are only valid for genuine (kamil) Shaykh.  If by mistake someone has affiliated to a false or imperfect (ghair kamil) or innovative (bida’ti) Shaykh it is essential for him to forsake this […]

A sincere brother, who is already affiliated to a genuine Shaykh, inquired regarding his desires to change his tariqa.
By the barakah of sayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) following reply was sent,
“It is highly discouraged to change one’s tariqa without a genuine reason.
Changing tariqa will just reinforce your lower self […]

 
جہاں میں کہیں شورِ ماتم بپا ہے
کہیں فقر و فاقہ سے آہ و بکا
کہیں شکوہ جور و مکر و دغا ہے
غرض ہر طرف سےیہی بس صدا ہے
جگہ جی لگانے کی دنیا نہیں ہے
یہ عبرت کی جا ہے تماشہ نہیں ہے 
حضرت خواجہ عزیز الحسن مجزوب رحمتہ اللہ

Mawlana Masihullah Khan (may Allah have mercy on him) instructed,
“A murid should not conceal any thing from his Shaykh. If  he hides even the slightest of his condition (states or actions) from his Shaykh, then indeed, he has neglected the right of companionship (suhba).”
The Path to Perfection