It is reported that it was the habit of Dadi sahiba that whenever something happened against her desire she used to repeatedly say loudly,
‘I am pleased with the decree of my Lord!’
She would continue to say this again and again for a while.
To the surprised audience she explained that I am trying to make myself listen this so that my mind and heart believes in it firmly.
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New audios of
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him)
2. Question And Answers Session (Urdu)
4. Question And Answers Session (English)
Source: Shariat.info
Dadi sahiba* wife of Engineer Zafar Ahmad Thanawi, daughter of Sayyid Sajjad Hussain and sister in law of Shaykh Dr Abdul Hayy Arifi (all khulafa of Hakim al-Umma, Allah have mercy on them) passed away today early morning.
She was in her nineties.
Having lost her mother at very young age she spent long duration at Hakim al-Umma’s house in Thana Bhawan, while her father visited for his own islah. Her nikah was performed by Hakim al-Ummat and she also made bayiah with him.
She use to repeatedly tell us that Hakim al-Ummat had a pleasant friendly attitude and was complete and pure loving compassion (shafqat). She never saw any strictness the people exaggeratedly report.
She also narrated the details of the remarkable Umrah journey her family did via sea with the families of Shaykh Mufti Mohammad Shafi and Dr. Abdul Hayy Arifi (Allah have mercy on them) in 1950s. Especially mentioning the religiosity and maturity of sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him) who was a teenager at that time. He use to lead the women of the group in tawaf reciting the supplications and guiding them in its rites.
In accordance with tradition of People of truth, she use to ask us (her grandchildren) again and again to make supplication (dua) for a blessed ending of life (khatima bil kahir) for herself.
After informing my beloved wife and loving parents, she was the first family member to know about the ijaza by sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him). She was exhilarated and made lot of dua.
May Allah make complete magfirah, raise her status manifold in hereafter, facilitate the stage of qabr & barzakh and give exemplary patience (sabr-e-jameel) to all her family. Amin!
(*Grandmother of my wife.)
Amir al-Momineen Sayyidina Ali ibn e Abi Taleb (Allah be pleased with him) said,
‘Beware!
1. Absolutely do not keep expectations from anyone except Allah.
2. Do not be afraid of anything except your own sins.
3. Do not be ashamed to learn something you do not know.
4. If you do not know the answer of a question acknowledge your ignorance openly.
Al-Murtaza, by Sayyid Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi (Allah ahve mercy on Him), page 290
Sayyidi wa sanadi Mawlana Muhammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him and allow us to benefit from him abundantly. Ameen!) said:
“Once I was visiting Shaykh Baba Najam Ahsan, khalifa majaz-e-sohbat of Hakim al-Umma (Allah have mercy on them). He was an extra-ordinary personality. Gifted with khashaf-o-karamat (unveiling of secrets and super natural acts). A young man came for an errand. He was like other youths of his age, having no religious desires & inclination. As he completed his work and was about to leave, Baba sahib addressed him and said;
“Son! people think that following deen in very difficult in this day and age.
They are wrong. It is not difficult at all.
Only thing you have to do is to repent for your mistakes daily at night time. That is it!”
I was amazed!
But these ahl-ul Allah are in a quest to bring people to Allah any how and by whatever means. It is impossible that if one develops this habit of repentance daily that he does not develop a relationship with Allah.”
Waaz 3th July 05, Darul Uloom, Karachi
جزاک آللہ تعالی
The great spiritual master Dhu’n Nun al-Masri (Allah have mercy on him) said:
“The early Muslims (salaf) would counsel each other with three counsels:
First: Whoever rectifies their relationship with Allah, Allah rectifies their relationships with people.
Second: Whoever rectifies their inward, Allah rectifies their outward.
Third: Whoever rectifies their Hereafter, Allah rectifies their worldly life.”
[Sharh al-Hikam al-Ghawthiyya, 111]
Source: Seeker’s Guidance
Shaykh Mansur Ali Khan (Allah preserve him) said,
‘Every week we gather here to listen to religious discussion. It is imperative that we have a clear objective regarding these gatherings.
These are not lectures of formal religious education. These are training sessions (tarbiyeti) for the spiritual aspirants (salikeen).
Their objectives are, to
1. Create and nurture love of Allah and His beloved Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) in our hearts.
2. Develop the habit of turning (ruju’) to Allah in all circumstances via supplication (dua).
3. Emulating the Sunna method of doing things in every aspect of life.
4. Becoming cognizant of here-after and accountability for one’s deeds.
It is essential to have these goals in mind. It makes the journey easier by keeping you on the track and retuning to it if you slip.’
Sunday majlis, Jeddah, 3rd July 2010
Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘My respected teacher Mawlana Yaqub Nanotawi (Allah have mercy on him) used to advice the seekers that they should end their routine activities (wird, tilawat, tasbihat, readings, etc.) before they loose complete interest in them. Leaving a desire to still do more. If they do not do this they will have a burnout (experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest) eventually.
Allah save us all form this.
To make it easier to understand he gave the example of yo-yo (Urdu:chakai/chukdor). The tip for successful play is to pull the string before it unwinds completely. If it were to unwind totally the yo-yo spool will never return and just dangle there aimlessly.
Similar is the tip for a salik (and the instructing murshid) to keep the flame of interest and desire burning.
Undertaking too much, too quickly with drastic lifestyle changes over a short period of time is usually spiritually unhealthy.
The natural spiritual growth is slow, continuous and imperceptible process. Just like the physical development. Years and decades are required to reach and manifest the signs of spiritual puberty and maturity.
A perfect murshid (Shaykh-e-kamil) is needed for this reason.
(Paraphrased. Malfuz reported in Majalis e Hakim al-Ummat ra, and repeated many times by sayyidi wa sanadi wa murshidi Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him) in his discourses.)
Giving instructions to a newly appointed mujaz sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Mufti Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him) said,
The first and most essential thing is,
1. Never to be negligent of one’s own islah.’
Hidayet baraay e mujazeen
This reality has to be realized that islah never ends.
It is an ongoing process.
A murid complained that when people talk negatively about you it hurts me and my heart aches.
Hakim al Umma Mawlana Shah Ashraf Ali Thanawi (Allah have mercy on him) replied;
‘There are a multitude of people who talk badly about Allah, His messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and the scholars (mujtahideen). Have you done any thing to stop that?
If not, then why does it hurt you when poor Ashraf Ali is censured. And you feel concerned about stopping this?
There is nothing in this attitude except kibir (arrogance).
It annoys you when your seniors are censured. You feel humiliated at this. This is a hidden deception of nafs (ego/lower self).
Suppose, even if it is not kibir (arrogance). Then I ask, why did you feel concerned about anyone saying any thing good or bad (regarding my seniors).
What harm did it cause to you?
If you had focused on the goal (of tareeq, i.e. seeking perpetual pleasure of Allah SWT) you could not have time to waste on these petty issues.
Hakeemul Ummat ra kay hayret-angez waqiyat, page 81
lmam Ghazali has reported from our master Hasan Basri (Allah have mercy on them) a narrative that Satan said:
“I presented sinful deeds in an attactive form to the Muslims, but they nullified my efforts through repentance (istighfar). Then I presented before them vices in the garb of virtues, thus leaving no initiative for repentance.”
Instances of such vices are self-made innovations (bidah) in religious practices.
Vitues of Zikr, page 133
Like previous masters of the path Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) made it explicitly clear that Tasawwuf is a practical thing which has to be experienced personally.
It is, however, important to clear a misconception which especially plagues those who stress on reading the advanced text of Tasawwuf dealings with higher spiritual realities of experiences and unveilings without proper guidance of a Shaykh.
We mistakenly set an imaginary expected standard for this experiential knowledge.
For example, in love of Allah and His Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) we select Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani or Khawajah Moinuddin Chishti ra’s state of love. And when this not happen within our expected short time frame, we feel at loss.
This is inappropriate. This is the path (tareeq) of slave hood (abdiyat). Our under-par desires, immature wishes and unrealistic standards have no place in this path. They have to be annihilated (fana).
Sayyidi wa sanadi Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him) repeatedly tells us that after implementing the requirements of Shariah correctly (with the additional aid of the Shaykh’s instruction) experiential knowledge will be gained by each and every salik. It will develop accordingly to our aptitude and effort. Moreover, with persistence in these spiritual works of body and heart it will, inshaAllah, increase both in quantity and quality over time and become ingrained in us.
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