HE LOOKS AT HIMSELF OR HE LOOKS AT THE HIDDEN SHIRK IN YOU Quran 25:43 and 45:23, the idols you placed therein (heart)
Allahumma Swalli Alaa Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa alaa Aali Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa Sallim
Madad Ya Al Haqqani Madad Ya Sahibu Saif, Madad Ya Ambiya Wa Awliya Allah
There are eight Naqshbandi Principles formulated by the Imam of the Khwajagan (early Naqshabndi Silsila) order , Hazret Shaykh Abdul Khaliq Ghujdavani (Q.S) and three other principles formulated by the Imam of the Tariqah Khwajah Muhammad Baha’uddin Naqshbandi Al-Uwaisi Al-Bukhari (Q.S).
They are:
1-Hosh Dar Dam (Awareness of breath), 2-Nazar Bar Qadam (Watching the step), 3-Safar dar Watan (Inward Journey in the Spiritual Path), 4-Khalwat Dar Anjuman (Solitude in the Society) , 5-Yad Kard (Reminding outwardly and inwardly of God’s Name), 6-Baz Gasht (return to the responsibilities of a person according to Shari’ah after performing pure Zikr), 7-Concentration on God (Yaddasht), 8-Nigadasht (Guarding one’s spiritual state)
Other three Principles taught by Khwajah Shah Baha’uddin Naqshbandi (Q.S) as an additional three methods of training the students were:
9-Awareness of time (Wuquf E Zamani), 10-Counting the Zikr repetitions (Wuquf e Adadi), 11-Constant Attachment of Heart to God (Wuquf E Qalbi)
In this article I am inspired to write about: “Constant Attachment of Heart to God (Wuquf E Qalbi)”
Constant Attachment of Heart to God (Wuquf E Qalbi)
In the most Distinguished Naqshbandi Way, the heart of the follower is constantly attached to the “Divine Presence”
Allah says:
Quran 25:43 Have you seen the one whose god is his own ego? Will you be his advocate?
Quran 45:23 Have you noted the one whose god is his ego? Consequently, God sends him astray, despite his knowledge, seals his hearing and his mind, and places a veil on his eyes. Who then can guide him, after such a decision by God? Would you not take heed?
Quran 13:1…God does not change the condition of any people unless they themselves make the decision to change…
Though the students and beginners who did not reach to this level yet, they are required to keep their heart attached to the Divine Names through His Names and Attributes, a seeker constantly remember Allah in his heart and visualize Allah’s name and Asma Ul Husna (99 Good Names of Allah) and visualize Allah’s Nature (Sifath) in his heart, so that he begin to build a relationship with his Lord.
Some people say, they find it difficult to Love Allah, on the other hand they can read a message or a love letter coming from a stranger whom you have never seen, and you start admiring that person and falling in love with that person. You must read the Glory of your Lord in the earth and heavens, the signs that have seen in your eyes. The Signs of His Majesty, His Creations like various, oceans, whales , galaxies , mammoths as well as tiny mosquitoes , bacteria, virus, proton, electron, neutron etc that are created by Allah Almighty.
His Preserving /giving Sustenance (He is Preserver), and it’s Signs. The birds that seeking it’s food, the Camels that feed it’s babies, the frog how it snatch it’s food, the Bees who they go around travelling miles and get their sustenance and coming back to their home without failure without GPS. How migrating birds travel between Arctic and Himalayas without any technological aid. How the child is preserved in the womb of human and animals. There are many things you can read about your Lord from the nature.
Annihilation (He is the Annihilator of everything),He annihilate everything that came to existence. He annihilate hydrogen into helium in the Sun and releasing massive energy. One’s annihilation becomes the preserving of another thing. Sun’s massive energy and heat gives life to all living beings. He annihilate lands with volcanoes and earth quakes. Storms , Fire , Tsunami, Landslid, various causes of death etc are directed to Annihilation also to preservation of something that As He Wills.
So when a seeker get to understand this three mode of nature around him and with in him( the millions of cells that die from his body, the millions of bacteria that lives in his body etc), He will recognize the Power and Glory of Allah. So he will not claim anything for himself.
He will say:Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un, Who say, when afflicted with calamity: “To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return”:- (2:156)
On the authority of Abu Harayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
Allah the Almighty said: I am as My servant thinks I am (1). I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he makes mention of Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself; and if he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assemble better than it. And if he draws near to Me an arm’s length, I draw near to him a fathom’s length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at speed. (1) Another possible rendering of the Arabic is: “I am as My servant expects Me to be”. The meaning is that forgiveness and acceptance of repentance by the Almighty is subject to His servant truly believing that He is forgiving and merciful. However, not to accompany such belief with right action would be to mock the Almighty. It was related by al-Buhkari (also by Muslim, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn-Majah).
So it is the wisdom in this Hadith which is a proof for those who oppose Naqshbandi principles. A true believer’s heart will be always attached to Allah , and that will reflect in his outward life.
Some Salafis misinterpret Hadith: they say that Allah becoming hand and feet is following Quran and Sunnah and Allah becoming a servant’s hearing means : he do not hear any haram things! etc!
But this has been refuted in the above Hadith, as salafis take singled out hadith out of context!, so the refutation is with in another Hadith Qudusi(quoted above): I make mention of him in an assemble better than it. And if he draws near to Me an arm’s length, I draw near to him a fathom’s length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at speed. The Hadith Misinterpreted:
On authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Verily Allah ta’ala has said: ‘Whosoever shows enmity to a wali (friend) of Mine, then I have declared war against him. And My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more loved to Me than the religious duties I have obligated upon him. And My servant continues to draw near to me with nafil (supererogatory) deeds until I Love him. When I Love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him; and were he to seek refuge with Me, I would surely grant him refuge.’ ” [Al-Bukhari]
May Allah save this Ummah (nation) from Wahhabi Fithna
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Allah (mighty and sublime be He) will say on the Day of Resurrection: O son of Adam, I fell ill and you visited Me not. He will say: O Lord, and how should I visit You when You are the Lord of the worlds? He will say: Did you not know that My servant So-and-so had fallen ill and you visited him not? Did you not know that had you visited him you would have found Me with him? O son of Adam, I asked you for food and you fed Me not. He will say: O Lord, and how should I feed You when You are the Lord of the worlds? He will say: Did you not know that My servant So-and-so asked you for food and you fed him not? Did you not know that had you fed him you would surely have found that (the reward for doing so) with Me? O son of Adam, I asked you to give Me to drink and you gave Me not to drink. He will say: O Lord, how should I give You to drink when You are the Lord of the worlds? He will say: My servant So-and-so asked you to give him to drink and you gave him not to drink. Had you given him to drink you would have surely found that with Me.
It was related by Muslim.
This are the Secrets behind the generosity of Sufi Masters and the service to mankind they established through Khanaqas (Sufi Lodges/Dergah), to feed the needy and destitute and to care for the orphan and widows.
When a person attach his heart to Allah, it is not possible through one’s own effort, one can take effort to constantly remember the names of Allah. But for a heart to constantly attach to Allah it is a station that Naqshbandi Shaykhs take their Murids from attaching the real to attaching with the Real.
It is granted from the divine Mercy, because the Almighty God is Holy and He accept only that Which is Good.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (ra): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Allah the Almighty is Good and accepts only that which is good. (Sahih Muslim) 40 Hadith Nawawi
So for Him to Accept a Heart, It must be Good, and Shayks training the Murids to become good servants of Allah. So that Allah may accept their heart to be His Presence.
For this reason, Naqshbandi Way is concentrating on training the murids in purifying their self, and disciplining the ego according to the Sunnah of Prophet alaihiswalathu wa salam.
There is no bigger rank than that, to Carry the Presence of Allah Almighty in Heart and reflect His Presence in the Life Style (Internal and External). That time a Muslim become a Mu’min, when he recognize and find the Divine Presence in is heart and being able to safeguard his progress.
Otherwise you can become a big wali who lost somewhere in the path, and live with some miracles and spiritual powers and deceive people and get many followers as it is with Satan and many false spirits. (Wali=Saint).
So remember that it is the Divine relationship and obeying the Messenger (alaihiswalathu wa salam) that keep one on the path and high ranked, not miracles or other supernatural powers in the mortal or immortal world!
3:31 Say, [O Muhammad], “If you should love Allah , then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.”
So the Seeker in the Path must take effort to built an attachment to Allah in the heart. That Should not break, it is possible only through Loving and Sincerely following Prophet alaihiswalathu wa salam and your Shaykh, which means to avoid anger, arrogance, pride, lust, greed, jealousy and abstain from all forbidden things. If you made a mistake then do not repeat it and over power the errors by following up with good deeds. Like charity, Salawat (Durood) and sincere repentance.
People praying 5 times, but they are not finding an attachments to Allah or to the Names of Allah. The heart is wandering in prayers (ritual prayers), but when they ask in supplication (dua) to gain some benefit in this world, they are able to remember Allah for sometimes. Some other people who are blessed with the goodness of this world, they are making prayers and duas (formal salah prayers and supplications) a routine social custom like three times meal or regular habitual exercise.
To Constantly attach one’s heart to Almighty Allah, one should listen and obey (Quran 2:285) one who is attached to the Divine Presence. Because it make a great difference. You are regularly going for KFC Chicken type spiritual food (that is given by those who are paid and on a fixed job time tabled), this is just not nourishing your spirit. In physical food there is organic food trend, Go for Organic Spiritual Food, that is Originated from the Spiritual Fayd (illumination or spiritual flow) from the masters of knowledge (the Prophets, and truthful ,Quran 4:69)
From their association (4:69), from that fellowship you get pure ,organic spiritual food, the greatest of them is Hazret abu Bakar Siddiq (R.A), the Most Generous leader of this nation, the Khalifa of the Messenger of Allah (alaihiswalathu wa salam).
So there is no individual Journey to Allah, as some claim, one must go through the protocol. Through the Shaykhs who takes to higher levels in the Journey. if there is individual journey and making individual attachment to Allah, then Sahaba were not in need to appoint Khalifas one after another, nor to follow another Sahabi after Rasool Allah (alaihiswalathu wa salam).
Allah says: (4:69) All who obey Allah and the messenger are in the company of those on whom is the Grace of Allah,- of the prophets (who teach), the sincere (lovers of Truth), the witnesses (who testify), and the Righteous (who do good): Ah! what a beautiful fellowship!
So you must look which association (Jamaath) you are following, if your heart is attached to Allah, then you will know your Jama’ath and you will be in it without fail. If you really understand something from Al Furqaan, you will not fool yourself and others (as some claim they know from Al Furqan yet are misguided)!
89:27 (To the righteous soul will be said:) “O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!28 “Come back thou to thy Lord,- well pleased (thyself), and well-pleasing unto Him! 28 “Enter thou, then, among My devotees!29 “Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
Some people foolishly claiming to go to Allah directly, they do not follow any Shaykhs and Imams, but they disrespect this pious Shaykhs and Imams and the pious Ahlul bayth, so their journey is taking them to Iblees (Satan) as Satan was first to stand to worship Allah directly without following Adam (A.S), so Iblees traveled alone , he became Satan, when Satan was in a position to speak to Allah directly.
So what about you and me, when we are not even speaking to Allah directly but rejecting His Orders to follow the Preserved Spiritual Caliphate that comes from Adam (A.S) to Imam Mahdi (A.S) and making it’s end by a Prophet (Jesus A.S)?
So be attached to the Name of your Lord and May He attach to Our Hearts and May Our Hearts become Alive, So we may see Haqq and Bathil (truth and falsehood) clearly.
Prophet alaihiswalathu wa salam says: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “The word ‘Ar-Rahm (womb) derives its name from Ar-Rahman (i.e., one of the names of Allah) and Allah said: ‘I will keep good relation with the one who will keep good relation with you, (womb i.e. Kith and Kin) and sever the relation with him who will sever the relation with you, (womb, i.e. Kith and Kin). (Book #73, Hadith #17)
As the order come to keep good relationship with Womb, Prophet alaihiswalathu wa salam giving us examples , the importance of keeping good relationship with parents, and the most important to keep good relationship (attachment) with Allah (the Creator).
“Allah Loves His Servants 70 times more than this Mother” (hadith)
So one must observe how a child is attached to the mother since the pregnancy days and the bond of that mother and child until her death. From this observation and realization one will eventually start falling in Love with Allah and Remain stead fast in that Love. No Wealth or position can substitute to that Love and Attachment. Today a man run to make happy his wife/girl friend who just met a few days or weeks ago, and when it comes to your Lord, your eternal Lover, you are heedless, the lovers in the created world leave you as you were without them in the earlier days. But the Creator -Who Loves you without any conditions (the laws and commandments are for your own nobility and well being, not for Him to get anything from it) waiting for you that He Want you to return to His Paradise and be happy. You are following vein desires and ruining yourself.
You may think religious laws and commandments are burdens, so do not put any laws or regulations for your children too (at home ,at school, at college, at roads,at public places etc) and see what happens. You want total freedom ahh?
Or what honor does it bring to you when you happy to accept human laws and regulations and being dishonest towards your own soul and to your Lord?
This is only a brief reminder of the Naqshbandi Principle according to the needs of the current times. Naqshbandi itself means to tie the heart with the Name of Allah. Zikr Allah is the Dress of the Naqshbandi Heart and Naqshbandi Way is the heart of Shariath. The Naqshbandi Shariath asking you to cover your heart with it’s lawful dress. That is the Names of Allah. Any other dress you put on your heart is not the dress of Shariah . It is going to be the dress of your own ego!. A person can appear with a physical appearance of Hazret Abu Bakar (R.A) but inside his body, his heart may dressed like Abu lahab, a person outward can resemble physically like Abu lahab, but his heart may be dressed with it’s correct dress (Zikr Allah), So be like this.
Allah says: 91:9-10 Truly he succeeds that purifies it,
And he fails that corrupts it!
“There is a piece of flesh in the body if it becomes good (reformed) the whole body becomes good but if it gets spoiled, the whole body gets spoiled – and that is the heart.” [Bukhary, Volume 1, Book 2, Number 49: Part of the Hadith Narrated by An-Nu’man bin Bashir]
So the Naqshbandi Principle is to attach the heart with the Name of Allah and to Be God Conscious always. it’s perfection is to be in the Divine Presence ,always
Imam of this tariqah (Naqshbandi Sufi Way) Khwajah Muhammad Baha’uddin Naqshbandi Al Uwaisi Al Bukhari (Q.S) reported to have said: “Whoever is turning away from our way, his religion is in danger”
So when ALLAH Looks at your heart, May ALLAH Find His Name in Your Heart:
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah does not look at your appearance or wealth, but rather He looks at your hearts and actions.” Sahih Muslim 2564
Narrated ‘Aisha: (the wife of the Prophet) The Prophet said, “The word ‘Ar-Rahm’ (womb) derives its name from ‘Ar-Rahman’ (i.e. Allah). So whosoever keeps good relations with it (womb i.e. Kith and kin), Allah will keep good relations with him, and whosoever will sever it (i.e. severs his bonds of Kith and kin) Allah too will sever His relations with him. (Sahih Bukahri: Book #73, Hadith #18)
Allahumma Swalli Alaa Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa alaa Aali Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa Sallim Madad Ya Al Haqqani Madad Ya Sahibu Saif, Madad Ya Ambiya Wa Awliya Allah There are eight Naqshbandi Principles formulated by the Imam of the Khwajagan (early Naqshabndi Silsila) order , Hazret Shaykh Abdul Khaliq Ghujdavani (Q.S) and three other principles formulated by the Imam of the Tariqah Khwajah Muhammad Baha’uddin Naqshbandi Al-Uwaisi Al-Bukhari (Q.S). They are:1-Hosh Dar Dam (Awareness of breath), 2-Nazar Bar Qadam (Watching the step), 3-Safar dar Watan (Inward Journey in the Spiritual Path), 4-Khalwat Dar Anjuman (Solitude in the Society) , 5-Yad Kard (Reminding outwardly and inwardly of God’s Name), 6-Baz Gasht (return to the responsibilities of a person according to Shari’ah after performing pure Zikr), 7-Concentration on God (Yaddasht), 8-Nigadasht (Guarding one’s spiritual state) Other three Principles taught by Khwajah Shah Baha’uddin Naqshbandi (Q.S) as an additional three methods of training the students were: 9-Awareness of time (Wuquf E Zamani), 10-Counting the Zikr repetitions (Wuquf e Adadi), 11-Constant Attachment of Heart to God (Wuquf E Qalbi) In this article I am inspired to write about:Yad Kard (Remembering outwardly and inwardly of God’s Name)
Remembrance of God’s Name (Yad Kard):
The remembrance of God (Zikr) are two types. The Loud Zikr and Silent Zikr. Today the Naqshbandi Way emphasize on both “Loud Zikr” and “Silent Zikr” Hazret Abdul Khaliq Ghujdevani (Q.S) taught the loud Zikr (remembrance of God), to recite it as a regular spiritual exercise by all followers of the Khwajagan way. “la ilaha illa Allah” is repeated loudly. The word ‘la’ Which means “no”, is the rejection of everything in concerns from the human senses. The rejection are two types, one is the rejection of the a person who believe in his God/ that which prevails in his heart as something. The other rejection “la” is of atheists. They reject without returning to affirmation of truth! “ilaha” which means “everything that bond to heart in the form of deity (attachments) also include the Almighty God”, it can be idols, people, wealth, self (ego), women, status, authority etc! “illa” which means “except/other than” the completion of “ila Ilaha illa” is to deny every deities including the self,then surrendering to something that is realized which Alone Exists. “Allah” the Mighty and Sublime God that to affirm the Real Existence is Only for Allah. Except Him nothing exists. It is narrated in a Hadith: “Everything is Bathil (Falsehood) except Allah” The purpose of Zikr is to achieve complete Submission and Annihilation(Sacrifice) in the Divine Presence and Nothing remains Except Him Alone. Grand Shaykh Sulthanul Awliya Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani (Q.S) said: “We ask to be no one and nothing, as long as we are someone, we are not complete” Some groups and spiritual paths calling to become someone and something, but Naqshbandiya calling to become “A Servant of Allah” and the Ownership and authority of a Servant belongs to His Master. A Servant do not claim anything except to remind himself that “I am a Weak Servant of my Lord”. Whatever the Master give Servant take it, He is not desiring the Wealth or properties of the Master. Even in human world , a servant who desire the wealth of his master is considered as treacherous servant!. Tariqah is the Path of Ihsan. the Path of Perfection. We are not looking at the elegant shopping malls of dunya (here) and aakhirath (next world) Al-Bayhaqi relates from Ibn ‘Umar radiallaahu ‘anhu that AlIah’s Messenger sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said:“For everything there is a polish, and the polish for the hearts is the Zikr (remembrance) of Allah. There is nothing more potent in saving a person from the punishment of Allah than the Zikr of Allah.“ It was said: Not even Jihad in the path of Allah. So he replied: “Not even if you were to continue striking with your sword until it breaks.”
The Importance and Power of Zikr Allah (Remembrance of Allah): Sunan Ibn Majah It was narrated from Abu Darda that the Prophet (alaihiswalathu wa salam) said: “Shall I not tell you of the best of your deeds, the most pleasing to your Sovereign (Allah Malik), those that raise you most in status, and that are better than giving gold and silver,or meeting your enemy (in battle) and you strike their necks and they strike your necks?”. They said: “What is that, O Messenger of Allah? He said: “Remembering Allah (Dhikr) [Hasan]It was narrated that Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa’eed both bore witness that the Prophet (alaihiswalathu wa salam) said: “No people sit in a gathering remembering Allah,. But the angles surround them, mercy covers them, tranquility descends upon them and Allah remembers them before those who are with Him” Sahih , Hadith Number 3791 It was narrated from Abu Hurairah (R.A) that the Prophet (alaihiswalathu wa salam) said: “Allah says: ‘I am with My Slave when he remembers Me, and his lips move saying My Name” (Sahih, Hadith Number 3792) Zikr for those who have less knowledge in Shari’ah:
ZIKR IS THE WAY OF LEARNT AND IGNORANT TO BECOME CLOSER TO ALLAH: It was narrated from Abdullah bin Busr(R.A) that a Bedouin said to the Messenger of Allah (salla allahu alaihi wa sallam): “The Laws of Islam are burdensome for me. Tell me of something that I will be able to adhere to. He said: ‘Always keep your tongue moist with the remembrance of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime” (Sunan Ibn Majah,Hassan, Hadith Number 3793)The Best Zikr: Jabir Ibn Abdullah (r.a) said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (alaihiswalathu wa salam) say: “The best of remembrance is “La Ilaha illa Allah (none has the right to be worshiped but Allah), and the best supplication is “Al-Hamdu Lillah (Praise is to Allah)” Hasan, Hadith Number: 3800
Only in the remembrance of Allah (swt) will your heart find peace” Quran (Surah 13: Verse 28)
Make peace with your soul and with your Lord. Zikr is the food of the heart and of Soul. The pills do not give a person long term peace!. The Spirit (Soul) has a food and a life style, when you nourish the soul with it’s food and nurture it’s life style, that time peace and happiness will come to you.
In the Naqshbandi Way, Zikr Allah is Practiced ,to remember Allah with the heart and with the tongue.
A person who wish to succeed in this world and hereafter, to become a good Muslim, he must run to find the assemblies of Zikr. Only Sufi Ways, that have tradition of gathering for Zikr on regular basis.
“Remember Allah abundantly, in order that you become successful” Quran (Surah 8: Verse 45)
“The rememebrence of Allah (swt) is the greatest (deed)” Quran (Surah 29: Verse 45
METHOD OF RECEIVING AND PRACTICING ZIKR:
“Whosoever blinds himself from the Remembrance of the Merciful, We shall assign for him a evil satan who will be his (ever misleading) companion” Quran (Surah 43: Verse 36)
“Satan has mastered them and caused them to forget the Remembrance of Allah. Those are satan’s party; and satan’s party shall assuredly be the losers” Quran (Surah 58: Verse 19)
Zikr must be taken from the “Ulool Ilm” “People of Knowledge (Quran 17:18)
They are the Shaykhs of Tasawwuf and those who reached in the Realization of God (Haqiqa)
Zikr Without A Shaykh is Not Accepted? “Why I can’t do Zikr myself without a Shaykh and an Ijazah (Permission)? The Answer is given in the Book: Khala’idul Jawahir:182
“من يذكر الله تعالي بلا شيخ لا الله حصل له ولا نبيه ولا شيخه “
“Whoever do Zikr without a Shaykh,as well as he has no Shaykh,he will not get Allah and he will not get Allah’s Beloved Rasool (alaihiswalathu wa salam)“Qalaidul Jawahir:182 The great venerable Shafi’e Fiqh Scholar from Malabar region of South India, “Shaykh Zainuddin Maqdum-1 (radiyallahu Anhu) who was a worldwide renowned scholar in Shafi Madhab is saying about the importance of having a Shaykh and Ijazah(permission) and the Adab (Discipline) of doing Zikr and Dua, in His Book “Adkiya” “Then you turn towards Qibla and sit in the Meditation (Rabita/Muraqaba) and recite “Tahleel” and hard work with the Zik (Wird-The Regular Zikr), you got from the Shaykhs of the well known tarikat, Do not talk,Then you will find the light(Noor) and warmthness (relief) in you and your heart will shine through the removal of dirty charecters and habits in you” (Adkiya). Shaykh Zainuddin Maqdoom (radiyallahu anhu) teaching that your zikr Must be according to the Ways of the Shaykhs of the Tasawwuf. Imam Swawi (Radiyallahu Anhu) says:
من هنا انّ الذاكر لا ينتفع بالذكر ولا ينور باطنه الا اذاكان الشيخ عارفا اذنه في ذالك و الذاكر مشتاقا -حاشية الصاوي”
“If anyone want to benefit from the Zikr he is doing and to purify the heart with light (Noor), then he must take the permission (ijazah) of a spiritual knower of Allah (Shaykh Arif billah) and should do Zikr with most sincere way”.SWAVI-1:224 “Those who do not have a Shaykh, their Shaykh is Satan”-Saying of Sulthanul Awliya Shaykh Abdul Qadir Al Jilani in Ghunya (Qaddasallahu Sirrahul Azeez) and Shaykh Abu Yazid Al Bistami (R.A) So that, the Question “Is that not enough to Do Zikr without a Shaykh?” is not valid. As the quran states, Satan will be mastered in a person who does not have a shaykh aand lead him astray, though you will be doing heedless zikr. That kind of heedless Zikr coming from all sects and groups. But the “Zikr” that heals and cures, the Zikr that has heavenly power is coming from heavenly station. Zikr with correct heading comes with following Imams of Zikr and Tasawwuf:
On the authority of Tameem ibn Aus ad-Daree (ra):The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The deen (religion) is naseehah (advice, sincerity).”We said, “To whom?” He (ﷺ) said, “To Allah, His Book, His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk.” [Muslim]- 40 Hadith So Correct Zikr comes with from the association of the Sincere ones, in our time they are “the leaders of the Muslims and their folk”, the tariqah of Awliya Allah which is the Way of the Shaykhs and Imams of Ahlul Bayth. Religion (Islam) and Zikr is coming from this routes, not from anywhere else. We must guard ourselves falling to the heedless and insincere circles!
When Imam Mahdi (A.S) and his soldiers say: “Allahu Akbar” the armies will fall dead, because that Zikr is inspired from heavens to chosen Saints of Allah. So take Zikr from the Saints of Allah, only that Zikr bring benefit to you. This is an up to date article on the “Essential Remembrance” with relevant verses from Quran and Hadith to explain those who do want to seek it’s prospects in the written texts! “Whosoever turns away from My remembrance, his life will be made tight and narrow on the Day of Resurrection We shall raise him blind” Quran (Surah 20: Verse 124) Shah Naqshbandi (Q.S) said: “If anyone turn away from my Tariqh, fear Kufr (disbelief) afflicted in him” So one must accept Tariqah and Zikr with most sincere heart and individual effort to do it without fail. “Believers, do not let either your possessions or your children divert you from the Remembrance of Allah. Those who do that shall be the losers”. Quran (Surah 63: Verse 9) 24:37 By men whom neither trade nor business diverts from the remembrance of Allah and performing of prayer and paying of the poordue (Zakat) They fear a day in which hearts and eyes shall be turned about. So the essential daily zikr must be acquired and practiced all time by every seeker, from his Shaykh with sincerity and faith. wa Salamun alal Mursaleen walhamdulillahi Rabbail Aalameen
In the Footstep of Waliyullahi Hazret Shaykh Abdul Kerim Ar-Rabbani (Q.S)
Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem
Allahumma Swalli Alaa Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa alaa Aali Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa Sallim
Madad Ya Al Haqqani Madad Ya Sahibu Saif, Madad Ya Ambiya Wa Awliya Allah
There are eight Naqshbandi Principles formulated by the Imam of the Khwajagan (early Naqshabndi Silsila) order , Hazret Shaykh Abdul Khaliq Ghujdavani (Q.S) and three other principles formulated by the Imam of the Tariqah Khwajah Muhammad Baha’uddin Naqshbandi Al-Uwaisi Al-Bukhari (Q.S).
They are:
1-Hosh Dar Dam (Awareness of breath), 2-Nazar Bar Qadam (Watching the step), 3-Safar dar Watan (Inward Journey in the Spiritual Path), 4-Khalwat Dar Anjuman (Solitude in the Society) , 5-Yad Kard (Reminding outwardly and inwardly of God’s Name), 6-Baz Gasht (return to the responsibilities of a person according to Shari’ah after performing pure Zikr), 7-Concentration on God (Yaddasht), 8-Nigadasht (Guarding one’s spiritual state)
Other three Principles taught by Khwajah Shah Baha’uddin Naqshbandi (Q.S) as an additional three methods of training the students were:
9-Awareness of time (Wuquf E Zamani), 10-Counting the Zikr repetitions (Wuquf e Adadi), 11-Constant Attachment of Heart to God (Wuquf E Qalbi)
In this article I am inspired to write about: “Nazar Bar Qadam-Watching the Steps”
Watching the Steps (Nazar Bar Qadam):
A seeker must concentrate on his foot steps in the spiritual journey. It does not mean that a seeker must always look at his feet!. If you always look at your feet, you will end up colliding with someone or get a motor accident while crossing the roads, if you do not look left or right. Or if you are in the wilderness (seclusion) if you do not observe around, a wild animal or beast or robbers can chase you and attack you, so you may have to look left and right in the physical world when it is necessary.
Watching the step in the Naqshbandiyya means: “to observe the spiritual journey and make it straight and safe at all the times. If you do not watch your steps-your moments , then you mighty be following Satan!
Allah says in Quran about it: 2:208 O you who have believed, enter into Islam completely [and perfectly] and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.
So watching the step in Naqshbandi Way means, guarding oneself with in the boundaries of the Law of Allah.
The Messenger of Allah says about this Journey:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (ra): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Allah the Almighty is Good and accepts only that which is good. And verily Allah has commanded the believers to do that which He has commanded the Messengers. So the Almighty has said: “O (you) Messengers! Eat of the tayyibat [all kinds of halal (legal) foods], and perform righteous deeds.” [23:51] and the Almighty has said: “O you who believe! Eat of the lawful things that We have provided you.” [2:172]” Then he (ﷺ) mentioned [the case] of a man who, having journeyed far, is disheveled and dusty, and who spreads out his hands to the sky saying “O Lord! O Lord!,” while his food is haram (unlawful), his drink is haram, his clothing is haram, and he has been nourished with haram, so how can [his supplication] be answered? [Muslim]
The Naqshbandi principle of Watching the step can clearly see from the above Quran verse and Hadith.
“Allah the Almighty is Good and accepts only that which is good, the Seeker must protect his feet from taking his soul to evil and forbidden things.
Rather he should look for opportunities that making to walk in the way of Piety. The beloved Messenger of Allah (alaihiswalathu wa salam )
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Every joint of a person must perform a charity each day that the sun rises: to judge justly between two people is a charity. To help a man with his mount, lifting him onto it or hoisting up his belongings onto it, is a charity. And the good word is a charity. And every step that you take towards the prayer is a charity, and removing a harmful object from the road is a charity.” [Al-Bukhari][Muslim]
So remember that if you are going to keep your eyes always looking at your feet, then you are going to lose so many virtuous deeds that is opened up for you. Rather you should look at what is commanded by Allah and His Messenger (alaihiswalathu wa salam) as we see in the above Hadith.
Looking at the Signs of Allah is Commanded in Quran, and to have a self realization and thoughts about those Signs of Allah that has come to you.
3:137 Many were the Ways of Life that have passed away before you: travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth.
6:99 It is He Who sendeth down rain from the skies: with it We produce vegetation of all kinds: from some We produce green (crops), out of which We produce grain, heaped up (at harvest); out of the date-palm and its sheaths (or spathes) (come) clusters of dates hanging low and near: and (then there are) gardens of grapes, and olives, and pomegranates, each similar (in kind) yet different (in variety): when they begin to bear fruit, feast your eyes with the fruit and the ripeness thereof. Behold! in these things there are signs for people who believe.
So now, you are watching the the steps of your soul. Since your body is the vehicle of your Soul, you must be nurture your Soul with correct food. You cannot put a wrong type of Oil in an expensive car, it will damage the engine and car itself, For the Soul to walk correctly , it must be fed correct food, both spiritual food (Prescribed Zikr) as well as the physical food (halal food). You cannot go to Audi shop to buy spare parts and service for your Toyota car!
You cannot go to Ayurveda doctor and consult with him, then go to Homeopathy pharmacist and take Medicine. So your step must be in correct way. As for the spiritual way in our Naqshbandi Way, the seeker must follow the footstep of his Shaykh,
This is what watching the step means, you watch yous step, ask to yourself,is this what my Shaykh wanted, Am I behind my Shaykh or Am I behind my ego?, or Am I behind some other people?
So whenever your ego divert you from the Saff (Row) of your Shaykh’s footstep, that time you realize it and you pull back, definitely many of us get out from the steps of our Shaykhs unintentionally, we are not talking about those who does that intentionally, while he is knowing what he doing!, We pull back our self to the way of our Shaykh and we ask Allah’s forgiveness , for more protection and aid to remain on the path.
When you are in the Tariqah ,there will be many people in it, never take anyone as role model except your Shaykh and those who are appointed by him. So when you are on a road, there will be some holes on the road with dirty water accumulated in it, do you want to step into it? or you want walk safely without getting trapped in those holes?
So this is the points of the Naqshbandi Principle- Watching the Steps interpreted and given fresh according to this times.
You must lower your gaze, there is no sin in first looking and it is sinful to look second time and further. This is n regard to looking at woman, Looking once as naturally is ok, but staring (keep eye on) at woman is forbidden.
Today, internet, social networking etc bring so many women to friend list, they posts naked photos or posting photos without Islamic modesty (Hijab), either you remove them or you unsubscribe their posts!. So today the word: Watching the step has wider perspective, you may even call a customer care and speaking to a lady on phone, or an air hostess is serving you, or a sales girl is serving you, so take the feet of your heart hold while you come across in such situation, be gentle and kind to all people. This does not mean that you have to be harsh and rude to people!
When the vision of eye is free from transgressing, that time the vision of the heart will open to a seeker, by the Permission of Allah Subhana Wa Ta’la.
The Step in the Naqshbandi Way to Guide to the Prophets,Siddiqin and Saliheen by following the steps of Shaykh who take you to the Prophets ,Siddiqin and Saliheen.
4:69 All who obey Allah and the messenger are in the company of those on whom is the Grace of Allah,- of the prophets (who teach), the sincere (lovers of Truth), the witnesses (who testify), and the Righteous (who do good): Ah! what a beautiful fellowship!
Allah says: 1:6-7 Guide us to the straight path -The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
It is the Shaykh who guide you to the path of those upon whom ALLAH has Bestowed His Favor. The Shaykh himself has received the favor of God, when he is a qualified Shaykh (Shaykh of Tarbiya). The Favor of Allah is His Nearness and Guidance.
So you must follow those Who fear Allah (Muttaqin), because guidance is with Muttaqin. Your Shaykh is one among Muttaqeen, 2:2 This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah;
Allah commanding you to be among Muttaqin, 9:119 O ye who believe! Fear God and be with those who are true (in word and deed).
Therefore you will follow the way of who are true. And the spiritual help from Allah is with those who are True, and they are your aiding authoirity. It is by following them you attain the Straight Path-the Path of Truth.
Allah says: 17:80 Say: “O my Lord! Let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honour, and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honour; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me).”
So watching the Step in the Naqshbandiya means-the step that you taking since you born, from this world to Allah. and not to be deceived by the lower people and evilness of this world!
When you watch your step, you will flee from all afflictions, you do not go to streets to fight and argue. Because the Messenger of Allah says:
Sahih Bukhari, Book 88,Narrated Abu Huraira (R.A): Allah’s Apostle (alaihiswalathu wa salam) said, “There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a sitting person will be better than a standing one, and the standing one will be better than the walking one, and the walking one will be better than the running one, and whoever will expose himself to these afflictions, they will destroy him. So whoever can find a place of protection or refuge from them, should take shelter in it.”
So we can observe that the Naqshbandi Principle of “Watching the Steps” meaning safeguarding your spiritual journey from the footstep of Satan and making it according to the footstep of the Shaykh who followers the footstep of the rightly guided successors and who follow the footstep of Prophet alaihiswalathu wa salam.
Travelling with a Shaykh is like When you have a good road (you are in the best road/path with your Shaykh) and good convoy/association (Jamath) of believers , You follow the Vehicle that is leading you. You do not worry about the road condition or the sign boards. Everything is centered in the one whom you follow. You follow his footsteps , and Shari’ah become easy for you, when you have a Shaykh, the burden and confusion is lifted from you, as you observe the photo and understand the meaning of watching the footstep and following the leading person.
This is only brief narration, it take hours to explain, and reading or listening explanation does not do much good, to inherit those , go to our Shaykh or his representative and train yourself ,live under his authority and command.
I am pointing you to Hazret Lokman Hoja (may Allah Preserve him). If you have been given a spiritual vision of our Shaykh or his Khalifas , then seek their companionship and save yourself from following the footstep of Satan, the purpose of your creation is that, to follow the examples of Prophets and Companions.
The Companions did not sit and say we follow Prophet directly, after the Prophet (alaihiswalathu wa salam) veiled from this world., they appoint a Successor and all of the followed him, then the next one, then the next one, in the Haqq Way, that Sunnah will be followed until Last day in an unbroken chain. You may say any opinion you want and deceive yourself and others and you will be responsible to that!.
It doesn’t matter how much big we are , must follow the one who is formally appointed. This is what Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (R.A) did in his life time, this is what Imam Hassan (R.A) and Imam Hussain(R.A) had done.
Now you are coming with a PhD or Diploma of Islam from unbelievers and hypocrites Universities and saying you are high ranked and you do not need to follow anyone. We are not concerned about the dajjal ways you following!
This much is enough for me to understand and this much is enough for you to understand. So guard your steps in Deen matters, follow the footstep of Imams and Awliya Allah, especially with the one whom you made Oath of Allegiance to, He will take you wherever he is walking, if you do not have his spiritual companionship, then it will be Satan who will take you in confused ways!
There is no confusion in the Religion of Allah.
The feeling of compulsion happen when a person get confused!
Allah says: 2:256 Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things.
On the authority of Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abee Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), the grandson of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and the one much loved by him, who said:
I memorised from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): “Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.”[At-Tirmidhi] [An-Nasai]At-Tirmidhi (Arabic:2520) said that it was a good and sound (hasan saheeh) hadeeth.
So it evil (Thaghooth) that make you doubtful and Suspicion, so when you sincerely follow the Shaykh you will be successful. Satan’s party may try to deceive you by saying: You are blindly following your Shaykh!
But say, i am following my Shaykh with utmost sincerity.
The Messenger of Allah says:
On the authority of Tameem ibn Aus ad-Daree (ra):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The deen (religion) is naseehah (Sincerity).” We said, “To whom?” He (ﷺ) said, “To Allah, His Book, His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk.”[Muslim]
The Satan’s party (the innovators) does not follow Shaykh or Imams of the time, when Allah says to follow “Those who are in authority among you”. If their arguments is to be accepted,that a person has to be perfect and no one is perfect except Allah and Prophet (saw) and you should not follow anyone else blindly, then you will not be able to follow any Hadith that is narrated in all Hadith books!, How are you going to accept hadiths?, Do you have Allah and Prophet (saw) to come and say “this Hadith is true and this is false”?
Or you are making your ego a god and making this Sahih (authentic)?
So the innovators claim that you should not follow the Imams and Shaykhs, is illogical and innovation! while they publishing and reading those Hadiths.
So now, we must concentrate in our Path and the steps that we are taking in our heart and reflecting it in our outward life.
(* A weak student of Sulthanul Awliya Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani and Sahibu Saif Hazret Shaykh Abdul Kerim Al-Kibrisi (Q.S) from the Jama’ath of Hazret Lokman Hoja Efendi (Q.S)
Travelling without Shaykh is like travelling on a Road like this , not safe, no warning signs, travelling alone, you will get trapped somewhere. – Watch your steps, Shari;ah is your Road Signs in the Spiritual Journey. You may begin in good road, but you end up in a road like this without a Shaykh who traveled in the Path reached in the Presence of Prophet (s.a.w) and Allah Subhana Wa Ta’ala
Sultanul Awliya Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani (Q.S) and Shaykh Abdul Kerim Al-Kibrisi (Q.S)
Allahumma Swalli Alaa Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa alaa Aali Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa Sallim
Madad Ya Al Haqqani Madad Ya Sahibu Saif, Madad Ya Ambiya Wa Awliya Allah
There are eight Naqshbandi Principles formulated by the Imam of the Khwajagan (early Naqshabndi Silsila) order , Hazret Shaykh Abdul Khaliq Ghujdavani (Q.S) and three other principles formulated by the Imam of the Tariqah Khwajah Muhammad Baha’uddin Naqshbandi Al-Uwaisi Al-Bukhari (Q.S).
They are:
1-Hosh Dar Dam (Awareness of breath), 2-Nazar Bar Qadam (Watching the step), 3-Safar dar Watan (Inward Journey in the Spiritual Path), 4-Khalwat Dar Anjuman (Solitude in the Society) , 5-Yad Kard (Reminding outwardly and inwardly of God’s Name), 6-Baz Gasht (return to the responsibilities of a person according to Shari’ah after performing pure Zikr), 7-Concentration on God (Yaddasht), 8-Nigadasht (Guarding one’s spiritual state)
Other three Principles taught by Khwajah Shah Baha’uddin Naqshbandi (Q.S) as an additional three methods of training the students were:
9-Awareness of time (Wuquf E Zamani), 10-Counting the Zikr repetitions (Wuquf e Adadi), 11-Constant Attachment of Heart to God (Wuquf E Qalbi)
In this article I am inspired to write about: “Awareness of Time”or Wuquf E Zamani
Awareness of time (Wuquf E Zamani):
A person’s birth, life, death and resurrection bound by time. He must be aware of time. Time are two kind, the Created time and the Eternal (Infinite Time). Time is the Manifestation the “Kursiyy” of Allah. The Manifestation of His Attributes in the Created world is Manifested through Time.
One must utilize his time to remember Allah and in useful things that is commanded in Sunnah (traditions of Prophet Muhammad alaihiswalathu wa salam).
When you lose a second from your life span, it has gone forever. You cannot regain the time that you have lost. The Messenger of Allah says:
On the authority of Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took me by the shoulder and said, “Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a wayfarer.” And Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say, “In the evening do not expect [to live until] the morning, and in the morning do not expect [to live until] the evening. Take [advantage of] your health before times of sickness, and [take advantage of] your life before your death.” [Al-Bukhari] 40 Hadith Nawawi.
One of the things I always regret and ask Allah’s forgiveness is that the time I have lost before I realize how important time is.
We are living in the End of Times, one of the phenomena of this time is that time itself pass very quickly, because of the Hour is approaching.
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said(alaihiswalathu wa salam said), “The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until (religious) knowledge will be taken away (by the death of religious learned men), earthquakes will be very frequent,time will pass quickly, afflictions will appear, murders will increase and money will overflow amongst you.” (See Hadith No. 85 Vol 1). (Sahih Bukhari Book 17, Hadith 146)
So utilize your free times, and good times for the worship of Allah and constructing worthy deeds in your life. A person who is concerned about his time will never spend it on things that is not concerned about him.
For example , you are 20 years old ,If you have a fixed amount of money with you given by your father, for example 900,000 Pounds for your rest of the life, and there is no way you will find away for another income, then will you spend that money carelessly? , How will you spend it?, Ok, let’s say you spend half of it by the time you reach 30s , you got only 350,000 left. This time you start realizing the importance of spending correct way what you have left with you.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him.”A hasan (good) hadeeth which was related by at-Tirmidhi and others in this fashion.Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah related.
What concern to you is your salvation, and how you spend your time to work for Aakhirath (hereafter life). So be careful how you spend your time. It is said that in London High street “An Hour” of a solicitor to deal with your civil or criminal counselling and undertaking cost 500-1000 pounds. So how much it worth your time spending here to fix your case in the Judgement day?
Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are two blessings which many people waste: health and free time.” Sahih Bukhari 6049
If you are really believing in the Judgement Day, then you would prepare with all your time for fixing your case in the Court of Allah!. So In our Way (the Naqshbandi Tariqah) we are watching our time, every seconds. Even if we are busy with the affairs of the world, our heart remain busy with Allah, remembering and glorifying him. This is the Naqshbandi Heart, we do not know about others.
The Life of a true Naqshbandi is connected to Allah through Time. When Allah says “Allah is Encompassing the disbelievers from all side (2:19… Wallahu Muheethwumm-Bil Kaafireen) , Allah Subhana Wa Ta’ala declares that they are with in His Hands and spared them in their transgression for some time.
So do not wait to repent and become a good person when you become old!, This attitude has become a custom among South Asians, enjoy and commit all sins in youth and do not pray, but start prayer , grow beard , fast and going to Mosques when you are in 40s and above! Do you think that you are not accountable for the past life that you lived without fulfilling your obligations?
You are responsible for the time you wasted, and the only solution for this problem is you contribute your time to fulfill the obligations you missed in your past days. So since you attained puberty , you are obligated to fulfill your contracts with your Lord. This is the highest Adab in the Tariqah, but you may do as you wish , or seek guidance from your Shaykh.
Allah says in Quran 5:1 O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts
So in the Tariqah, it require a disciple to have “Awareness of Time”. Since time is the Manifestation of Allah, spending that time in things that Allah is happy with His Servants, is most important.
ABUSING TIME IS FORBIDDEN:
Abu Huraira reported: I heard Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: The son of Adam abuses Dahr (the time), whereas I am Dahr since in My hand are the day and the night. (Sahih Muslim Book #027, Hadith #5580)
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle said, “Allah said, ‘The son of Adam hurts me for he abuses timethough I am time: in My Hands are all things, and I cause the revolution of day and night.’ (Sahih Bukhari,Book #60, Hadith #351)
Some people curse the time for which they have been wasted, or lost. If you lost something it is you alone who is responsible. So the morals of a Murid must be that he may respect the Time that is Surrounded him and catching his life span and annihilating his days on the Earth!
Quran 42:30 Whatever misfortune happens to you, is because on the things your hands have wrought, and for many (of them) He grants forgiveness.
Hadith: “Whatever of good reaches you, is from Allah, but whatever of evil befalls you, is from yourself” [means] it is a punishment, O son of Adam, for your sins. And he said: We are told that the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say: “No man is scratched by a thorn, or stumbles, or has a twitching in a vein, except for a sin, and what Allah forgives is greater.”
Because the Time has a significant part in the life of a believer, Naqshbandi Shaykhs carried the Zikr of Allah though the “Silent Zikr” while outwardly busy with the works of the world’s day to day affairs (farming, trade, sheep herding etc), it was in the Bukhara, and other parts of Central Asia where the Tariqah flourished, the Silk Route which is the famous trade route pass through this lands. Long Journeys between Istanbul and Central Asia keep the disciples away from Shaykhs for months or even years. So the Shaykhs by their spiritual power imprint Zikr of Allah in the Sincere devotee of the path. This Zikr constantly repeat in the heart of a Murid (seeker), wherever he is, whether he is awake or asleep, whether he is busy or free!
Thus this Zikr in the heart that guard his day to day life, and making aware of his time, and how he should spend his time in the Path!. Since all these 11 principles are inter-related, repetition of the explanation occurs.
Time cannot be seen by naked eye or touched, It can be expressed through a device (clock) , like we express God through His names and Attributes. So those who deny the Almighty God (atheists) let them show me time, while they also believing in time!
Awareness of Special times and Days:
Some times are special and more beneficial to do Zikr, like after Fajr, between maghrib and Isha prayers. Some days and nights are special. A seeker must be aware of special times, days and nights in order to gain maximum benefit from it.
Narrated ‘Aisha(R.A): Allah’s Apostle said, “Search for the Night of Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan.” (Sahih Bukhari,Book 32, Hadith 234)
So again, Awareness of time is a vast topic, this is only brief reminder ,not a complete article.
Allahumma Swalli Alaa Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa alaa Aali Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa Sallim
Madad Ya Al Haqqani Madad Ya Sahibu Saif, Madad Ya Ambiya Wa Awliya Allah
There are eight Naqshbandi Principles formulated by the Imam of the Khwajagan (early Naqshabndi Silsila) order , Hazret Shaykh Abdul Khaliq Ghujdavani (Q.S) and three other principles formulated by the Imam of the Tariqah Khwajah Muhammad Baha’uddin Naqshbandi Al-Uwaisi Al-Bukhari (Q.S).
They are:
1-Hosh Dar Dam (Awareness of breath), 2-Nazar Bar Qadam (Watching the step), 3-Safar dar Watan (Inward Journey in the Spiritual Path), 4-Khalwat Dar Anjuman (Solitude in the Society) , 5-Yad Kard (Reminding outwardly and inwardly of God’s Name), 6-Baz Gasht (return to the responsibilities of a person according to Shari’ah after performing pure Zikr), 7-Concentration on God (Yaddasht), 8-Nigadasht (Guarding one’s spiritual state)
Other three Principles taught by Khwajah Shah Baha’uddin Naqshbandi (Q.S) as an additional three methods of training the students were:
9-Awareness of time (Wuquf E Zamani), 10-Counting the Zikr repetitions (Wuquf e Adadi), 11-Constant Attachment of Heart to God (Wuquf E Qalbi)
In this article I am inspired to write about: “Guarding One’s Spiritual State”or Nigahdasht
Guarding One’s Spiritual State (Nigahdasht):
It is one of the most difficult part of the seeker. The seeker must be a watchful soldier against his ego. The ego never dies until the soul depart from the body, but it can be controlled, guided and guarded. Be a guardian of your ego. Be watchful the notion of your ego and motion of your desires.
LOVE AND SINCERITY TO THE SHAYKH:
In our Path (Tariqa Naqshabndiyya),arriving at the degree of perfection is related to a loving bond (Rabita) with the exemplary Shaykh . The Sincere disciple is, through his love of the Shaykh, receives divine energy (Fayd) from the inner being (Batin)of the Shaykh and becomes colored with the color of the Shaykh, by having an essential connection to the Shaykh or annihilation in the Shaykh (Fana fi Shaykh), the beginning of true annihilation in God (Fana Filla). Anyone doing Zikr without bonding his heart with the Master and without achieving annihilation in the Shaykh will not reach”-Khwajah Muhammad Ma’sum , in Maktubat
It is said On the authority of Tameem ibn Aus ad-Daree (ra):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The deen (religion) is naseehah (advice,sincerity).” We said, “To whom?” He (ﷺ) said, “To Allah, His Book, His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk.” [Muslim]
It is clear evident that fully entering in Islam cannot be possible without the sincerity with Allah the Messenger (alaihiswalathu wa salam) and the Shaykh (the Muslim leader or Imam one follow)!
God Almighty teach us through his beloved Prophet alaihiswalathu wa salam. Iblees could not guard his spiritual rank, so he become Satan.
When Shaykh Muhyiddin Abdul Qadir Jilani (Q.S) was walking, Satan try to fool him, and he defeated Satan. Satan replied: “I have caused many Saints to lose their Sainthood”
Ego and Satan working 24 hours in partnership to destroy one’s status in the divine presence. But the Mercy of the Lord Forbearing and forgiving us. Ego can be made as a servant to our Soul thus making it as a servant to Allah.
So many people including big Shaykhs in Tariqat loosing their spiritual ranks. they have been brought down from their seats,, because of their ego sometimes fooling them when they take friendship with wealthy and rulers, and attack the pious ascetics.
So without a heavenly support, it is hard to guard one’s Faith (Imaan) and his spiritual progress. A Seeker must be well mannered and keep highest standard of morals and discipline to keep his spiritual state safe. If you have a guaranteed heavenly support, then Allah Almighty will send those who will guard you from all sides and with in yourself.
A person can learn All verses in Quran with it’s exegesis (tafseer), all recorded Hadiths (traditions of Prophet Muhammad alaihiswalathu wa salam) ,by heart four Schools of Law (Madhab) , yet he can die the death of Jahiliya (pre-Islamic death), if he do not know how to guard the Sanctity of the Quran that is in his heart, the sanctity of the hadith that he recorded in his heart, and the respect for the Law of Allah that he studied and imprinted in his heart.
This is why following a Shaykh of Tariqah (Tasawwuf/Science of Purification) is very important and having a heavenly support is necessary to become an Imam/leader. Without heavenly support, how can you be an Imam/leader? Your certification must come from an eternal authority. Not from a commercial institution!
So we can see that guarding one’s spiritual progress require spiritual support, morals and manners.
It is said in Sahih Bukhari: Book 89
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar: Allah’s Apostle (alaihiswalathu wa salam) said, “Surely! Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his charges: The Imam (ruler) of the people is a guardian and is responsible for his subjects; a man is the guardian of his family (household) and is responsible for his subjects; a woman is the guardian of her husband’s home and of his children and is responsible for them; and the slave of a man is a guardian of his master’s property and is responsible for it. Surely, everyone of you is a guardian and responsible for his charges.”
If you are the Servant of Allah and His Messenger (alaihiswalathu wa salam), then you are responsible for guarding the properties of Islam according to your charge. That is to keep the honor of Allah and His Messenger (alaihiswalathu wa salam) in your life, and keep the honor of Quran and Sunnah in your life style.
We ask Allah’s Forgiveness and Guidance and We are repenting to Him for the wrong deeds we have committed. So you must be responsible with the knowledge and guidance you received. When you drop it, that time you put your spiritual progress in decline!
Recently I read, someone writing in facebook: “I need a break from Islam, i feel heavy and bored, can I still love and worship Allah without associating with Muslims”?
This kind of understanding is coming from misguidance and error. You were not with the Islam that Allah says in the Quran and Sunnah, that is taught to us by the Prophet alaihiswalathu wa salam.
Lying, back biting, gossiping, jealousy,greed, materialistic life style,,lust, arrogance, stubbornness, heedlessness, ignorance,insanity, lack of sincerity, lack of morals and manner etc will bring one’s spiritual progress to decline.
Prophet alaihiswalathu wa salam said: “The best of you is one who has the best manners”
In another place it is said: “The best of you is the one who learn Quran and teach it”
So the best one will be the one with knowledge of Quran , and practicing according to it and have good manners and then teach it.
Allah says: 61:2-3 O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do? Great is hatred in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do.
So a best one cannot be someone who do not practice what he learned but teach it to others! A best one cannot speak things that is hated by Allah!
As a seeker in the Naqshbandi Sufi Way, the Jihad (Struggle) of a Seeker must be guarding his own Soul from his vein desires corrupting it!
We shall not have much business in this world, it is a short time stop of a traveler.
Guarding one’s spiritual state also require stand firm in the Law of Allah (Shari’ah) and Protecting one’s heart from evil things.
Allah says in Quran chapter 113Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak,From the evil of that which He created,And from the evil of darkness when it settles,And from the evil of the blowers in knots, And from the evil of an envier when he envies.”
Quran 114: From the evil of the retreating whisperer –Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind-From among the jinn and mankind.”
The innovators who say there is no Spiritual Knowledge and Spiritual experiences , they did not understand nothing from Islam.
On the authority of an-Nu’man ibn Basheer (ra), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, “That which is lawful is clear and that which is unlawful is clear, and between the two of them are doubtful matters about which many people do not know. Thus he who avoids doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his religion and his honor, but he who falls into doubtful matters [eventually] falls into that which is unlawful, like the shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Truly every king has a sanctuary, and truly Allah’s sanctuary is His prohibitions. Truly in the body there is a morsel of flesh, which, if it be whole, all the body is whole, and which, if it is diseased, all of [the body] is diseased. Truly, it is the heart.”[Bukhari & Muslim]
So we see that following the Law of Allah is necessary to guard one’s spiritual progress
The Shaykhs of the Naqshbandi Way is concentrating in transforming the hearts of a believer as a Sanctuary for Allah. That his heart may be given training to make it a place where Allah is often remembered and worshiped. A heart that constantly remember Allah. That is the work of a Naqshbandi Shaykh which he trains his murid to become on to.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Do not envy one another, and do not inflate prices for one another, and do not hate one another, and do not turn away from one another, and do not undercut one another in trade, but [rather] be slaves of Allah and brothers [amongst yourselves]. A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim: he does not oppress him, nor does he fail him, nor does he lie to him, nor does he hold him in contempt. Taqwa (piety) is right here [and he pointed to his chest three times]. It is evil enough for a man to hold his brother Muslim in contempt. The whole of a Muslim is inviolable for another Muslim: his blood, his property, and his honour.” [Muslim]
I would advise every seeker to study 40 Hadiths Book of Imam Nawawi (R.A) for it is the foundation of the Tariqah
Allahumma Swalli Alaa Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa alaa Aali Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa Sallim
Madad Ya Al Haqqani Madad Ya Sahibu Saif, Madad Ya Ambiya Wa Awliya Allah
There are eight Naqshbandi Principles formulated by the Imam of the Khwajagan (early Naqshabndi Silsila) order , Hazret Shaykh Abdul Khaliq Ghujdavani (Q.S) and three other principles formulated by the Imam of the Tariqah Khwajah Muhammad Baha’uddin Naqshbandi Al-Uwaisi Al-Bukhari (Q.S).
They are
1-Hosh Dar Dam (Awareness of breath), 2-Nazar Bar Qadam (Watching the step), 3-Safar dar Watan (Inward Journey in the Spiritual Path), 4-Khalwat Dar Anjuman (Solitude in the Society) , 5-Yad Kard (Reminding outwardly and inwardly of God’s Name), 6-Baz Gasht (return to the responsibilities of a person according to Shari’ah after performing pure Zikr), 7-Concentration on God (Yaddasht), 8-Nigadasht (Guarding one’s spiritual state)
Other three Principles taught by Khwajah Shah Baha’uddin Naqshbandi (Q.S) as an additional three methods of training the students were:
9-Awareness of time (Wuquf E Zamani), 10-Counting the Zikr repetitions (Wuquf e Adadi), 11-Constant Attachment of Heart to God (Wuquf E Qalbi)
In this article I am inspired to write about “Solitude in the Society”Khalwat Dar Anjuman”
SOLITUDE IN THE SOCIETY:
These 11 principles are inter-related. But I believe the beginning and progress in the every of all other principle is based on the Khalwat Dar Anjuman”
One who is busy with the world cannot be busy with his purpose in the way (Tariqah), A Seeker must therefore busy with what concern him.
Some people asking why they are not sent to practice Outward Seclusion . Some Shaykhs were send to Seclude in the lonely places, however their heart become busy with where there and what they were busy with in day today life. So where returned without any benefit of seclusion.
Solitude in the Crowd is the discipline of the heart, you remain detached from the temptations and desires of the lower world. Some people may go to seclude in Jungle and they may not be able to get their heart with them, so even though they are in the middle of Jungle or Wilderness, they are busy with thoughts and worries about their family, wealth and social status in their society.
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the unbeliever.”Sahih Muslim 2956
Some people they may reach somewhere for seclusion, but unfortunately their heart becomes attached to the place they secluded.
Seclusion in the Society is when you are busy with Zikr of Allah and keeping your heart free from any attachments while you are in the streets/crowds.
The basic seclusion in society is to collect the thoughts from hearing and seeing and relate it with God’s prohibitions and lawfulness. To fill the thoughts about Allah. When you walk through the streets, suddenly you see a woman, you seclude from her by preventing yourself from having further look at her, because you remember God’s Word: “Lower your gaze” (Quran 24:30 Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts.)
It is narrated in a Hadith that : “There is no sin in first seeing what is forbidden as it occur unintentionally”, but second time when you look at a forbidden thing, it become harmful in the spiritual way.
Another example, you going to a Zoo or walking in a country side, you are seeing a bird or animal, and you relate that creation to the remembrance of Allah and remain secluded from the creations and turning heart to the Creator.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him.” A hasan (good) hadeeth which was related by at-Tirmidhi and others in this fashion. (40 hadith, Imam Nawawi)
Solitude is either with in the Society or by isolating yourself from the society. First one is You seclude yourself and engage in the Zikr of Allah in the heart or just moving lips and tongue without making any loud voice while physically among all kinds of people. Second one you go to lonely place where it is free from any distractions and engage in the remembrance of Allah.
Both type of Seclusion are Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (alaihiswalathu wa salam). He (alaihiswalathu wa salam) used to pray night prayers while he is with his family and Ayesha (R.A) had her feet near the Prophet (s.a.w), Prophet alaihiswalathu wa salam, in the beginning often goes to the Cave (Al Hira) on Mount of Light (Jabal Noor) and used seclude for many days isolating himself from the rest of the people of Makkah!
So anyone who think this Naqshbandi Principle is an Innovation, he is a fool and does not need to quarrel with him. Because Solitude in the Crowd also mean to stay away from the corrupter and innovators and be busy with the Truth (Al Haqq). But anyone humble enough to study and accept the truth and follow it, there is no blame to clarify their doubts and questions. But quarrelsome people are surely sent by your enemies who want to block your spiritual progress!
You are not concerned about what people thinking about you , you are concerned about what Allah and His Prophet Seeing about you. You are among the people but you are not influenced by them. You are influenced by God Almighty and His Emissary! you are like Lotus that is the middle of dirty Water, The Lotus remain uncontaminated by the Water in the Pond! You are non-stick, your heart has a Teflon coating, wherever you are it is secluded from things that are against the Commandments of God! . You are not praying for the people, your dressings not for Telecasting for live Broadcast in TV or Internet, your manners are not to show people. But only for the sake of Allah.
As for the Naqshbandi Way, the Goal of a Murid (Seeker) is his God-the Absolute Truth the Merciful and Loving (Al Haqq Ar-Rahman Al Wadood)
The Seeker must not have Pride, Arrogance, greed, anger, lust, Jealousy etc!. All these are the nature of the people of the lower of world and society is bound by this nature. So Solitude in the society does not mean, to be blind, dumb and deaf.
One of the reasons most students of Tasawwuf (Tariqah) loss spiritual progress is because they have one more more of the above symptoms in their heart, to their fellow Murids or people who are around them.
Even so many Shaykhs have drowned by such sickness , so they have been lost their promised status. Because every promise from the heavenly world requires a new description!.
If you close your eyes, ears and mouth, then it may cause fatal consequences. But it means to seclude from the nature of society and seclude from evil that is around you.
Seek Solitude from Haram , Solitude from the Ego, Solitude from things that does not concern you. The worst enemy is the Ego, not the Society. So it came to my heart that, Solitude from the egos is greater solitude.
Because Allah says: (Quran 9:119 O YOU who have attained to faith! Remain conscious of God, and be among those who are true to their word!)
RENUNCIATION-THE PERFECTION OF SOLITUDE:
On the authority of Abu al-’Abbas Sahl bin Sa’ad as-Sa’idee (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:
A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allah, direct me to an act which, if I do it, [will cause] Allah to love me and the people to love me.” So he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Renounce the world and Allah will love you, and renounce what the people possess and the people will love you.” A hasan hadeeth related by Ibn Majah and others with good chains of authorities.حديث حسن، رَوَاهُ ابْنُ مَاجَهْ [رقم:4102]، وَغَيْرُهُ بِأَسَانِيدَ حَسَنَةٍ also in 40 Hadith Nawawi
These the vast topics, but it is an incomplete short note, that can be explained to individual to individual.
Insha Allah we will bring some examples for other 10 principles in the Naqshbandi Sufi Way.
THE ISLAMIC (WAHHABI) BELIEF: Allah is above the heavens Allah (subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa) says in the Quraan – “Do you feel secure, that He (Allah), who is above the heavens, will not cause the earth to sink with you.” (Quraan, Chapter 67, Verse 16). And in a long Hadith found in Saheeh Muslim, it is narrated that the companion Mu`awiyah ibn al-Hakam,(Radhiallaahu Anhu) slapped his servant girl who used to tend his sheep, and as a result when to the Prophet (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) and asked what should be done as an atonement for having slapped her. The Prophet (sallallaahu`alaihi wa sallam)replied, “Bring her to me” so Mu`awiyah brought her to the Prophet(sallallaahu `alaihi a sallam). The Prophet (sallallaahu `alaihi wa salaam) then asked her,”Where is Allah?” and she replied “Above the Sky” then the Prophet (sallallaahu`alaihi wa salaam ) asked her, “Who am I?” and he replied, “You are Allah’s Messenger”, so the Prophet (sallallaah u `alaihiwa salaam) said, “Free her, for verily she is a true believer.”(Saheeh Muslim, Vol 1, Hadith #1094, English Translation)
THE NAQSHBANDI BELIEF:Allah is EverywhereOn page 13 of the book Haqiqat ul Haqqani it reads, “Allah Almighty is everywhere but specially in the Baitullaah as He has Himself called it the house of Allah. For it to be called the house of the Lord, the Lord of the house must be in it.” The concept of Allah being everywhere is not Islamic as the above Quraanic Aayah and the authentic hadith confirm. Indeed if Allah was everywhere then there would be no need for the Prophet (sallallaahu `alaihi wa salaam) to go up throughthe seven skies on the night of Mi`raaj to meet Allah – he would have been in the direct presence of Allah in his very own house.
REFUTATION OF THE ABOVE FALSE ACCUSATION:
Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem, Allahumma Swalli Alaa Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa Ala Aali Sayyidina Muhamamdin Wa Sallim.
In the above statement Wahhabi take Hadith singled out and then twisting the Hadith and Quran verses to fit their belief like that of the dark ages of the Middle ages!
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alaihi wa salaam) then asked her,”Where is Allah?” and she replied “Above the Sky” then the Prophet (sallallaahu`alaihi wa salaam ) asked her, “Who am I?” and he replied, “You are Allah’s Messenger”, so the Prophet (sallallaah u `alaihiwa salaam) said, “Free her, for verily she is a true believer.”(Saheeh Muslim, Vol 1, Hadith #1094, English Translation)
So what is the meaning of the above Hadith with the whole context of Quran and Sunnah?
We believe Allah is not bound by HIS Creations, Space , time or distance. So Allah is Where before He Created the heavens and earth. Why you talking too much about Allah when you do not even know yourself?. You claim that you can understand Allah when you cannot even understand your own Soul?
Quran 17:85 And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, “The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little.”
But Wahhabiya speak like they are the best of people and have full knowledge of Allah. Several hadith warns about this misguided sect Wahhabiya who emerged by destroying Khilafat and traditional beliefs of the Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamah Khalifas (Ottomans-hanafi-Sufi)
It is a great lie and a false claim and misguidance to fix Allah in a chair or a in a Creation!
“Those who know himself knows Allah”- Imam Ali (A.S) Said.
So for the understanding of limited human thinking and to comprehend to people. The learnt may say: Allah is everywhere.
So they quote the Hadith “Allah is Above the Sky” out of context. So they are not asking where is earth?. Isn’t earth above the sky?. may be middle age Wahhabis do not believe it. But one who stand above the Moon can say, he saw earth above the sky of the moon”
Where is earth? , Where is Allah? In Sky
So if all planets and all Creations are in the Sky, then where is human being?, Are we not in the sky?. You may say: I am in the bus, I am in New York City, I am in America etc at the same time. This is what the Hadith means.
Allah is Omnipresent , The Quran verses says:
Quran 2:55 (Ayathul Kursi)………. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).
Quran 50:16 And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein
2:153 O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.
FURTHER PROOF IN QURAN: WHERE DID MUSA (A.S) MET ALLAH? IN HEAVENS OR IN EARTH?:
Quran 20:10-13 Behold, he saw a fire: So he said to his family, “Tarry ye; I perceive a fire; perhaps I can bring you some burning brand therefrom, or find some guidance at the fire.”But when he came to the fire, a voice was heard: “O Moses! “Verily I am thy Lord! therefore (in My presence) put off thy shoes:thou art in the sacred valley Tuwa. And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed [to you].
The valley is sacred because it is where Allah has revealed Himself to Hazret Musa (Alaihissalam)
Oh Jahil Wahhabis, were Allah Present on Earth at Thuwa Valley? , Why you misguiding people with your Satanic Religion called “Wahhabism/Salafism/Ahle Hadith”?
Prophet alaihiswalathu wa salam warns against wahhabis: Sahih MuslimNarrated Hudhaifa bin al-yaman: The people used to ask allah’s Apostle about good, but I used to ask him about evil for fear that it might overtake me. Once I said, “O allah’s Apostle! We were in ignorance and in evil and allah has bestowed upon us the present good; will there by any evil after this good?” He said, “Yes.” I asked, “Will there be good after that evil?” He said, “Yes, but it would be tained with Dakhan (i.e. Little evil).” I asked, “What will its Dakhan be?” He said, “There will be some people who will lead (people) according to principles other than my tradition. You will see their actions and disapprove of them.” I said, “Will there by any evil after that good?” He said, “Yes, there will be some people who will invite others to the doors of Hell, and whoever accepts their invitation to it will be thrown in it (by them).” I said, “O allah’s Apostle! Describe those people to us.” Hesaid, “They will belong to us and speak our language” I asked, “What do you order me to do if such a thing should take place in my life?” He said, “Adhere to the group of Muslims and their Chief.” I asked, “If there is neither a group (of Muslims) nor a chief (what shall I do)?” He said, “Keep away from all those different sects, even if you had to bite (i.e. eat) the root of a tree, till you meet allah while you are still in that state.” (Book #56, Hadith #803)
The Main Body and the chief/Imams/Caliphs were Ottomans, the Sunni-Sufi-hanafi Madhab follwers. They were turks from the West of Arabia. They were not Arabs. The Above Hadith only fit on Wahhabiya!
Are you on earth and your jugular veins are above the sky?
Quran 2:115 ( translation Yusuf Ali): To Allah belong the east and the West: Whithersoever ye turn, there is the presence of Allah. For Allah is all-Pervading, all-Knowing.
2:19 But Allah is ever round the rejecters of Faith!
WHAT HADITH SAY:
The closest that a servant is to his Lord is when he is in prostration.” (Muslim)
ALLAH IS WITH HIS CREATIONS:
The Messenger of Allah said, ‘Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, will say on the Day of Rising, ‘Son of Adam, I was ill and you did not visit Me.’ The man will say, ‘O Lord, how could I visit You when You are the Lord of the worlds?’ He will say, ‘Do you not know that My slave so-and-so was ill and you did not visit him? Do you not know that if you had visited him, you would have found Me with him?O son of Adam, I asked you for food and you did not feed Me?’ He will say, ‘O Lord, how could I feed You when You are the Lord of the worlds?’ He will say, ‘Do you not know that My slave so-and-so asked you for food and you did not feed him? Do you not know that if you had fed him, you would have found that with Me. O son of Adam, I asked you for water and you did not give it to Me.’ He will say, ‘O Lord, how could I give You water when You are the Lord of the worlds?’ He will say, ‘My slave so-and-so asked you for water and you did not give it to him. Do you not know that if you had given him water, you would have found that with Me?'” [Sahih Muslim]
CONCLUSION:
This wisdoms that came to my heart and I could gather the references for it from salafi authenticated sources in a short time that came to my heart is just because of the spiritual support of my Shaykhs and the Light of Allah (Noorullah) that enable me to under take defending the Truth and warning against misguided sects that attack Awliya Allah and Ahlul Bayth.
We say Lakum deenukum waliya deen, mind your own business. So stop your false tawheed classes with the hijacked label of “salaf Salih”
So isn’t Allah able to Reveal to Our Prophet alaihiswalathu wa salam, in his own home, as He Revealed to Hazreth Musa Alaihissalam in the Valley of Tuva?
There are more to speak on this topic. But this is sufficient for those who got basic intelligence !
Jouhar Ali Naqshbandi Al-Hassani and Shaykh Muhammad Adil Efendi (Present Grand Shaykh of the Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi order)
THEISLAMIC (WAHHABI) BELIEF: Allah is the Only Truth
Allah (subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa) says in the Quraan –
“That is because Allah – He is the Truth and it is He who gives life to dead.” (Quraan, Chapter 22, Verse 6)
THE NAQSHBANDI BELIEF: Aba Yazid al-Bistami is the Truth
On page 15 of the book The Naqshbandi Way it reads –
“Whoever recites this Ayah even a single time will attain a high rank and a great position, he will get what the Prophets and saints could not get, and will arrive at the stage of Aba Yazid al-Bistami, the Imam of the order who
said: “I am the Truth (al-Haqq).”
WAHHABI BELIEF:The above statement I am the Truth – is a clear example of Shirk (association) in the aspect of the Names and Attributes of Allah, since Al-Haqq in the definite form, is one of Allah’s unique attributes and is not shared by any created being or thing unless preceded by the prefix `Abd meaning “Slave of” or “Servant of”. (In fact the Mystical- Hallaaj was publicly executed as an apostate for daring to openly claim divinity in his infamous pronouncement “Anal-Haqq”- I am the Truth.)
Refutation of the above accusation:
Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem
Allahumma Swalli Ala Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa Alaa Aali Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa Sallim
Below is the Wahhabi Accusation and it’s refutation on the subject “Anal Haqq-I am the Truth“ Witnessing of the Saints of Allah.
From the above foolish statements of Wahhabis, it is clear that, they are just one sect among 72 misguided sects, who did not get the correct understanding and wisdom of Quran.
Allah Subhana Wa Ta’ala says in Quran: 3:18There is no god but He: That is the witness of Allah, His angels, and those endued with knowledge, standing firm on justice. There is no god but He, the Exalted in Power, the Wise. (Translation Yusuf Ali)
This verse explaining takes hours, but to minimize the length of writing, the Witness of Allah and those who endued with knowledge is that there is no God but Allah. So when an ordinary believer says: “There is no God but Allah” is different from the meaning and understanding and submission of the “Angles and Ulool ilm”
You cannot say, every believer’s witness is the same!. It is clearly known belief that “Angels do not have their own Will Power”, so when a person understand the above verse in Aal imran (18), he must understand that, Angels are in Fana Fillah, in their maqam.
So those satins who reach in the highest spiritual levels like Prophets (as the Hadith says: Scholars are the heirs of Prophets and Scholars are like the Prophets of Israel). The Scholars are the inheritors of the Prophetic Tawheed , who are among the “Ulool ilm” which is mentioned in Quran 3:18 verse.
The Prophets are Infallible (masoom) because they attained such rank and wisdom that rule over them. Some saints who have attained such levels may have uttered words of selflessness in complete annihilation in the “Tawheed of Allah” as it is related in Sura 3 verse 18.
I do not know how to explain it in words, it is impossible to explain in words.
But Almighty God has put in example in the relationship between Man and Woman in their co-habitation. So that they may think about their attraction to their opposite sex ans how it undertake their physical relationship and how the two souls become one.
So when you google to find your “soul mate” , try to understand, what divine wisdom is behind this human marriage between man and woman.
So as mentioned in Aal Imran (3:18), to Witness the Faith as “Allah Witnessed” “There is no god but He: That is the witness of Allah, His angels, and those endued with knowledge,
This is the witness of Allah: “la ilaha Illaa hoo”, ahh you don’t even like Sufis doing Zikr of “Hoo” “hoo”, Anthal Hadee anthal Haqqu laisal Hadee illaa hoo”
You saying Sufis making up Zikr when the Zikr is in 3:18. So to witness Allah’s Oneness as Allah Witness, the Angles and Saints must be dressed with “Divine attributes”, since mere human cannot attain the Witness as Allah Witness.
This is why Prophet alaihiswalathu wa salam says: “Beware, the vision of a true believer, for he sees with the Light of Allah”
You are saying, the rank of attaining “The Truth” is Shirk!
How do you then believe the above Hadith: “Believer sees with the Light of Allah (Noor Allah)
Don’t you think “Noor” is also Allah’s definite name?!
A Saint who reach in the Truth (Al Haqq) and nothing remains him except “Truth” and he then says “I am the truth” is not shirk,because it is not him it says, rather it is the God’s Inspiration through his tongue!
Some Example for Using Allah’s Names:
WAHHABI IGNORANCE OF AL WAHHAB-WAHHABI SALAF-SALAFI AND AR’RAHM-AR-RAHMAN:
Sahih Bukhari,Narrated ‘Aisha: (the wife of the Prophet) The Prophet said, “The word ‘Ar-Rahm’ (womb) derives its name from ‘Ar-Rahman’(i.e. Allah). So whosoever keeps good relations with it (womb i.e. Kith and kin), Allah will keep good relations with him, and whosoever will sever it (i.e. severs his bonds of Kith and kin) Allah too will sever His relations with him. (Book #73, Hadith #18)
Since “As-Salam” is Allah’s Name, according to Wahhabi logic, how can someone say to another “Assalam alaikum”, Assalam up on you”? wHile Wahhabi believe Allah in heavens?
IN QURAN ALLAH USING HIS NAMES OF ATTRIBUTES WITH THE CREATIONS:
Doesn’t Allah say: Quran 2:257God is the Protector of those who have faith: from the depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light. Of those who reject faith the patrons are the evil ones: from light they will lead them forth into the depths of darkness. They will b e companions of the fire, to dwell therein (For ever). ???
Allah bring them into Noor (Ila Noor), since there is no 99 persons for One Allah, why don’t you understand, when they Enter in “Noor”-Ila Noor , they also enter in “Al Haqq” other divine attributes, according to their rank and according to What Allah reveal to them about HIM?
Or you wicked sect believe that One Allah in 99 persons like Christians believe One Allah in three persons? ehhh
Or are you going to deny that, Al-Noor is not Allah’s Name? or “Ila Noor” to Light is different to “Al Noor”. If you believe so, then your false tawheed is already in vain!. Because now you will have to admit that Quran is using Allah’s name in regard to the creations!
I suggest you that you better acknowledge that you understood nothing from Islam (Quran and sunnah) and go to a Shaykh of Tarbiyyath from a well known Sufi tariqah, leave your ego behind (the ego that depended on eyes and ears to learn with corrupt intellect) which corrupted your faith, and submit to a Shaykh and learn tawheed and deen from him.
Quran 78:39 That Day will be the sure Truth: (Zaalikal Yaumul Haqq)
In Quran a day is related with the word “Al Haqq”! , and Wahhabis say with their misunderstanding only “Allah is Haqq”
Quran 39: 5Mohsin Khan: He has created the heavens and the earth with truth. He makes the night to go in the day and makes the day to go in the night. And He has subjected the sun and the moon. Each running (on a fixed course) for an appointed term. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving.
“Khalaqa Samaawaathi wal Arada Bil Haqq”
So the World “Al haqq” is only used for Only Allah’s Definite Essence (Dhaath)?
But in 17:80 , it is As-Sidq (s.a.w) is used instead of “Al Haqq” ,Say: “O my Lord! Let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honour, and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honour; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me).”
So one must have spiritual wisdom to understand this difference. Allah Almighty is not playing with some language and literature in Quran. Quran is furqan, you can’t even distinguish between truth and false hood , and you claim you know Quran!???
The Spiritual State of the One Who Reached in the Perfection of Faith:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Verily Allah ta’ala has said: ‘Whosoever shows enmity to a wali (friend) of Mine, then I have declared war against him. And My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more loved to Me than the religious duties I have obligated upon him. And My servant continues to draw near to me with nafil (supererogatory) deeds until I Love him. When I Love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him; and were he to seek refuge with Me, I would surely grant him refuge.’ ” [Al-Bukhari], Imam Nawawi in 40 Hadith.
So, again the Hadith: “Beware the vision of a true believer for he sees with the Noor of Allah” in context to the above Hadith, such believer may see what others cannot, may hear what others cannot hear!
Quran Proves 4:69All who obey Allah and the messenger are in the company of those on whom is the Grace of Allah,- of the prophets (who teach), the sincere (lovers of Truth), the witnesses (who testify), and the Righteous (who do good): Ah! what a beautiful fellowship!
Many Ahadith Proves, Prophet Muhammad alaihiswalathu wa salam lead prayers for all Prophets during the night of Journey, Musa alaissalam and Adam (A,S) argued in the heavens (Bukhari), Prophet (s.a.w) meeting all Prophets in the heavens during the “miraj” night of ascension.
Narrated Malik bin Sasaa: That the Prophet talked to them about the night of his Ascension to the Heavens. He said, “(Then Gabriel took me) and ascended up till he reached the second heaven where he asked for the gate to be opened, but it was asked, ‘Who is it?’ Gabriel replied, ‘I am Gabriel.’ It was asked, ‘Who is accompanying you?’ He replied, ‘Muhammad.’ It was asked, ‘Has he been called?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ When we reached over the second heaven, I saw Yahya (i.e. John) and Jesus who were cousins. Gabriel said, ‘These are John (Yahya) and Jesus, so greet them.’ I greeted them and they returned the greeting saying, ‘Welcome, O Pious Brother and Pious Prophet!;’ ” (Sahih Byukhari Book #55, Hadith #640)
Before Judgement day, all Prophets in heavens?, Wahhabis think about it and wake up to yourself!
WHAT DOES THE SHAYKH OF WAHHABIS SAY?:
Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab (1115-1201 H./1703-1787 CE)
Following is a quotation from Muhammad Man ar Nu‘mani’s book (p. 85), Ad-Dia’at al-Mukaththafa Didd ash-Shaikh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab: “Shaikh Abdullah, the son of shaikh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab, said aboutTasawwuf: “My father and I don’t deny or criticize the Science of Sufism, but on the contrary we support it because it cleans the external and the internal of the hidden sins which are related to the heart and the outward form. Even though the individual might externally be on the right way, internally he might be on the wrong way; and for its correction tasawwuf is necessary.”
In the fifth volume of the collection of letters by Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab entitled ar-Rasa’il ash-Shakhsiyya, page 11, and again on pages 12, 61, and 64, he states: “I never accused of unbelief Ibn Arabi or Ibn al-Farid for their Sufi interpretations.”
WHAT DOES IBN TAYMIYYA SAYS:
Imam Ibn Taymiyya mentions in the volume Majmu Fatwa Ibn Taymiyya , page 190: “A servant of Allah, Almighty and Exalted, cannot be considered a saint unless he is a true believer. Allah mentions in Qur’an, Surat Yunus, 62-63: “Now surely, on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve; those who believe and guard against evil.”
He then quotes the famous hadith from Bukhari: “My servant draws not near to Me with anything more loved by Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him, and My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him. When I love him I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him, and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant him it. I do not hesitate about anything as much as I hesitate about [seizing] the soul of My faithful servant: he hates death and I hate hurting him.”
He explains the phrase, “Whoever comes against one of My saints is challenging Me to fight” thus: “It means that Allah is expressing: ‘I will seek revenge against anyone who comes against My saints like an aggressive lion.’” (p. 314)
He said (volume 11, page 313): “Allah Almighty will unveil to his saints states that have never been unveiled before and He will give them support without measure. If that saint begins to speak from the things of the unseen, past or present or future, it is considered from the viewpoint of Bab al-cilm al-khariq, miraculous knowledge. Anything that a saint does which is from the unseen, for people or for listeners, of healing or teaching knowledge, it is accepted and we must thank Allah for it.”
In the volume entitled cIlm as-Suluk, (“The Science of Travelling the Way to God”), which consists of the entire 775 pages of volume 10 of Majmaca al-Fatawa, he says (p. 516): “The great Sufi shaikhs are well known and accepted, such as: Bayazid al-Bistami, Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani, Junaid ibn Muhammad, Hasan al-Basri, al Fudayl ibn al-Ayyad, Ibrahim bin al-Adham, Abi Sulayman ad-Daarani, Ma’ruf al-Karkhi, Siri as-Saqati, Shaikh Hammad, Shaikh Abul Bayan.
“Those great Sufis were the leaders of humanity, and they were calling to what is right and forbidding what is wrong.”
Conclusion:
So when Isa A.S say, “I am the way, I am the Truth and I am the Light, no one Goes to the God but by me”, he was not denying God.
But he was the inheritor of divine “truth, guidance and light”. The Jews attacked him,because they did not understand his maqam and spiritual states. Just as the Wahhabis today attack the Saints of God!
Or if someone among you sees with the Light of Allah, then bring him I would be happy to talk to him. Or else it is better for you to mind your own business, and keep away from the Saints of God, so that you may be able to cut short the days of your life in the Jahannam (Hell fire)!
Or make Tawbah and serve the Saints of Allah with whole heart and whole effort. And Insha Allah, next topic will on that as well.
THE ISLAMIC(WAHHABI) BELIEF: None shares with the command of Allah (subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa) says in the Quraan – “Verily, His (Allah’s) command, when He intends a thing,is only that he says to it, “Be! And it is!” – (Chapter 36, Verse 82); and in another place in the Quraan, Allah says = “They have no protector other than Him (Allah); nor does He share His command with any person whatsoever.” – (18:26)
THE NAQSHBANDI BELIEF: Sheikh shares with the command of Allah On page 33 of the book Mercy Oceans – Part 1, it reads “The Power of the wali is such that he only needs to say Kun (be) and that will be. “The above is another example of Shirk (association) in the aspect of the Lordship of Allah, since the Islamic principle of the Lordship of Allah states that no created being can share in Gods attributes and infinite qualities, and any
attempt to givethe ivine attributes to creation is referred to as Shirk (association), the antithesis of Tawheed (singling out Allah alone for worship).
REFUTING THE ABOVE STATEMENTS:
Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem, Allahumma Swalli Ala Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa Ala Aali Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa Sallim
The above Wahhabi statement does not prove that Allah does not give anyone the powers. All Power belongs to Allah, but HE give Power to whomever He Wish. So if Allah wish to give “Power” to someone, He Say: “Kun” and the Power Will be given to the one Whom Allah Wish to give Power.
Allah Says in Quran: 3:26( Yusuf Ali): Say: “O Allah! Lord of Power (And Rule), Thou givest power to whom Thou pleasest, and Thou strippest off power from whom Thou pleasest: Thou enduest with honour whom Thou pleasest, and Thou bringest low whom Thou pleasest: In Thy hand is all good. Verily, over all things Thou hast power.
Quran 16:65And Allah has sent down rain from the sky and given life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who listen.
Example for 16:65, Though Allah Send down the Rain, there are angels in authority who are appointed for it. Angel Michael alaihissalam is in charge of storms and other natural phenomena!
Quran 40:68 He it is Who gives life and causes death, so when He decrees an affair, He only says to it, Be, and it is.
Proof: It is the Angel of death who take the Soul of every believer though Allah cause death, Allah has given the authority to an Angel (Azrail alaihissalam) who take the Soul during death. And it is the Angel Who is Appointed to Form Life in the Womb
FURTHER PROOF: ANGEL SHARING THE COMMAND OF ALLAH (ALLAH IS NOT DIRECTLY COMMANDING IN THE WOMB), THE ANGEL SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LIFE OF THAT IN THE WOMB:
On the authority of Abdullah ibn Masood (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he is the truthful, the believed, narrated to us, “Verily the creation of each one of you is brought together in his mother’s womb for forty days in the form of a nutfah (a drop), then he becomes an alaqah (clot of blood) for a like period, then a mudghah (morsel of flesh) for a like period, then there is sent to him the angel who blows his soul into him and who is commanded with four matters:to write down his rizq (sustenance), his life span, his actions, and whether he will be happy or unhappy (i.e., whether or not he will enter Paradise).By the One, other than Whom there is no deity, verily one of you performs the actions of the people of Paradise until there is but an arms length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him, and so he acts with the actions of the people of the Hellfire and thus enters it; and verily one of you performs the actions of the people of the Hellfire, until there is but an arms length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him and so he acts with the actions of the people of Paradise and thus he enters it.” [Bukhari & Muslim], IMAM NAWAWI IN 40 HADITH
TO FOLLOW THE GOD GIVEN AUTHORITY AMONG YOU:
Quran 4:59 O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you.
Through this verse, it is evident that it is to follow those who are the Caliphs, Ahlul Bayth and Pious Awliya Allah. And religion is sincerity to them. This are recorded in Sahih Muslim and Jami At-Tirmidhi
On the authority of Tameem ibn Aus ad-Daree (may Allah be pleased with him):The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “The deen (religion) is naseehah (sincerity).”We said “To whom?” He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said “To Allah, His Book, His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk.” [Muslim]
FURTHER PROOF:
Prophet Isa alaihissalam sharing the Command of Allah and giving life to the dead!
Quran 3:49 And will make him [‘Iesa (Jesus)] a Messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): “I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I design for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah’s Leave; and I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by Allah’s Leave. And I inform you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses. Surely, therein is a sign for you, if you believe.
Prophet Suleiman (Alaihissalam) having command over the Wind, Birds , jinns and other creatures.4
034.012 And to Solomon (We made) the Wind (obedient): Its early morning (stride)
was a month’s (journey), and its evening (stride) was a month’s (journey); and We
made a Font of molten brass to flow for him; and there were Jinns that worked in
front of him, by the leave of his Lord, and if any of them turned aside from our
command, We made him taste of the Penalty of the Blazing Fire.
034.013 They worked for him as he desired, (making) arches, images, basons as large
as reservoirs, and (cooking) cauldrons fixed (in their places): “Work ye, sons of
David, with thanks! but few of My servants are grateful!”
In another Verse the Holy Qur’an says: “And before Sulaiman were marshalled his hosts–of Jinns, and men and birds and they were all in order and ranks.” (21: 17)
“And (We made) the wind subservient to Sulaiman whereof the morning course was a month’s journey and the course a month’s journey.” (54:12)
“So We subjected the wind to his power, setting fair by his command withersoever he intended” (38:36)
“And unto Sulaiman We subdued the wind in its raging. It flows by his order towards the land which We had blessed And of every thing We are aware.” (21:81)
PROPHET MUSA (A.S) COMMANDING SEA:
So We revealed to Moses , “Strike the sea with your staff.” And it split in two, each part like a towering cliff. And We brought the others right up to it. We rescued Moses and all those who were with him. Then We drowned the rest. There is certainly a Sign in that yet most of them are not believers. Truly your Lord is the Almighty, the Most Merciful. (Qur’an, 26:63-68)
PROPHET MUHAMMAD ALAIHISWALATHU WA SALAM SHARING THE COMMAND OF ALLAH:
Quran 24:46 We have certainly sent down distinct verses. And Allah guides whom He wills to a straight path.
Allah gives through his Beloved Prophet (alaihiswalathu wa salam)
Bukhari :Book 4 : Volume 53 : Hadith 346 Narrated Muawiya: Allah’s Apostle said, “If Allah wants to do good for somebody, he makes him comprehend the Religion (i.e. Islam), and Allah is the Giver and I am Al-Qasim (i.e. the distributor), and this (Muslim) nation will remain victorious over their opponents, till Allah’s Order comes and they will still be victorious “
Imam Malik’s Muwatta: Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Muhammad ibn Jubayr ibn Mutim that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “I have five names. I am Muhammad. I am Ahmad. I am al-Mahi (the effacer), by whom Allah effaces kufr. I am al-Hashir (the gatherer), before whom people are gathered. I am al-Aqib (the last).” 7
PIOUS SAINTS:
Maryam (R.A) Mother Prophet Isa (A.S)
So her Lord (Allah) accepted her with goodly acceptance. He made her grow in a good manner and put her under the care of Zakariya (Zachariya). Every time he entered Al-Mihrab to (visit) her, he found her supplied with sustenance.He said: “O Maryam (Mary)! From where have you got this?” She said, “This is from Allah.” Verily, Allah provides sustenance to whom He wills, without limit.”
While Wahhabiya deny miracles of Saints, While Maryam (A.S) is not a Prophet, but a Great Saint of Allah, who showed miracles in her prayer room.
WHAT ABOUT THE PIOUS SAINTS OF THIS NATION?:
Prophet Muhammad (alaihiswalathu wa salam) says: “Scholars are the heirs of Prophets”
In another narration it is said: “The Scholars of my nation are like the Prophets of Bani Israel”
So who are real scholars?. Are Prophets book and university scholars?
Did they teach from Universities and colleges?
The verses are clearly about the Saints (Awliya Allah) of this Ummah!
THE SHAYKH OF WAHHABIS IBN TAYMIYYA SAYS:
Imam Ibn Taymiyya About Miracles of Saints
“It is said that after the Seal of Prophets (s), revelation does not descend upon anyone else. Why not? In fact it does, but then it is not called ‘revelation.’ It is what the Prophet (s) referred to when he said, ‘The believer sees with the Light of God.’ When the believer looks with God’s Light, he sees all things: the first and the last, the present and the absent. For how can anything be hidden from God’s Light? And if something is hidden, then that is not the Light of God. Therefore the meaning of revelation exists, even if it is not called revelation.”
From Rama’s Fihi ma fihi.
Ibn Taymiyya continues in the same book, Majmu’a Fatawi Ibn Taymiyya: “What is considered as a miracle for a saint is that sometimes the saint might hear something that others do not hear or see something that others do not see, not while asleep, but in a wakened state of vision. He can know things that others cannot know, through revelation or inspiration.”
In another book, Mukhtasar al-Fatawa al-Masriyya, published by al-Madani Publishing House, 1980, page 603, he writes: “The miracles of saints are absolutely true and correct, and acknowledged by all Muslim scholars. The Qur’an has pointed to it in different places, and the Hadith of the Prophet (s) have mentioned it, and whoever denies the miraculous power of saints are innovators or following innovators.”
Imam Ibn Taymiyya mentions in Al Majmua Fatwa Ibn Taymiyya , page 190: “A servant of Allah, Almighty and Exalted, cannot be considered a saint unless he is a true believer. Allah mentions in Qur’an, Surat Yunus, 62-63: “Now surely, on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve; those who believe and guard against evil.”
He then quotes the famous hadith from Sahih Bukhari: “My servant draws not near to Me with anything more loved by Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him, and My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him. When I love him I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him, and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant him it. I do not hesitate about anything as much as I hesitate about [seizing] the soul of My faithful servant: he hates death and I hate hurting him.”
He explains the phrase, “Whoever comes against one of My saints is challenging Me to fight” thus: “It means that Allah is expressing: ‘I will seek revenge against anyone who comes against My saints like an aggressive lion.’” (p. 314)
He said (volume 11, page 313): “Allah Almighty will unveil to his saints states that have never been unveiled before and He will give them support without measure. If that saint begins to speak from the things of the unseen, past or present or future, it is considered from the viewpoint of Bab al-cilm al-khariq, miraculous knowledge. Anything that a saint does which is from the unseen, for people or for listeners, of healing or teaching knowledge, it is accepted and we must thank Allah for it.”
He continues quoting the Prophet’s saying about the saints: “You are the witnesses of Allah on earth.”
Which can be read: 3:18 Allah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge – [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
This refer to Awliya Allah, for they are the exalted witness of Tawheed on earth. Others reading about Tawheed from some books according to their capacity and understanding by intelligence., not by understanding in Spirit!.
Because Book Tawheed is accessible to all groups and sects!, that kind of book tawheed is with all people. Quran is not speaking about that kind of tawheed in the above verse!
THE ORIGIN OF THE ABOVE WAHHABIYA BELIEF: “NO ONE SHARE ALLAH’S COMMAND!
Wahhabiya, the successors of Kharij, have adopted this belief from their ancestors (Kharij) who revolt against Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (R.A) ,fourth Caliph of Islam. Kharij rejected the Power and Authority of Imam Ali and said: “No power for anyone except for Allah”
Sahih Muslim: ‘Ubaidullah b. Abu Rafi’, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-wa-Sallam), said: When Haruriya (The Khawarij) set out and as he was with ‘Ali b. Abu Talib (Allah be pleased with him) they said,” There is no command but that of Allah.”Upon this ‘Ali said: The statement is true but it is intentionally applied (to support) a wrong (cause).The Messenger of Allah (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-wa-Sallam described their characteristics and I found these characteristics in them. They state the truth with their tongue, but it does not go beyond this part of their bodies (and the narrator pointed towards his throat). The most hateful among the creation of Allah is one black man among them (Khawarij). One of his hand is like the teat of a goat or the nipple of the breast. When ‘Ali b. Abu Talib (Allah be pleased with him) killed them, he said: Search (for his dead body). They searched for him, but they did not find it (his dead body). Upon this he said: Go (and search for him). By Allah, neither I have spoken a lie nor has the lie been spoken to me. ‘Ali said this twice and thrice. They then found him (the dead body) in a rain. They brought (his dead) body till they placed it before him (Ali). ‘Ubaidullah said: And, I wa! s present at (that place) when this happened and when ‘Ali said about them. A person narrated to me from Ibn Hanain that he said: I saw that black man.[Sahih Muslim: Book 005, Number 2334]
‘Ali said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-wa-Sallam) as saying: There would arise at the end of the age a people who would be young in age and immature in thought, but they would talk (in such a manner) as if their words are the best among the creatures.They would recite the Qur’an, but it would not go beyond their throats, and they would pass through the Deen as an arrow goes through the prey. So when you meet them, kill them, for in their killing you would get a reward with Allah on the Day of Judgment.[Sahih Muslim: Book 005, Number 2328]
THE ISLAMIC(WAHHABI) BELIEF: None could attain the Rank of the Prophets or their Companions The Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) has said in a well known Hadith that, “The best of people are those living in my generation, and then those who will follow them, and then those who will follow the latter” (Saheeh Bukhaaree, Vol 5, Hadith #3, Arabic-English Trans.)
THE NAQSHBANDI BELIEF: Certain people could attain a Rank higher than the Prophets and their Companions. On page 1 of the book The Naqshbandi Way it reads, “Our master the Sheikh says that a person who manages to act on these principles in our times will achieve what earlier generations did not achieve he who attains an exalted stage and a great rank, such a rank which the Prophets themselves and the companions were unable to att in.”
On page 4 of the book the Naqshbandi Way it reads, “Especially those who hold to the Prophets Sunnah, will attain special stations that werent opened to earlier people – not even to the Prophets companions. The deviant claim of attaining the rank which the Prophets could not is a major deception of the Naqshbandiya as any Muslim with even the basic knowledge of Islam will confirm. As regards the companions (May Allah be pleased with them all), the Prophet(sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) in a hadith narrated by Anas bin Maalik (RadhiallaahuAnhu) said – “After me, you will see others given preference to you, so be patient till you meet me.” (Saheeh Bukhaaree, Vol 5., Hadith #137, Arabic-English Trans.) He (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) also said in reference to his Companions (May Allah be pleased with them all), Amin “For by Him in Whose hand is my soul, if you were to spend the like of Uhud or of the mountains in gold, you would not reach their actions.” (Saheeh Bukhaaree)
REFUTATION OF THE ABOVE:
Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem, Allahumma Swalli Ala Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa Alaa Aali Sayyidina Muhammadin wa Sallim
We the followers of Osmanli Naksibendi Hakkani Rabbani Tarika (Ottoman Naqshbandi Haqqani Rabbani Sufi Way), do not have a belief that Muslims can attain a similar or higher rank like Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be Upon him)
There are many Naqshbandi Sufi branches, some are on correct beliefs and some are on false belief.
However we followers of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani (Q.S) who are the followers of the Jamath of Sahibu Saif Hazret Shaykh Abdul Kerim Al-Kibrisi (Q.S) do not possess the above belief that are accused on us as “Naqshbandi Murids”
It is like, you are saying: “Some Muslims are terrorists, so all Muslims are terrorists and bad!, Some Naqshbandis believe such and such,, so all Naqshbandis are misguided? huh?, What kind of foolish judgement is that?
You need a good Judgement and quality of Wisdom to accuse all Naqshbandis for the false beliefs of some!, so I see the accuser and accused are not much different!
THE FACT
However, some Hadiths states that some Companions, some of the pious Ahlul bayth and some of the Saints of Allah (Awliya Allah) have attained a higher ranks like Prophets,except Prophet-Hood (Nubuwath)
Below are the Ahadith in support to the statement.
In Quran: “The Story of Musa (A.S) and Khidr (A.S) which Allah mention in Sura Al Kahf, the Quran chapter which is recommend to read to save from the fithna of Dajjal!
Prophet Moses (A.S) was ordered by Allah to go and learn from Khidr (A.S), Salafis claim: to ask Allah directly!, but Allah’s order to “follow Imams”, Even Prophet Musa (A.S) is not exempt from following a Shaykh/Imam, though Allah had spoken to him directly and is a Prophet, when Allah is able to him knowledge directly just by “kun, fa Yakun”
According to the narration of Hazrath Omar, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Surely, some of God blessed servants are neither Prophets nor Martyrs; they are special People, who on the Day of Reckoning, the Prophets and the Martyrs will envy them for their ranks and nearness to their God.
A Companion asked, O Messenger of God (pbuh), who are they, and what kind of deeds do they perform so that we may love Them as well?”
Messenger of God (pbuh) said, They are People who love one another in God, even though they have no consanguineous ties, money to exchange or worldly business to barter with. I swear by God on the Reckoning, their faces will be effulgent lights and they will be raised on Pulpits of Light. They will not be subject to fear when the creation is seized by the awesomeness of the Day of Resurrection, nor will they be subjected with sorrow when the rest of creation will be seized by it.” He then recited, Surely, Gods Deputies are not subject to fear (both in this world and the next, for they will always find My help and support with them) nor shall they grieve (2)
Another narration is as follows:
Surely, among the slaves of God, there are the ones whom prophets and martyrs will envy. The companions said, O Messenger of God, who are they; inform us so that we love them. Upon their wish, the Prophet said, They are such a community that although they have no property (transaction) and kinship between themselves, they love each other. Their faces are full of light. They are on pulpits of light. They continue not to fear when the public fears. They do not grieve when the public grieves. The Prophet then recited the verse: Know well that the friends (saintly servants) of God – they will have no fear, nor will they grieve. (2)
(the explanation to the 35th verse of An-Nur Surah, the explanation about the person upon light is made: His words are light; his deeds are light; his destination is light; where he leaves is light, in the Hereafter his return will be to light, to the paradise. See also Hak Dini IV, 2730; In relation to the 64th verse of Yunus Surah, believers and friends of God with faces full of light and who are on pulpits of light are mentioned. See also Tefsirul-Kuranil-Azim II, 423.Also, III, 291: These friends of God, their words are light; their deeds are light; their destinations are light, where they leave is light; and the paradise, where they will go, is also light.
2. Tefsirul Kuranil-Azim II, 422; Hak Dini IV, 2731; Riyazus-Salihin p. 874.)
WHAT DID PROPHET MUHAMMAD (S.A.W) ABOUT SOME OF HIS CLOSE RELATIVES ATTAINED HIGHEST RANKS? :
Prophet alaihiswalathu wa salam said to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (A.S): “You are to me in the position like Harun was to Musa , except that there is no Prophet after me”(Ref: Sahih Muslim, Jami At-Tirmidhi-Arabic-English_Darussalam Publications, Saudi Arabia)
Also: “Ali is from me and I am from Ali, and none Should represent me except myself or Ali” (Jami At-Tirmidhi”
“For Whomever I am his Mawla, then Ali is also his Mawla” (Musnad Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, Arabic English and Jami At-Tirmidhi-Arabic English Vol 6 Hadith3713, Darussalam Publications.
Prophet (s.a.w) is Mawla to all Prophets , Jinns and Mankind. He is the Most Beloved to Allah.
Imam Ali (A.S) also shares the status of Most Beloved to Allah: Jami at-Tirmidhi (Darussalam Publications) Hadith 3721 (Hasan) On the Authority of Anas Ibn Malik (R.A) : “There was a bird with the Prophet (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) , So he said: Oh Allah send to me the Most beloved of your creatures to eat this bird with me, So Ali came and ate with him”.
“Hassan and Hussain are the chiefs of the Youth of Paradise”- Jami At-Tirmidhi
“Abu Bakar and Umar are the Chiefs of the Mature of people of the Paradise”Sahih Muslim, Jami At-Tirmidhi
There are many great Prophets , but why the Grandsons of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) are chiefs of the Youth in heaven?, Najdis think!
Isa A.S Will pray behind, Imam Mahdi (A.S)– Hadith
While Shari’ah says: “The Most Knowledgeable and the most Pious one and the Most closest one to God must lead prayer”
WE BELIEVE NONE FROM THIS NATION WILL ATTAIN THE RANK OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (S.A.W) AND SAHABA , HOWEVER EVERY WICKEDNESS OF WAHABI CAN BE REFUTED, BUT OUR TIME IS NOT WORTH TO DEAL WITH JAHANNAMIYYUN!
So, Wahhabi brother (Akhee), the belief you quoted as “Islamic Belief” is not Islamic Belief!, but it’s your own egoistic belief, the limited and imperfect belief that you acquired from reading books and fed into your impure heart!
The religion of Islam and religion of ego is different. We have written the Minhaj of Prophet alaihiswalathu wa salam and Sahaba, but you have written the Manhaj of your own ego!, So the matter is closed here now!
said, ‘Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, will say on the Day of Rising, ‘Son of Adam, I was ill and you did not visit Me.’ The man will say, ‘O Lord, how could I visit You when You are the Lord of the worlds?’ He will say, ‘Do you not know that My slave so-and-so was ill and you did not visit him? Do you not know that if you had visited him, you would have found Me with him?O son of Adam, I asked you for food and you did not feed Me?’ He will say, ‘O Lord, how could I feed You when You are the Lord of the worlds?’ He will say, ‘Do you not know that My slave so-and-so asked you for food and you did not feed him? Do you not know that if you had fed him, you would have found that with Me. O son of Adam, I asked you for water and you did not give it to Me.’ He will say, ‘O Lord, how could I give You water when You are the Lord of the worlds?’ He will say, ‘My slave so-and-so asked you for water and you did not give it to him. Do you not know that if you had given him water, you would have found that with Me?'” [Sahih Muslim]
Naqshabandi -Rabbani Way 