Post by hafeezanwar on Sept 2, 2014 15:58:51 GMT
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The Bait (pledge) and Velayat (saintliness)
When he was began growing up, his fondness was beginning and also increasing. In his younger age, there were absorption and intoxication were also available to him. At that time there was one pious personality was living and his name is Khaja Shamsuddin Mohammed Chisti. His father presented him in the presence of Khaja Shamsuddin Mohammed Chisti and who was accepted him and included him in his lineage and he told “ He is our face”. After the completion of his pledge the saying of his spiritual master about him that he is our face is not a general matter, but it was an argument in this matter and it shows that he was a true disciple.
It is very sad and regretful matter that today we have adopted the Pir (spiritual master) and muridi (disciple) work as a ceremony only. Our example is like a traveller who does not know about his final destination. The bait (pledge) is not other than the thing in which we should surrender ourselves to Allah and his last prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him).
The pledge is a source to enter into the slavery of the prophet of Allah. The Sheikh of his time used to say “ Everyone who will come and will demand the world only.” “ So remember in this matter that the love of this world will spoil us one day.”
Remember well that whose beloved is eternal, then his love is perpetual. And whose beloved is mortal, then his love is also mortal. So the love should be done with the person who will remain always.”
The Pharaoh who was, loved his kingdom, but where his kingdom was gone? Qaroon who loved his wealth and legitimately earning. But where his wealth and earning was gone? Majnu (desperately in love) was a lover of Laila but where is Laila? They loved the things of mortality and so were demised and destroyed. Today our condition is becoming like the condition of Pharaoh, Qaroon, Majnu and who we're becoming unsuccessful in this matter and our conditions are same like those persons.
So look at the love of Hadrat Abu Baker Siddiq Radi Allahu anhu and Hazrat Umar Bin Qattab Radi Allahu anhu, Hadrat Usman Bin Affan Radi Allahu anhu and Ali Ibn Ali Taleb Radi Allahu anhu. Allah was declared in his book “ Radu Allah anham Wa rizwuanuhu” it means they were agreed by Us and We also agreed with them.
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The pledge (Bait) is mentioned in Quran
Allah says in Quran “ Ya ahayul lazina amanu attaqu llah wab taqu alye al wasilata.” Its meaning is “ Oh: people of Iman (faith) fear of Allah and search and find the source to reach Him.”
Hadrat Pir Mohammed Karam Shah Alazhari was mentioned in the exegesis Zia UL Quran that the thing with its help to reach somebody and to get his nearness is termed as source. Iman (faith), good deeds, the worship, and the following of the Sunnah (practice) of the prophet and it will keep us away from sins and all these things are sources and means to reach the nearest of Allah. The signs of a perfect spiritual master are as follows.
1. To remove the bandage of carelessness from the eyes of the disciple with the spiritual attention.
2. To create the eagerness of the love of Allah.
If the spiritual master will possesses the above qualities then there will be no doubt about the source of the spiritual master.
As per reference from the book ‘Qaul Jamil’ Hazrat Shah Wali al- Allah Muhadith Dehalavi says in the above verse wasila refers to the pledge of the spiritual master.
Hadrat Shah Ismail Dehlavi says the mystic and the people on the path of Haqiqat (truth) have taken the meaning of wasila as the spiritual master.
So for getting the real success and triumph before endeavours and Riyazat (mystic exercise) then it is most necessary thing to search a spiritual master in this matter. Allah made these rules for the path of mystic persons. So without the guidance of the spiritual master it is rare to get the right path.
From the biography of Hadrat Khaja Niyaz Mohammed Shah Shamsi Chisti al-Quadri of Aurgangabad
Translated by:
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez
Translator ‘ Muslim Saints and Mystics’
& Amazon author
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid al-Din Attar)
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
Hyderabad, India.
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The Bait (pledge) and Velayat (saintliness)
When he was began growing up, his fondness was beginning and also increasing. In his younger age, there were absorption and intoxication were also available to him. At that time there was one pious personality was living and his name is Khaja Shamsuddin Mohammed Chisti. His father presented him in the presence of Khaja Shamsuddin Mohammed Chisti and who was accepted him and included him in his lineage and he told “ He is our face”. After the completion of his pledge the saying of his spiritual master about him that he is our face is not a general matter, but it was an argument in this matter and it shows that he was a true disciple.
It is very sad and regretful matter that today we have adopted the Pir (spiritual master) and muridi (disciple) work as a ceremony only. Our example is like a traveller who does not know about his final destination. The bait (pledge) is not other than the thing in which we should surrender ourselves to Allah and his last prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him).
The pledge is a source to enter into the slavery of the prophet of Allah. The Sheikh of his time used to say “ Everyone who will come and will demand the world only.” “ So remember in this matter that the love of this world will spoil us one day.”
Remember well that whose beloved is eternal, then his love is perpetual. And whose beloved is mortal, then his love is also mortal. So the love should be done with the person who will remain always.”
The Pharaoh who was, loved his kingdom, but where his kingdom was gone? Qaroon who loved his wealth and legitimately earning. But where his wealth and earning was gone? Majnu (desperately in love) was a lover of Laila but where is Laila? They loved the things of mortality and so were demised and destroyed. Today our condition is becoming like the condition of Pharaoh, Qaroon, Majnu and who we're becoming unsuccessful in this matter and our conditions are same like those persons.
So look at the love of Hadrat Abu Baker Siddiq Radi Allahu anhu and Hazrat Umar Bin Qattab Radi Allahu anhu, Hadrat Usman Bin Affan Radi Allahu anhu and Ali Ibn Ali Taleb Radi Allahu anhu. Allah was declared in his book “ Radu Allah anham Wa rizwuanuhu” it means they were agreed by Us and We also agreed with them.
6.
The pledge (Bait) is mentioned in Quran
Allah says in Quran “ Ya ahayul lazina amanu attaqu llah wab taqu alye al wasilata.” Its meaning is “ Oh: people of Iman (faith) fear of Allah and search and find the source to reach Him.”
Hadrat Pir Mohammed Karam Shah Alazhari was mentioned in the exegesis Zia UL Quran that the thing with its help to reach somebody and to get his nearness is termed as source. Iman (faith), good deeds, the worship, and the following of the Sunnah (practice) of the prophet and it will keep us away from sins and all these things are sources and means to reach the nearest of Allah. The signs of a perfect spiritual master are as follows.
1. To remove the bandage of carelessness from the eyes of the disciple with the spiritual attention.
2. To create the eagerness of the love of Allah.
If the spiritual master will possesses the above qualities then there will be no doubt about the source of the spiritual master.
As per reference from the book ‘Qaul Jamil’ Hazrat Shah Wali al- Allah Muhadith Dehalavi says in the above verse wasila refers to the pledge of the spiritual master.
Hadrat Shah Ismail Dehlavi says the mystic and the people on the path of Haqiqat (truth) have taken the meaning of wasila as the spiritual master.
So for getting the real success and triumph before endeavours and Riyazat (mystic exercise) then it is most necessary thing to search a spiritual master in this matter. Allah made these rules for the path of mystic persons. So without the guidance of the spiritual master it is rare to get the right path.
From the biography of Hadrat Khaja Niyaz Mohammed Shah Shamsi Chisti al-Quadri of Aurgangabad
Translated by:
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez
Translator ‘ Muslim Saints and Mystics’
& Amazon author
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid al-Din Attar)
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
Hyderabad, India.
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