SPECIAL ADVICE TO THE MUREED

[Hasan Askari]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

SPECIAL ADVICE TO THE MUREED

1. O Mureed! Remember that if you live the life as prescribed by the Shariah, then on the Day of Qiyaamah, you will be highly successful and enlightened.
2. O Mureed! Remember that you have pledged to refrain from anything which is against the Commands of Almighty Allah and His beloved Rasool (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). 3. O Mureed! You have pledged to remain within the folds of the Ahle Sunnah Wa Jamaah and will refrain from the company of all misled sects and groups. Remember! Do not die, but in the state of Imaan.
4. O Mureed! You have pledged to perform all the Faraa'idh of the Shariat-e-Muhammadi (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), the Salaah, the Fasting, the Hajj, and the giving of Zakaah. Remain steadfast in these duties.
5. O Mureed! You have pledged to perform all the commands of Sharaih, so do not break this pledge of yours.

THE IMPORTANCE OF PARDAH

It is compulsory upon the Muslim females to have Pardah. Those women who do not have Pardah are not really Muslims in the true sense. You cannot receive spiritual advancement if you deliberately go against the Shariah of Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). The men of the house should make sure that the women are in Pardah (proper Islamic attire).

SEEK AND YOU SHALL ACHIEVE

Struggle in the Seeking of Allah. Strive and you shall gain. Struggle in the path of Allah, for Almighty Allah states: "He who seeks a path towards Me, I will certainly show him the path." The Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) has stated, "He who seeks an object, will certainly receive it." However, the pre-requisite for this is true love and respect. Love and respect for the Murshid is love and respect for the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam); and love and respect for the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is love and respect for Almighty Allah. "O MUREED! REMEMBER THE CONCEPT OF TAUHEED, ALLAH IS ONE, THE RASOOL (SALLAL LAAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM) IS ONE, AND YOUR PEER IS ONE."

One should recite the Durood Shareef as much as possible. The recital of the Durood Shareef gains immense Barakah for the reciter. This should also be remembered by the students, that if they do not have the time to recite the Wazifas, then they should continue reciting the Durood Shareef in abundance.

TASAWWUR-E-SHAIKH (PICTURING THE MURSHID)

Always try and picture your Shaikh, whenever you are alone. Do so with total love and sincerity. Imagine that you are seated in front of your Shaikh and that the both of you are present in the court of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). Imagine that the rays of Noor (Light) is descending upon the heart of your Murshid and from his heart it is being transferred to your heart. If you continue in this manner, you will be freed of all your worldly concerns and you will become more spiritually elevated.

May Almighty Allah assist you in this world and the Hereafter, through the Wasila of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) and all the Mashaa'ikh of the Silsila Qaadria Barakaatia Radawiya Nooria. Ameen.

Sayyedi Aala Hazrat Radi Allahu anhu

[ya habibi]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

O Mureed! Remember that if you live the life as prescribed by the Shariah, then on the Day of Qiyaamah, you will be highly successful and enlightened.

hmm, this applies to shaykhs as well who dont practise what they should preach. They stop becoming a shaykh when they deviate from shariah. Not mentioning any names.

[PBUH]

Always try and picture your Shaikh, whenever you are alone. Do so with total love and sincerity. Imagine that you are seated in front of your Shaikh and that the both of you are present in the court of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). Imagine that the rays of Noor (Light) is descending upon the heart of your Murshid and from his heart it is being transferred to your heart. If you continue in this manner, you will be freed of all your worldly concerns and you will become more spiritually elevated.

[gulamnawaz]

I would like to know the answers for the following question from anyody.

1.What are the different steps involved in the sufism to attain the stage of real and true murshid ?

2.What are the personalities should a murshid have first before making his disciples ?

3.What is the meaning and explanation of the words sharia,marifa,hakikat and tarikat ?

4.How marifat differs from shariat ?

I would be very thankful if any brother post reply for the above questions.

[Fana fi Shaykh]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

1.What are the different steps involved in the sufism to attain the stage of real and true murshid ?

2.What are the personalities should a murshid have first before making his disciples ?


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3.What is the meaning and explanation of the words sharia,marifa,hakikat and tarikat ?

4.How marifat differs from shariat ?

THE FOUR GRADES OF KNOWLEDGE IN ISLAM

In Islam there is no caste, as the message was meant to unite humanity in one brotherhood, and yet it was found necessary to train individuals according to their evolution in life. A training was given in four grades, namely Shariat, Tariqat, Haqiqat, and Marifat.

Since the world of Islam became engaged in national and social affairs, the religious authorities held on to Shariat only, and a few pious ones to Tariqat. It was the latter who sought the door of the Sufi, wanting an initiation into the Inner Light, which was contained, in the two remaining grades, Haqiqat and Marifat.

Two immediate disciples of the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, Ali Radi Allahu anhu and Siddiq Radi Allahu anhu were initiated by the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, and they became the great masters of the inner teachings of the knowledge of God. The Sufis who lived at the same time as the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam were benefited by his presence and the inspiration they gained in Sufism, which is soon reached through the path of Shariat, Tariqat, Haqiqat, and Marifat.

Shariat means the law which is necessary for the generality to observe, in order to harmonize with one's surroundings and one's self within. Although the religious authorities of Islam have limited this law to restrictions, yet in a thousand places in the Quran and Hadith one can trace how the law of Shariat is meant to be subject to change, in order to suit the time and place. The law of Shariat, unlike any other religious law, deals with all aspects of life, and that is why the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam of Islam had personally to experience all aspects of life. The Prophet as an orphan, as a warrior, as a politician, as a merchant, as a shepherd, as a king, as a husband, as a father, as a brother, as a son and a grandson, had to play different parts in various aspects of life in the world before he was ready to give this divine law.

Tariqat means the understanding of law besides the following of it. It means that we must understand the cause behind everything we should do or not do, instead of obeying the law without understanding it. Those who are less evolved are supposed to have faith and to submit to the law. The law is for those whose intelligence does not accept things that cannot be explained by reason.

Haqiqat means knowing the truth of our being and the inner laws of nature. This knowledge widens man's heart. When he has realized the truth of being, he has realized the one Being; then he is different from nobody, distant from no one, one with all. This is the grade in which religion ends and Sufism begins.

Marifat means the actual realization of God, the one Being, when there is no doubt anywhere.

When these four grades are accomplished, then Sufism comes into full play. Sufi comes from Saf meaning pure; not only pure from differences and distinctions, but even pure from all that is learnt or known: that is the state of God, the pure and perfect One.

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