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kerîm and doing pious deeds will be helpful. Attending
Rasûlullah’s sohbat, only on the condition that they had îmân,
submission and obedience, was enough for the As-hâb-i-kirâm to
attain perfection. For this reason, the Naqshbendî path leads to
perfection fast. In receiving fayz from the Murshîd-i-kâmil, it does
not make any difference whether a person is young or old or an
infant or dead. Perfections given at the end are also given in the
beginning in this path. The riyâzat to be performed in this way is
to hold fast to the Sunnat-i-seniyya and to avoid bid’ats. Khwâja
’Ubaydullah-i-Ahrâr [1]
states, “The belief held by the sâliks
making progress in this path is the belief of Ahl as-Sunnat wa-ljamâ’at.
Their riyâzat is to obey the Sharî’at. People who do not
perform the worships will not receive any fayz. Nor will they
make any progress. The end of this path is to forget about
creatures and to attain permanent Hudûr-i-ilâhî. This happiness
cannot be attained without excessive affection and jazba. The
most powerful vehicle that will make one attain this blessing is the
Murshid’s sohbat.” Man, a helpless being, is bogged down in
worldly pleasures and the desires of nafs. He is unaware of the
desires of heart and soul. It is impossible to receive fayz from
Allâhu ta’âlâ without a connecter. Allâhu ta’âlâ sends His fayz
through Rasûlullah. A Murshid-i-kâmil, who can receive through
his Murshids the fayz continuously streaming out of Rasûlullah’s
blessed heart and scatter it around himself, is requisite. What
connects one’s heart to the Murshid’s heart is a strong affection
and love one has for him. This love necessitates observing the
rules of adab and adapting oneself to one’s Murshid in worships,
habits and manners. The most effective of all these things is to do
Râbita. When the Râbita is powerful, one sees one’s Murshid
whereever one looks. A person who wishes to attain love of
Allâhu ta’âlâ must be sincere. He must wish only His love, find a
Murshid who will make him attain Him, and attach himself to that
Murshid. The bigger the number of people he is attached to, the
farther will he get from unity in his wish, in knowledge and love
and the more badly will he be deprived from the real Wâhid
(One). The farther he gets from kathrat (creatures), the closer
will he be to the real unity. A person who tries to get away is on
the way yet. A person who has freed himself from kathrat, that is,
who has manumitted his self from the fetters of seeing, knowing
and loving the mâ-siwâ [creatures], has attained haqîqat. His
[1] Ubaydullah-i-Tashkendî passed away in Semmerkand in 895 [A.D.
1490].
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