T A S A U W U F - Zinda Nawaz

Those seeking the truth should get well – equipped with Fiqah and Tasauwuf both and adorn
themselves with the manifestation of shariat and hidden Tareeqat. The Honourable Sufis are of the opinion
that shariyat is an attribute and Tareeqat is life within; shariyat is the basis of Tareeqat; it works as crucial-
finger towards the Haqeeqat and unveiling the Maarfat. Therefore, adherence to shariyat is primarily
obligatory upon all Muslims and believers and disciples of Peer (Guider).
Those seeking the Master ought to have cleanliness of heart i.e to purge the heart of things other
than Allah, meanness, greed and lewd. And getting rid of all concepts while setting up in heart the image of
just one being is also called mysticism. That is why it is said that; “Mysticism is eradication of thoughts
excepting that of Allah”. The history of Tasauwuf is linked with all periods of history of mankind. It is
revealed from books of various religions that its seed had been sowed by nobel sages and irrigated by the
scholarly spiritual heads; it was nourished in Iran , the water–sprinkling was done in Egypt and Greek’s
helped sprouting of leaves and branches , the morning breeze in India imparted blossoming to the flower
and fused in the fragrance ,the Islamic shariat smelled the pleasant smell, those scholarly people from the
group of Mutakallemeen saw the spring season and the mystics ate its fruits.
It is an actual fact that mysticism emerged as a physician, lived like a pauper and taught
mannerism of the emperors. The taste of divinity in one’s self and royal privileges in indigence which the
Sufis did enjoy are such that the others even failed to see in dreams too.“It is a bounty from Allah “.
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CHAPTER SECOND
Remembering the rememberer and the one remembered.
All praises are unto Allah, we offer praises on him and we pray for blessings on his apostle and
state herewith as following; O dear! Zikr (i.e remembering) is the primary yield of mysticism and it is under
current in all methods of the Honourable Sufis. Any person on whom the doors of Zikr are opened up the
doors leading to Allah become open. And one who enjoys access to Allah, receives whatever he wants. In
terminology of the Honourable Sufis, Zikr is a tree on which the fruits of enlightenment grow and the fruits
of Ahwaal and Muqamaat (I.e occurrences and destinations) grow too. And more the Zikr more the tree-
trunk shall become strong, more the fruits shall grow.
As it is said by the Almighty; “Its trunk is firm and its branches are in the heaven and it gives every
time fruits with order of its cherisher (“Surah Ebrahim, chapter; 4). Zikr elminates worries and sorrow from
heart makes the face and heart illuminous and generates love for Allah. All love alone is Islamic spirit and
epic centring of the deenas also it is an orbit of fortune and salvation. Any person desirous of access to
Allah’s love , he ought to exert in execessive Zikr of Allah. It is said by the Almighty; “One who is optimistic
of access to Allah and about the day of resurrection, should remember Allah excessively”. (Surah Ahzab
,chapter-3)
Zikr is Noor;-
Zikr is a light; it remains all along in the world as it remains in the grave, and moves in front in the hereafter
too. It is reported in a Hadeeth that the Apostle of Allah, May peace Be Upon Him has said, “Allah shall
reduce some nations during the day of resuarection in such a state that the Noor shall be illuminous on
their faces they shall be seated on the palmets made of pearls, people shall be envious of them all they
shall not be prophets of martyrs”. Some one asked; O Allah’s prophet! Please elaborate about their
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