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MURSHID-E-KAMIL (Perfect Spiritual Guide)
Some are those who had saintly ancestors, the other are story tellers who are so called saints and some are those who occupy saintly throne. We find many people disguised as saints. Who belong to one of the above mentioned categories. But there are three type of perfect spiritual guide: 1.The perfect in life. 2.The Perfect after demise. 3.The perfect in self (during his life and after his demise) 1. The perfect in life: The perfect in life possesses spiritual benevolence during his life time but his spiritual benevolence ends with his demise. Such guides enable the seeker to be in communion with Allah within seven days. In other words they enable the seekers heart to be articuoated with the remembrance of Allah. It is possible that the guide shows the seeker various spiritual stations through contemplation. 2. The Perfect after demise: Such guides lived their lives as hermits and after their demise they returned spiritually to the world to confer their Zakat(spirit benevolence) upon seeker such guide articulate the remembrance of Allah in the hearts of seekers within a period of 3 days. 3. The perfect in self: The spiritual benevolence remain unchanged during both their lifetime and after their demise. Such guides unite seekers with in one eye glance. It is, therefore, necessary the aspirant or seeker of the truth should test the guide for seven days otherwise he should abandon his guide and prevent his life from being destroyed. It may be that his guide is imperfect or that the seekers fortune lies elsewhere of it may be the seeker’s “land is infertile”. Sould the seker be unable to gain spiritual benevolence from any where hten he should try to attain spiritual benevolence from the shrine of a perfect spiritual guide.
Translation: when you are confuse about a certain matter then seek guidance from the occupants of shrine. People who neither believe in living spiritual guides nor wisit shrines of saints deprive themselves from this greatest pearl all their lives. Such people call upon Allah directly. Allah’s amar (command) can be diverted but Allah’s law cannot be changed. A prophet is without an intermediary and receive directly from Allah. A Prophet’s Ummah has an intermediary and receive from Allah via their prophet . Just as there is difference between Allah’s common and special people. So, the common ones are united with the Prophet with special ones and special ones are united with Allah by th prophets.
Translation: Show us the straight path, the path of those upon whom you have bestowed your reward. Therefore, a person who follows the chosen people upon whom Allah SWT has bestowed his rewards, he/she will be guided by that group of people. Further, there are such chosen people (saints of Allah) in all times and if any person is deprived of their guidance then he must understand that he has not reached the path of guidance of the path of those people upon Allah has bestowed his rewards.
Translation: Those people upon whom Allah SWT has bestowed his rewards are prophets, siddiqueen (truthful), Shohdaa (Martyres) and saliheen (saints) such are the people, for good companionship and guidance. (Surah Nisaa-49) Some people rely and restrict themselves to this verse, “We Worship Only You And Seek Only Your Help”. In other words some people use this verse as an dindicator “worship you and seek your help only” and therefor, they do not tern to any one else for assistance. But such people only become capable of worship when an Alam-e-Amal (Practicing Savant)taught them something of religion. Likewise, the saints of Allah SWT are a channel thourhout which Allah SWT’s help is obtained. The sound departs from the human body at the command of Allah SWT, but the mechanism by which this is done is through the services of the angel Izrael (A.S.). No leaf moves without the permission of Allah , but in order to move the leaf Allah has designated the wind for this purpose. Even those people i.e. prophets with whom Allah SWT had direct contact. The angel Girael (A.S.) is the intermediary though which revelation was proved to the prophets. In the same way, Man’s daily bread, faith, guidace, education and medical treatment is achieved through the services or assistance of man. When a salik (Traveller of the path) though proper channel travels through all the spiritual stations and approaches the Essence of Allah, he is then designated as Fana Fillah (becoming extinct in the essence of Allah) only then does he leave behind all intermediaries and obtains the sole refuge and assistance of Allah. For such people Allah declares in Holy Quran:
Translation: “Beware! The friends of Allah are afraid of nothing and nothing can cause them enxeity”. Nowadays, many Ulama-ay-la-Salasil, Savant without spiritual guidance (bogus saints) consider Tareeqat, Haqiqat and Maifat to be within Shariah. It shold be noted that shariah is listening and speaking about the hidden world, hoors (female companion in paradise), angels, heaven and hell. In Shariah the ratio of Zaka (Alms) is 2.5% . People in Shariah are worldly people occupied in fulfilling the desires of their Nafs (Self) who in oder to improve the state of their Nafs fast one month in the year, during the month of Ramadhan and their knowledge is Hadith, Fiqah (Islamic Jurisprudence), logic and philosophy in which they use their intellectual discretion and it’s end result leads one into discussion and debate and nothing more. This might possibly be a cause of contention. On the contrary those who are in tareeqat, the realm of seeing, observe the hidden things. Further, in order to purify the self and to achieve self-mortification the often subject themselves to the hardships of refraining from food and water. Such people are referred to as Tariq-uddunyan (those given up the worldly lifestyle despite living in the world). Whilst living in the world they remain free from sensual desires. Their Zakat is 97.5%. Their knowledge is bases on nothing but the Ishq-e-Haqiqi (purest love of Allah ) which is free from discussions, debate and sectarianism, they lead seekers to the court of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
Hadith: Translation: We return to Jehad-e-Akbar(The great spiritual crusade) from Jehad-e-Asghar(small physical crusade). Indeed to fight against the Nafs is Jehahad-e-Akbar. After a peson has undertaken the long twelve years journey of fighting against and purifying his Nafs and thereafter recognising and awaking of the truth, he is then referred to as Raigh-udunya (hermit). Such people refrain from all lawful and unlawful deeds of the world. Their Zakat (Alms) is 100%. Such people deal in the world at the command of Allah Almighty and his Prophet Muhammad S.E.W.S only for the purpose of Deen-e-Islam. After this stage, there is the stage of Marifat in which Ilm-e-Ladunni (the sacred inner spiritual knowledge) which can only be obtained from the Prophet S.E.W.S. and the key to the hidden treasure in the earth are revealed to one in this realm. At this point he becomes LA YAHTAAJ (Self sufficient). The realm of Fana (extinction) and Baqa (immortality) are further ahead in which deedar-e-Elahi ( seeing the Essence of Allah) may be observed through dream, Maditation or through Kashf, a state of inner vision. Some sects deny the possibility of
Translation: Who so ever intend to see the Essesence of Allah must perform pious deeds. Those who have seen the Essesence of Allah are recognised thus, that if the focus on a brick they are able to turn it into gold. Even so, there is doubt as this power is possessed by Iblees (Satan) also. Further, if he has a power to take a person’s eyesight or physical power or if possessed person gains health at his hand, there is still doubt as Iblees can do such things also. The only original and final proof of recognition, of the one that claims to have seen the Essence of Allah, is that he revises at one glance upon an otherwise dead Qalb, irrespective of whether that Qalb (heart) belongs to a believer or unbeliever of Allah. Thereafter connects seeker to the path leading to the Essence of Allah. The criteria which distinguish truth from falsehood in the spiritual realm is the light of Ism-e-Zaat Allah, personal name of Allah Almighty. This Noor and Kashf , the inner vision is gifted by a perfect spiritual guid. Howevere, Kashf (Relevation) can be obtained or experience through other means also but all Kashf are unreliable except the Kash which is due to the Noor of Ism-e-Zaat, the personal name of Allah Almighty. Hindu Jogies (ascetices), Non-Muslim hermits can also possess kashf and some matters relating to the mind and thoughts can be ascertained through telepathy, Aml-e-Hamzaad, Djinns and Muakkilaat. Both good and evil means can be utilized to acquire Kashf. All these forms of Kashf obtained are unreliable and belongs to the Aalam-e-Nasoot, physical world where men and Djinns live together. It is Dhikr, remembrance of Allah Almighty through which one crosses the realm of Nasoot and enters into the realm of Alam-e-Malakoot (the realm of Angels), Alam-e-Jabroot (the realm of Power) and Alam-e-Lahoot (the realm of Essence) where Satanic forces cannot interfere. But as long as it remains in Alam-e-Nasoot, it is unreliable. One becomes Malakooti, relating to realm of angels, when all of his seven Lataif become purified and his Jussa-e-Qalb, an ethereal body, stands in the row of Angels and recites the declaration of faith. This is known as verbal admittance and confirmation by the heart. (Iqrarum Billasane wa Tasdiqum Bil Qalb). As long as the Nafs exists, in its unpurified state, anything pure like prayers and Quranic recitation will not sustain in his body. When all the seven Lataif of the human body have purified then that human body would become Jism-e-Azam, totally purified spiritually. Only then the body become receiving Ism-e-Azam, Personal name of God. This is the reason that worldly people, driven by their Nafs/wishes, achieve very little in their endeavor to obtain Ism-e-Zaat, personal name of Allah, and cut a sorrow finger. Knowledge, recitation from Holy Quran and Prophetic tradition does not purify the Nafs. This practice only shows the path towards the Love as Jalaluddin Rumi R.H has said “without knowledge, recognition of God is impossible”. The knowledge which does not bring about action and generate love of Allah Almighty and rather breeds jealousy and arrogance will be Hijab-e-Akbar, the greater veil. The Latifa-e-Anna of the Hafiz, one who memorises the Holy Quran, most definitely purified but the other Lataif remain unpurified. The prophetic tradition reveal time and again “Da’a Nafsika Wa Ta’al”, leave your ego and come forth so that you may arrive to the essence of Allah. How can the worshiper and pious without leaving his Nafs may reach God. Most Muslims are even unavare of the names of the Lataifs and those who know the names are unaware of their purpose and many are the subject of the misunderstanding that the spiritual bodies can be purified by physical worship such as recitations and additional prayers. But the spiritual bodies sit in a cave in the human body which are affected by external remedy, even if one becomes a Zakir-e-Qalbi his other Lataif remain unaffected nevertheless having Dhikr-e-Qalb does facilitate the revival of the remaining spiritual bodies. You must remember that in order to revive the spiritual bodies, there are separate and different Dhikr and Fikr, Commemoration and concentration. For example Lafifa-e-Sirri involve the Dhikr “YA Allah” and it’s contemplation is “HOO” at point in the chest where this Latifa is located. Fourteen types of Dhikr sustain in human body. Seven are Dhikrs and seven are Fikrs, concentration. Those whom commemorate God’s name verbally are known as Zakir-e-lisani who have no status amongst the above mentioned Zakris. The Dhikr-e-Qalb. Dhikr-e-Qalb has no specail status either. One then becomes Zakri-e-Ruhi, even this is far from Faqr. When all the Lataif engage in remembrance of Allah Almighty only then one is known as Zakir-e-Sultani. When in one instance and in one glance all seven Lafaif are engaged in the remembrance of Allah then one is known as Zakir-e-Rabbani. When the major joints of one’s body are reported due to Dhikr then he is known as Zakir-e-Qurbani and the genuine Faqr begins thereafter. It is in respect of this knowledge (Faqr) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “ Acquire knowledge even if you have to go to China” <<Previous < Go To Index > Next>>
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