QUESTION & ANSWERS
Q ' Which is
better out of two? 1. The Holy benediction 2.
Dhikr-e-Allah(God) by stroke.
Ans. Becoming a momin (true believer) is better of all.
Sura-e-Hujrat defines the characteristics of a true
believers as follows:
Arab say, "They have committed faith", O, Prophet, Tell
them, They have only accepted Islam, and faith has not
entered their hearts yet", (Faith enters hearts as in shape
of light, which is produced through repetition of the Holy
Kalima in heart). There are two ways through which the light
of Allah(God) enters hearts. One is Wahbi (Bestowed), in
which the Prophet Muhammad enlightens the chest of the
aspirant by his majestic and elegant glance, just as the
incident of Abu Bakar Hawaii, when Abu Bakar Siddique (the
most closest friend and companion of the prophet Muhammad
ignited the chest of Abu Bakar Hawari by his esoteric
glance, to achieve him the rank of sainthood.
There is an other incident when Abdul Qadir Jelani of Bagdad
sighted a thief with his special esoteric glance, and
enlightened his chest to grant him the rank of Qutub.
This method of enlightenment is known as Wahbi (Bestowed)
and reserved for only selected people.
The other method relates to the revival of heart by personal
name of Allah(God) or any other names of the attributes of
Allah(God), it takes some considerable time to attain it.
This method is known as Kasbi (Acquisition).
When the aspirant, through any method has attained the
spiritual benevolence, his chest is enlightened, and heart
purified, greed, jealousy' and arrogance are expelled out of
his chest. He is saved from being under the effect of the so
called prophetic tradition as follows: One who bears
arrogance and ardent even of the size of mustard seed, would
not enter the heaven.
At this stage his body is Jism-e-Azam (All-purified). He is
now able to be granted Ism-e-Azam (The greatest name of
Allah(God)).
His heart is now open and ready to receive all sort of
benevolence. His heart is linked with the great Empyrean.
His prayers (Salah) attains the authority of Ma'raj. Being a
Hafiz (Protector of Holy Quran) attains the state as Allama
Iqbal explains as follows:
A true believer resembles a rector of the holy Quran,
whereas he is Quran himself in real. If the aspirant at this
stage, recites the holy benediction frequently, he attains
the rank of Faqr and approaches the court of the Prophet
Muhammad and attains the authority of being lover of the
Prophet Muhammad . If the aspirant at this stage practices
the remembrance of heart with the personal name of Allah(God),
he attains the rank of Faqr-e-Bakamaliat. At this particular
stage, recitation of holy Quran and performance of the holy
benediction become the means of spiritual progress.
This is the station of a lover of Allah(God).
Dhikr-e-Allah(God) is far better than the performance of
holy benediction, provided the Dhikr is derived from a saint
of Allah(God). While the performance of holy benediction is
greater than a Dhikr not derived by a perfect spiritual
guide the recompense of Dhikr-e-Qulb is far greater than
that of holy benediction. (Muktobat-e-Rabbani page 232.)
Q.2. is Dliikr-e-Allah(God) an abligatory or a custom of
the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H).
Ans. Zikar-e-Allah(God) is both a custom of the Prophet and
an obligatory. Its a kind of debt and the decree of
Allah(God) as well.
When the Prophet Muhammad was nine years of earthly age, his
sacred chest, was dissected, wherein Tifl-e-Noori and
Juss-e-Tufeeq-e-llahi were inserted. As these unearthly and
granted invisible bodies relate to the light of Allah(God).
Because of- presence of these, the name of Allah(God)
started to echo in the prophet's chest.
When due to the Dhikr, the Prophet would feel ecstasy and
state of jazb (absorption) he went to the cave of Hira and
would engage in the remembrance of Allah(God).
As the order of Salah did not yet come, therefore it is
proved that Dhikr-e- Allah(God) is the first custom of the
Prophet PP. The Kalima is the first of all five pillars of
Islam and is considered as the greatest Dhikr. The Kalima is
an obligatony. Therefore, Dhikr-e-Allah(God) is an
obligatory as well.
Holy Quran States:
When you have performed your prayers, engage in the
remembrance of Allah(God) standing, sitting and even on your
sides.
There are five pillars of Islam, four of them provisional,
compensation of these are to be awarded on the day of
judgment. The compensation of the first pillar, (which) is
eternal and Dhikr-e-Qulb) is awarded here in this life as a
rank of sainthood (through remembrance of Allah(God)). He
attains the authority as described in the given below verse
of holy Quran.
الاان اولیاء
اللہ لاخوف علیھم ولاھم یحزنون
Q.3. Why a dervish and a scholar is opposite of each other,
whereas both of them, call people for Allah(God)?
Ans. A student of religion spends nearly 12 years for
acquisition of religious knowledge he learns logic,
prophetic traditions and religious problems. He is insisted
during the schooling that he would not do any thing against
the custom of the Prophet and that he is the heir of the
prophet's religion and for him is the prophetic tradition as
follows:
The religious scholars of my ummah are like the prophets of
Israelites.
He is told
that he is superior to all men, this produces arrogance,
ego, conceit in him. If he belongs to a spiritual school of
thought and the religious instructor is a Saint of God, he
is equipped with the spiritual knowledge as well, here he is
taught the given below prophetic tradition as well.
"Fear and avoid the company of an ignorant scholar, when
enquired by the companion of the prophet, "Who is an
ignorant scholar". The prophet replied, one, who is a
scholar of exterior knowledge and his heart is black
(unaware of Allah(God)'s essence) is an ignorant scholar.
In the spiritual school, the student goes through the
process of self-mortification, purification of heart and
struggle to get rid of arrogance, greed and jealousy. As one
attains the predication of self and cleanliness of heart, he
becomes a religious scholar and a Dervish at the same time.
Viz (Noor-ala-Noor). Some of these are dominated by the
knowledge as for example. Imam Ghazali, Hazrat Junaid
Bugadai and Imam Abu Hanifa. There are some, other who are
dominated by love of God. Like Abdul Qadir Jalani of Baghdad
Moeen-ud-Din Chisti of Ajmair, Ali Hajwari of Lahore. Both
of the above mentioned categories are correct and not
opposite of each other. There are those who are not aware of
the station of purification and cleanliness of heart and
self such as Maudodi, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Abdul Wahab, and
so many ignorant scholar of this time. And some unorthodox
dervish (who do not possess the knowledge of exterior), they
have only acquired a kind of spiritual status of heart
through remembrance and got stuck in the state of
intoxication or absorption. They are really opposite of each
other.
Q.4. What of a man, who considers himself as saint,
whereas he is not and people also believe him to be a saint?
What is true re-cognation of a saint?
Ans. This is the unanimous decision of the religious
scholars of this umrnah that a person who claims to be a
prophet is an infidel and so are his followers.
The prophet hood is subject of revelation and miracle.
So is the unanimous decision of the saints of this ummah,
that a person who makes a false claim of Sainthood is
severely misguided, unfortunate and daft. He has just
burdened himself with the great number of disciples and
wasting their lives. His followers are unfortunate, deprived
of the benevolence. A saint of God is one who possesses
inspiration spiritual insight and a miracle to be able to be
a useful saint (Mufeed). One may be so dose to God but does
not possess the spiritual insight, miracle and inspiration,
will be considered as unique (Munfrad) he should avoid
public contacts. The lowest miracle of a saint is that he
revives the heart of the seeker with the remembrance of
Allah(God) within seven days. Which means that he actually
changes the heart beats into remembrance of Allah(God).
There could at least be four men or eight; women, who
confirm that hey have attained the presence and access to
the court of prophet through the particular saint. The saint
is supposed to be able to speak with the essence of
Allah(God). This is the rank of Faqr-e-Bakamaliat. Those of
Faqr-eBakaram speak with the essence of Prophet. They grant
the Seeker Dhikr-e-Qulbf presence and access to the court of
Prophet after they have gone through the process of Self
mortification and hard core of worship.
If a man of miracles abide by the sacred law it takes him to
upgrade his ranks, if he abandons the sacred law, he ceases
to make progress.
Q.5. The personal name of Allah(God) is glorious and
should only be practiced at isolated places. Is it true that
it may turn a man insane?
Ans. The personal name of Allah(God) is with out any doubt
glorious and very hard to be practiced. It is said that
Phoenix (a bird) heard Allah(God) Hoo from a dervish. He
recited the personal name of Allah(God) until with the heat
(produced by recitation) his, body was burnt into ashes,
which later produced an egg. Another bird was produced, of
the particular egg and when he grew up he also started to
recite the personal name of Allah(God) and burnt into ashes
again. This routine is continued for centuries now.
Allah(God) almighty revealed his personal name on the
mountains and they did not accept it but a human heart
accepted it. But only those hearts accepted it which were
enlightened with the name and love of the Prophet . As the
name of prophet is amiable and cool which controls the heat
produced by the remembrance of the personal name of
Allah(God). Knowledge, worship and struggle relates to
external part of religion but the lights of God relates to
the inner self. There were nine (9) spiritual orders for to
attain the spiritual link and knowledge which have been cut
to four spiritual orders now (Qadri, Naqshbandi, Chishti,
Soherwardi). The religious order of Soherwardi has almost
ignored Zakooriat (chapter of remembrance) and is engaged
with Na'at Khawani (praise of the Prophet). This religious
order is now on the edge of being cut off from spiritualism.
One can not be granted the remembrance of the Personal name
of Allah(God) until and unless he enters one of these
spiritual orders and attaches with a perfect spiritual
guide. Once the dhikr is granted it is automatically
controlled. If somebody engages in the remembrance of the
Personal name of Allah(God) without permission from the
spiritual guide, he will definitely burn like a Phoenix and
the very heat of it will turn him mad.
Q.6. Can women go to the Shrine? where as Ahmed Raza Khan
Brailvi opposed it?
Ans. According to the religious books of Shami and
Dur-e-Mukhtar an aged women can visit the holy shrine of a
Saint and for young girls it is act of obscene as in the
past there was a risk of (Bay-Pardaghi) unveiling at these
places and Shrines of Saints became the place of
entertainment in India. Because at that time there were no
places of entertainment like cinemas, clubs, parks, girl's
schools and colleges. The girls would pretend to be going to
the Shrines as for to pay homage, but they made it source of
entertainment and there were times that the fair were held
at the shrines and many of the girls had been kidnapped. It
was only then that Ahmed Raza Khan forbade women from
visiting shrines.
Even today if a woman visits a shrine with an intention to
find entertainment and perform an act of obscenity
the-saints of the shrine curses such women. But a woman who
intends to attain the spiritual benevolence and cure, is
allowed to visit shrines.
Q.7. When humans destiny is out of his control, why
should he be accountable for it.
Ans. Destiny is of two types. One is Taqdeer-e-Azal, which
is eternal, the other is Taqdeer-e-Mu''aliq which is
suspended or pending.
If a person is destined in his Taqdeer-e-Azal that he would
not have any progeny or he would not expire as an infideL In
this case, the Taqdeeer-e-Mu''alik would not benefit or
avail him any thing.
Blessings and prayers of a (Kami! dhat) perfect spiritual
master, can certainly change (Taqdeer-e-Azal) (eternal Fate)
نگاہ مرد مومن
سے بدل جاتی ہیں تقدیریں
جوہوذوق یقیں
پیدا تو کٹ جاتی ہیں زنجیریں
(A glorious
glance of a saint changes the fates...)
This
particular destiny of Taqdeer-e-Azal is out of human beings
control. If a person is destined in his Taqdeeer-e-Azal that
he would have four children or that he would be of true
believers. Taqdeer-e-Mu'alik would benefit him in this case.
This is to say that he would have four children provided he
married somebody.
One must avail an intermediary to utilize the Taqdeer-e-Azal,
without which one can't avail what he is destined for. If a
person is destined to become a true believer, an
intermediary must be sought. Therefore, Taqdeer-Mualik is
within the access of human beings and of course, one is
definitely accountable for it.
Some body asked Makhdoom Jehania, "why one must struggle for
the food he is destined for."Makhdoom Jehania replied, "
struggling for food is the part of destiny."
Q.8. It is said that Paradise is under the feet of
mother, can the paradise be obtained without the performance
of rights of God and only through serving one's mother?
Ans. First and foremost is the, command of Allah(God) and
his Messenger Muhammad which is followed by the rights of
parents and later the rights of fellowmen ship. As growing a
beard, performance of Salah (Prayers), attending the
assemblies of Dhikr is the decree of Allah(God) and his
Prophet Muhammad.
If the rights of parents and fellowmen ship hinder in the
way of God, should be abandoned. The companions of the
Prophet faced great opposition from their parents in
accepting Islam. Their parents prevented them from accepting
Islam. They gave up their parents for the sake of Allah(God)
and his messenger. Growing beard is a command of Allah(God).
If ones mother prevent him from keeping beard and on
contrary he grows beard he would not be considered as
sinner, as growing a beard is a decree of God. If some body
does not grow beard even being insisted by his mother would
be considered as double sinner. This is to say that one
disobeys Allah(God) Almighty and his mother at the same
time.
Paradise is under the feel of mother, this particular phrase
is in use since the time of Adam.
When Hab'ail and Qabail used to fight each other their
mother would forbid them and they would not listen to her,
that is when Adam used to say, "obey your mother, as
paradise is under her feet". This particular phrase was said
even at the time of the Prophet Noah when the Prophet Noah
announced his Prophet-hood, his wife did not believe neither
did his son, his son obeyed his mother just according to
above mentioned phrase that paradise is under the feet of
mother. As a result of it both mother and son died as
infidels, neither the son nor his mother could enter the
Heaven.
Once Moses asked God, "Who would be my associate in the
Heaven?". God replied. "There is a butcher in the city. He
would be your associate." The Moses went to see him, the
butcher sold poor quality of meat and weighed less. He used
to tell lies. The Moses was surprised and he thought" How
could he be my associate". The Moses was confused and he
thought that his associate might be some one else. He
in-tented to go back when in the mean time Gab rail came and
confirmed that the butcher was his associate. Soon the night
fell, and the butcher decided to go back home. The Moses
said to him, "I'm a traveler and want to spend a night with
you." The butcher took the Moses home. He cooked food. He
put some food on a plate and approached a tree. He took the
swing off which hung on the tree in which was an invalid
woman. He fed her. when he finished the Moses noticed that
the women was saying something inaudible. Moses asked, "Who
is that woman ?". The butcher replied, "She is my mother,
she is paralyzed". The Moses asked him, "What was she
saying?". He replied, "My mother is a follower of Prophet
Moses, I have not seen him. When I feed her she prays to
God, "Oh God let my son be associate of Moses'
It proves that obedience of an infidel mother misled a son
of a Prophet, and he ended up in the hell and a sinner ended
up in the heaven, all because of his pious mother's blessing
and prayers. Of course under such mother's feet lies
paradise, as that of butcher's mother. Such, mother's
obedience, command, service and prayers all lead to the
heaven.
Q.9. Ac-coring to Menar-e-Noor one must sight the Prophet
to become a true believer, unless otherwise, it is a state
of doubtfulness.
Ans. At the time of the Prophet, many people took the oath
of allegiance and converted into ISLAM. There were some of
those, who were expelled out of the religion because of
their suspicion, short-sightedness and disobedience. *
Those of Schismatic still consider themselves as MUSLIMS.
They perform the salah and recite the holy Quran as well
(all in vain). There is a possibility that we might have as
well been expelled out of the (ummah) religion by the
Prophet, thanks to our disobedience, greed, jealousy,
arrogance and ardent.
Therefore, it is doubtful to be a true-follower of the
Prophet Muhammad unless he sights the essence the Prophet
Muhammad.
One, who sights the Prophet Muhammad is the true follower
and deserves the intercession of the Prophet Muhammad
(Prophetic Tradition)
Lairs can not be my followers.
Our deeds
are worse than mere telling lies. May Allah(God) shower his
mercy upon us.
Those, who were sworn us by the Prophet, some of them
accepted Islam by mouths and the faith did not enter their
heart (they could not manage to achieve the sincerely of
heart).
Most of the above mentioned people turned hypocrite and were
expelled out the ummah. There were those, who in the company
of the Prophet Muhammad with his love attained the sincerity
and cleanliness of heart, were awarded to be as companions
of the Prophet and real followers of the Prophet Muhammad .
There are those, who were sworn in by the Prophet after his
earthly spent 63 years (he lived open with public for 63
years and after this period of time he actually hid himself
and made the access to his being possible only for special
people). They are supposed to be admitted followers.
Those, who obtained Murtab-e-Irshad (Authority to render
spiritual Instruction) after the bayat, became saints.
As Sultan Haq Bahu said:
دست بیعت
کردمارا مصطفٰے
ولد خود
خوانندہ است مارا مجتبٰے
I was sworn
in by the Prophet,
When a
common person is attached with a saint and receives
spiritual benevolence, he becomes a true follower of the
Prophet. One who has neither access to the Prophet or
sighted him, nor he is attached to any saint of God, he
would be considered as unreal follower. Children of a
Prophet can not necessarily be Prophet and Children of any
saint can not necessarily be saint as well. Similarly a
follower would not automatically be a follower whether a
real or an admitted follower.
According to a Prophetic Traditions, "On the day of judgment
the nations (of the Prophets) would be distinguished by
their respective lights, this is to say that, People
glittering with the light of the attributable name of God,
Ya Rehman, will be known as the followers of Moses. There
are those who will be glittering with the light of the
attributable name of God, Ya Wahab, these will be the
follower of Solo man. There are others who would be
glittering with the light of the attributable name ,Ya
Wadood, these will be the followers of the prophet Da-wood
and the followers of the Prophet Muhammad would be
enlightened with the light of the personal name of Allah(God).
And those who didn't bear any light would be considered as
spy among the nations and these are those who prevented
people from Dhikr-e-Allah(God) in the mosques, as it appears
in the holy Quran.
"Who would be more cruel than the one who prevents from the
remembrance of Allah(God) in the mosque."
For the acquisition of light, the saints of God strongly
recommend the assemblies of Dhikr and instruct the seeker of
the path with Dhikr-e-Qulb. Some of the saints even said, "A
moment of heedless ness from remembrance of Allah(God) is a
moment of Kufr.
According to a Prophetic tradition, "one who remembers
Allah(God) is regarded as alive and the one who does not, is
considered as dead. Many People of this umma commemorate
with the names of attributes of God, it is a kind of worship
and it produces some benevolence as well, it is but a pity
that despite the personal name of Allah(God) has been
granted to them, they are engaged in the attributes.
All Prophets and messengers have been longing for it, but it
was only granted to the Prophet Muhammad .
It was further granted to the saints of nine "9" spiritual
orders, 12 Imams and finally it was in the whole, granted to
Abdul Qadir Jelani of Baghdad, this is how the title of the
Ghous-ul-Azam was given.
The authority (key) of the personal name of Allah(God) will
be given to Imam Mahdi from Ghuos-e-Azam eventually. All
four religious orders were spiritually benefited with the
personal name of Allah(God) through Ghoust-e-Pak. If a
person or any spiritual order holds grudge against Ghous-e-Pak,
he must not, however be able to attain the personal name of
Allah(God).
The personal name of Allah(God) is the means through which
one can attain the proximity of God.
The Commemoration of the personal name of Allah(God)
Purifies heart and enables him to receive the inspiration of
God. The heart hardens and gets dark Without Dhikr-e-Qulb
(whether with the name of attributes or personal name of
Allah(God)) ithout Dhikr-e-Qulb one falls prey to arrogance,
greed and jealousy. The effect of the external worship
confines to the faces only, he becomes the perpetual patient
of arrogance and jealousy, because these relate to sins and
he becomes an eternal sinner.
Due to external worship his heart is filled up with vanity
and arrogance. Because he performed five time prayers, he
considers himself as better than others. He does not
communicate with public and shake hands with them, just
because considering he spends nights in worship, he becomes
proud. This all develops arrogance and pride in him. Even
during Salah his heart is occupied with pride, perhaps he is
not aware.
Maulana Roomi says................
it was due to vanity that Azazeel was rejected by God.
According to a tradition of the Prophet. Arrogant and greedy
people would not enter the Heaven. Eventually he is expelled
out of the ummah. A true follower of the Prophet must not be
deprived of the intercession (Shifa'at) of the Prophet.
None of real or admitted followers of the Prophet would go
into to the hell. They would be even punished in the heaven
(for any thing they have done wrong). his is an incident
related to Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jelani of Baghdad, when
somebody pushed him into a pond (as a matter of enjoyment)
long after he had gained the spiritual ranks, once he was
passing by the grave of the above mentioned person, (who
pushed Ghous Pak into the waters). Ghous Pak spiritually
sighted that he was strolling in heaven with his hand tied
together. When enquired as to why his hand was tied up, he
replied. "Once I pushed you into a pond and as for
punishment my hands are tied up. He further said, ''Had I
not been illuminated with the light of personal name of
Allah(God) I would have ended up into the hell.
Abdul Qadir Jelani then forgave him and his hands were
released.
Q.10.some people recite (SallAllah(God)o aliaka ya
Muhammad ) after performance of Dhikr-e-ilahi. Why do not
they say any respectful words after ya Muhammad such as
Muhammad Ur Rasool Allah(God).?
Ans. aker- Bin Mujahid once dreamt that the Prophet Kissed
Abu Baker Shibli between his eyes. It is said that it was
because, Abu Baker shibli used to recite 2 (two) verses of
the chapter Tuba and thrice the above-mentioned holy
benediction of صلی اللہ علیک یا محمد . This is also the
recommended holy benediction of chihsti order. Khuwaja Moeen
Uddin Chishti used to recite this particular foly
benediction after the performance of Zikar. It is to be
noticed that word Allah(God) is Glorious and Muhammad (P.B.U.H)
is amiable (cool). In the first part of Kalima word
Allah(God) (اللہ) is the personal name of God the rest are
attributes and the second part of the holy kalima is
Muhammad ur Rasool Allah(God) contains words Muhammad (P.B.U.H)
which is the personal name of the Prophet. Many people
strikes this particular name on their hearts or chest as for
Commemoration.
Commemoration of Muhammad ur Rasool Allah(God) and the holy
benediction (Darood-e-Ibraheemi) can not be performed
through striking on hearts and chest. Whilst sallaaho Alaika
ya Rasool Allah(God) can be performed through striking. But
its benevolence relates to the attributes only. Those, who
receive spiritual benevolence of the personal name of the
Prophet. They strike the name Muhammad (P.B.U.H) on their
chest.
They commemorate by saying Sal lal laho alike ya Muhammad (P.B.U.H)
when inhale, which means they purify the chest by
commemorating sal lal laho aliaka ya Muhammad (P.B.U.H).
They then concentrate the word Muhammad (P.B.U.H) on their
chest.
They start it with (ا) on heart, (ح) on sirri, (م) on Khafi
and finaly (و) on the spirit.
As this process of contemplation takes a bit of times, so they
recite the name in the end of the Holy benediction. Many
people strike Isme-e-Jamal (Name of Elegance) on their chest
for to attain spiritual insight.
In the
method revelation of spirits they strike ya ahmed at the
right side of the chest and ya Muhammad on the left side.
Then they strike the heart with ya Rasool Allah(God). It has
been noted in a book called Akhbar ul Akhyar. Page 199 that
for to attain the personal benevolence striking and
contemplation of the holy benediction is better but for
Tasbeeh (bead of string) and holy benediction the
Benediction of Ibraheem is the best.
<<Previous
< Go To Index >
Next>>
Go
to Top
© 2008-09 ASI, International. All
rights reserved.
|