The Truth of "SUFISM"

Do you know who is the Sufi Muslim ?

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Truth Of SUFISM: http://www.islamawareness.net/Deviant/Sufi/truth.html
Tawhid in SUFISM?: http://www.islamawareness.net/Deviant/Sufi/tawhid.html
The Other Side of SUFISM: http://www.qss.org/articles/sufism/toc.html
SUFISM, The Deviated Path: http://www.islam.org.au/articles/22/sufism.htm
The Violent Truth Behind The SUFI Mask: http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate/sufi.html

 

nonsense!!! the truth of islam is certainly sufism!!! it is clear that all links above are intented to confuse the minds of people and create hatred towards the honest muslims and the truth and the divine islam, the divine sufism. but you can never stop the sunshine!!!!
you should better read the following text and decide!!!!

SUFISM

Sufism is a school for the acquisition of knowledge and purification. This school is instituted to understand the truth and to acquire an understanding of the divine mysteries of the room of secrecy. By means of that education, the essence of all knowledge is going to be understood. Its principal purpose is to purify the soul: I have entered this way as an important, great person, I have learned I am but an insignificant atom. This is the aim of sufism. To reach that state, sufism is indispensable. It is a necessary path for every Muslim.

Its necessity is proclaimed by the Holy verses. Almighty Allah enjoins in His Holy verse:

“For each We have appointed a divine law and a traced-out way.” (Maida: 48)

His Excellency, Fahruddin-i Râzi and some other commentators on the Qur’an, interpreted the above Holy verse as follows: “O My Servants! I have made two things obligatory on each of you. Firstly shariat (Canonical obligations) and then tariqat (religious order, dervish order). The word “minhaj” (traced-out way) mentioned in the holy verse means “enlightened way.”

There are many holy verses that reinforce Almighty Allah’s command.

As Allah, Almighty, prescribed regular prayers by the following verse:

“Offer prayers perfectly for My Remembrance.” (Tâhâ: 14)

In the following holy verse, He also ordered His slaves to remember His praises:

“O you who believe!

Remember Allah with much remembrance.” (Ahzab: 41)

Regular prayers are a divine command, remembering Allah is also a divine command.

Both regular prayers and remembering Allah are divine commands.

When our master, the Prophet -peace be upon him- received the order of reciting the holy words of Allah, because men’s temperaments differ with regards to creation, he ordered our master Abu Bakr -may Allah be pleased with him- His excellency to remember Allah by heart and Ali -may Allah be pleased with him- His excellency, to remember Him loudly and also to teach this to the people.

And this path has survived from that time to now with continuous succession in the hands and hearts of the leaders of religious (dervish) orders. It is fixed by general report. During each epoch, great communities have acknowledged its truth.

Imam-ý Rabbâni His Excellency states:

“To deny in the religion something fixed by general agreement is disbelief.”

In a holy verse, it is commanded:

“When you have finished the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting down and lying down on your sides.” (Nisa: 103)

Those, who obey this decree, obtain Allah’s love.

People perceiving only outwardly consider the remembering mentioned in the holy verses and the respected Hadiths to be merely the regular prayers. Because they do not know their ignorance, they look at the truths with closed eyes. Reality remains concealed until they turn to their inside world and pass to hidden meanings.

Almighty Allah describes the Muslims “sinner” in the following Holy verse as those who take no heed of remembering:

“And be not like those who forgot Allah and He caused them to forget themselves. Such are the evil-doers.” (Hashr: 19)

For a servant being loved by Allah the Greatest is dependent on loving and occupying oneself with the remembrance of Allah.

That is to say, we must follow the shariat (religious laws) of Allah’s Messenger -peace be upon him- to embellish ourselves and the religious order (tariqat) to make luminous our inward world.

The external order is founded by the shariat, the interior one by the tariqat.

Passing to the inward world is only gained by performing the prescribed and recommended worship. Because as a body is responsible for the performance of prescribed duties, the spirit is also charged with the recommended worship.

It is a clear reality that a man can not acquire moral nourishment if he does not conform in words and actions to the shariat. This is like a sick man who does not pay attention to diet while using medicine.

It should be known that all the tariqats have been instituted by the command of Allah the Most Supreme. All the principles of the tariqats are based on the shariat. A tariqat that is contradictory to Islam is essentially not a tariqat.

Sufism is not only knowledge of speech but also a science of condition and application. It can not be comprehended and made known by theoretical learning without practicing, tasting, feeling it.

The aim of entering a Tariqat-ý aliye (Exalted religious order) is to obtain faith in things to be believed in the shariat (Religious laws). And this is the real faith.

For instance, a man believes in Allah’s existence, firstly by hearing; his faith in Him then matures through observation, experience.

The difficulties produced by nefs-i ammara (soul), which prevent man from performing worship, disappear; prayers are lovingly and easily accomplished.

A few false guides, being men of bigotry, pretend to be the people of knowledge in order to deceive ignorant men and cause misunderstanding about sufism.

The Enlightened Tariqat consists only of the words and conduct of our master, the Exalted Prophet, -may Allah commend and salute him. Its source is the Holy Qur’an and the Hadiths. It has remained pure and it has not lost anything from its originality. Over the centuries, sufism has been the reason for the preservation of morals in Islam, the elimination of depravity and sedition, the institution of genuine brotherhood, the formation of unity and solidarity, the treatment of humanity’s spiritual illnesses, and the perfection of faith. With that hidden abundance, the divine orders will survive till the Last Day.

Like in every age, sufism today is present in its original essence. Especially in the Nakshibendi tariqat, a perfect guide will always exist until the end of the world. That special room has been passed through from room to room, link to link, and never deteriorating.

The Messenger of Allah -peace be upon him- said:

“Let every door that leads into the mosque be closed, except the door of Abu Bakr.”


Shekh Es’ad: -may Allah sanctify his secret- His Excellency interpreted the above Hadith as follows:

“My Allah! When the guides of all tarikats ceased, make permanent the way of Abu Bakr, till the Last Day.”

As Allah the Most Great has always provided scholars to teach the external sciences, He has also ensured men of tariqat in order to teach spiritual knowledge.

Although he was called “the Proof of Islam” Imam Ghazali directed himself towards sufism. After tasting the pleasure of it, he articulated his feelings and his condition as follows:

“.... Then I examined my position, I was completely surprised that I have been totally submerged in worldly affairs. Those attachments have totally surrounded me. I have examined my activities. But in this field too, I have seen that I am occupied with sciences that are not important nor useful for the way to the Hereafter.

Then I inspected my intention for teaching. And I became convinced that it is not for Allah’s Approval but for acquiring a reputation and a high respectable place in society. I concluded that I am on the way to a tragic end and if I do not correct myself I will be in the Fire.”

“I understood for certain that dervishes (sufis) are really those who have found Allah’s way. Their course is the most beautiful one. Their way is the straightest one, their morals are the purest ones.

Even if the arguments of all the intelligent people in the world, the wisdom of all men of wisdom, the knowledge of all scholars who know minute details of the shariat; they can not achieve in changing anything from the sufis’ conduct and morals and replacing it with a better thing.

Their whole external and inner acts and feelings are derived from the light of the lamp of Prophethood. There is no source of light, or guide to the right way on earth other than the light of Prophethood.”


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WHAT IS A TARIQAT



THE EXALTED TARIQAT IS AN ARMY:


It has an esteemed organization. The first struggle is against one’s own soul, then against those gone astray when necessary and includes also striving in the Cause of Allah with one’s wealth. But I should inform you that the most important struggle is the one with the pen, is called “The Greatest Jihad”

Striving against your own soul is very important. Because the other jihad is ineffective if one’s soul has not been purified. We have said about this matter: “O ascetic! I see you are ready to conquer. But you are not aware that you have been conquered. First of all turn to your inside, recognize your inward enemy and save your home and its rooms from occupation.”

Because of this, man should first conquer his own soul. After its conquering, he will act by His approval. Otherwise, with the internal idol, to conquer others is impossible. First, break your inner idol, then struggle for conquering.

You fight with five or ten enemies but by the pen you strive with millions. Therefore, struggling by the pen is referred to as the “greatest jihad.”

By explaining this, I encourage you to struggle. And when you perform this in the name of Allah, without doubt, He helps you; your supporter and protector becomes Him. Even if the whole universe is against you, nothing can harm you if He wills.

Therefore, a man participating in such an army should act consciously. He must strive in the cause of Allah with his body, wealth, pen, and against his own soul.

The noble Prophet -may Allah commend and salute him- commands:

“To strive in the cause of Allah is incumbent on you all.”

This path is so disciplined that spiritual commanders direct it. Its commander-in-chief is the representative of our master, the Messenger of Allah -peace be upon him.

Allah, Exalted and Glorified, has granted such a favor to the leaders of this path that their goal is not to reach but to cause to reach. A spiritual commander thinks of the safety of his army but not of his own security.




THE EXALTED TARIQAT

IS A HOSPITAL:


It is such a hospital whose main doctor is the Pride of all beings, Muhammad -peace be upon him. The perfect guides who are the representatives of him are the doctors of that hospital.

As the Messenger of Allah -may Allah commend and salute him- has ordered us to seek treatment for disease, he has also commanded us to refer to a spiritual doctor in order to be free from spiritual diseases.

These spiritual sicknesses are important:

“In their hearts is a disease.” (Baqara: 10)

The terrible diseases mentioned in the holy verse are very dangerous if not healed, for they destroy the eternal life of man.

A diseased man can not enjoy food until his disease is treated. Similarly, one whose heart is sick can not enjoy the taste of acts of worship.

Bad qualities such as bearing grudges, haughtiness, vanity, lust, hypocrisy, greed, jealousy, mendacity, slander, suspicion... are the diseases of the heart.

We have come to this world with a pure heart. In order to preserve that goodness, it should be polished to remove the rust of bad moral qualities, the characteristics of beasts.

To recover from the diseases we have to remember Almighty Allah much according to this honorable hadith:

“Remembrance of Allah is the healing of hearts.”

In the remembrance of Allah the rooms of heart such as spirit, sýr, hâfâ, ahfâ are saved from the occupation of soul. Lastly, if the room of nefs-i kul is also saved, the spirit acquires sovereignty, the lights of cheerfulness turn on; man repents for his evil acts; he does not only give up committing those deeds but also ceases to think of them.

Thereafter, that man is purified from bestial and bad moral qualities. He achieves maturity. His whole body moves according to the divine regulations.

Allah, the Exalted, chooses the followers of His path since eternity. Man can not enter the exalted tariqat but His Lord should accept him to it. Moreover, men who are accepted from eternity to the exalted tariqat need to be operated on. Perfect Guides who are the heirs of the Messenger of Allah -may Allah commend and salute him- can only perform this medical operation. Those Perfect Guides, being surgeons, carry out operations in order to give spiritual sustenance, to eradicate the roots of worldly desires, (all else besides Allah) in the heart, to throw out Satan, to enlarge the heart, to sow the seeds of knowledge about Allah.


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THE EXALTED TARIQAT

IS A BAZAAR:


It is in such a bazaar that a man has to strive in the cause of Allah with his wealth and life to be able to trade with Allah, Exalted and Glorified. What a noble prosperity to attain the honor of trading with the Creator.

Allah the Most Supreme has declared:

“Verily, Allah has purchased of the believers their lives and their properties; for the price that theirs shall be the Paradise. They fight in Allah’s Cause, so they kill (others) and are killed.” (Tavba: 111)

It is necessary for the one entering that field to entreat: “My Allah! I have accepted this commerce, approve it of me and make it easy” and he must never leave this field. Since you have sworn together with Almighty Allah and accepted this trade, you have no right to be in opposition.

He commands in His other holy verse as follows:

“O you who believe! Shall I guide you to a commerce that will save you from a painful torment?” (Saff: 10)

This is asked for encouragement. Then Allah, the Exalted, explains this commerce:

“That you believe in Allah and His Messenger and that you strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives, that will be better for you, if you but know!” (Saff: 11)

Commerce is to make profit with a desired yield by using one’s property, work and all talents. From this point of view, faith and struggle in Allah’s path have been likened to commerce. A believer who strives with his wealth and life has worked to escape himself from a painful torment, to get great reward in the sight of Allah. He converted his material profit into a spiritual one because he spent it in the way of Allah. The real profit of this commerce will be seen in the Hereafter.

“(If you do so) He will forgive you your sins and bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, and pleasant dwellings in Gardens of Eden. That is the supreme triumph.

This commerce can never be compared to the worldly one.


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THE TRUTHFUL


Allah, the Exalted and Glorified, commands in His holy verse:

“Be with the truthful ones.” (Tawba: 119)

The truthful are the perfect guides who are Allah’s friends.

The Messenger of Allah -may Allah commend and salute him- describes them as follows:

“The scholars of my community are like the prophets of the Children of Israel.”

It is understood from this honorable hadith that they are Almighty Allah’s special servants. Allah, Exalted and Glorified, has created them for Himself, He has loved and chosen and brought them near Himself.

They too, have loved Allah, the Most Great, and surrendered themselves to His will, taken refuge in Him, and always displayed loyalty and devotion to Him. It is they who have really found Allah’s path. Their conduct is the best. The path, which they follow is the rightest one. Their morals are the purest ones. Why? Because they apply the morals of the Beloved of Allah, Muhammad, -may Allah commend and salute him-, they followed his modes of conduct, and took their color from him.

In just the same way, the Messenger of Allah -peace be upon him- states in his honorable hadith:

“Scholars are the heirs of the Prophets.”

Considering there is no higher degree than prophethood, to inherit that degree is the greatest honor. He is the heir of the Messenger whoever Allah the Exalted has loved, chosen, brought near Himself, has given His trust and to whom He has attached the light of Allah’s Messenger.

His teacher is personally Almighty Allah.

It is declared in the holy verse:

“So be afraid of Allah and Allah teaches you.” (Baqara: 282)

Because their teacher is Allah the Most Great, their knowledge is not taught in a school by means of a scholar. Their knowledge comes directly from Allah, Exalted and Glorified, and Allah’s Messenger -peace be upon him. That is they do not need people.

Allah’s Messenger -may Allah commend and salute him- declares:

“Allah, the Most Supreme, sends a renewer to my nation at the beginning of each century to renew His religion.”

In another honorable hadith:

“At each century there are leaders of my community who are called “Sýddýqun”. Divine compassion and kindness bestowed upon them are so great that you eat and drink by that means. Calamities decreed for humanity are taken away by means of them.”

Such men are a partition between truth and error to show guidance to those who try to bend the religion, and those who go astray.

Their agreement is with Allah. They refrain from seeking all sorts of honor and worldly desires. They only act according to the divine orders, and never afraid of anybody. Therefore, they are not ordinary people but the leaders of the Muslims.

They know the best even though they are not given knowledge about anything from anyone.

Almighty Allah decrees in His holy verse:

“Ask the followers of the Remembrance if you know not.” (Nahl: 43)

The followers of the Remembrance are the friends of Allah, the perfect guides.

He explains the truth without any hesitation from anybody. Why? Because he is responsible to. The essential thing is the divine commandment, not the creation.

Almighty Allah describes them in the holy verse as follows:

“Never afraid of the blame of the blamers.” (Maidaa: 54)

Allah’s Messenger -may Allah commend and salute him- describes them as follows:

“Mature believers are more precious than some angels in the sight of Allah.”

And Allah the Most Supreme orders to be with them:

“Be with the truthful ones.” (Tawba: 119)

Because He has emptied the existence of that servant and He has filled him with His favor. He has informed him of Him and that a creation has nothing; everything is from Him and belongs to Him. Then He has charged him with the duty of guidance.

They solely, lead to Allah.

Holy verse:

“And of those whom We have created there is a nation who guides with the Truth and establishes justice therewith.” (Araf: 181)

According to this holy verse, Allah, Exalted and Glorified, instructs that He has sent them especially for guidance. They merely strive for the good approval of Almighty Allah, and endeavor to attach people to Almighty Allah and His Messenger. Their aim is to save humanity from all kinds of separatism and evil, to direct to Almighty Allah and His Messenger. They are those who carry humans to the Truth.

A Muslim must find a perfect Guide and thus be saved from the tricks of Satan and reach the Truth as stated in the holy verse:

“O you who believe! Fear Allah, and be with the truthful ones.” (Tawba: 119)



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WHAT IS THE SOUL


The immoderate carnal soul is your companion whose desire is to prevent you from doing good deeds, to encourage you to commit evil, and to claim all benefits. He is your companion in this world, in the grave, in gathering place on Judgment Day, in the Paradise or in the Hell, too.

As the Messenger of Allah -may Allah commend and salute him- has ordered us to seek a physician for diagnosis and treatment of physiological diseases; he has also commanded us to refer to a learned man of religion in order to be free from spiritual illness.

These spiritual diseases are important:

“In their hearts is a disease.” (Baqara: 10)

The terrible diseases mentioned in the holy verse are very dangerous if not healed for they destroy the eternal life of man.

A diseased man can not enjoy food until his disease is treated. Similarly, one whose heart is sick, can not enjoy the taste of acts of worship.

Bad qualities such as bearing grudges, haughtiness, vanity, lust, hypocrisy, greed, jealousy, lying, slander, suspicion... are the diseases of the heart. In order to be a perfect believer, these attributes need to be erased from the heart.

Allah, Exalted and Glorified, commands in His holy verse:

“Draw not near to shameful things whether open or concealed.” (An’am: 151)

To give up sins, committed openly or secretly, is obligatory. As committing evil openly is prohibited, so is the committing of shameful things secretly in the heart such as envy, hypocrisy, and bearing a grudge.

It is decreed in another holy verse that:

“Forsake the outwardness of sin and the inwardness thereof. Lo! Those who garner sin will be awarded that which they have earned.” (An’am: 120)


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Indeed he succeeds who purifies his own self:


It is ordered in the holy verse:

“Say (O Muhammad, to mankind): ‘If you love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you.” (Al’ Imran: 31)

According to this holy verse, to be loved by Allah, the Exalted, depends on following strictly the sunna of the Messenger of Allah; that is it is necessary to participate in a tariqat in all circumstances.

To embellish our exterior self, we must follow the shariat of our Master -peace be upon him- and the religious order (tariqat) to make luminous our inner world. The external order is founded by the shariat, the interior one by the tariqat.

The Exalted Tariqat has arrived in our time from our Master, the Noble Messenger -may Allah commend and salute him- with great purity and sincerity and has been the number one factor in the Islamic morals coming into existence. With that secret abundance, the divine rules will survive till the Last Day.

As Allah the Most Great has always provided scholars to teach sciences, He has also ensured men of tariqat in order to teach spiritual knowledge. He is not incapable of making present a Perfect Guide (Supreme Spiritual teacher) everytime.

It is stated in the holy verse:

“And of those whom We created there is a nation who guide with the Truth and establish justice therewith.” (Araf: 181)

In a noble hadith, it is stated as follows:

“Nobody can know the friends of Mine under My roof apart from Me.”

Although they are known externally, their spirituality and lightness are hidden.

Therefore they, sent by the Lord, are responsible for the guidance. No one, except Almighty Allah, knows them. They know Allah, Exalted and Glorified, too. They see that the real Guide is Almighty Allah. That is, people do not recognize them but only the Lord; these Perfect Guides also recognize the Lord.

“O you who believe! Fear Allah, and be with the truthful ones.” (Tawba: 119)

The truthful ones mentioned in the holy verse are the Perfect Guides who reached annihilation (fana) in Allah. They are those who recognize the Lord and see that everything is from Him.

Allah the Most High orders all believers to be with them and get benefit from their conversation. Why?

“Allah chooses for Himself whom He wills.” (Þûra: 13)

Lo! He commands to be together with the eminently truthful servants chosen by Him, because they guide to the Truth and establish justice therewith. Almighty Allah personally describes them.

It is declared in the holy verse:

“Indeed he succeeds who purifies his own soul.” (Shams: 9)

We connect this holy verse with others in order for you to understand well the order of Allah the Exalted.

If the heart is pure, it leads man to worship and good deeds. A diseased man can not enjoy the taste of foods, a heart, full of worldly desires, can not enjoy the taste of acts of worship. A diseased heart must be purified.

For this, the Reason of Creation, the Master of the Universe, Muhammad -may Allah commend and salute him- orders in his venerable hadith:

“In the remembrance of Allah is the healing of hearts.”

There exists in human beings immoral qualities such as bearing grudges, hypocrisy, lying, haughtiness, vanity, lust, greed, and slander. These are symptoms of a sick heart. Its attribute is also bestial. The sole remedy for this, is the light, the remembrance and thought of Almighty Allah. Through this, bad moral qualities slowly disappear, eventually the heart becomes luminous and that heart, being the center of divine sight, receives a lot of indications.

Sufism has been a great factor in maturing faith in the world of knowledge and truth. It is not only knowledge of speech but a science of applications. It can not be comprehended or made known by abstract methods without practicing, tasting, and feeling it. It is like seeing honey in a jar or licking that jar, whereas one can never reach its reality.

The aim of entering an Exalted Tariqat is to obtain certainty and sincerity about shariat (religious orders), in which way to be believed. This is the real faith. To say, “I am Muslim” is not equal to living Islam, and to live Islam consciously with knowledge is also very different.


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Sufism is a school of knowledge and purification. To realize one’s nothingness in this school of knowledge and purification, one has to be purified, and be reduced to ashes with the fire of love. I have entered as a great man, but I have learned I am a insignificant atom. This is the goal of sufism.


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THE SOUL AND ITS DEGREES


The sublime spirit was veiled by seven curtains from its original state when united with the dark body. Each of these curtains or veils is called the degrees of soul.

After each curtain has been lifted, light from the spiritual world trickles into the spirit. When seven curtains veil it, light can not penetrate. As the number of veil decreases, the soul gets purified. If all the veils are lifted, it becomes total light. This is the position of Allah’s Messenger -may Allah commend and salute him.




1. NAFS-I AMMARA

(COMMANDING SOUL):


It is the soul that drags man by coercion to commit wickedness.

If the human spirit obeys and submits to the bestial spirit’s sensual desires, or consents to give him domination in all circumstances, it is called the “Commanding Soul.”

The heart in the commanding state (nafs-i ammara) plunges into materialism and lust and changes its state. It moves away from the Creator. While before it was a commander, it becomes an employee. If the heart permanently stays at this level, it will have no power to return to the spiritual world. Spirituality is like a mirror. When it is purified from dust and rust, man can see shapes on it clearly and neatly. If it is not polished for a long time, rust completely covers its essence. Then polishing also can not eliminate its blindness. Therefore, it loses its quality of being a mirror.

The Pride of the Universe, our Master Muhammad -may Allah commend and salute him- enjoins in his venerable Hadith:

“Without doubt, there is a tool for polishing the heart; it is Allah’s remembrance.”

If the heart turns towards the spiritual world, abstains from evil deeds and tries to open veils with remembrance and thought, rust and cloudiness are totally erased. It tends to understand the truths of objects, profound meanings and divine manifestations. It ascends to degrees from which it had descended.

Just so, Almighty Allah has enjoined in the noble hadith:

“I did not enter into the earth and the heavens but into the heart of My believer servant.”

“To enter into the heart of believer servant,” means that He is shown to his heart. Otherwise it does not mean Allah enters to the hearts of believers.

In the holy verse:

“Lo! The soul enjoins unto evil, save that whereon my Lord has mercy.” (Joseph: 53)

The attitudes of Nafs-i Ammara (Commanding soul): Ignorance, meanness, greed, grudge, arrogance, contentiousness, lust, avarice, envy, wasting time with useless and vain things, irony, stupidity, forgetfulness, suspicion, gluttony, drinking much, excessive talk, too much merrymaking, idleness, conceit, rejection of believers... and so on.

Nafs-i ammara (commanding soul) is also a divine creation. But due to its committing evil, and its addiction to lust, it is soiled. By being under the domination of the bestial soul and following it as a slave to lust, it has become like an animal. For a human, it has become the greatest enemy.

It is stated in the venerable hadith:

“Your most severe enemy is your soul which is between your two sides.”

Because an external enemy can be a faithful friend if influenced by kindness and benevolence, whereas the soul does not appreciate any favor or blessings and increases its harm.



2. NAFS-I LEVVAMA

(ACCUSING SOUL):


If the human spirit regrets the sins and evil acts committed when he was in the state of “ammara” (commanding) and begins condemning himself, this state is called “levvama” (accusing).

For a salik (devotee, follower in the sufi path) who has ascended to this second degree, one of the seven curtains has opened. He fulfills his worshipping duties, tries to abstain from what is prohibited and to perform the divine orders. Even then, he can commit a sin, but immediately after it, regretfully he regrets it and repents.

There are good promises for these people:

“Those who avoid great sins except the small faults; verily your Lord is of vast forgiveness.” (Najm: 53)


The attitudes of Nafs-i Levvama (Accusing Soul): Enjoining, envy, evil thoughts, greed, secret hypocrisy, lust, quarrelsomeness.

Although some qualities of nafs-i ammara are still present, it sees right as right, truth as truth, false as false. His love for shariat and for worshipping acts does not decrease. He is worried about his bad deeds. Whereas, to be completely free from those bad qualities is beyond his present capacity.

At this stage, there exists a disease of secret hypocrisy and pride. He wants people to be known of his good deeds. He is pleased at being praised. Even though he does not like this condition, he can not remove it from his heart.

A man at the accusing soul level is considered as a man of piety. The peak point of this rank is sincerity. Though sincerity exists in his deeds, the devotee is not saved from danger. Even then, in the sight of Allah he has a holy value.

Just so, it is commanded in the holy verse:

“I swear by the accusing soul...” (Qýyama: 2)




3. NAFS-I MULHIMA

(INSPIRING SOUL):


If by the increase in worship, remembrance, asceticism and strong struggle against self, one of the veils over the heart is lifted, this degree is called Nafs-i mulhima (Inspiring soul).

It is called “mulhima (inspiring) because at this degree, Almighty Allah directly inspires the human spirit what is wrong for it and what is right for it.

As the spirit is strengthened and makes progress, it wants to dominate the soul. After many struggles, at this degree the soul is improved. Now the control over the body belongs to the spirit.

A human can reach this stage by his own sincerity and endeavor, but for higher degrees he must have the guidance of a Perfect Guide.


The attitudes of Nafs-i mulhima (Inspiring Soul): Knowledge, generosity, contentment, humility, patience, acceptance of apology, good thoughts and tolerance...

At this stage, because the devotee perceives that all creation is under the Omnipotence of the Lord of the Universe, he does not object to anything of a created thing.

The requisite of a devotee at this stage is to obey his Perfect Guide and submit to all his orders. Also, he has to strongly oppose his soul’s selfish desires. For, as it is possible to advance at this stage, there is always the danger of falling down.

Nafs-i mulhima (inspiring soul) is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an as follows:

“And by soul and Him Who perfected it in proportion.

Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.

Indeed he succeeds who purifies his ownself.” (Shams: 7-8-9)

The meaning of purify here is to get rid of bad moral qualities such as lust, greed, hypocrisy, envy... The divine declaration “he succeeds who purifies his ownself” points out this essence.



4. NAFS-I MUTMAINNA

(SOUL AT PEACE):


It means a soul, which is free from hypocrisy, suspicion, transgression and fault, and has attained calmness by being saved from sufferings through beseeching the Lord. By the opening of the fourth veil, the spirit ascends to the “mutmainna” degree.

Almighty Allah addresses the soul at peace as follows:

“O! You soul at peace!” (Fajr: 27)




The attitudes of Nafs-i Mutmainna (Soul At Peace): Generosity, resignation, patience, gratitude, mildness, submission, sincerity, consent, worship, a smiling cheerful face, permanent tranquility, full observation, respect to elders, joy of heart, soft words, forgiveness, covering faults...

At this degree, the devotee completely complies with the Qur’an and the Sunnah. Those, who see or listen to one at this stage, are pleased. His words produce pleasure, not disgust. His tongue translates the wisdom of the shariat, mysteries of truth, details of spiritualism. However, he did not study even a single book or demand information from anyone. He has been distinguished by divine inspiration. Because of this he has been plunged into an ocean of character development and modesty. He has been granted awe and put on dignity.

He sometimes meets people and speaks to them about his inspired inner wisdom. He guides his friends according to their aptitude.

Most of the time he worships to attain even higher degrees.

By keeping on with entreating and remembrance at this stage, the love towards Allah’s Messenger -may Allah commend and salute him- takes entirely a different state.
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5. NAFS-I RAZIYA

(CONTENTED SOUL):


The soul which has remained sincere before all the tests and calamities of Almighty Allah, and has been content with what has happened and what will happen and whose sole aim is to acquire the pleasure of the Lord is called “nafs-i raziya” (contented soul).

The devotee is like a chip of wood in the ocean. As the sea drags it everywhere, he, too, has yielded to divine decree like the chip in the sea. He has surrendered his will to the Lord’s will and abandoned his own wishes.


The Attitudes of Nafs-i Raziya (Contented Soul): Piety, sincerity, love, friendship with the Lord, divine calmness, miraculous deeds, leaving all else besides Allah, submission, contentment, patience in suffering, guidance of people, finest breeding. His supplication is not rejected. Everybody respects him.

Nafs-i raziya and its succeeding nafs-i mardiyya are rewarded in the Holy Qur’an with this divine addressing:

“Come back to your Lord, well-pleased and well-pleasing unto Him.” (Fajr: 28)




6. NAFS-I MARDIYYA

(WELL-PLEASED SOUL):


Because Almighty Allah is content with the soul being present at this degree, he is called the “Well-pleased soul.”


The Attitudes of Nafs-i Mardiyya (Well-pleased Soul): To apply the morals of Allah and His Messenger, forgiving faults, covering shame, good opinions, mercy towards everyone, to serve and love people in order to save them from the darkness of ignorance...

But this service and love is only for Allah, it includes pity and mercy. In appearance, he does not leave men, whereas in his inward world he is with the Truth. His heart is free from worldly desires.

He transports the knowledge needed from the spiritual world to this world to be useful for people.

He abstains from excess and remission, and follows a middle course.




7. NAFS-I SAFIYA

(PURE SOUL):


At this degree, the soul is totally purified. While he was the worst part of the body, he is now the best that is, while having been a stone, it is now a diamond.

The devotee at this stage is in Al-Haqq’s hand. He knows Al-Haqq and everything is from Al-Haqq. He thinks neither of himself nor of his sustenance. He says, “They belong to my Owner.” Because he knows and sees that Allah, the Exalted, is the Master of the house, he is the guest.

He acknowledges no one else, he asks for his every need from Him. He is pleased with the divine decree in advance.


The Qualities of this Soul:

1. They are the slaves of Al-Haqq. They do know that if the Creator wills, He protects. If He wills He withdraws His protection.

2. They are aware that they always need a drop of divine mercy.

3. They know that they can not perceive something if Allah, the Exalted, has not informed it.

4. The Creator accepts them into the circle of happiness if He wills, and then only they are accepted into it.


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USUL-I ASHERE


In sufism, during “wandering” (special training of a religious order to reach Allah) a mürid (sufi, wanderer, devotee) must follow the following rules in order to reach his target faster.




1. REPENTANCE


Repentance is to give up all desires, except Al-Haqq, that cause the appearance of duality in the heart, turn towards the Creator, abandon all sins and to turn to goodness. The tendency to commit sin should be fully erased from the heart.

Repentance is the key of door to “union” (meeting the Lord), the first step of a wayfarer (follower of the road of virtue and piety) on Allah’s path. It means a man, who was lost, again finding the true way.

Although we commit sin and error, Allah, the Exalted, invites us to repentance and gives the good news that He will forgive:

“(O Prophet!) Say: ‘O my slaves who have transgressed against their souls! Do not despair of Allah’s mercy! Surely Allah forgives all sins; for He is the All-forgiving, the Most Merciful.

Turn to your Lord repentant, and submit to Him, before the scourge overtakes you when you shall not be helped.” (Zumar: 53-54)

“And all of you beg Allah to forgive you all, o believers, that you may be successful.” (Nur: 31)

“Allah accepts the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and then quickly turn to Allah in repentance. Those are they whom Allah pardons, and Allah is ever Knower, Wise.” (Nisa: 17)

Repentance is both external and internal.

A repentant person, who is unable to achieve the inner repentance, can not keep himself away from committing sins again.

For example, even if you cut grass to its root, it grows again. It spreads, too. But if it is taken out from its root and its soil dried, it can not grow.

A person, being able to achieve inner repentance gives up bad deeds and even the tendency in his heart to commit them.




2. ZUHD (RENUNCIATION)


It means to remove the love of the world from the heart and curb the desires of the soul.

Holy verse:

“But as for him who feared to stand in front of his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,

Lo! The Garden will be his home.” (Naziat: 40-41)

Almighty Allah has informed us in the holy Qur’an that the life of the world is temporary; on the other hand, the Hereafter is permanent. And He has commanded believers to avoid loving the worldly life, which leads to destruction of the eternal one.

“Let not the life of the world beguile you.” (Fatýr: 5)

“The life of the world is but a play and a pastime.” (Muhammad: 36)

Even if a man lives one hundred years, all the wealth of the world is nothing in comparison with the Hereafter.

Allah, the Most High, conveys in His holy verse:

“But you prefer the life of the world.

Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.” (Alâ: 16-17)

Our Master, the Pride of the Universe -may Allah commend and salute him- orders in his venerable hadith:

“If the world was worth a wing of a mosquito to Allah -The Almighty-, he would not give a sip of water to any of the misbelievers.”

He gave shelter to His Beloved Messenger in the hollows of stones, caves, but allowed those whom He does not love to live in palaces and villas.

In another venerable Hadith, he states:

“Man, who gets more and more knowledge but does not increase his renunciation of the world, only multiplies the distance between him and Allah.”

One of the Companions of Allah’s Messenger -may Allah be pleased with them- asked Our Master -may Allah commend and salute him:

“O Messenger of Allah! Guide me to such a deed that if I do it, both Allah and his servants will love me.”

Allah’s Messenger -peace be upon him- responded as follows:

“Take out the love of the world from your heart in order to be beloved by Almighty Allah. Do not set your eyes on what others have that people may love you.”




3. TAWAKKUL (COMPLETE TRUST

IN ALLAH AND SELF-SURRENDER

TO HIM)


It means to bow to everything which comes from Al-Haqq, to seek help from Allah by entrusting each material or spiritual thing to Him, to rely merely upon Him and not to interfere by one’s own actions.

Tawakkul is also external and internal. External one is a tawakkul after the undertaking of a work. Internal one is to perform an action with Al-Haqq.

As working to earn daily food is a must by Almighty Allah on believers, He has also ordered to put trust in Him:

“And when you are resolved, then put your trust in Allah. Lo! Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him).” (Al’ Imran: 159)

“And put your trust in the Ever Living One Who dies not.” (Furkan: 58)

“And put your trust in the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.” (Shuara: 217)

Our Master, the Pride of the Universe, Muhammad, -may Allah commend and salute him- states in his venerable hadith:

“The one who wants to be more powerful than everybody must rely on Almighty Allah.”

A sincere believer, who relies only on Almighty Allah by believing everything happening is by His will and by entrusting each of his works to Him, is far removed from all kinds of grief and sorrow. He willingly accepts everything coming from Allah. He knows that each of His decrees is based on wisdom. He does not trust in reason but the Creator of reasons. He does not wish anything. He seeks refuge with Him and expects everything from Him. He never turns to or praises someone other than Him. It is sufficient for him to have been seen and known by Allah, the Most Supreme.

Holy verse:

“Is not Allah sufficient for His slave?” (Zumar: 36)

“Say: ‘Sufficient for me is Allah.” (Zumar: 38)

Pious men who ascend to the degree of tawakkul, get their sustenance from the unseen treasure mentioned in the following holy verses:

“And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out.

And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine. And whosoever puts his trust in Allah, then He will suffice him. Verily, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Indeed Allah has set a measure for all things.” (Talaq: 2-3)



4. QANAAT (CONTENTMENT)


It is for a man to be pleased with his present situation and to confirm that this distribution is from Allah, Exalted and Glorified, who is the Giver of Sustenance to the entire Universe. In this way, one acquires spiritual pleasures by leaving those of the self.

Our Master, the Pride of the Universe -may Allah commend and salute him- declares in his venerable hadith:

“The real wealth is the richness of heart, not the abundance of property.”

Allah the Most High clearly declares that providence has been apportioned:

“It is We Who portion out between them their livelihood in this world, and We raised some of them above others in ranks, so that some may employ others in their work. But the Mercy of your Lord is better than the wealth of this world which they amass.” (Zuhruf: 32)

“And in the heaven is your provision, and that which you are promised.” (Zariyat: 22)

Therefore, trusting in this truth, one is preserved from greed and lives with peace of mind. For, even if all men in the world try to prevent the providence apportioned by Allah from reaching its owner, they can never succeed. Even if all men in the world unite, they can not provide sustenance if Allah does not decide it.

It is enjoined in the venerable hadith:

“A believer, who is content with the providence granted by Al-Haqq, enters Paradise.”

The venerable hadith reveals that the contented one is included in Heaven while he is living in the world. Because he is pleased with his Owner, the Lord is pleased with him.

Whoever is not pleased with Al-Haqq’s apportioned providence, it is considered that he does not rely on Almighty Allah and disobeys Him.

The world and its contents are not the goal for a human being but a means to attain salvation in the Hereafter. While making use of these means, they should not be assumed as real goals.

Man should earn his living according to the shariat. He must be content with what Allah has given him in order to not desire prohibited gains.

It is declared in a venerable hadith:

“A Muslim who is given enough sustenance and is contented with what Allah has granted to him is saved.”

 

5. UZLAT (SECLUSION)


It means to be with Al-Haqq by detaching from people. It is to prefer solitude in order to worship calmly, contemplating the divine secrets.

It is stated in the holy verses:

“They are the party of Allah. Verily, it is the Party of Allah that will be the successful.” (Mujadilah: 22)

“Allah is sufficient as a Friend, and Allah is sufficient as a Helper.” (Nisa: 45)

The members of Allah’s party live while remembering Allah, die while remembering Allah and attain Allah while remembering Allah.

“Do you want to be my friend?” asked a man to Sahl-i Tusteri -may Allah sanctify his secret- (one of the Friends of Allah). He responded:

“When one of you dies, the soul friend till the judgment day is Almighty Allah, then from now try to be a friend of Him.”

Always Him, always His approval...

When it was asked, “there is no seclusion and loud remembrance (cahrî-dhikr) on your path, what is the essence of your path?” His Excellency, Shah-ý Nakshibend -may Allah sanctify his secret- (one of the Masters of our path) answered:

“It is to be apparently with men, to be innerly with Al-Haqq.”

Because, it is not lawful for a heart to think something other than Allah. It is created for Allah, and it is the center of divine light.

Patience in seclusion is only possible by disconnecting with the world and its contents of which men are fond. Hands should deal with the gain of business, while the heart is occupied with the Lover.

The most important virtue is to improve the soul.

Almighty Allah orders in His Holy verse:

“O you who believe! Take care of your ownselves. If you follow the right guidance and enjoin what is right and forbid that is wrong no hurt can come to you from those who are in error.” (Maida: 105)




6. TAVACCUH


It means to turn towards Al-Haqq by giving up the love and desire for things other than Allah.

Holy verse:

“Turn unto your Lord repentant, and surrender unto Him.” (Zumar: 54)

Then, there does not exist any intention, desire or love other than Al-Haqq. The heart loved by Allah does not separate from the Beloved (Allah) even for a moment.

Almighty Allah enjoins:

“Whosoever surrenders his purpose to Allah while doing good, he verily has grasped the firm hand-hold.” (Loqman: 22)

“So remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself with a complete devotion.” (Muzzammil: 8)

“Follow the path of him who turns to Me.” (Loqman: 15)

One must remove worldly desires from his heart to devote himself to Al-Haqq. Two loves can not exist within one heart. If a heart is full of worldly desires, the love of Allah is driven out. If there is Allah’s love in the heart, all else besides Allah is not present in it.

As in the Holy verse:

“Allah has not assigned unto any man two hearts within his body.” (Azhab: 4)

If there is money, it should be in a cash-box, objects in a home, property in a shop. The heart should devote itself to the Lord and be occupied with Him.




7. SABR (PATIENCE)


Patience means to oppose the desires and pleasures of the soul (self) with struggle; to show patience and determination to fulfill Allah’s will and orders.

The salik (wayfarer, devotee) has to abstain from whatever his soul likes and is habituated to; also from things which Almighty Allah has forbidden. He must willingly perform whatever He has ordered. Because, if man does not display patience and resolution not to commit the prohibited, he can not reach the degree of piety. Piety exists through patience.

Allah, Exalted and Glorified, praises His patient servants in the Holy Qur’an:

“Such as persevere in seeking their Lord’s Countenance.” (Ra’d: 22)

“And Allah loves the patient.” (Al’ Imran: 146)

“Verily the steadfast will be paid their wages without stint.” (Zumar: 10)

Our Master, the Pride of the Universe, Muhammad, -may Allah commend and salute him- declares in his venerable hadith:

“A Muslim’s affairs are amazing. Because all his affairs are good for him. This virtue only belongs to the believer. Therefore, if he is happy, he is grateful. This is good for him. If he receives affliction he is patient. This is also good for him.”

Almighty Allah tests His servants through patience according to their faith. He exposes a believer to calamities. As faith matures, tests also increase.

He commands in His holy verse:

“Do men imagine that they will be at ease alone because they say, ‘We believe’, and will not be tested.” (Ankabut: 2)

Sincerity and loyalty are proven when tested. Everybody is fine in easy times, but in tests whatever one has in his self, appears.

Tests are passed by patience. Afflictions are reduced by means of patience. Patience is the key of all goodness. It is one of the treasures of Heaven. A believer progresses and acquires high degrees by means of his patience. By patience one attains the degree of approval, the heart is also purified.

Abdulkadir Geylani -may Allah sanctify his secret- stated that:

“Patience is to meet affliction with modesty. That is, it means not to be shaken either apparently or inwardly.”




8. DHIKR (THE REMEMBRANCE

OF ALLAH)


Dhikr means to take the love of the world out of the heart, and put Allah’s remembrance into it and not to be unaware of Him even for a moment.

Dhikr is an order of our religion, the proof of faith, the essence of worship, the light of reason, the luster of heart, the life of the spirit, a polish of our heart and a remedy for all pain.

Holy verses:

“Verily the remembrance of Allah is more great.” (Ankabut: 45)

“Remember the Name of Allah much, so that you may be successful.” (Anfal: 45)

The name of a loved thing is always uttered by man. Allah’s remembrance encourages the love for Allah and gives an eternal taste. By Allah’s praise, the hearts are purified and calmed, find peace.

“Who have believed and whose hearts have rest in the remembrance of Allah. Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.” (Ra’d: 28)

Allah, Exalted and Glorified, by encouraging believers to remember Allah, has praised those who perform this worship:

“Men whom neither merchandise nor sale beguiles from remembrance of Allah.” (Nur: 37)

“O you who believe! Let not your property or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah.” (Munafýkun: 9)

Even though each prayer has a precise condition, dhikr has no such requirement. It is permitted to remember Allah while standing and sitting and while lying down. Dhikr can be performed without ablution, as well.

It is commanded in the holy verse:

“When you have finished the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting down, and lying down on your sides.” (Nisa: 103)

Our Master, the Pride of the Universe -may Allah commend and salute him- states:

“Do you want me to tell you the most blessed deed of yours which is the purest in the presence of Allah; more blessed than donating gold and silver, more blessed than killing your disbelieving enemies and getting beheaded as a martyr by them?

‘Yes, o Prophet of Allah.”

‘It is to remember Allah.”

In another venerable hadith, it is declared as follows:

“The most virtuous servant in the sight of Allah on the Doomsday, is the one who remembered Allah much in the world.”




9. MURÂKABA (CONTEMPLATION)


To give up all desires and wishes, conditions and restrictions, to think Al-Haqq by being annihilated in Al-Haqq, to be with Al-Haqq in the divine sight... In brief, by imagining the One being contemplated to be with Him...

Allah, Exalted and Glorified, commands in His holy verses:

“Truly, nothing is hidden from Allah, in the earth or in the heavens.” (Al’ Imran: 5)

“Surely, Allah is Ever an All-Watcher over you.” (Nisa: 1)

It is stated in the venerable hadith:

“Benevolence (Perfection) is to worship Allah as if you see Him and if you can not achieve this state of devotion then you must consider that He is looking at you.”

The truth of the Lord’s being present everywhere is revealed to those who attain this degree, he is at the observation stage. The lights of Divine Lordship, the secrets of Oneness are made clear.

Man has three periods of time. One has passed. The other one is the future time. And it is unknown whether it will come or not and how it will arrive. The third one, on the other hand, is the present time.

The duty of a servant is to do his best during the present time. If he reaches the succeeding hour, he again should do his best.

He should consider the present time as the end of his life and get prepared according to this. If he behaves like this, he does not fear death.

Our Master, the Pride of the Universe -may Allah commend and salute him- declares:

“The wise man is the one who keeps on account of himself and strives for the life after death.”




10. RIZA (ACCEPTANCE)


It means to be pleased with and to accept all the decrees of Almighty Allah. This is the last stage. The one reaching this degree meets Allah.

The degree of a servant in the presence of Allah is directly related to his loyalty towards Him.

Good Pleasure is the most virtuous deed and the best of morals.

It is ordered in the holy verse:

“But the greatest bliss is the Good Pleasure of Allah.” (Tawba: 72)

Whoever is pleased with the decree of Allah instead of his own reason and wish, He grants him His good pleasure as a reward.

Holy verse:

“Is the reward of goodness aught save goodness?” (Rahman: 60)

The greatest goodness is the Creator’s acceptance for his slave.

He bestows those servants with the manifestation of the following holy verse:

“Allah will be well pleased with them, and they with Him. They are the party of Allah.” (Mujadila: 22)


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THE ESSENTIAL OF SUFISM


Allah, Exalted and Glorified, commands in His holy verse:

“And I created not the jinns and men except they should worship Me.” (Zariyat: 56)

The main reason of creation is to search for and find the Creator. The secret of the holy verse is this. If you do not turn your face to Him, what can you expect to find?

He is Allah who has created human beings from a dirty drop of fluid.

For a man to know, find and truly worship His Creator, he must descend to his initial essence, NUTFAH (seminal fluid - semen drop), by erasing his existence. After descending to this point, Almighty Allah grants the realization of the following holy verse to that servant by supporting him with the “holy spirit.”

“As for such, He has written faith upon their hearts and has strengthened them with a Spirit from Him.” (Mujadala: 22)

In order to grasp the mystery of the venerable hadith “Whoever knows his soul, knows his Lord;” it is necessary to be reduced to nutfah (semen drop). When he perceives with his own eyes at that point that he is only a valueless drop of fluid “nutfah”, the divine greatness begins to manifest. The essence and reality of sufism is this.

In reality, until becoming “nutfah”, man has progressed much and traversed many stages. Whereas real progress starts after being reduced to “nutfah” and it is the main development.

Shariat represents the divine orders of Allah, which regulate external order. To meet Almighty Allah depends on the fulfillment of these decrees.

Tariqat is the traveling of the worship path to approach Allah. With the light and fire of the remembrance of Allah, love and calmness are provided and faith matures.

If faith does not mature, it is because man tries to evaluate Almighty Allah’s orders with his reasoning capacity. When he evaluates them with his reason he fails. The man with mature faith causes his reason to conform to the orders, he never evaluates with reason. Truth is understood only by spiritual pleasure. The ones who are away from being a wayfarer and from having the spiritual pleasure can not know and grasp truth; they merely know its name.

Marifa, on the other hand, is the state occurring after tariqat.

By these states the core of truth is reached. Nutfah (semen) means the essence of creation. Almighty Allah has created man from nutfah (semen) and constituted the body on it. Is there a relation between nutfah and the body? No, there is not. Who has constituted the body? Almighty Allah... It is again Almighty Allah who has created semen, then has given it the spirit and caused it to act by means of that spirit... After the human being has been lowered this state, real progress begins. THE DIVINE SECRET is this.

It is enough for man to think about the wisdom of being created from semen. It is really shown as an ordinary, simple, dirty thing... Why has He created us from it? In order for us to be aware of our essence.

“Does not man see that we have created him from Nutfah (semen).” (Ya-sin: 77)

Then, He has caused it to go through different stages such as blood, bone, flesh... After He has granted him spirit. This is the first creation.

It is stated in the Holy Qur’an:

“Verily, We created man of the best stature.” (Tin: 4)

How wonderful that He has created man and embellished him with endless blessings. Whatever exists in the universe, exists in man.

Our master, His Excellency, Ali -may Allah be pleased with him- expresses this as follows:

“Your remedy is in you, you do not know

Your pain is also in you, you do not see

You suppose yourself of tiny volume

However all the worlds are folded up in you (again you do not know).”

Again He has folded the worlds in man. There is no atom in man belonging to him. All the blessings belong to Him.

Humans have so many blessings, which are impossible to count. In the brain alone there are billions of cells. He has given us our mind, eyes-ears, hands-feet. If you want to buy an eye, could you succeed? While He has granted those blessings, He did not ask any return. Only He has wanted us to know and worship Him. He has also bestowed upon us the best sustenance. Is there any connection between man and those blessings? No, there is not. How is that? It depends on what Almighty Allah folds up in that valueless drop of fluid.

Our Master, the Pride of the Universe -may Allah commend and salute him- declares this issue as follows:

“It takes forty days for each of you to be completed from a semen drop of semen in his mother’s womb. After that, in an additional equal period of time it becomes a coagulum. Then, again in 40 days, it transforms into a lump of flesh.

Later on, Allah sends an angel and;

1. The deeds he will do in his future lifetime

2. His sustenance provided by Allah

3. His being happy or unhappy, are written down by the angel upon Allah’s command. After that, spirit is breathed on the embryo.”

“So the judgment is only with Allah.” (Mümin: 12)

No one has the right of commanding but Allah. Before granting the spirit, these are written. When Almighty Allah commands the angels to write the deeds on the embryo, all his future acts are recorded in his book of life and given to him. Then the baby is born.

While He has been decking him out, He has put each of his organs in their proper places; even a single hair does not belong to us. Whereas man says, “It is mine” and lays claim to everything.

If it is willed for a man to pass second tour by completing his first tour with outward knowledge, Almighty Allah causes him to meet a guide. By progressing slowly in the hands of the Perfect Guide, spirit and soul begin separating from each other and soul becomes smaller. Worldly desires fall away one by one. This education lasts so much that if Allah, the Sublime, causes all existences to fall away, man descends to his first creation, “nutfah” (semen). Imagine that all these worldly desires will fall away and the heart will be purified.

The first and second states of semen are the same. Man descending to nutfah, knows very well that he is consisted of nutfah and has no right of command. He has value if his Owner grants him value. He causes him to progress or to stop according to His will. Essentially apart from His judgment, no atom possesses the right of command. The main obstacle to see this truth, is the existence (worldly desires) of the human being. Someone who exists can not see, know and find the Existent.

After descending to semen, beside the Existent, the sublime creatures are also seen. Our Master, the Messenger of Allah -may Allah commend and salute him- and other prophets are seen at that time.

Until that time, man evaluates the Messenger of Allah -peace be upon him- according to his opinion; but after descending to nutfah, he begins to see that all the worlds have been created of Muhammad’s -peace be upon him- light. Almighty Allah has chosen him, He has adorned him in a way beyond the capacity of reason.

Almighty Allah’s existence is manifest. It is known He exists by His signs. Whereas the existence of the Beloved’s -peace be upon him- is not evident. Few men know that Allah, the Exalted, created the worlds with the light of Allah’s Messenger. If Allah’s Messenger -peace be upon him- did not exist, no creation would exist.

In a noble hadith:

“If I had not created you, I would have not created the worlds.”

The favor bestowed upon the Messenger of Allah -peace be upon him- is beyond man’s reason. He willed so and has created him like that.

Muhammad’s light can not be seen and his love can not be attained without descending to nutfah. He is the reason for creation. When one descends to nutfah, he sees the One who annihilates him and who causes him to exist from nothing. There, he sees the light of His Beloved -may Allah commend and salute him- and acquires his love. When he descends to this point, he sees that there is nothing except the light. In this way, the real Creator appears.

Allah, the Majestic, orders in His holy verse:

“Verily, We have honored the Children of Adam.” (Isra: 70)

Whoever Almighty Allah has supported and ornamented with His light and kindness, it is he who is honorable.

Allah is such that I can not be grateful enough for His single blessing in my life. I can not account for His blessings, unless He forgives without account.

The One Who exists is Almighty Allah. You are incapable; you can not know and understand Allah, the Sublime. Can an atom of dust evaluate you? You are not even an atom of dust, because He has also created you.

Almighty Allah can not be worshipped without understanding Him. In order to know Him, it is necessary to travel in the path of Allah. Then the Divine Greatness appears. Eyes have three stages: open eyes, squint eyes, blind eyes. One worships by seeing Allah, the Exalted. The other worships with his existence (worldly desires). The last one sees nothing.

Even after descending to nutfah, Satan and soul attack man to lay claim to existence. These two enemies never give up forcing believer to commit sin. It is impossible to be saved except by seeking refuge with Allah. If one entreats “My Allah! I seek refuge with You from these enemies,” if Almighty Allah also protects him by His Mercy from their attacks, only then he can be saved. It is impossible to say, “I am saved.”

Our Master, the Pride of the Universe -may Allah commend and salute him- declares:

“None of you can be saved by his own deeds and worship.

His companions asked:

“This statement includes you also?”

“Yes, I can not, unless Almighty Allah covers me with his blessings and grace.”


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No , That didn't happen, i only show all the world, How SUFISM founded that bad view of islam in the eyes of the west for many long years ..

So, Only i invite you again to visit the links i posted, and also invite all world to visit and read that links very carefully.

Truth Of SUFISM: http://www.islamawareness.net/Deviant/Sufi/truth.html
Tawhid in SUFISM?: http://www.islamawareness.net/Deviant/Sufi/tawhid.html
The Other Side of SUFISM: http://www.qss.org/articles/sufism/toc.html
SUFISM, The Deviated Path: http://www.islam.org.au/articles/22/sufism.htm
The Violent Truth Behind The SUFI Mask: http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate/sufi.html

 

if there is a bad wiev, that is not the fault of sufis only. thats the fault of all muslims, all of us.we did not follow the path of our prophet, we sat lazily and ignored Allah's commands...and thus we deserved the punishment at all. u are just mistaken to think its the fault of sufis. a real sufi is a perfect muslim but nothing else. someone who declines from islam can not be a sufi...i agree there are "said to be" sufis, there are lots of them...but is it just to blame the pure sufi way because there are bad examples.?.. no no...its a great mistake. if u are a muslim, ý advice you to search more about sufi way, you may soon regret your manners deeply and Allah may not forgive you. salamaleykum to you...

 

but, i want to ask you some questions,

* Now, the prophet muhammed ordered us to follow his way and the "kholfa`" Way
Does the pure sufi do that ?

* And, if he do that, Why he is called "Sufi" not only just "Muslim" ?

* Can you tell me who is the founder of the "SUFISM" ?

* If you answered the last question "ALLAH", or "Muhammed", What is your proof on that ?

* The "Tariqat", Can you give me a hadith with good "sanad" to Muhammed peace be upon him, ordering us to use these "Tariqat" ?

* In your replies, you said that Muhammed is the reason of creation,
you said that ALLAH Said: “If I had not created you, I would have not created the worlds.”, Please tell me Where ALLAH Said that ? in which Book ?

* If you answered the last question by "ALLAH Inspired that to Muhammed", Can you prove that please ( the Sanad ) ?


* About the last question also, Did you read in Quran :
[51:56] I did not create the jinns and the humans except to worship Me alone.
So, How you say that ALLAH Created the Worlds for Muhammed ?

 

first let me learn...do you reallysearch the answers or do u have your answers but ask me so that u can prove that i am wrong by this way... i mean are you sincerely searching about sufism or is ur purpose just to show its a wrong path?... if so, no answer will satisfy you and it will be a waste of time... because the knowing ones know it...the unbelievers shall never change...

 

lets start from the value oh hadret-ý mohammed. i will find and send you texts. one is here.
THE VIRTUES OF HADRAT MUHAMMAD




There are hundreds of books which describe the virtues of Hadrat Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam). Virtue means moral excellence.



Eighty-six of his superior qualities have been listed below:



1- Among the creatures, Hadrat Muhammad's spirit was created first.



2- Allahu ta'ala has written his name in Heaven, in the various Paradises, and in the seven skies.



3- On the leaves of a rose which grows in India, "La ilaha illallah Muhammadun Rasulullah" is written. [There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His Prophet.]



4- A fish caught in the Basra river had "Allah" and "Muhammad" (sall-Allahu ta'ala 'alaihi wa sallam) written on its right and left side, respectively. There are many examples of this. There is a picture of a fish on whose tail the word "Shanullah" is written in Arabic. This picture is on the 200 th page of the book The History of a Fish, which was published in London in 1975. It was also reported that "La ilaha illallah" [There is no god but Allah] was written on the other side of its tail. There are a lot of examples similar to this.



5- There are angels whose only task is to repeat the name of Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam).



6- The angels were ordered to bow down to Hadrat Adam because he had the light of Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) on his forehead.



7- Even during the time of Adam ('alaihi 's-salam) the call to prayer (adhan) had the name "Muhammad" in it.





8- Allahu ta'ala ordered all His Prophets to tell their followers: "If you hear of someone named Muhammad as a prophet before you die, you must believe in him."



9- In the Torah, in the Bible and in the Psalms, Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) and the names of his four Khalifates, some of his Companions (Sahaba) and followers (umma) have been written about and praised. Allahu ta'ala named his beloved Prophet by extracting "Muhammad" from His own name "Mahmud." Allahu ta'ala gave his own names "Rauf" and "Rahim" to His beloved Prophet, too.



10- When he was born, angels circumcised him.



11- Many great miracles occurred when he was about to be born. This fact is written in history books as well as in the books written as poems describing the birth of the Prophet called "Mawlid Books."



12- After he was born, satans could not ascend and steal news from the angels.



13- At the moment of his birth, all idols and statues that were being worshipped on the earth were knocked over.



14- He used to be cradled by angels.



15- He used to talk to the moon when he was in his cradle. The moon used to tilt to the side when he pointed with his blessed finger.



16- He began to speak when he was in the cradle.



17- When he was a child, whenever he went outside there was always a cloud over his head, fixing a protective shadow over him. This fact continued until his prophethood began.



18- When he was three, and when he was informed that he would be the final Prophet at the age of forty, and when he was being taken to Paradise at the age of fifty - two, angels split open his chest. They washed his heart with water in a basin that they had brought with them from Paradise.



19- Each Prophet had the seal of prophethood on his right hand. But his seal was on his left shoulder blade and in line with his heart. After Gabriel had washed his heart and closed his chest, his back was sealed by Gabriel with a seal brought from Paradise.



20- He could see from behind himself while looking in front of himself.



21- He could see in the dark as well as he could in the daylight.



22- Having seen the seven stars in the so-called "Pleiades" star group which is next to Taurus, he reported their number. This group of stars is also called "Pervin" and "Ulker."



23- His spit made hard water fresh. It revived sick people. Like milk, it was food for babies.



24- While his eyes were sleeping, his heart was awake. This condition was the same for all the Prophets.



25- He never yawned during his entire lifetime. This condition was the same for all the Prophets ('alaihi mu's-salatu wattaslimat.)



26- His sweat used to smell as sweet as a rose. Once a poor man came to him seeking help to get his daughter married. The Prophet ('alaihi 's-salam) had nothing to give, but he put some of his sweat in a small bottle and gave it to the man. When that girl used it, her house was filled with the scent of musk. Her house became famous and was called "musk house."



27- Although he was of medium height, when he was together with a tall man, he seemed taller than the other man.



28- When he was walking in the sunlight or in the moonlight, no shadow formed by his body was ever seen on the ground.



29- No flies, mosquitos or any other kind of insect ever alighted on his body or clothing.



30- His clothes were never dirty, no matter how long he wore them.



31- Whenever he walked, angels followed him. For this reason, he used to make his Companions (Sahaba radi-Allahu ta'ala 'anhum ajmain) walk in front of him and told them to leave the area behind him for the angels.



32- When he stepped on a stone his footprint would be left. However, he never left footprints while walking on sand. Whenever he left his stool in an open area, that place would split open and his stool would disappear. A wonderful scent would also emanate from that spot. These conditions were the same for all the Prophets.



33- Some people drank his cupped blood. When he heard this, he declared: "The hellish Fire will not burn them."



34- Another great mujiza of his was "the event of the miraj." He was taken from Mecca to Jerusalem by an animal brought from Paradise called "Burak." From Jerusalem he was taken up into the heavens and the Arsh. He was shown strange things. He saw Allahu ta'ala with his physical eyes, but in an unknown manner. [His seeing Allahu ta'ala happened outside of the physical sphere that is, in the second world.] He was taken back home in a moment. No other Prophet was granted a miraj mujiza.



35- For the Muslims (his followers/umma), it has become an obligation (fard) to ask Allah to bless him, that is, to recite salat (prayers) and salam (peace) on him which is also done by Allahu ta'ala and His angels.



36- He was granted the greatest knowledge among human beings and angels. Although he was "ummi" which means "uneducated," that is, he learned nothing from any man, Allahu ta'ala taught him everything. Adam ('alaihi 's-salam) knew the names of everything, but Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) knew the names of everything and also detailed information about everything.



37- All the names, the physical appearances of his umma (followers) and the events that would happen among them were revealed to him.



38- He had the greatest wisdom of all.



39- He was granted all the good qualities which can be found in a human being. Omar Ibn-ul Farid was asked: "Why did you not praise the Prophet of Allahu ta'ala?" He answered: "I understood that I did not have the ability to praise him. I could not find the appropriate words to praise him."



40- Allahu ta'ala has put his name next to His own name in the Kalima-i shahadat (the Muslim's attestation of faith), in adhan (the Muslim's call to prayer), in the iqamat (the introduction to prayer), in the tashahhud of salat, in many other prayers, in other acts of worship, in the khutbas, in hard times, in the grave, on Doomsday; in Paradise and in the languages of every kind of creature.



41- The highest example of his superiority is his being "Habibullah," that is,"the beloved of Allahu ta'ala. "Allahu ta'ala has made him His beloved and has befriended him, Himself. He loves him much more than He loves any other person or angel. He declared in a Hadith al-qudsi: "I made Abraham my Khalil (friend), but I made you may Habib (beloved)."



42- The fifth verse of Chapter Duha in the Holy Qur'an with the meaning: "I shall give you everything you desire until you are satisfied," expresses that Allahu ta'ala has promised His Prophet (sall-Allahu ta'ala 'alaihi wa sallam) that He will give him all kinds of knowledge, all the superior qualities, ahqam-i sharia, help against his enemies, victory, conquered lands for his umma (followers) and every kind of intercession and manifestation on the Day of Judgement. When this ayat (verse) was revealed, he declared looking at Gabriel ('alaihi 's-salam): "I will never be satisfied with one of my umma (followers) left in Hell."



43- His blessed heart was always with Allahu ta'ala during the day and night, while he was asleep or awake, while he was alone or together with other people, while he was laughing or crying, while he was at home or in a war, or while he was traveling. He was completely with Allahu ta'ala during some specific times. In order to do his worldly task, and to orientate his heart towards worldly affairs, he used to come to his wife Hadrat Aisha (radi-Allahu' anha) first and tell her: "O! Aisha! Please talk to me so that I shall have tranquillity in my heart." And then he used to go to his Companions to give them some enlightening advice. After he had performed the sunnat (the first part) of the morning prayer at home, he first talked to Hadrat Aisha for some time, and then he used to go to the mosque in order to perform the obligatory prayer with his Companions. These conditions are the specialties of prophethood. If he had gone out without talking to Hadrat Aisha, no one could have looked him in the face because of his nur (light) and divine manifestation.



44- In the Qur'an al-karim, Allahu ta'ala calls every Prophet (alaihimussalavatu watteslimat) by using their own names. But He calls Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) saying,"O! My Rasul", "O! My Prophet."



45- He used to speak clearly, in such a way that could be understood easily. He could speak all the dialects of the Arabic language. He used to answer the questions of those who came from different districts with their own dialects. Those who listened to him did so with admiration. He declared: "I was educated by Allahu ta'ala very well."



46- He used to say many things with a few words. His traditions of more than one hundred thousand show that he was "Cevami-ul Kalim." Some Islamic savants said that Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) had expressed the four fundamentals of Islam with just four traditions [Hadith ash-Sharif]. These are: "Deeds are evaluated according to the intention." "Halal is obvious and haram is obvious." "The complainant has to bring forth witnesses and the defendant has to swear." "A person's faith cannot be perfect until he desires for his brother in religion the thing which he desires for himself." These four traditions are the fundamental basis for 'ibadat (worship), muamalat (business dealings), khusumat (involving penal code and politics), and ethics in Islam, respectively.



47- Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) was innocent. He committed no sins, little or big, intentionally or unintentionally, before or after his fortieth birthday. Not a single dishonorable thing was ever seen from him.



48- Muslims have been ordered to recite "Assalamu alaika ayyuhannabiyyu wa rahmatullah" and to greet Muhammad (alaihi 's-salam) while sitting in their prayers. This greeting is not permissible to say for any other prophet or angel while performing prayer.



49- He wanted neither rank nor sultanate. He wanted prophethood and poverty. One morning he was talking with Gabriel, and said: "We did not have a bit of food to eat last night." At that moment, Seraph (Israfil [alaihi 's-salam]) came and said: "Allahu ta'ala has heard what you said and sent me. If you wish every stone you touch will turn to gold, silver or emerald. If you wish, you can be an angelic prophet." The Prophet of Allahu ta'ala repeated thrice saying: "I want to be a human prophet."



50- Other Prophets were prophets for a certain country and for a limited time. But Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) was sent as a prophet for all human beings and jinns throughout the world until the Day of Judgement. There were some Islamic savants who said that Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) was the Prophet for all the angels, animals, plants, lifeless thing, in short, for all creatures.



51- His mercy and help prevailed over all creatures. How useful he has been for the Muslims is obvious. Those disbelievers living during the time of other Prophets used to be tortured and killed in the world by Allahu ta'ala. But those who have not believed in him have not been tortured in this world. One day he told Gabriel ('alaihi 's-salam): "Allahu ta'ala has informed me that I am the mercy for the universe. Have you been granted anything from my mercy?" Gabriel answered: "Seeing the greatness and extreme severity of Allahu ta'ala, I was always in fear of how my future would be. When I brought to you the verses that revealed my future safety [The twentieth and twenty-first verses of the Chapter Takwir] my fear was dispelled. What mercy can be greater than that?"



52- Allahu ta'ala wanted Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) to be satisfied. [As we have written in the forty-second virtue, Allahu ta'ala will grant him whatever he wants until he is satisfied. This fact is reported in Chapter Duha.]



53- Other Prophets answered the slanders of the disbelievers by themselves. But the slanders of Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) were answered by Allahu ta'ala. Thus, He defended him.



54- The number of the followers of Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) is more than the total of the other Prophets' followers put together. They are more honored and superior to the other Prophets' followers. It is reported in traditions that two thirds of those who will enter Paradise will be from the followers of Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam).



55- It is said in the book Mawahib-i Ladunniyya that this tradition of the Prophet is well-known: "I desired from my Lord that my followers would not unite upon error. He accepted." In another tradition, he declared: "Allahu ta'ala has protected you from three things. One of them is that He will protect you from being united on error." The second is that the one who dies of a contagious disease will be rewarded as a martyr. The third one is that if two pious Muslims bear witness for a Muslim, saying that he is a good person, that Muslim will be sent to Paradise. In a tradition he declared: "The disagreements among my Companions are mercy for you." and "The disagreements among my followers [being divided into madhhabs to practice Islam ] are mercy for mankind." When they are striving to find the truth, disagreements arise among them. Their striving is a cause for mercy. Two kinds of people have denied this tradition. The first is called majin. The second is called mulhid. A majin is a trickster who uses the religion as a means for his worldly benefits. A mulhid is a perverted person who interprets verses (ayats) according to his worldly desires and becomes a disbeliever. Yahya Ibn Said says: "Islamic scholars are those who make things easy. The same thing was said to be halal (permitted) by one of them, while the other said it was haram (prohibited). The things said to be halal for pious people were said to be haram during the time of disorder. The second of the three, reported in the traditions, is that he who dies because of an epidemic gets the rewards of a martyr. The third is that if a dead Muslim is said to be a good man by two Muslims, he will go to Paradise.



The above tradition shows that "Ijma-i ummat," that is, the unanimity of Islamic savants called mujtahid is from the 'Adilla-i Shar'iya'. This means that, it is one of the sources of religious knowledge and that the four madhhabs are true. Madhhabs are mercy from Allahu ta'ala for the Muslims.



56- The blessings given to Rasulullah are much greater than the blessings given to other Prophets. The rewards given to a person who performs an acceptable prayer or a good deed will be given to his teacher as well. Four multiples of blessings will be given to his teacher's teacher. Eight multiples of blessings will be given to his teacher's teacher's teacher. The fourth teacher will be given sixteen multiples of his student's blessings. For example: The twentieth teacher will be given five hundred and twenty-four thousand, two hundred and eighty-eight blessings. If the number of blessings to be given to Rasulullah is considered according to this calculation, only Allahu ta'ala knows the real amount. Salafi Salihin were reported to have been superior to their successors. In respect to the number of blessings, their superiority is obvious.



57- Calling him with his name, speaking loudly before him, calling him from a long distance, crossing the road or passing farther in front of him on the way, have been prohibited. The followers of other Prophets ('alaihimussalavatu wattaslimat) used to call them with their proper names.



58- The angel Seraph (Israfil ['alaihi 's-salam]) came to Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) many times. Only Gabriel ('alaihi 's-salam) came to the other Prophets ('alaihimussalawatu wattaslimat).



59- He saw Gabriel ('alaihi 's-salam) twice in his true form as an angel. Gabriel was not seen in his angelic form by other Prophets, ('alaihimussalawatu wattaslimat).



60- Gabriel visited him twenty-four thousand times. He came to Moses ('alaihi 's-salam) the most among the other Prophets, which was four hundred times.

 

60- Gabriel visited him twenty-four thousand times. He came to Moses ('alaihi 's-salam) the most among the other Prophets, which was four hundred times.



61- To swear by Allahu ta'ala with the name of Muhammad (alaihi 's-salam) is permissible, but it is not permissible with other Prophets or angels.



62- To marry his blessed wives (radi-Allahu ta'ala anhunne) after he passed away was haram (prohibited). For this reason, they were referred to as the mothers of all Muslims. The wives of other Prophets ('alaihimussalavatu watteslimat) were not very helpful. But the blessed wives (radi-Allahu ta'ala anhunne) of Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) were useful for him both in his worldly and spiritual affairs. They were patient in poverty, felt gratitude and helped very much in spreading Islam.



63- The Prophet's blessed daughters and wives (radi-Allahu ta'ala anhunne) are the best of all the women in the world. And his companions are the best among mankind, excluding other Prophets. His towns, Mecca and then Medina, are the most precious places on the earth. For one prayer performed in Masjid-i Sharif, the blessing of one thousand prayers is written. It is the same for other acts of worship. The place between his grave and his pulpit is as precious as a garden in Paradise. He declared: "After my death, visiting my grave is like visiting me when I'm alive." "A Muslim who dies in one of the Harameyn is revived with confidence on the Day of Judgement. Mecca and Medina are called Harameyn.



64- There will be no value based on relationship by marriage or blood on the Day of Judgement. Only Rasulullah's relatives will be the exception.



65- Everybody's family originates from their son, but Hadrat Muhammad's ('alaihi 's-salam) family originates from his daughter, Fatima. This fact is confirmed with a hadith ash-Sharif.



66- Devout Muslims who have been given his name will not enter Hell.



67- Every word and every deed of his was correct. Every ijtihad (religious deduction) of his was confirmed by Allahu ta'ala.



68- It is obligatory for everybody to love him. He declared: "He who loves Allahu ta'ala loves me." The sign of love for him is to adapt yourself to his religion, his path, his traditions and his morality. In the Qur'an al-karim, he was ordered to say: "If you adapt yourselves to me, Allahu ta'ala will love you."



69- It is wajib (necessary) to love his Ahl al-bayt (family, radi-Allahu ta'ala anhum ajmain). He declared: "He who feels hostility towards my Ahl al-bayt is a hypocrite. The Ahl al-bayt are his relatives for whom it is haram (prohibited) to accept zakat (charity). They are the Muslim offspring from his wives and his grandfather, Hashim, that is, those coming from the descendants of Ali, Ukaylin, Jafar, Tayyar and Abbas.



70- It is wajib (necessary) to love all of his Companions (Sahaba). He declared, "After my death, do not feel hostility towards my Companions. Loving them means loving me. Having hostility for them means having hostility for me. He who hurts them also hurts me. He who hurts me also angers Allahu ta'ala. Those who anger Allahu ta'ala are tormented by Him."



71- Allahu ta'ala had created two assistants on the earth and two assistants in the heavens for Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam). They are Gabriel (Jabrael), Mikhail, Abu Bakr and Omar.





72- Every human being has a jinn companion. This satan is a disbeliever. Arousing suspicion within the man, he tries to make him commit sins and strives to undermine his faith. The Prophet of Allahu ta'ala ('alaihi 's-salam) influenced his jinn companion to have faith.



73- Everybody, man or woman, except children, will be questioned about Hadrat Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) in their graves. The question "Who is your Prophet?" will be asked as well as the question, "Who is your Lord?"



74- It is an act of worship to read the traditions of Muhammad (alaihi 's-salam). The man who reads them is given blessings. In order to read the traditions, it is very beneficial (mustahab) to perform ablution, to wear clean clothes, to use good perfume, to put the tradition books in high places, not to stand up for those coming in while reading the traditions, and not to talk with others. The faces of those who read the Prophet's traditions are continuously bright and beautiful. It is also necessary to follow these rules while we are reading the Qur'an al-karim.



75- When the Prophet of Allahu ta'ala (sall-Allahu ta'ala 'alaihi wa sallam) was about to die, Gabriel ('alaihi 's-salam) came and conveyed Allahu ta'ala's greetings to him and said that Allahu ta'ala had saluted him. The angel Gabriel told him he would die. He gave the good news to him and to his followers (ummat).



76- To take his blessed spirit, Azrael, the angel of death, came in the form of a human being. He asked for permission to come in.



77- The soil in his grave is superior to every other place including the Kaba [and paradises].



78- He is alive in his grave in a form of existence we are not capable of understanding. He reads the Qur'an al-karim and perform prayers in his grave. This condition is the same for all the Prophets ('alaihimussalawatu watteslimat).



79- Those angels who hear the greetings and blessings recited by the Muslims for him all over the world carry them to his grave and convey them. His grave is visited by thousands of angels everyday.



80- The deeds and acts of worship done by his followers are shown to him every morning and every evening. He also sees who has done them. He prays for the sinners to be forgiven.



81- Visiting his grave is also spiritually rewarding (mustahab) for women, too. But, it is permissible for women to visit only when those places are not crowded.



82- All over the world, Allahu ta'ala always accepts the prayers of those who want something from Him for the sake and honor of His Prophet Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam). This was the case before and after his death. This is called "tawassul." Once a peasant came beside his shrine and prayed: "O! My Allah. You ordered people to make the slaves free. This is your Prophet, and I'm one of your slaves. For the sake of your Prophet, I want you to make me free from the hellish fire." A voice was heard responding to that peasant: "O! My slave! Why do you only want yourself to be free? Why do not you want all my slaves to be free? Come on? Go away. I made you free from Hell." Hatim al-Asam (48), one of the well-known Muslim saints, stood beside the shrine of Rasulullah and prayed: "O! My Allah! I visited your Prophet's grave. Don't send me back empty-handed, please!" A voice was heard, responding: "O! My slave. I have accepted your visit to my beloved Prophet's grave. I have forgiven you and those who were together with you." Hadrat Imam-i Ahmad Kastalani says: "I have been sick for some years. Doctors could not treat me. One evening in Mecca, I begged Rasulullah deeply. That night I saw someone in my dream. I read these lines on the paper in his hand: "Here, with the permission of Rasulullah, the name of the medicine for Ahmad Kastalani is written." When I woke up I felt completely recovered." Kastalani says again: "A girl had epilepsy. I begged Rasulullah to a great extent for her recovery. In my dream, somebody brought me the jinn who caused the girl to be ill. He said to me that the jinn had been sent to me by Rasulullah. I was angry with the jinn and shouted at him. He swore not to hurt the girl any more and then I woke up. I was told that the girl had recovered from epilepsy.



83- First, Rasulullah (sallallahu ta'ala 'alaihi wa sallam) will rise from his grave. He will be wearing the clothes of Paradise. He will go to Mahshar (the meeting place) on an animal called "Burak." He will carry a flag that is called "Liva-ul Hamd." All the Prophets and human beings will stand under this flag. All of them will become bored after having waited for one thousand years. They will go first to the Prophet Adam, then Noah, then Ibrahim, Moses and Isa ("alaihimussalavatu watteslimat") and ask them to intercede for them. Those Prophets will not accept because of the shame and fear they feel before Allahu ta'ala. Then, approaching Rasulullah, they will implore him to intercede. He will prostrate himself, he will pray to Allahu ta'ala, and his intercession will be accepted. First of all, his followers will be judged; they will pass the Sir'at and enter Paradise first. They will illuminate the places they go. While Hadrat Fatima (radi Allahu 'anha) is passing the Sir'at, it will be heard: "Everybody! Close your eyes! Muhammad's (alaihi 's-salam) daughter is coming."



84- He will intercede in six places. All human beings will have been freed from the torture of waiting at Mahshar as a result of his intercession called Makam-i Mahmud. Secondly, he will cause many people to enter Paradise without being judged. Thirdly, those Muslims who are to be tormented will be rescued by him. Fourthly, those Muslims who have a lot of sins will be taken out of Hell. Fifthly, he will intercede for those whose sins and good deeds are equal and who are waiting at a place called Araf in order to enter Paradise. Sixthly, he will intercede for those in Paradise in order to make their grades higher. Each one of those seventy thousand people who entered Paradise without being judged as a result of receiving the intercession of Hadrat Muhammad will, in turn, intercede for seventy thousand people to enter Paradise without being judged.





85- It was declared: "But for you, I would not have created anything."



86- The station of Rasulullah (sall-Allahu ta'ala 'alaihi wa sallam) in Paradise is called "Veseele." It is the highest degree of Jannat (Paradise). The root of the tree called "Sidratulmuntaha," of which a branch will extend to everybody, is there. Every blessing will come to the people of Jannat through its branches.





FOOTNOTES

(48) Hatim al-Asam Balhi, passed away in 237 (852 A.D.).







http://www.hizmetbooks.org/Islam_and_Christianity/9.htm

 

THE QUALIFIED MEN OF TASAWWUF ( men of sufism)

Some people called Sufi appeared among the true Muslims, in other words "Ahl-as-Sunnat" Muslims. A sufi is never involved in philosophy. They said that in order to be a real Muslim and in order to understand the Qur'an al-karim, it is necessary to carry out not only the orders and the prohibitions of our Prophet (sall-Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam), but also all of his manners as well as his moral principles. The fundamentals of Sufism are as follows:


1) poorness: "to know that man continuously needs Allahu ta'ala." No one but Allahu ta'ala can create anything. But, different things can become a means by which Allahu ta'ala creates various things. They have said the creator of everything is Allahu ta'ala.


2) Zuhd and takwa: "to adapt oneself to Islam; to carry out all the stipulations of Islam in one's daily life; to be helpful and to worship in one's spare time." Presently, the word "sofu" is used instead of "sufi" in reference to the people who are pious.


3) Tafakkur, silence and dhikr: "to think continuously about Allahu ta'ala and His blessings; not to speak unnecessarily; not to argue with anybody; to speak as little as possible, to continuously repeat to oneself the name of Allahu ta'ala."


4) Hal and makam: "to understand, by way of the light (knowledge) coming to him, what degree his heart and spirit have been purified." "To be aware of one's limitations"


The first and the most famous "sufi" was Hassan al-Basri (radi-Allahu ta'ala anh) 21-100 (624-727). Hassan al-Basri was so great an Islamic scholar that he has been accepted as an imam (mujtahid) by all Muslims. He is famous for his excellent character as well as his unattainable knowledge. He tried to put the fear of Allah into the hearts of his listeners while preaching. He was a great scholar of hadiths through whom many hadiths were transmitted. Vasil bin Ata, the founder of the Mutazila philosophy; was a disciple of Hassan-i Basri. But, he left al-Basri's teachings. Mu'tazil means separated. Another name used for Mutazila is Kaderiyya. It is used because they deny kader (fate). They claim: "A servant is the creator of what he does. Allah never creates evil. Man has the ability of will and creation. Thus, if he commits an evil deed he will be completely responsible for it. It is impossible to avoid this responsibility with the words fate or God's will." This thought, which is called "kaderiyya," was suggested by Vasil bin Ata, who was the disciple of Hassan al-Basri and who continuously attended his lessons. For this reason Hassan al-Basri, who believed in fate, did not accept him as his disciple.


According to "the people of tasawwuf," that is, the Sufis, real existence is only Allahu ta'ala. Allahu ta'ala is absolute existence, absolute goodness, absolute beauty. While He was a secret treasure He wanted to let Himself be known. This is why He created this world and everything on it. But Allahu ta'ala never penetrated into any of His creatures. (That is, He is not in any of them.) No one can attain Allahu ta'ala's position. He created the attributes of man similar to His own attributes. But, this similarity is so small that if we suppose His attributes to be the sea, the attributes of man can be compared only to the froth on that sea.


The purpose of tasawwuf is to attain to "Marifat-i ilahiyya." Marifat-i ilahiyya means to know the attributes of Allahu ta'ala. It is impossible for a human being to know His personality. Our Prophet (sall-Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: "Do not think about the personality of Allahu ta'ala. Think about His blessings." That is, we should not think about what Allahu ta'ala is, but about His attributes and His blessings granted to humanity. Once he said: "When you think about the personality of Allahu ta'ala, whatever comes to your mind is not Allah." The capacity and the ability of a man's wisdom is limited. He cannot understand the things outside this limit. If he thinks about them he will go astray. He cannot attain the truth. Human wisdom and thought understand the secrets and the intricacies of religious knowledge. That is why the people who mixed philosophy with religious knowledge deviated from the true path shown by Islam and, hence, became "heretical people" or "renegades." Heretical people are not kafirun (disbelievers), they are Muslims. But, they have deviated from the right way, and they have become one of the seventy two corrupted groups. Since these victims of philosophy are Muslim, their false understanding about the Qur'an al-karim does not cause them to become disbelievers. We should think like this: "There is no such things as an Islamic philosophy. There are some people who have mixed philosophy with Islam." According to the Ahl as-sunnat scholars the source for Islamic knowledges is muhkam ayats (the ones with clear meanings) and hadiths, not human wisdom or human thought. The fundamental of "tasawwuf" is that of knowing yourself (to know your own weakness and inefficiency). Tasawwuf is also based on love for Allah, the Sublime Passion. This can be attained only by adapting one's self to Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam). When someone is advancing on the path called tasawwuf, numerous events occur in his heart. One of them is "wahdat-i wujud," that is: "Existent is One; creatures are the appearance of Allah." Yes, as it is revealed in the Qur'an al-karim, Allahu ta'ala manifests Himself in the hearts of humanity. But, this manifestation is only the manifestation of His attributes. It has no connection with wisdom. The men of tasawwuf feel the manifestation of Allahu ta'ala in their hearts. That is why death is not a disaster for them, but something nice and sweet. It means returning back to Allahu ta'ala; it causes them to be happy. Mavlana Jalaleddini Rumi (rahimahullahu ta'ala), the great mutasawwuf (the great man of tasawwuf), called death "Shab-i Aruz" (the wedding night). There is no sorrow or hopelessness in the way of tasawwuf. There is love and manifestations only. Mawlana says: "Our gate is not the gate of hopeless people." His original words are: "Baza, Baza, Her anie hestee, Baza" (Come, Come, whomever you are come, come even if you are a dualist, a Zoroastrian or an idolater. Here is not the gate of hopelessness. Come here even if you broke your vow a hundred times.) There are some great awliya (saints) among the men of tasawwuf, such as Imam-i Rabbani, Junaid-i Baghdadi, Abdulkadir-i Geilani, Mawlana Jalaleddin-i rumi (81) and some lovers of Allah such as Sultan Weled, Yunus Emre, Mawlana Khalid al-Baghdadi. "Wahdat-i Wujud" is not the aim or the last step of tasawwuf. But, this is the inspiration which occurs in the hearts of those on the way to the real purpose, which has no connection with wisdom, thought or materialism. These are not in the heart, but they are manifested in the heart. That is why it is better to say "wahdat-i shuhud" instead of "wahdat-i wujud." When the human heart is purified it becomes like a mirror. Those things manifested in the heart are not the personality of Allahu ta'ala. They are not even His attributes either. They are the shades, images of His attributes. Allahu ta'ala has granted human beings some attributes similar to His own real attributes, such as Sam (Hearing), Basar (seeing), Ilm (Omniscience). The ones granted by Him are not the same as His own attributes. His seeing is eternal, everlasting. He continuously sees everything. He sees without any means, tools. Human sight is not like this. That is why His seeing is the real seeing. We say that human seeing is an image, the shade of that real seeing. As the shade of His seeing or hearing manifests itself through human eyes, or ears, respectively. The shades of His many attributes, such as His loving, His knowing are manifested in human hearts. As the eyes should not be ailing or diseased in order to see, it is necessary for the heart not to be ill in order to attain those manifestations.


The medicine needed to cure the heart is made of three things. These are having the true faith, communicated by the Ahl-as-Sunnat scholars, worshipping, and avoiding (abstaining) from things prohibited. Unfortunately, those who do not know what the Islamic religion or tasawwuf is use the religion as a means for obtaining worldly benefits. These unpolished ones (yobazes) have mixed music with tasawwuf while worshipping under the name of mysticism. Moving, twisting and so on have been considered by them to be ceremonial acts (darvish ceremonies). The whirling darvishes with cylindrical caps on their heads which resemble tombstones, raise up their right hands toward the heaven and lower their left hands. They claim that the meaning given by this is that they are sending to the world what they have obtained from heaven. These kinds of ceremonies are presented as Islam, but there is no connection between them. No relation is there between these ceremonies and any ayats (verses) or traditions of Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam). Our Prophet (sall-Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam) and none of his Companions (Sahabi ['radi-Allahu ta'ala anhum ajmain]) performed any ceremonies like this. There was tasawwuf (mysticism) in their time. But, there were no darvishes ceremonies. Now, a lot of foreign people from all over the world come to Turkey to see these ceremonies. This heretical philosophy is mentioned in all the foreign books written on tasawwuf. Imam-i Ghazali (rahima hullahu ta'ala) was a great Islamic scholar in the knowledge of "kalam" as well as a true expert in the field of tasawwuf. It is said that Abussuud Effendi (rahima hullahu ta'ala) 896-982 (1490-1574), the great Islamic scholar, the Shaikh-ul Islam for Sultan Sulaiman the Magnificent (rahima hullahu ta'ala), treated the men of tasawwuf harshly; he even rendered a formal decision for them to be put to death by hanging. This assertion is not true. Abussuud Effendi treated harshly those deviated darvishes who were mixed among the true men of tasawwuf or those claiming that: "The people who have reached high degrees in tasawwuf do not have to obey religious precepts. They need not concern themselves with whether something is permissible or prohibited. It does not make any difference for them." Abussuud Effendi gave a formal decision of death for those who committed the sin of causing discord and trouble throughout the country.


The leader of the people who rejected those who mixed philosophy with Islamic knowledge is the Prophet Muhammad (sall-Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam). This hadith ash-Sharif is well-known: "My umma (all followers) will part into seventy-three groups. Seventy-two of them will burn in the hellish-Fire, and only one group will be safe. They are those who follow me and my Sahaba (companions)." This hadith ash-Sharif, which predicts the future, is a great mujiza (miracle). It happened as he had predicted. The Sunni Islamic scholars have described in detail these seventy-two heretical groups, who mixed philosophy with Islamic beliefs and so deviated from the true path of the as-Sahabat al-kiram. Under the light of the above-mentioned tradition (hadith) of Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam), Islamic scholars rejected them with countless proofs. One of these great Islamic scholars is Sayyid Sharif Jurjani (82) (rahima hullahu ta'ala). This profound Islamic scholar, who had reached the degree of wilayat in tasawwuf, died in Shiraz in 816 (1413). His book Sharh-i Mawaqif is full of these kinds of proofs. Also, Sadaddin-i Taftazani, (rahima-hullahu ta'ala), who had attained the highest degree in the knowledge of kalam, eradicated heretical philosophy with his very valuable book Sharh-i aqaid. He died in Samarkand in 792 (1389). And the book Al-Milal van nihal by Muhammad Shehrestani (rahima hullahu ta'ala), who died in Baghdad in 548 (1153), is full of refutations. This Arabic book and its Turkish translation were published again and again. It was translated into European languages by UNESCO; therefore, it has been understood by the entire world that there is no philosophy in original Islam, and it is not accurate to say "Islamic philosophy."


Imam-i Muhammad Ghazali (rahima-hullahu ta'ala) examined both tasawwuf and metaphysics and explained in his books Al-munkiz and At-tahafut-ul falasifa that those philosophers depended on intellect only, that they were terribly mistaken, and that the men of tasawwuf, following ayats and hadiths, attained true faith and endless bliss. He examined each of the philosophies of the seventy-two heretical groups mentioned above and whom we assert are Muslim, and saw that all those groups had been influenced by Greek philosophers. However, while Greek philosophy mostly addresses: "Is there existence?" and "Is knowledge possible?" the philosophies and metaphysics of heretical groups addressed: "There is existence," "knowledge is possible, but how is it? In what way can it be obtained?" In all the philosophies of the heretical groups, God is the All-mighty and the All-sacred; Islam is the most reliable and the most perfect shelter; and man is a holy creature created by Allahu ta'ala with attributes which are similar to His own attributes. While Christian philosophy accepts everybody as sinful, a vulgar creature, the philosophies of all the heretical Muslims are contradictory. This fact is written in the books of kalam by Ahl as-Sunnat scholars. If we are honest we will clearly see that the philosophies of the so-called "heretical groups" are not compatible with the truth, that is, the Qur'an al-Karim and the Hadith ash-Sharifs. In our century, old Greek philosophy is not given so much importance. If we compare the philosophies of the heretical groups with one another, we shall see that they all agree with each other in the facts that Allahu ta'ala is One, All-mighty; everything comes from Him; He is the absolute ruler; Islam is the truest and the latest religion; the Qur'an al-karim is the word of Allahu ta'ala, and Muhammad (alaihi' 's-salam) is His final Prophet. All these facts have been communicated by all those heretical groups. They deem a human being to be a sacred creature, not "sinful" as the Christians do. So, all of the seventy-two heretical groups are mumin and Muslim. However, intellect, philosophy and religion are deemed to be the same from their point of view. That is why there are some differences in their beliefs. Since they depended on different philosophies, some nonsensical divisions and struggles have erupted between them. Which one of them is right can be understood by comparing them with correct information and with the hadith ash-Sharifs (traditions of Muhammad). It is impossible to discern the right group with the use of force or by being enemies or by condemning each other as corrupt. According to Islamic scholars, the religion of Islam prohibits attacking five things. These are: 1) Life, 2) Property, 3) Intelligence, 4) Progeny, 5) Religion. If a heretic says that his philosophy is the truest of all and for this reason he kills and destroys mercilessly and never listens to any advice, then in that case, we say that he is a person who is short of either religion or intelligence.


Now, let us examine once more what Allahu ta'ala expects from a true Muslim and what He ordered Him to do through ayats in the Qur'an al-karim while leaving this philosophy mixed with the knowledge of faith by heretical people behind. As a matter of fact, there is no philosophy in Islam. The seventy-two heretical groups wounded Islam by mixing philosophy with it. On the one hand, they mixed the old Greek philosophy with Islamic beliefs, and, on the other hand, they changed religious beliefs according to their own thoughts and points of view. But, the Islamic group called "Ahl as-Sunnat wal Jamat" that was predicted to go to Paradise by Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) has followed the religious beliefs they heard from the Companions of Muhammad (as-Sabahat al-Kiram [radi-Allahu ta'ala anhum ajmain]) without mixing Greek philosophy and their own thoughts with them. They deemed this belief to be superior to the beliefs of other religions, philosophies, and their own intelligence. This is because Islamic belief corresponds with common sense. If someone's wisdom doubts the truth of anything in Islam, it can be understood that his wisdom is sakeem (defective), not salim (sane). Naturally, any wisdom or thought that considers Islam to be incomplete and thereby tries to complete it with philosophy must be understood as defective. If a disbeliever follows his own common sense, his morality and deeds will be compatible with the orders of Allahu ta'ala. It is stated at the end of the sixth chapter of the tafsir book (an interpretative book) Ruh-ul Bayan by Ismail Hakki (83) that Allahu ta'ala will grant him the true faith. The Ahl as-Sunnat scholars (rahima humullahu ta'ala) mentioned the Greek philosophers in their books only to reject and criticize them. Heretical and deviated groups tried to mix Greek philosophy with Islamic beliefs, but the Ahl as-Sunnat group tried to separate and keep them out of the religion of Islam. Then he who wants to learn Islam correctly in order to understand what Allahu ta'ala has meant with His words has to read the books written by Ahl as-Sunnat wa Jamat scholars.


Sura Yunus 44: Verily Allah will not deal unjustly with man in aught. It is man that wrongs his own soul."


Sura Rad 11: Verily never will Allah change the condition of people until they change themselves."


Sura Yunus 108: Those who receive guidance, do so for the good of their own souls. Those who stray, do so to their own loss."


Then, what sort of a man must we be? Allahu ta'ala describes the people who believe in Him.


Sura Furqan 63-73: And the servants of Allah, the Most Gracious, are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!" [be upon you.] They are those who spend the night in adoration of their Lord, prostrate and standing. They are those who say, "Our Lord! Avert from us the wrath of Hell, for its wrath is indeed an affliction, grievous." They are those who, when they spend, are not extravagant and not niggardly, but hold a just balance between those extremes. They are those who are not unjust. They are those who invoke not, with Allah, any other god, nor slay such life as Allah had made sacred, except for just cause, [yet, they punish the guilty ones.] nor commit fornication. -And any that does this not only meets punishment but the penalty on the Day of Judgement will be doubled for him, and he will dwell therein in ignominy- Unless he repents, believers and works righteous deeds. For Allah will change the evil of such people into goodness. And whoever repents and does good, has truly turned to Allah with an acceptable conversation. -They are those who witness no falsehood. And, if they pass by futility, they pass by it with an honorable [avoidance]. They are those who, when they are admonished with the signs of their Lord, listen to them carefully and do the things that are expected from them by way of those ayats."


Sura Maida 8: The hatred of others for you makes you swerve towards what is wrong and depart from justice. Be just."

 

Sura Maida 89: Allah will not call you to account for what is futile in your oaths, but He will call you to account for your deliberate oaths."


The interpretative meaning of some chapters, such as Naml and Baqara is: Allah is with those who have patience. You be patient. Be patient. It is for Allah's sake."


Sura Baqara 217: Tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter."


Sura Baqara 262: Do not follow up your gifts with reminders of your generosity, or with injury."


Sura Baqara 271: But if ye conceal your [acts of] charity and make it reach those [really] in need, that is best for you."


Sura Anam 151 and Sura Furqan, 68: Take not life."


Sura: Araf 31: Eat and drink, but waste not by excess, for Allah loveth not the wasters."


Sura: Araf 56: Make not mischief on the earth after it has been set in order."


Sura Tauba 7: Allah loves those who are careful in keeping a treaty."


Sura Abraham 26: 'And the parable of an evil word is that of an evil tree: It is torn up by the root from the surface of the earth: It has no stability."


Sura Nahl 90: Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin. He forbids all shameful deeds, and injustice and rebellion."


Sura Al-Isra 23-24 and Ahqaf, 15: Be kind to your parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor. And, out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: 'My Lord! bestow on them Thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood."


Sura Isra 26: And render to the kindred their due rights, as (also) to those in want, and to the wayfarer: But squander not (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift."


Sura Isra 28: And even if thou hast to turn away from them, in pursuit of the mercy from thy Lord which thou dost expect, yet speak to them a word of easy kindness."


Sura Ta-Ha 131: Nor strain thine eyes in longing for the things We have given for enjoyment to parties of them, the splendor of the life of this world, through which We test them. But the provision of thy Lord is better and more enduring."


Sura room 31-32: And be not ye among those who join gods with Allah, -those who split up their religion, and become (mere) sects -each party rejoicing in that which is with itself."


Sura Shura 13: You should remain steadfast in religion. And make no divisions therein."


Sura Jathiya 18-19: And follow not the desires of those who know not. They will be of no use to thee in the sight of Allah. It is only wrong doers (that stand as) protectors of one another. But Allah is the Protector of the Righteous."


Sura Fath 29: Allah has promised those among them who believe and do righteous deeds forgiveness, and a great reward"


Sura Hujurat 9: If two parties among the believers fall into a quarrel, make ye peace between them."


Sura Shura 40: The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto, (in degree), but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah."


Sura Hujurat 6: Ye who believe! If a wicked person comes to you with any news, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly, and afterwards become full of repentance for what ye have done."


Sura Hujurat 10: The believers are but a single brotherhood. So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers. And fear Allah, that ye may receive mercy."


Sura Hadid 23: Do not despair over matters that pass you by, nor exalt over favors bestowed upon you. For Allah loveth not any vain glorious boaster."


Sura Al-Isra 35: Give full measure when ye measure, and weigh with a balance that is straight."


Sura Rahman 9: So establish weight with justice and fall not short in the balance."


Sura al-Mutaffifin 1-5: Woe to those that deal in fraud, those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure. But, when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due. Do they not think that they will be called to account on a Mighty Day?"


Furthermore, although His servants may pay attention to His orders, He knows that they will, as a human beings, fall into error, and he informs us through the Qur'an al-karim that He will treat them with justice and mercy.



Sura Nahl 61: If Allah were to punish men for their wrong-doing, He would not leave on the (earth) a single living creature."


Sura Ankabut 7: Those who believe and work righteous deeds-from them shall we blot out all evil (that may be) in them. And we shall reward them according to the best of their deeds."


Sura Zumar 35: Allah will turn off from them (even) the worst in their deeds and give them their reward according to the best of what they have done."


Sura Shura 25-26: He is the One that accepts repentance from His servants and forgives sins. And He knows all that you do. And He listens to those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, and gives them increase from His Bounty. But, for the unbelievers there is a terrible penalty."


Sura Muhammad 2: But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and believe in the (Revelation) sent down to Muhammad-for it is the Truth from their Lord -He will remove from them their ills and improve their condition."


Sura Najm 32: He rewards those who do good, with what is best, those who avoid great sins and shameful deeds, only (falling into) small faults -verily thy Lord is ample in forgiveness."


Sura Nazi'at 40: And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord's (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires, their abode will be the Garden."


Sura Saba 17: And never do we give requital except to such as are ungrateful rejecters."


In short, the fundamental of Islam is to obey these exalted orders of Allahu ta'ala, which give a hearty comfort, purify the soul, and are easy for everybody to understand. The fundamentals of philosophy consist of human thoughts, only. We should read them only to reject them, yet we should accept and fulfill the orders of Allahu ta'ala written in the Qur'an al-karim. This is true Islam. Allahu ta'ala prohibited Muslims from having a different faith, to form different groups, or to have any differences in belief among themselves. Especially, He prohibited Muslims from having secret meetings, to form secret associations, or to busy themselves with the prohibited things, such as calumny and backbiting. The ayats on this matter are as follows:


Sura Mujadila 9-10: Ye who believe! When ye hold secret counsel, do it not for iniquity and hostility, and disobedience to the Prophet [indirectly, the officials governing Muslims]. But do it for righteousness and self-restraints. Secret counsels are only (inspired) by the Evil One, in order that he may cause grief among the believers."


Sura Jathiya 17: And We granted them clear signs in affairs of religion. It was only after knowledge had been granted to them that they fell into schisms, through insolent envy among themselves. Verily thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Judgement as to those matters in which they set up differences."


Sura room 32: Do not split up your religion into sects, each exulting in its own beliefs."


Sura Hadid 20: Know that this worldly life is merely a sport and a pastime [involving] worldly show and competition among yourselves, as well as rivalry in wealth and children. It may be compared to those showers that help plants to grow and the planters are happy with them. But later, those plants wither away and you see them turning yellow. soon they will be just stubble. In the Hereafter [for these kinds of worldly-minded men] there will be severe and eternal torments. But for those who have lived in the world adapting themselves to the orders of Allahu ta'ala, there will be His forgiveness and approval. The era of worldly life is deceptive and temporary."


Is there another word, better than this, to explain the fact that this world is the means to win the second world? We should adapt ourselves wholeheartedly to the orders of our religion, Islam, instead of being deceived by worldly pleasures and thereby go astray. A Muslim who has correct faith and correct religious knowledge and who has not been deceived by those who have deviated from the true path is expected to be an honest man, a real scholar, a citizen who is patriotic and loyal to the laws of his country. He is good for himself and for his nation as well.


Man is respected in Islam. Allahu ta'ala declared: I have created man as the best." The life of a man is very important in His sight. Allahu ta'ala ordered: Take not life." Christians claim that man is an infamous creature, born sinful, but this assertion is severely rejected by the religion of Islam. All human beings are born suited to be Muslim. They are also born pure and clean. The holy meaning of the forty-first ayat of Sura Zumar is: Verily We have revealed the Book to thee in truth, for (instructing) mankind. He, then, that receives guidance, benefits his own soul. But he that strays, injures his own soul." Allahu ta'ala sent His most beloved servant (Muhammad ['alaeihi 's-salam]) as a prophet and his greatest book (the Qur'an al-karim) as a guide to mankind. Those who do not follow the way clearly shown by the Qur'an al-karim and the final Prophet Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) because they do not like it will be subjected to a great penalty. Let us pay attention to the ayats below, (Sura Sad 87): This (Qur'an) is no less than an admonition to mankind."


Sura Al-Isra 15: Who receiveth guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit. Who goeth astray, doth so to his own loss. No soul shall bear another's burden. Nor do We punish a nation until We have sent forth a Messenger to warn them."


Then, we must invoke Allahu ta'ala so that He will guide us to the true faith. For this to happen, it is necessary for us to grasp wholeheartedly to the Islamic religion, which is the truest and the final religion, and to read the books written by "Ahl as-Sunnat" scholars (rahima humullahu ta'ala), who have correctly described Islamic sciences.


Allahu ta'ala does not have to make human beings Muslim or Mumin. Both His mercy and His penalty are eternal. His justice is eternal too. If Allahu ta'ala wills, He bestows on any of His servants the true faith, without any reason or any demand from that person. It has been reported above that He will grant the true and valid faith to those whose deeds and morality are good by following his own common sense. It will be understood at his last breath if a man has past away with faith. A man who has faith during his lifetime but loses his faith during his final days dies without faith and will be among the faithless on the Resurrection Day. We must implore Allahu ta'ala, every day to grant us death with faith. Since Allahu ta'ala has eternal mercy, He sent prophets to His servants to inform mankind about His existence and oneness, and the things that He wanted His servants to believe in. Faith means to accept what the Prophet (sall-Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam) has conveyed. Anyone who does not believe in the Prophet or does not accept the things that the Prophet reported will be a disbeliever. Disbelievers will be burned eternally in Hell-Fire. The man who never heard of the Prophet ('alaihissalawatu wattaslimat) but thought and believed to himself that "Allah exists and is One" and died having only this faith, will go to Paradise too. If he did not have any thought or faith similar to this, he will go neither to Paradise nor to Hell since he had not denied the Prophet ('alaihis-salewatu wattaslimat). He will become non-existent after being judged on the Resurrection Day. Burning in Hell eternally is the consequence of denying the Prophet ('alaihissalawatu wattaslimat), even though one has heard about him. However, there are some great Islamic scholars (rahimahumullahu ta'ala) who claim, "Anyone, who does not think and believe in the existence of Allahu ta'ala, will go to Hell," but their words mean the one who does not think after hearing about the Prophet (sall-Allahu ta'ala 'alaihi wa sallam). Anyone who is clever enough will not deny the Prophet ('alaihissalawatu wattaslimat). He will immediately believe without hesitation. If he is deceived by others, follows his sensual passions, not his intellect, he will deny.


Why do you think that not everybody will accept this true and most logical religion, Islam, though they see its acceptability? No doubt their old established traditions have undue influence on them. It is written in detail in history books and in our Turkish book Islam Ahlaki that even Abu Talib, who was the uncle of Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) and who always stated that he loved Muhammad more than his own children and who wrote poems in praise of Muhammad, was deprived of having faith. The Prophet greatly implored him to become a Muslim while near his bed before he died, but it was too difficult for him to leave his traditions. Our mania for following traditions and fashions is one of the tricks of our nafs (a negative force within man). Plenty of people have been deprived of great happiness and great benefits because they are entrapped by their own nafs. Accordingly, it was revealed that Allahu ta'ala declared through a Hadith al-qudsi (a kind of tradition from Muhammad ['alaihi 's-salam] ): Know your nafs to be your enemy because it is my enemy."


Anyone who is born a Christian and educated by Christians (in other words, deceived unduly by having been brainwashed) cannot easily avert that influence. His friends may look at him with contempt or his family may ostracize him if he changes his religion. Maybe he will lose his job or post if he becomes a Muslim. Of course, each example above is a reason, but the most important reason is: The Muslims cannot propagate Islam very well. Moreover, misinformation about Islam; corrupt interpretations; myths and fables by religious fanatics; ignoramuses; the deviated ones who fell into one of the seventy-two heretical groups; as well as slanders, calumnious texts written by scientific disbelievers under the name of science; and also some places which may be called houses of laziness and hypocrisy make a bad impression on non-Muslims and cause them to feel antipathy for this pure, bright, logical, humane and true religion. On the other hand, whenever we talk to an educated Christian on matters written is this book, we see that he feels great admiration for Islam. If we do not take into account the men of the seventy-two heretical groups, who mixed among true Muslims a century ago, plenty of Ahl as-Sunnat scholars (rahimahumullahu ta'ala) appeared. Ishaq Effendi from Harput, Turkey, for example, compared Islam to Christianity with full impartiality while showing many scientific proofs. Unfortunately, their works were not translated into foreign languages; consequently, the followers of other religions could not read their books.


On the subject of introducing Islam incorrectly, Islamic states that are not Ahl as-Sunnat have been very harmful. Deviated men of religion in some Islamic countries, which are numbered as high as thirty, have caused the world to have incorrect information and wrong impressions about Islam. The Qur'an al-Karim is being interpreted incorrectly in the Islamic countries that are not Ahl as-Sunnat. Moreover, some Prophets, ('alaihimussalewatu wattaslimat), Adam ('alaihi 's-salam), for example, are being denied. No doubt, in the course of time, government officials in these countries will recognize the truth and abandon those erroneous ways and will find the right path shown by millions of precious books written by Ahl as-Sunnat scholars (rahima-humullahu ta'ala). But, for the present, because of their false dogmas and the way they are governed, which is rather primitive, they do Islam great harm.


Our holy Prophet Muhammad (sall-Allahu ta'ala 'alaihi wa-sallam) reported that anyone who has no faith will be burned eternally in a Hellish Fire. This message is surely true. It is necessary to believe in this message as we believe that Allahu ta'ala exists and is One. What does burning eternally in Hell mean? Anyone who considers the calamity of being burned in fire eternally may be expected to lose his mind for fear of it. At least, he should try to find ways of avoiding this terrifying disaster. The remedy for it is very simple. "To believe that Allahu ta'ala exists and is One; Muhammad ('alaihi 's-salam) is His final Prophet, and whatever he reported is true" protects man from that eternal catastrophe. If anyone says that he does not believe in such a calamity of being burned in fire eternally, that he is not afraid of something like that, and that he is not trying to find a way of avoiding it, we will ask him: Have you any proofs or evidences not to believe it? Which fact or scientific proof prevents you from believing this message?" Surely, he cannot put forth any proofs. How can a word which is not based on any proofs or evidences be called knowledge or science? This word is called supposition or probability. Is it not necessary to avoid such a frightful calamity of "being burned eternally" in a fire even if there is only one-in-a-million or one-in-a-billion chance of it happening? Should not a man try to avoid it even if he is small-minded? Does he not try to find a way of protecting himself from this probability of being burned in a fire eternally? As you see, every intelligent man has to have faith. In order to have faith, you do not have to bear troubles, such as paying taxes or giving property; to bear the burden and the trouble of worshipping, or to refrain from the sweet and enjoyable things. It is enough to believe by heart sincerely and genuinely. You do not have to declare your faith to disbelievers. Since they are human beings and intelligent creatures, the people who do not believe in an eternal fire are expected, at least, to admit its probability. Against the probability of being burned in fire eternally, is it not foolish and even a great absurdity to abstain from having FAITH, which is the only and definite remedy for this calamity?


Sanaullah Pani-Puti (rahmatullahi alaih) stated in his book (Huquq-ul-Islam): The existence of Allahu ta'ala, His attributes and the things accepted and appreciated by Him could only be understood through the message of the Prophets (alaihi mussalam). They could not be comprehended through reason. Muhammad alaihissalam communicated these to us. They were disseminated everywhere by efforts of the Khulafa-i Rashidin. Each of the Ashab-al-Kiram had learned some of the knowledge. They gathered this knowledge. In this regard, Ashab-i Kiram have considerable rights on us. (We are greatly indebted to the Ashab-i Kiram). For this reason, we are ordered to love, appreciate and obey all of them (ridvanullahi ta'ala alaihim ajmain)." This book, in Persian, was published in Lahore, and also in Istanbul in 1410 [A.D. 1990] by Hakikat Bookstore.




FOOTNOTES


(81) Jalaleddin-i Rumi, passed away in Konya in 672 (1273 A.D.).


(82) Sayyid Sharif, passed away in Shiraz in 816 (1413 A.D.).


(83) Ismail Hakki passed away in 1137 (1725 A.D.)

 

if u are not satisfied, i may send more text but not at the moment. i have things to do. but i hope you find some of your answers here.
as to the fact that universe is created in the love of mohammed, i am trying to find english translations of the sources about this subjects.
selamunaleykum

 

http://www.hizmetbooks.org/booklist.html

you can find good and reliable english books about the truth of islam and also sufism

 

I think you didn't read my last reply good , i asked you some questions and want you answer it
these questions is only got from your previous replies on this thread

When i post a reply i must be able to reply any question related to it
i think you also must be like that, So .. Where're your answers ??

* Please, Don't copy and paste from external sites or internal topics, just answer my questions in the way that a SUFI man believes .

Waiting for you reply ..

 

There is no spiritual merit in the ability to copy and paste. It's a mental activity.

Brother, What do you have to say from your heart?


x

 

i asked him some questions, and waiting for it's answers

* He copied and pasted many long articles to me as answers, that isn't the right way for answering some questions !, So .. Waiting for his answers .

These are the questions, ( and there're many more questions, So .. please answer this group fast ) .

 

young man!!! first of all, i am not an english native speaker.for this reason, translating the answers which i have will take much of my time... it does never mean ý dont have the answers. i did it on purpose so that u can get satisfactory explanations. if u had read them u would have seen the answers...u would think and find...but as you dont sit and read them, ý doubt your sincerety about the matters.if ý have answered you in my way, u would say, "where is your proof?" so i gave you many verses, hadith and scholar's views. but seems that u only want to beat me in this game... so, pls dont bother me again...you can certainly find your answers from the text ýve given...and ý will give more when ý have the time...dont u want objectivity? so why do u want ME to answer. the answers above are very objective and common. ý will go on pasting, to make u see what the whole muslim world believes about sufism.

 

and as to the style ofmy answers, i dont paste those text for him at all. i notice that he does not expect the answers of the heart. if he did, he wouldnt be asking such questions. his questions refer to the mind, not to the heart.sufis way is in the heart, although...and sufily answers wont work...
i pasted those texts for the sincere ppl who are in the search of the way of the heart to Allah, so that they can not be deceited by such questions.
i am not answering you young man, i am answering any sincere one who are likely to follow sufi way...dont try to destroy the holly path....you are too young...read more, try to meet real sufis and be a witness how true their way is. but i admit many fake sufi ways lead to hell, thats also a fact.!!!