روحانی – Page 7

Tasawwuf and Ma‘rifa

Allah تعالیٰ says: “وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا”(Surah Al-‘Ankabūt) Meaning: Those who strive in Our path — We shall surely guide them to Our ways. With complete اعتمادِ کلّی upon this Divine promise, the Sufis engage in مجاہدہ and thereby attain guidance. Guidance depends upon شرحِ صدر, and شرحِ صدر results from those Divine lights (انوارِ الٰہی) which descend from the unseen upon the heart. Through the blessings of these انوارِ الٰہی, and through the wisdom that springs forth in the chest due to زہد فی الدنیا and قلتِ کلام, Read more [...]

The Term “Sufi” and Tasawwuf

The title Sufi came later, but the reality to which this name points is not something new. During the time of پیغمبرِ خدا صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, people were not called Sufi, عالم, حافظ, قاری, فقیہ, محدث, or مفسر. The greatest distinction of that era was to attain the blessed companionship of حضور سرورِ عالم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. Whoever was granted this companionship became known as a صحابی, and this was the greatest honor and description by which the people of that age were recognized. In the generation after them, the greatest virtue became attaining the companionship of the صحابہ کرام. Therefore, the people Read more [...]

Ilm, Amal, and Ihsān

Without the knowledge of احکامِ الہٰی there can be no proper عمل, and without عمل, knowledge is of no benefit. Likewise, both علم and عمل remain incomplete without Ihsān. Until there is sincere صدقِ توجہ, no true benefit can be attained from عمل, and until beneficial عمل is manifested, the purpose of knowledge cannot be fulfilled. For this reason, the relationship of Ihsān with علم and عمل is like the relationship of the soul with the body. Thus, امام مالک رحمتہ اللہ علیہ said: “مَنْ تَصوَّفَ وَلَمْ يَتَفَقَّهْ فَقَدْ تَزَنْدَقَ، وَمَنْ تَفَقَّهْ وَلَمْ Read more [...]

Haqā’iq-e-Tasawwuf

The essence of Tasawwuf is Ihsān, which is expressed through true and sincere توجه الی اللہ. رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم described Ihsān in these words: “اَن تَعبُدَ اللہَ کَاَنَّکَ تَراهُ، فَاِن لَم تَکُن تَراهُ فَاِنَّهُ یَراکَ” (Meaning: That you worship Allah as though you see Him, and if you cannot see Him, then indeed He sees you.) All forms of knowledge, actions, and spiritual states which are necessary or beneficial for رجوع الی اللہ come under Tasawwuf. All meanings and realities of Tasawwuf ultimately return to this very foundation, which in the terminology of Read more [...]

اسمِ ذات اللہ

اسمِ ذات اللہ ۔ ذاتی نام ہے اور اس قدر با معنی ہے کہ ایک ایک حرف علیحدہ کر لینے سے بھی بے معنی نہیں رہتا۔ بلکہ اپنی ذات کی صفات ظاہر کرتا ہے۔ اللہ کا پہلا حرف حذف کر دیجئے تو لِلہِ رہ جاتا ہے ۔ جس کے معنی ہیں "اللہ ہی کے لئے" یعنی اس کے ذاتی نام کے اندر اس کی ملکیت موجود ہے۔ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ (زمین و آسمان کی ہر چیز اللہ ہی کی ہے) ہر چیز کے واصف ہونے کا بھی اسمِ ذات Read more [...]