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 [...]