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It was the 2001 Hajj period when the prospective pilgrims were busy preparing for their journey. The pilgrims from around the world were eagerly waiting to perform Hajj. There was one particular group of pilgrims whose leader was impatient to go to Medina. It was a strange kind of eagerness of their leader that no one knew about nor would he tell anyone about it. This honourable leader only had Medina in his thoughts. Maybe he wanted to present some special gift in the blessed court of the Holy Prophet. Perhaps, he wanted to hear about the success of his mission from the blessed court of the Holy Prophet and retire from his responsibility. Transfer of the Trust of Faqr Finally, the ...

Hadiths of the Holy Prophet sall’ Allahu alayhi wa’alihi wasallam state that اَلۡمُوۡمِنُ  مِرۡآۃُ الرَّحۡمٰن Meaning:  The true believer (Mumin) is the mirror of the most Compassionate (Rehman). اَلۡمُوۡمِنُ  مِرۡآۃُ الۡمُوۡمِنۡ Meaning: The true believer is the mirror of the true believer. In the explanation of this Hadith, Sufis say that the true believer mentioned first in the Hadith denotes Allah because Mumin is one of the attributive names of Allah while the one mentioned second represents the sacred self of the Universal Divine Man, the Holy Prophet. In pre-existence when Mohammadan light (Nur-e-Mohammad) was separated from the Divine light, Allah beheld His Own reflection in it due to its absolute subtlety and pellucidity. Similarly Divine light also became a mirror of the Mohammadan ...

Faqr (Sufism) is a broad term. As it is the journey which starts from the ‘Alif’ (الف) of Ism-e-Allah Zaat to the ‘hay’(ہ). Rather, the journey begins from ‘hay’ and continues to infinity. Faqr is an exalted stage of inward which is incomparable to any other stage or rank. Since Faqr is unlimited therefore understanding its origin is also beyond the scope of the limited intellect of human being. It existed way before intellect and it will continue to exist even after the culmination of the Universe. This is because Faqr is in fact Allah Himself. All the perfect Fakirs have explained this reality in their teachings from times to time. As Sultan Bahoo says: “Faqr is exactly the Divine ...

Allah’s way with His beloveds since ever is that He gives them special titles according to their distinguishing attributes. Just so the world gets to know their grandeur and the level of belovedness. As in the Holy Quran, Allah addresses His beloved Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) with beautiful titles. Such as Yaseen and Taha and only Allah and His Prophet know their meaning. Allah has also given Prophet the title of Al-Muzzammil (Thou enwrapped) and Al-Muddathir (thou who art covered).  Titles of Sarwari Qadri Saints In the Sarwari Qadri order, the Mohammadan Assembly grants title to every Sarwari Qadri spiritual guide. The basis of title is any of his special attributes which distinguishes him from others. Precisely, this attribute dominates whole of his life which means he spends his life under that attribute. Following are the ...

Allah Almighty created this Universe and especially human beings for His recognition. This journey of recognition started at the realm of Divine Unity from the Nur of Mohammad. Eventually this journey reached its completion in the man in the form of Divine Nur. However, the Universal Divine Man (al-insan al-kamil) took this journey to its ultimate level. As Divine Nur descended in him in its pure and ultimate form. According to Qudsi Hadith, Allah created man from His Nur. Then He took promise from all the souls in the Alam e LaHoot, “Am I not your Lord?” All the souls recognized Him and replied, “Indeed, You are our Lord.” In this phase of recognition all the souls were free ...

Fasting (Sawm) is a third fundamental principle of Islam. It became obligatory during the second year of migration (hijra) on the 10th of Shaban. The term Ramadan comes from the Arabic word ramd which means ‘to burn’. The dictionary meaning of ramd is siyam which means ‘to stop’ or ‘to relinquish’. In sharia it means to abstain from the desires of inciting innerself to Allah’s consent and pleasure. In this sacred month the reward of every righteous deed surge to seventy times. Setting an Intention (Niyyah) Setting an intention is the initiative of every act. Like other worships setting an intention before observing fast is a condition. A Hadith of the Holy Prophet Sall’ Allahu Alayhi Wa’alihi Wasallam states that actions ...