RELIGIOUS TENETS
PRAYERS
DEALINGS, MORALS
VIRTUES
INTRODUCTION
ISLAM & SUFISM
HISTORY
DISCIPLINE
METHODS
FIRST PERIOD
SECOND PERIOD
THIRD PERIOD
FORTH PERIOD
EQUALITY
VEIL
MARRIAGE
DUTIES OF WIFE
 
 
 
  
 
     
 

..For example, when the order for prayer was revealed he himself showed how to pray and when successive orders came he explained them in detail. Besides these, he used to teach one thing more and that was Wisdom. Hence the meaning of the word Wisdom can be nothing else except what is called mysticism.

Q# 6-Why this knowledge is imparted in a disguised way?

Ans: It is not imparted in such a way but is given only to selected persons and not to the general public. And the reasons for doing so is that only few have the capacity to achieve it.This knowledge is linked with divine elegance and internal conditions which cannot be perceived through external sense.

Q# 7- What are the qualities of a true Saint ?

Ans: Whenever you hear about a saint, go to him and visit him often not with a view to criticism and finding fault or test but with the wish and will and due respect and see what type and kind of people do keep his company____reliable, sober and educated or low, vulgar and unlettered. Also observe the manner of the saint whether he is jovial and of cheerful disposition or harsh and fretful. What is the nature of his conversation? Is it full of knowledge and wisdom or is based on ordinary tales and stories? Does he compel his disciples to prostrate before him?Also find out whether among his disciples are well-informed and pious persons or not. Do meditate there whether in his company your heart moves closer to Allah by becoming oblivious to the worldly worries and wishes and you find a kind of exhilarating peace and tranquility or not.

Q# 8- What is allegiance?

Ans: It is a promise with Allah which is done by making a saint its witness and according to the custom it is done by pacing hand on hand and the seeker promises to keep himself aloof from such and such vices and act upon such and such virtues. Besides this it is found in the Holy Quran: "O You who believe; be careful of your duty to Allah and seek means of nearness to Him" (Chapter Al-Maidah, verse 35). Those who oppose the concept of oath of allegiance assert that here affinity or support means the Holy Quran. But they fail to understand that in the first part of the verse it is enjoined to guard oneself from sin.Then what is its meaning? Abstinence too menas to act duly upon the teaching of the Holy Quran. Hence to take the same meaning in the next part of the same verse is such a repetition which is against the eloquence of the Holy Quran. Such a repetition is not even committed by ordinary litterateur else .Therefore, affinity or support pertains to nothing also except to a perfect saint.

 

 
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