Posts Tagged ‘ hakimul ummah ’

Tasawwur al-Shaykh

By Shaykh al-Hadith Mawlana Zakariyya Kandhlawi
May 22, 2009
Tasawwur al-Shaykh

It is also called the exercise (shughal) of Rabitah, Barzakh and Wasta (see Ta'lim al-Din); to the mashayikh of Tasawwuf it is a very important exercise. The mashayikh have written many benefits of this. Some seniors said it is unconditionally (mutlaqan) impermissible. According to this slave, this is incorrect, as Tasawwur al-Shaykh is understood from many hadiths. Because of this, I have not understood why some have deemed it unconditionally impermissible.
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Advices of Hakim al-Ummah: Part One

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March 8, 2009

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful, and peace and blessings upon His final Messenger, Muhammad, and upon his Family and Companions. Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi needs no introduction. He is the author of many books including the famous Behishti Zewar and Bayan al-Qur'an, a Tafsir of the Qur'an in Urdu comprising of three volumes. His books have covered all the various sciences of the din. His sermons, lectures and advices (malfuzat and irshadat) have been...
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