The invocation of the person who is dutiful to his parents Sayyiduna Ibn Umar radiAllahu anhu narrates, The Beloved Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Three people were travelling and were overtaken by rain, they took shelter in a cave in a mountain. A big rock fell from the mountain over…
Anfas al Arifeen The Breaths of the Gnostics Shah Waliullah radiAllahu anhu My beloved Father (Sayyiduna Shah Abdur Raheem Dehlvi radiAllahu anhu) informed me, of a man who spent all his time and concentration upon sending Salutations (Salawat/Darood Shareef) upon the Beloved Prophet ﷺ until such a time arrived, where…
Qut al Quloob The Nourishment of the hearts Shaykh Abu Talib al Makki RadiAllahu anhu Amongst the servants of Allah there are those who, when they prostrate (perform Sajdah) witness the world of power (Jabarut) and receives ascension to intimacy of The Lord, thereby entering the Presence of the…
Knowledge of the Gnostics All the knowledge that the creation possess is not equivalent to a single drop from the ocean (of knowledge) of the Gnostics (Awliyaa*). Before this knowledge (of the batin**) was unveiled to me, I used to think that knowledge is only that which…
Disobeying ones parents Four things occur as a result of disobeying ones parents*. The first of these is that the world detests and forsakes him. The second is the hearts of the people are diverted away from what he utters for the light of his speech is removed by Allah…
Saif ul Mulook was written by one of the great Sufis of Kashmir namely Mian Muhammad Baksh radiAllahu anhu. Mian Sahib radiAllahu anhu was born in the year 1246 AH (1830). It is stated he completed the Saif ul Mulook in Ramadan in the year 1279 AH at 33 years…
The Beauty of the Beloved of Allah ﷺ Sayyiduna Abu Hurayra radiAllahu anhu narrates: ‘I did not see anything more beautiful the (Beloved) Messenger of Allah ﷺ’ Know, Sayyiduna Abu Hurayra radiAllahu anhu did not say ‘I did not see any human or any man (more beautiful than…
Saif ul Malook Saif al Malook is one of the best and well know poems written by the Sufi Saint Mian Muhammad Baksh radiAllahu anhu, who rests in Karri Sharif, Azad Kashmir. Mian Muhammad Baksh radiAllahu anhu was such a poet, that he has been gifted the title of ‘Rumi-e-Kashmir’…
Salawat by Imam Ahmad Mashhur al Haddad اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الأُمِّيِّ وَعَلٰى آلِهِ وسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيْمًا وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰه العَظِيْمَ وَ أَتُوْبُ اِلَيْهِ O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our Master Sayyiduna Muhammad ﷺ , The Prophet not taught by man (but by you), and also upon…
Pride is the opposite of Faith Imam Abd al-Wahab al Sharani radiAllahu anhu Pride is opposite to faith (Imaan) How can you claim to be from the believers while you seek the qualities of the arrogant like praying on a raised platform and walking on decorated floors in the masjid…
