Islamic Articles, - An Ignorant Sufi is a tool of the Cursed Shaytan

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An Ignorant (so-called) Sufi
is a tool of the Cursed Shaytan!!
The Awliya Allah state that an Ignorant Sufi is a tool of Shaytan. For the same reason, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam said,
فقيه واحد اشد علی الشيطان من الف عابد
"A Faqeeh ('Alim or Doctor of Islamic law) is heavier than a thousand 'Aabids (Worshippers) upon Shaitan".[Tirmidhi, Vol. 2, Page 93]
When an ignorant person worships or tries to tread on the path of Sufism, the Shaitan makes him dance on his finger tips by putting his reins in his mouth, the bridle in the nose and drags him to wherever he desires. The ignorant Sufi thinks that whatever he is doing is correct and excellent.
False Sufis steal the words of the Sufis and present them as their own, and thus trick people with the beautiful teachings, which they are merely imitators of. They do not have true knowledge of that which they are speaking. Many of the great Sufi Shuyookh speak of deceptive false Sufis. These people take the title of "Sufi" because it gives them a certain amount of prestige and power, and they take advantage of those who cannot tell false Sufism from the real thing.
Sayyiduna Junaid Baghdadi Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anho states that his Spiritual Master or Peer-o-Murshid, Sayyiduna Sirri Saqti Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho prayed in the following words:
جعلك اﷲ صاحب حديث صوفيا و لاجعلك صوفيا صاحب حديث
May Allah first make you a Muhaddith (Scholar of Ahadith) then a Sufi and not firstly a Sufi then a Muhaddith.[Ihya al Uloom, Vol, Page 22]
Imam Ghazali Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho, commenting on this Dua said,
اشار الى ان من حصل الحديث والعلم ثم تصوف افلح ومن تصوف قبل العلم خاطر بنفسه
The meaning of Hazrat Sirri Saqti's Dua is that the one who first studies Hadith and Knowledge, then sets foot into Sufism, has indeed succeeded. But, he who wishes to become a Sufi before obtaining knowledge has certainly put himself into total destruction.[Ihya al Uloom, Vol, Page 22]
Sayyiduna Sayyidi Abul Qasim Junaid Baghdadi Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anho states:
من لم يحفظ القراٰن ولم يكتب الحديث لايقتدٰى به في هذا الامر لان علمنا ھذا مقيد بالكتاب والسنة
"One who has not learnt the Quran and written the Hadith, that is, one who is ignorant about the Laws of Shariah, never follow him in anything pertaining to Tariqah and do not take him as your Peer because our knowledge of Tariqah is strictly in accordance with the Quran and Hadith (ie. Shariah)."[Risaalah al-Qushayriya, Page 20]
Sayyiduna Sirri Saqti Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho states:
التصوف اسم لثلاث معان وھوالذي لايطفى نور معرفته نور ورعه ولايتكلم بباطن في علم ينقضه ظاھر الكتب او السنة ولاتحمله الكرامات على ھتك استار محارم اﷲ تعالٰى
Tassawuf is the name of three qualities:
1. His Noor of Ma'rifah (Knowledge of Allah) must not extinguish his Noor of Daragh (Falsehood).
2. Never speak from the knowledge of Batin (Interior) which may contradict the Zahir (Exterior) Quran and Hadith.
3. Do not let Karamats (Miracles) caste a veil on those things which Allah has made Haram.
Sayyiduna Shaykh Shabuddin Suhrawardi Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anho who was taken by his uncle to visit Sayyiduna al-Ghawth al-A'zam Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani said,
حقيقة ردتها الشريعة فھي زندقة
"The Haqiqah which is rejected by Shariah is not Haqiqah but irreligiousness."[Awarif al Ma'arif, Page 72]
The exoteric religious sciences of Islam (religious law and jurisprudence, references to the Qur'an and Hadith, theology, etc) began simultaneously with the esoteric sciences of Sufism (self-purification, asceticism, and mysticism). There is no logical division between outer formal Islam and the inner school of Sufism. With the beloved Prophet Muhammad SallaAllahu Ta'ala 'Alayhi wa Sallam command of "seek knowledge even if it be in China"; the value of learning was given a divine status and great historic centers of learning were established. The wise and knowledgeable Peers were attached to Tariqas (spiritual path leading to Almighty Allah), international 'brotherhoods' that disseminated both the exoteric and esoteric Islamic sciences throughout the Muslim world. The teaching of each Tariqa would be traceable through a Silsila, the line of succession that connected members, through their Peer, with his master and in turn with their Masters. Ultimately this reached the Noble Companions of the beloved Prophet Salla Allahu Ta'ala 'Alayhi wa Sallam and the beloved Prophet SallaAllahu Ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam himself.
Shaykh Bayazid Bustaami (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) cautions us:
لونظر تم الي رجل اعطي من الكرامات حتى يرتقي (وفي نسخة يتربع) في الهواء فلا تغتروا به حتى تنظروا كيف تجدونه عندالامر والنھي وحفظ الحدود و آداب الشريعة
"If you see a person sitting cross-legged in the air, don’t be fooled by his act! Observe his approach and attitude towards the compulsory acts (Fardh, Waajib) and prohibited acts (Haraam, Makruh Tahreemi) and detestable acts (Makrooh) and other restrictions and etiquette’s of the Shari’ah".[Risaalah al-Qushayriya, Page 15]
The miracle of a Wali is his complete compliance to the teachings of Nabi (Sallallaho Alaihi Wa Sallam). The steadfast adherence to the Shari’ah is the best Karaamat. A true Saint is righteous and follows the path laid down by the Holy Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi Wa Sallam).
Hadrat Data Ganj Bakhsh Ali Hujweri writes:
“A group of heretics have joined the Sufis. They preach that once obedience to Shari’ah is intensified to such an extent that Wilayah (Sainthood) is achieved, Ta’at (obedience to the Laws of Sharee’ah) is no longer necessary. This is an incorrect and false claim. In the path of truth, there is absolutely no stage where Ta’at becomes redundant”.[Kashf al Mahjoob, Page 312]
Hadrat Data Saahib emphasizes,
“To achieve Wilaayat, the compliance to the Sunnah of Nabi Kareem is definitely required.”[Kashf al Mahjoob, Page 455]
Hadrat Data Ganj Bakhsh explains the relationship of Haqiqah and Shari’ah as follows:
“Shari’ah without Haqeeqah is a farce and show and Haqiqah without Shari’ah is hypocrisy. Pretence and hypocrisy are both the ruination of Imaan. Almighty Allah says: ‘Whoever exhibits Mujahidah (continuous striving) towards us, We will show them Our path’. Mujahidah is Shari’ah and guidance towards the path of Almighty Allah is Haqeeqah. Shari’ah functions to protect the outward and Haqeeqah guards the inner conditions of the Believer”.[Kashf al Mahjoob, Page 526]
Hadrat Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu says:
"A disciple who is trained by a man of Allah will have a pure and purified spirit. But he who is trained by an impostor and hypocrite and who learns theory from him will be just like him: despicable, weak, incapable, morose, without any exit from uncertainties, and deficient in all his senses."[Fihi ma fihi, Page 145]
Furthermore, on the topic of false Sufis and the harm they do, Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi says:
You are the disciple and guest of someone who in his vileness will steal away all your attainments. He is not victorious, how will he make you victorious? He will not give you light, he will make you dark. Since he has no light, how can others receive light through associating with him? Like a blind man who cures eyes: With what will he anoint your eyes other than wool? He has no scent or trace of God, but his claims are greater than those of Seth or Adam. The devil himself is embarrassed to appear before him; he keeps on saying, "We are of the saints and even greater." He steals many of the words of the dervishes, so that people may think he really is someone. In his talks he even cavils at Bayazid; Yazid himself is ashamed of him. He is destitute of the bread and provisions of heaven: Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala has not thrown him a single bone.[Mathnawi of Jalaluddin Rumi, Book I, Page 76]
Therefore we see that a great Shaykh such as Jalal al-Din Rumi Alaihir raHma warns us of the false Sufis. False Sufis may even be more prevalent today than they were in the past. We must distinguish between true Sufis, who follow the Shari'ah, and false Sufis, who often do not.
Syyeduna Ala’Hadrat Imam Ahmad Rida al-Qadiri in his Malfuz Shareef while answering a question said,
“A Murshid who does not respect and follow the Shari’ah is himself in darkness and totally incapable of illuminating (rating someone else’s path or guiding them). Such people are disciples of Shaytan and the enemies of Islam. To follow any path other than that of the Shari'ah is the path of the Cursed Shaytan. The evil jesters who mock the Ulama and jeer at the teachings of the Shari’ah, They (falsely) claim that the Ulama and the Fuqara have always been at odds with each other. These ignorant idiots cast doubts over the most eminent Ulama and question their integrity.”[Al Malfuz Sharif, Vol. 2]
It is to be noted that Shari’ah is established on the firm foundation of Quran, Sunnah, Consensus and analogy of the Jurists. If a person disputes any particular analogical problem and is equipped with substantiating evidence, then the matter is not so serious. However, when a person openly defies the Quran, Hadith and Ijma (consensus), he not only gives up any claim to being a Sufi or a Murshid, but more then this... Surely, A donkey with a load of Holy Books is still a donkey!!
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Extracted from
Irshaadat-e-AlaHadrat Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu

Women site, - Woman’s Work in the Scales of Islamic Sharee'ah

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The topic of woman’s work and her participation with man in public life has raised, and is still raising, much controversy. Those who call for woman’s work outside her house and taking part in men’s work put before their eyes the model of the West in this regard and their wish to imitate it. They claim that this is one of the necessities of civilization and urbanization.
The issue of woman’s work and her leaving her home continues to be the main preoccupation of the media that responds to the calls and schemes of the Jews as stated in theProtocols of the Elders of Zion ]S. D.1[.
Allaah The Almighty addresses the wives of the Prophet,sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and the women of the believers when He Says )what means(:}And abide in your houses{]Quran 33:33[ On the other hand, the media in the Islamic world call upon women day and night to leave their homes, wander in the streets, labs, factories, offices and stores, compete with men and intermix with them as much as they can.
Some of these people hide their evil motives behind the slogans of progress and freedom; while others declare them explicitly without any shame.
Women in the West have achieved this false freedom; so, what was the result? Destruction upon destruction, millions of abortions annually and millions of illegitimate children and divorces. This happened despite the abundance of contraceptives and teaching them how to use them in colleges and schools, from lower to upper grades.
Islam does not forbid woman from working; rather, it urges her to work inside her home. Taking care of the home and raising the children is the main function of the woman. Woman’s work outside the home is permitted in case of necessity. If there is no necessity, then, the basic rule to be observed is indicated in the verse in which Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as ]was[ the display of the former times of ignorance.{]Quran 33:33[
When the woman is obliged to work outside the home and avoids intermixing with non-Mahram)marriageable( men, those who call for the alleged freedom of women get further infuriated and angry with her, for they want her to go out of her home exposing her beauty without a properHijaab)Islamic covering(.
The call of Islam to purity and chastity is a far cry from the call to immorality propagated by those who conspire against women.
How degrading it is for the woman, when all that they see in her is lust, forgetting her great role as the mistress of a home, a mother and a wife. They forget her great role mentioned in the Quran where Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:
}And We have enjoined upon man ]care[ for his parents. His mother carried him, ]increasing her[ in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the ]final[ destination.{]Quran 31:14[
}And We have enjoined upon man, to his parents, good treatment. His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hard ship, and his gestation and weaning ]period[ is thirty months.{]Quran 46:15[
They forget that the woman in the Islamic world works all day and night and that she has no leisure time as they claim. The woman in our Islamic countries works hard cooking, bringing up the children, feeding the young and old, spinning and weaving )especially in the countryside(, treating and nursing the sick, and so on.
However, those who call for the freedom and work of woman are not satisfied with these great tasks that the woman does. That is because their real target is not work or production; rather, their real target is her chastity and religiousness.
The woman’s participation in public life is a grave tragedy and people in the West are starting to wake up to its bitter consequences, while some of the Muslims are following their steps; for even if they enter into the hole of alizard ]SZ2[, they would follow them. The Messenger of Allaah,sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, who always spoke the truth, said:“You will follow the )wrong( ways of your predecessors hand span by hand span and cubit by cubit so that if they should go into the hole of a lizard, you will follow them into it."They said,"O Messenger of Allaah! Do you mean the Jews and the Christians?"He replied:"Who else?"]Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[
Yes, he spoke the truth: whenever the Jews or the Christians commit a foul act, some Muslims copy and imitate it. So, it is those who are dazzled and deceived by the call for the freedom of women, women’s work and equality between men and women that must be called towards guidance.

Women site, - Women's Impermissible Exposure of Beauty - I

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O Muslims, the issue of women is neither new nor easy. It is, in fact, a great issue that must be paid great attention to and things that could uproot evil and corruption in relation to them must be studied. It is an eternal issue, old and recent. It was an issue for the Children of Israel and they were cursed when their women openly strutted about with their adornment showing. It is also an issue for thisUmmah)nation( about which the Messenger of Allaah,sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, warned. In aHadeeth, he said:"I have not left behind a more harmful temptation to men than women."]Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[ ThisHadeethimplies a warning against this great temptation as well as an attempt to eradicate the causes of evil from the very outset.
O Muslims, the problem of women has become serious and its evil has greatly and increasingly appeared in many forms: not adhering toHijaab, revealing their faces and loitering in markets. All this has been forbidden by Allaah The Almighty and His Messenger,sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Allaah The Exalted Says )what means(:}….And do not display yourselves as ]was[ the display of the former times of ignorance.{]Quran 33: 33[
Women have gone to extremes in this even beyond the impermissible exposure of beauty in the time ofJaahiliyyah)ignorance(. This saddens the hearts of the believers who fear the punishment of Allaah, His revenge and painful torture. They are afraid of being afflicted with the same punishment which afflicted the Children of Israel when their women impermissibly exposed their beauty.
O Muslims, women have gone to extremes in the impermissible exposure of their adornment. A woman now wears the finest clothes when she goes out to the markets. She wears a gown, which is either short and does not cover the whole body, or light that reveals what is underneath or she lifts it to reveal the beauty of her clothing and adornment, or tight indicating the size of her body. All this, however, is forbidden by Allaah The Almighty and His Messenger,sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Allaah The Exalted Says )what means(:}And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment.{]Quran 24: 31[
In this verse, Allaah The Almighty forbids women from stamping their feet to make known the anklets which they wear and conceal. In olden times, women used to wear anklets on their feet but this no longer exists. If Allaah The Almighty forbade stamping the feet for fear of making known the concealed anklet, then what could be said about the woman who wears the most beautiful clothes and then raises her gown so that people would see it and be tempted? There is no doubt that the temptation occurring due to seeing is greater than that occurring because of hearing.
Some women reveal their arms to show their jewelry, adornment and soft complexion. Worse than this is when the woman goes out perfumed. It was narrated that the Prophet,sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:"Any woman who applies perfume and passes by people to smell her fragrance is an adulteress."
O Muslims, the matter is great and dangerous. Intermixing between the two sexes is widespread in markets where women crowd with men, speak with loud voices and joke with men without either bashfulness or fear of the Ever Powerful.
O Muslims, where are the men? Where is chivalry? Where is nobility? Where is the manly zeal?
The ignorance of today is much severer than the ignorance of former times. Once the Prophet,sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, came out of theMasjid)Mosque( and observed that there was intermixing between the two sexes on the pathway. Thereupon, he said to the women:"Give way )walk to the sides( as it is not appropriate for you to walk in themiddle of the road. Stick to the edges."Thereafter, the women would walk so close to the wall that their dresses would rub against it.
O Muslims, where are the women who respond to the command of Allaah and His Messenger,sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam? Offer advice to the foolish among you and persistently push them to follow the truth. Men are required to prevent women from exposing their beauty and applying perfume when going out. This must take place before the advent of the curse of Allaah upon us. Even, greater than this is that we must do so before the prevention of rain. Birds curse disobedient humans and the sea asks daily for permission to drown them. Where is protective jealousy about religion? Women have been left free to joke with men, buy and sell from them and go to markets without adherence to the commands and prohibitions of theSharee‘ah. Indeed, to Allaah we belong and to Him we indeed shall return. There is no power and no strength save in Allaah.
O Muslims, beware of imitating Western traditions. Beware of imitating the disbelievers in the manner they dress and walk. The person who imitates a certain people belongs to them. Do not be deceived by their falsification. They beautifyBid‘ah)religious innovation( and erroneous deviation for you.
O Muslims, if your enemies called you to disbelief orShirk)polytheism(, you would surely not respond to them. Hence, they are satisfied with destroying your morals and religion from other angles. One such way is through minor sins, which you belittle but which in fact are collecting for you and will finally lead you to Hell. In aHadeeth, the Prophet,sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:"The devil has despaired of making idols worshipped )again( in the lands of the Arabs; so, he will be satisfied with making you commit what is lesser than this, which is minor sins.These minor sins will be destructive on the Day of Judgment."
O Muslims, fear Allaah and do not be deceived by what your enemies offer you. You are now at the crossroads, for this worldly life is opened to you now and the enemies whom you brought to your countries have exalted after they had been humiliated by Islam and upgraded after they had been degraded by Islam, gather to attack you. Islam commands you to take theJizyah)a type of tax( from them willingly while they are humbled. However, you raised their position and brought them to spread mischief in the Muslim countries.
Some brought their evil habits and deviant traditions. Some of you traveled to their countries and you saw them in the print, audio and visual media. Consequently, either you must have strong and firm faith on which the enemies' schemes are destroyed, or you have a strong Muslim personality and therefore you neither transgress nor are deceived by them and adhere to the same methodology of your righteous predecessors and enjoy the best of both worlds; or you adopt the contrary approach: weak faith, weak personality and collapse in the face of temptations. In such a case, your share will be the losing deal. This loss cannot be compensated and your break is incurable if you are included in the verse in which Allaah The Exalted Says )what means(:}"Indeed, the losers are the ones who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, that is the manifest loss."{]Quran 39: 15[
Sister, I am telling you that the gap will keep widening as long as our girls are heedless of what the enemies are scheming against us. Unfortunately, the Muslim girl is trapped in the snares of those who seek corruption and they are confined to their ambushes, consciously or unconsciously. This is the bitter reality.
Wake up, O Muslim girl, granddaughter of Khadeejah and ‘Aa’ishah! Be aware that what is being planned against you is an evil plot with grave consequences. Despite its slow start, its end is abysmal. Evil does not emerge all of a sudden. The target is not to removeHijaabonly, but when theHijaabis removed, bashfulness breaks away and its sources dry up. At this point, disaster will loom and the loss will be in this life and in the Hereafter. Look around and you will discover the truth.
)To be continued(