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NUR-UL-HUDA (KHURD)

THE LIGHT OF DIVINE GUIDANCE


(BRIEF)

English Translation with Persian Text


NUR-UL-HUDA (KHURD)
THE LIGHT OF DIVINE GUIDANCE
(BRIEF)

English Translation with Persian Text

Author
Sultan Bahoo

Translated
Mrs. Ambreen Moghees Sarwari Qadri

SULTAN-UL-FAQR PUBLICATIONS LAHORE


PAKISTAN
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First Edition March 2021
ISBN 978-969-2220-04-0

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Dedicated to my Spiritual Guide,
The Universal Divine Man
and Reviver of Islam of His Era
Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen
Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman
Without his favour and kindness
I am nothing
CONTENT

Page No.
Preface 07
Short Biography of Sultan Bahoo 09
Terminology 15
Nur-ul-Huda (Khurd) English Translation 32

1. Discussion About Pure Inward, True Religion and


Straight Path Which is Following the Mohammadan
49
Sharia

2. Discussion About Ism-e-Allah Zaat and Station of 65


Faqr Annihilated in Allah

3. Discussion About Meditation, Dreams, Immersion


in Oneness, Isolation and Separation and Verification
74
of Each on the Basis of Theophanies of Divine
Essence and Attributes

4. Discussion About Negation and Affirmation, Loud 85


and Secret Invocation

5. Discussion About the Ultimate Dawat of Courageous 95


Men Which Fulfils the Objective Immediately

Original Persian Text


PREFACE

Nur-ul-Huda (Khurd) [The Light of Divine Guidance (Brief)] is


one of the great Sufi books by Sultan Bahoo the king of all
Mystics. As in all his books, he has unveiled grand secrets of
Divinity in Nur-ul-Huda (Khurd) as well which are light of
guidance for the travellers of path to Allah.
It all is the blessing of my honourable spiritual guide Sultan-ul-
Ashiqeen Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman to provide me
the opportunity of translating Sultan Bahoo‟s Persian books in
English. It is an unprecedented step in the field of Sufism to
convert such books containing Divine treasures in international
language for the guidance of seekers of Allah all over the world.
For translation of this treatise I have used the Persian text
deduced by my fellow disciple Ahsan Ali Sarwari Qadri who has
translated it in Urdu. To deduce perfect Persian text he used the
following scripts of Nur-ul-Huda (Khurd) provided by our
spiritual guide;

MANUSCRIPTS BY;
1- Sahibzada Sultan Noor Hussain Qadri, written 4th Dhul al-
Qadah 1356 Hijri.
2- Faqeer Ghulam Nabi, written Jumada ath-Thani 1330 Hijri.
3- Hakim Ghulam Hussain Qureshi Abbasi, date of writing is
not mentioned. The manuscript is currently present in
Markaz Tehqiqat-e-Farsi Iran-o-Pakistan and Kitabkhana
Data Gunj Bakhsh Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
4- Sultan Mahmood Muddarris resident of Mianwali, Pakistan,
written in 1962 AD.
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PUBLISHED SCRIPT;
1- Persian script with Urdu translation by Dr. K.B Naseem
published in June, 1999.
I heartily thank Ahsan Ali Sarwari Qadri for cooperating with
me in formatting this book.
May Allah accept our efforts and make this book a source of
guidance for all the seekers of Allah on their path to Allah.
Ameen

Lahore Ambreen Moghees Sarwari Qadri


February, 2021 M.A. Mass Communication
University of The Punjab
SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF
SULTAN BAHOO

Sultan-ul-Arifeen Sultan Bahoo was born on Thursday, 1st of


Jumada ath-thani in 1039 AH (17 January, 1630 AD) at dawn,
in the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in Shorkot, District
Jhang, Pakistan (then India). He belonged to the Awan tribe of
the progeny of Ali ibn Abi Talib. Awans are Ali‟s children from
wives other than Fatima bint Mohammad. Sultan Bahoo‟s father
Bazayd Mohammad was a soldier by profession and a titleholder
in Shah Jahan‟s army. His mother, Bibi Rasti was a Saint. She
was spiritually informed of Sultan Bahoo‟s grandeur and
spiritual status before his birth and according to his status of
annihilation in Hoo1, his name Bahoo (one with Hoo ) was
revealed to her.
Sultan Bahoo says:

‫اہند‬ ُؒ
‫ابھو‬ ‫امدر‬ ُؒ
‫ابھو‬ ‫انل‬

‫اہند‬ ‫ُھو‬ ‫اب‬ ‫دایمئ‬ ُؒ


‫ابھو‬ ‫زاہکن‬
Explanation: Bahoo‟s mother named him Bahoo because Bahoo
has always remained with Hoo .
Sultan Bahoo was a Saint by birth. He remained engrossed in
heavenly experiences and doubtless revelations from his early
age. Sultan Bahoo gained his early mystic education from his
mother. A non-Muslim would immediately recite shahada and
accept Islam if his eyes fell upon the luminous face of Sultan
Bahoo, such was the intensity of Divine theophanies radiating
from him.

1
The Divine Essence
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Sultan Bahoo states in his books, “I searched for a spiritual


guide for thirty years but in vain”. It was because he already held
such elevated levels of Faqr where access of anyone is extremely
arduous. Sultan Bahoo relates one of his revelations in his books
that one day, engrossed in Allah‟s vision, he was wandering in
the suburbs of Shorkot when Ali ibn Abi Talib came and took
him to the Mohammadan Assembly where the People of Cloak,
the Rashidun Caliphs and Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani were also
present. There, Sultan Bahoo took oath of allegiance at the sacred
hand of Prophet Mohammad who entrusted him to Shaikh Abdul
Qadir Jilani for further spiritual guidance. That is why Sultan
Bahoo always refers Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani as his spiritual
guide in his books. He says, “When al-Ghawth al-Azam Shaikh
Abdul Qadir Jilani blessed me spiritually, I surpassed all the
spiritual levels from eternal beginning till the eternal end.”
Afterwards, following the orders of Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani,
Sultan Bahoo took oath of allegiance at the hand of Shaikh
Abdul Rehman Jilani Dehlvi who entrusted the Divine Trust of
Faqr to Sultan Bahoo in just a single meeting.
The splendour of Sultan Bahoo is beyond anyone‟s speculation.
He is blessed with the extremities of Faqr and stationed at the
status of Sultan-ul-Faqr V. He says, “Since the eternal benevolence
has graced me with grandeur, Prophet Mohammad sall’Allahu
alayhi wa’alihi wasallam has ordered me to guide everyone,
Muslim or non-Muslim, fortunate or unfortunate, dead or alive
and he has titled me Mustafa Sani and Mujtaba Aakhir Zamani
with his pearl divulging tongue.” (Risala Roohi Sharif)
The spiritual order of Sultan Bahoo is Sarwari Qadri order.
Qadri order reaches Prophet Mohammad through Shaikh Abdul
Qadir Jilani. There are two offshoots of Qadri order; Zahidi
Qadri and Sarwari Qadri. Sultan Bahoo declares only Sarwari
Qadri order the proper and real Qadri order. He says:
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 Qadri order has two offshoots; Sarwari Qadri and Zahidi


Qadri. Sarwari Qadri spiritual guide has perfect command
over contemplation of Ism-e-Allah Zaat. When he blesses the
seeker with the spiritual education and Divine guidance
through Ism-e-Allah Zaat, he grants him the status equal to
his own on the very first day. The seeker becomes indifferent
and independent of all needs, his attention remains focused
only on the Truth. Hence gold and soil become equal for him.
On the contrary, the follower of Zahidi Qadri order has to
devote at least twelve years to very hard mystic struggles, so
much so that his stomach remains empty. After twelve years
he becomes eligible to be present before Shaikh Abdul Qadir
Jilani and attains the status of a majdhub devotee while the
status of a Sarwari Qadri is that of a beloved devotee. (Kaleed-
ul-Tauheed Kalan)

He describes the status of Sarwari Qadri spiritual guide and


devotees in these words:
 What is the initial level of Sarwari Qadri? It is that the perfect
Qadri spiritual guide drowns the true seeker of Allah in Divine
light of gnosis and grants him presence of Mohammadan
Assembly just by his glance, the contemplation of Ism-e-
Allah Zaat, the invocation of shahada or by his spiritual
attention. This is the first day lesson of Qadri followers. The
guide who neither knows this lesson nor takes his disciples
to the holy assembly is not the perfect Qadri spiritual guide.
His state of ecstasy is just his vain thought. The true Qadri
disciples are eternally drowned in the Divine light of gnosis
and union with Allah. (Kaleed-ul-Tauheed Kalan)
Sultan Bahoo himself holds this status. He says:

‫ز ادتبا ات ااہتن کی دل ربل‬ ‫رہ ہک اطبلِ قح وبد نم احرضل‬


‫ات راسمن رو ِز ا ّوك ابدخا‬ !‫اطبل ایب! اطبل ایب! اطبل ایب‬
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Meaning: For every true seeker of Allah I render my guidance. I


can take him from the initial stage of the spiritual journey to the
final and supreme level in just a moment. Come to me! Come to
me! Come to me O seeker of Allah! I can take you to Allah on
the very first day.
Sultan Bahoo could not avail the opportunity to receive formal
academic education because he was ever absorbed in the deep
ocean of Divine Unity, even then he has authored 140 books. All
of his books are in Persian except the collection of his poetry
which is in the form of Punjabi quatrains.
Sultan Bahoo‟s books are masterpiece of Divine knowledge. He
proclaims that if anyone could not find a spiritual guide, his
books will prove to be a medium for him to reach the perfect
Sarwari Qadri spiritual guide who will take him to Allah.
Sultan Bahoo‟s writing style is very simple and easy to
understand even for a less educated person. However, at some
places where he mentions the Divine secrets, his diction becomes
complicated. Nevertheless, his writings are so persuasive and
influential that they envelop the reader completely. If his books are
read respectfully after ablution, an ocean of spiritual beneficence
pours down to the reader. If the reader continues reading them
with complete faith and true intention, he will be guided towards
the perfect Sarwari Qadri spiritual guide who is the real spiritual
successor of Sultan Bahoo in the contemporary age.
Urdu translations of Sultan Bahoo‟s following books are
available in the market:
(1) Abyat-e-Bahoo (Punjabi poetry) (2) Dewan-e-Bahoo (Persian
poetry) (3) Ain-ul-Faqr (4) Majalisa-tul-Nabi (5) Kaleed-ul-
Tauheed (Kalan) (6) Kaleed-ul-Tauheed (Khurd) (7) Shams-ul-
Arifeen (8) Ameer-ul-Kaunain (9)Taigh-e-Barhana (10) Risala
Roohi Sharif (11) Ganj-ul-Asrar (12) Mehak-ul-Faqr (Khurd)
(13) Mehak-ul-Faqr (Kalan) (14) Asrar-e-Qadri (15) Aurang
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Shahi (16) Jamay-ul-Asrar (17) Aqal-e-Baydar (18) Fazal-ul-Liqa


(Khurd) (19) Fazal-ul-Liqa (Kalan) (20) Miftah-ul-Arifeen (21)
Nur-ul-Huda (Khurd) (22) Nur-ul-Huda (Kalan) (23) Taufeeq-ul-
Hidayat (24) Qurb-e-Deedar (25) Ain-ul-Arifeen (26) Kaleed-e-
Jannat (27) Mohkim-ul-Fuqara (28) Sultan-ul-Waham (29)
Deedar Bakhsh (Kalan) (30) Deedar Bakhsh (Khurd) (31) Kashf-
ul-Asrar (32) Mohabbat-ul-Asrar (33) Tarfa-tul-Ain (this book is
also known as Hujjat-ul-Asrar) (34) Saif-ur-Rehman (35)
Talmeez-ur-Rehman (36) Ganj-e-Deen (Its manuscript was
found from Tibba Peeran, District Jhang in May 1988 and was
translated by Dr. Sultan Altaf Ali, a descendant of Sultan Bahoo,
in September 2020)
Among these, following books have been published in English
by Sultan-ul-Faqr Publications:
1. Risala Roohi Sharif (2015)
2. Kashf-ul-Asrar (2015)
3. Ganj-ul-Asrar (2015)
4. Shams-ul-Arifeen (2016)
5. Sultan-ul-Waham (2016)
6. Ain-ul-Faqr (2016)
7. Ameer-ul-Kaunian (2017)
8. Mohkim-ul-Fuqara (2017)
9. Kaleed-ul-Tauheed (Kalan) (2017)
10. Qurb-e-Deedar (2018)
11. Nur-ul-Huda (Kalan) (2019)
12. Ganj-e-Deen (2021)
13. Talmeez-ur-Rehman (2021)
14. Ain-ul-Arifeen (2021)
Sultan Bahoo has not used the conventional terms of Sufism or
Mysticism for his teachings, rather he calls them „Faqr‟. Faqr is
the spiritual way which leads to the Divine knowledge and vision
of Allah. In all his books, he lays emphasis on acquiring Faqr
under the guidance of a Sarwari Qadri spiritual guide. He
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declares the invocation and contemplation of Ism-e-Allah Zaat


the key to ultimate sanctity and purgation of soul after which the
soul is blessed with the vision of Allah and presence in the
Mohammadan Assembly, which are the most elevated spiritual
stations.
Sultan Bahoo says in his books that despite all his efforts he
could not find a truly capable seeker of Allah to whom he could
entrust the Divine Trust of Faqr for the future guidance of
seekers. Hence, on the 1st of Jumada ath-thani in 1102 AH (1st
March, 1691 AD) he passed away without transferring the Trust
to anyone. Afterwards Sultan Bahoo entrusted it spiritually to
Syed Mohammad Abdullah Shah Madni Jilani. The shrine of
Sultan Bahoo is in Jhang, Pakistan. His death anniversary is held
on the first Thursday of Jumada ath-thani.2

2
To read complete biography and teachings of Sultan Bahoo please study the books
SHAMS-UL-FUQARA and MUJTABA AKHIR ZAMANI written by Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen
Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman, or their English versions titled as SUFISM-THE
SOUL OF ISLAM and THE SPIRITUAL GUIDES OF SARWARI QADRI ORDER
respectively. His complete biography is also compiled by Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-
Rehman by the title SULTAN BAHOO.
TERMINOLOGY

ALIF
Alif (‫ )ا‬is the first letter of Arabic alphabets that gives the sound
ّّٰ َ
of „A‟ and refers to the name Allah ‫ اللہ‬which also starts with
Alif.

ANNIHILATION
Annihilation is translated from Arabic word Fana (‫)فنا‬.
Annihilation and immortality are two stages that form a
compound in spirituality, annihilation alone is incomplete. It is
related with purification of the innerself which prevents man
from travelling towards Allah. Annihilation has various stages
and continues according to the spiritual capacity until nothing
but Divine Essence adorns the man within. The three levels are
annihilation in the spiritual guide, the Holy Prophet and Allah.

APPREHENSIONS
It is used for the mystical term khatarat (‫ )رطخات‬which are the
thoughts that become an obstacle in the spiritual way.

BELIEVER
The Arabic word Mumin (‫ )مومن‬is translated as the believer or
faithful. A believer can be distinguished from a Muslim as a
Muslim accepts Islam verbally or just because he is born in a
Muslim family. He follows Islam only outwardly but the believer
reaches the essence of Islam following the spiritual path and
worships Allah while beholding Him with perfect faith.
Following verse explains the difference:
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ُ َ‫اب ّٰا َم ّ َنا ؕ ُق ۡل لّ َ ۡم تُ ۡؤم ُنوۡا َو لّٰک ۡن ُقوۡلُوۡۤۡا اَ ۡس َل ۡم َنا َو ل َ ّمَا یَ ۡد ُخل الۡایۡم‬
ۡ‫ان فی‬ ُ ‫ َقال َ ِت الۡاَ ۡع َر‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
ُ ُُ
)7<:47( ‫قلوۡ ِبک ۡم‬
Meaning: The bedouins say, “We have believed.” Say, “You
have not (yet) believed. Rather say, „We have accepted Islam.‟
And the belief has not yet gone into your inwards.” (49:14)

CONTEMPLATION
Mystically, contemplation refers to spiritual practice of Tasawur
ّّٰ َ
(‫ )وصتر‬which is to contemplate the name of Allah ‫اللہ‬ in a

particular manner after taking oath of allegiance at the hand of


perfect spiritual guide. When the seeker elevates spiritually, his
contemplation also elevates and becomes stronger.
DAWAT

Dawat (‫ )دعوة‬is a spiritual act to communicate with the souls of


shrines to seek their help and beneficence. Its knowledge is
called ilm-e-dawat.

DEGREES OF CERTAINTY
There are three degrees of certainty (yaqin ‫;)یقین‬
a) The knowledge of certainty is the first degree of certainty. It
is the certainty gained by listening or reading about any fact
or knowing about it from any other source. This degree is
mystically called ilm al-yaqin (‫ )علم الیقین‬and is considered the
weakest level of certainty.
b) The eye of certainty is the second degree of certainty
achieved by seeing or observing the fact whose knowledge
was gained, it is called ayn al-yaqin (‫)عین الیقین‬.
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c) The truth of certainty is the final and strongest level of


certainty gained by personally experiencing the known and
observed fact and reaching the core of its truth. This level is
called haq al-yaqin (‫)حق الیقین‬.
A simple example to explain the concept could be that knowing
the fact that “fire burns” is ilm al-yaqin. Witnessing something
being burnt is ayn al-yaqin. If one‟s finger is burnt and one
experiences how fire burns then this is haq al-yaqin. The same is
spirituality which is more experience than knowledge, though
without a doubt knowledge plays an important part.

DIVINE BEAUTY
For the Divine attribute al-Jamal (‫ )امجك‬that includes all the
attributes of Allah related with His beneficence, mercy,
benevolence, compassion, kindness, forgiveness.

DIVINE COMMAND ‘BE! AND IT BECOMES’


„Be! And it becomes‟ is the command of Allah and is mentioned
several times in the Quran. Transliteration is Kun Fayakun ( ‫کن‬

‫)فیکون‬. The word or command spoken by Allah when He decides


upon a thing is Kun ( ‫ )کن‬which means „Be!‟ and „it becomes‟

immediately which is for the Quranic phrase Fayakun (‫)فیکون‬.

DIVINE FAVOUR
For the Quranic term toufeeq (‫ )توفیق‬meaning the help and
strength provided by Almighty Allah to the seeker to perform
any task, to cross any spiritual station or pass a trial.
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DIVINE LIGHT
Arabic Nur (‫)نور‬, refers to the non-creation Divine power which
enables the seeker to have vision of Allah. The Unknowable and
Transcendent Divine Essence first of all manifested Himself in
the form of Nur and that was the Nur of Mohammad which is the
foundation of creation and is concealed in everything of the
cosmos. Whoever reaches the Nur in his inner being by
following the spiritual path, comes in light from darkness and
finds the Reality.

DIVINE LOVE OR LOVE FOR ALLAH


The Persian mystic term Ishq (‫ )عشق‬is translated as the Divine
love or love of Allah. It is not the love of Allah amongst other
loves such as love of family, wealth, world, hereafter etc. rather
it is specific to that intense love for Allah which dominates and
removes the love for all other things except Him. Only the
Divine love is true love.

DIVINE MAJESTY
For the Divine attribute al-Jalal (‫ )جلال‬which includes all the
attributes of Allah related with His wrath, power, magnificence,
might etc.

DIVINE UNION
For the Arabic term visal (‫)وصال‬, becoming one with Allah after
annihilating in Him.
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DIVINE VISION
Beholding Allah with the inward eyes on spiritually reaching the
realm of Divinity. It is from the Quranic word Liqa (‫ )لقا‬and in

Persian it is Deedar-e-Elahi (‫)ددیا ِرایہٰل‬.

ESOTERIC SELF
For the Arabic term Batin (‫)باطن‬. The Mystics have revealed that
the spiritual or esoteric being of humans has seven layers or
parts;

1) The innerself (nafs ‫)نفس‬

2) The inward (qalb ‫)قلب‬

3) The soul (ruh ‫)روح‬

4) The secret (sir’r ‫) ِس ّر‬

5) The hidden (khafi ‫)خفی‬


ّٰ
6) The concealed (akhfa ‫)اخفی‬

7) The core (Ana ‫ )انا‬which is the Divine Essence.

The spiritual journey of human starts from nafs and accomplishes


when he reaches Ana i.e. finds the Divine Essence within
himself. The esoteric self also includes all the spiritual realms of
Sufi cosmology.

FAKIR
Fakir (‫ )ریقف‬comes from the Arabic word Faqr (‫)فغر‬. He is the one
who travels the path of Faqr.
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FAQR

Faqr (‫ )فغر‬is the path that leads the seeker of Allah to Divine
closeness and vision. Prophet Mohammad was blessed with it on
the night of Miraj and it is his Sunna. He said:
ّ َۡۡ ۡ َ ۡ َ َۡ
‫ الفغ ُر فظ ِر ۡی َوالفغ ُر ِمنِ ْی‬
Meaning: Faqr is my pride and Faqr is from me.

GNOSIS
The Arabic word marifa (‫ )معرفۃ‬is translated as gnosis of Allah.
It is the vastest term of mysticism that gives a new meaning at
every spiritual level. Basically it refers to the knowledge and
recognition of Allah which keeps on increasing as the lover of
Allah progresses towards His closeness, hence reveals new
dimensions at every stage. It includes vision of Allah, knowledge
of His Essence and attributes, acquiring the attributes, annihilating
in Him and finally becoming one with the Essence having His
ultimate gnosis. Since Allah is Infinite, His marifa is also endless.
ّّٰ َ
The invocation and contemplation of Allah‟s personal name ‫اللہ‬
are the foundation of marifa. It can be gained from the inner
sources like the intuitive and inspired knowledge as well as outer
sources like the spiritually effective Sufi teachings and the words
of the perfect spiritual guide.
ُ
HOO (‫)ھو‬
ُ
Hoo (‫ )ھو‬is the Essence of Allah. It is used many times in the

َ ّ ّّٰ
Quran for Allah:
َّ
)8<:55( َ‫ ُھوَ الل ُہ ال ِذ ْی لَٓا ِال ّٰ َہ ِالا ُھو‬
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Meaning: He (Hoo ‫ ) ُھو‬is Allah, besides Whom there is no God.


(59:22)

IMMORTAL WITH ALLAH


ّّٰ
Baqa Billah )‫)بقا باللہ‬: At this station the seeker even crosses the
station of „annihilation in Allah‟. He gains immortality with
Allah on being attributed with His attributes. At this level he is
ّّٰ
called „the Mystic immortal with Allah (Arif Billah ‫‟)عارف باللہ‬
and is appointed on the throne of Divine guidance and
persuasion as the perfect spiritual guide.

INNERSELF

Innerself refers to the Arabic word nafs (‫)نفس‬. The nafs has four
layers or levels. Each layer annihilates into the next upon its
purgation and the nafs elevates to next level. The first layer
incites man to commit sin and is called an-nafs al-ammarah
ّ ‫ )نفس‬i.e. the inciting innerself. On purification, it elevates to
(‫اماره‬ ِ
next layer which blames and repents on committing sin. It is called
an-nafs al-lawwamah (‫نفس لوامہ‬
ِ ) i.e. the repenting innerself. The
third layer inspires before committing sin and is called an-nafs
al-mulhimma (‫نفس ملہمہ‬
ِ ) i.e. the inspiring innerself. Whereas,
fourth layer is pure of sins and is at peace, it is called an-nafs al-
mutma’innah ( ‫نفس مطمئنہ‬
ِ ) i.e. the peaceful innerself.
INSPIRATION
Ilham (‫)ااہلل‬: It descends upon the inward from the spiritual world
and can be either Divine or satanic. The type of inspiration
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depends upon the state of inward because if it is cleansed by the


invocation and contemplation of the Divine names (Ism-e-Allah
Zaat and Ism-e-Mohammad) then inspiration is pure. If inward is
strayed from the right path and engulfed in sensual desires then it
is from misleading sources.

INVOCATION
Invocation is translated from Arabic/Quranic term dhikr (‫)ذؽر‬
which means to remember Allah through repeated recitation of
His name. In Sarwari Qadri order, invocation is done with breaths
instead of tongue.

ISM-E-ALLAH ZAAT
ّّٰ َ
Ism-e-Allah Zaat (‫ )اللہ‬is translated literally as „the personal
name of Allah‟. It represents the Essence and all the Divine
attributes and is His most powerful name. Its invocation and
contemplation is given by the perfect spiritual guide of Sarwari
Qadri order after a disciple pledges allegiance. It is the quickest
way of closeness to Allah because of its miraculous powers.

ISM-E-AZAM
Ism-e-Azam (‫اسم اعظم‬
ِ ) literally means the greatest name of Allah
amongst His ninety nine beautiful names. It is the name which
contains all His powers and whose recitation solves all the
problems. Mystics confirm that Ism-e-Azam refers to Ism-e-Allah
ّّٰ َ
Zaat ‫ اللہ‬because no other name of Allah is more powerful than
ّّٰ َ
the Divine name ‫اللہ‬.
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ISM-E-MOHAMMAD

It means the name „Mohammad‟ ( ) of the Holy Prophet which


is comprehensive of all his attributive names. In Sarwari Qadri
order its contemplation is given for the spiritual elevation of the
seekers.

JAMIAT
Jamiat (‫ )تیعمج‬is a mystic term having multiple meanings. It may
refer to spiritual powers, stability, peace, accumulation or
satisfaction. It is the highest spiritual level whereby all the
preceding levels accumulate in the being of the seeker.

MAJDHUB
The Persian term Majdhub (‫ )ذجموب‬is used for the one who
cannot tolerate the effects of theophanies and loses his senses.
Hence due to the lost and absorbed state, he cannot follow sharia
properly neither can progress on the spiritual journey.
The disciples of the perfect and accomplished spiritual guide of
Sarwari Qadri order never become majdhub.

MEDITATION
Meditation stands for the Arabic word muraqaba (‫)مراقبہ‬.
Muraqaba comes from raqibun which means the watchful,
careful observer, vigilant, wakeful. Ar-Raqib is one of the
beautiful names of Allah which means the One Who is Ever
Watchful. Literally muraqaba means to watch over, to take care
of or to keep an eye. Mystically it is to prevent the inward from
everything other than Allah by focusing entire attention upon
Ism-e-Allah Zaat.
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MIRAJ
Arabic word Miraj (‫ )معراج‬means ascension to Allah. The Holy
Prophet is blessed with the ultimate Miraj where he beheld Allah
directly without any veil and enjoyed absolute union. Through
his mediation, the true seekers of Allah are also blessed with
Miraj according to their respective levels.

MOHAMMADAN ASSEMBLY
One of the most elevated stages of Faqr is presence in the
Mohammadan Assembly which is beyond words. In fact it is the
truth of certainty and is gained by the invocation and
contemplation of Ism-e-Allah Zaat provided it is granted by the
perfect and accomplished spiritual guide. In his writings Sultan
Bahoo condemns those who do not believe in eternal existence
of Prophet Mohammad.

MYSTIC
Mystic, for the Arabic word Arif (‫)عارف‬, is the one who beholds,
knows and remains with Allah and has attained presence in the
Mohammadan Assembly.

OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
Oath of allegiance refers to mystic term al-bayah (‫)بیعت‬. When a
person takes al-bayah to the spiritual guide, he becomes disciple
and hands over himself to his spiritual guide in exchange of
spiritual guidance. This, in fact, is a pact between Allah and His
slave through the medium of spiritual guide. It eternally bonds
the spiritual guide with the disciple.
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OBSESSION
In Arabic khurtum )‫ )ؼرطوم‬which literally means the intoxicating
wine of grapes but in Faqr it is a thought or belief against sharia,
mysticism or Faqr which occupies the mind in such a way that
terminates all the moral and spiritual values. Sharia and Faqr
have their respective principles which take the seeker to
destination. If anything against these principles dominates a
person it is called „obsession‟.

ONENESS OF ALLAH
Refers to the basic pillar of Islam Tauheed (‫)توحید‬. Believing in
it is the prerequisite to enter Islam. The shahada „There is no God
but Allah‟ is not only the verbal proclamation of Oneness of
Allah but a believer‟s whole life revolves around it. Its
profundity is only perceived by the Mystics, that is why the
Holy Prophet said:
َ ْ َ ْ َ ّّٰ َ َ ّّٰ َ ّ ُ َ
‫ قائِلوْ َن لَٓا ِال ّٰ َہ ِالا الل ُہ ُم َح ّم ٌد ّر ُسوْ ُل الل ِہ ک ِثی ًرا ّو ُمخ ِل ُصوْ َن ق ِل ْیلًا‬
Meaning: There are many who recite shahada “There is no God
but Allah, Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah” verbally but
only a few say it sincerely.
For the Mystics Oneness means that only Allah exists and none
else. They are annihilated in Oneness to become one with Him
and see Oneness of Allah everywhere.

PERSUASION
Talqeen )‫)نیقلت‬: The exoteric scholars guide people through
religious education, discussions and arguments. However in Faqr
the perfect spiritual guide enlightens and enlivens the inward of
the seeker by his spiritual glance in accordance to the Sunna of
the Holy Prophet and this is called „persuasion‟. Perfect spiritual
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guide purifies the seekers by his spiritual glance and guides


towards straight path by persuasion as well as with exhortation.
Difference between education and persuasion is that the former is
imparted usually through books and lectures while the latter is to
inspire the Divine knowledge into the inward. Both education and
persuasion to a seeker are responsibilities of the perfect spiritual
guide.

PRESENCE
„Divine presence‟ is translation of mystic term Huzoori (‫)حضوری‬.
It is the presence of soul and inward of the seeker before Allah
specifically during prayers and generally all the time. Divine
presence is gained by the invocation and contemplation of Ism-e-
Allah Zaat.

QUDSI HADITH
Words of Allah stated by the Holy Prophet.

REFLECTION
Refers to the mystic term fikr (‫)رکف‬. It is the power of thought and
cognition which is one of the means to obtain the gnosis of
Allah.

SATANIC WHISPERER
‫نن‬
ّ َ ) is a hidden attacker as
Satanic whisperer (khannas ‫خاس‬
mentioned in sura an-Nas. It refers to Satan in the form of men
or jinn who whisper evil suggestions in the inward of seeker of
Allah.
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SEPARATION AND ISOLATION


The Arabic mystic term tajrid (‫ )تجرید‬is referred to as
„separation‟. This mystic level is gained after complete inner
detachment from everyone other than Allah.

The Arabic mystic term tafrid (‫ )تعرید‬is referred to as „isolation‟.


This mystic level is attained by negating one‟s own self. Tajrid
and tafrid are two basic levels before reaching the level of
Tauheed i.e. Oneness.

SHARIA
Sharia (‫ )شریعۃ‬is the set of Islamic laws derived from the
religious percepts of Islam particularly the Quran and Hadith.

SPIRITUAL ATTENTION

Refers to the mystic term tawajjuh (‫ )توجہ‬i.e. the powerful attention


of spiritual guide towards his disciples, through which he
cleanses their inwards, solves their inner problems, teaches them
wisdom and elevates them spiritually by making them experience
different spiritual states.

SPIRITUAL FRENZY
The Persian mystic term masti (‫ )یتسم‬is translated as the spiritual
frenzy. It is the state of soul when it is deeply immersed in the
intense love of Beloved by the invocation and contemplation of
Ism-e-Allah Zaat or on beholding the Beloved. The lover
remembers none but the Beloved.
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SPIRITUAL GUIDE
Spiritual guide is English term for the Arabic word Murshid
(‫)مرشد‬. Murshid is Quranic term and is also one of the attributive
names of Allah. Murshid is not only the spiritual guide of the
seekers of Allah but also their spiritual doctor who treats their
inner diseases and trains them inwardly as well as outwardly as a
spiritual instructor. No one has ever reached Allah without the
guidance of a perfect Murshid.

SPIRITUAL SIGHT/GLANCE
Persian word nazar (‫ )رظن‬is translated as the spiritual sight while

the Sufi term nigah (‫ )اگنہ‬as the spiritual glance. It is specific for
the effective sight and glance of the perfect spiritual guide with
which he cleanses and purifies the soul and inward of his
disciples as well as imparts the inner knowledge and elevates
them spiritually. It is not bounded by time and space. If the spiritual
guide is perfect, his sight can affect his disciples wherever they are.

SPIRITUAL STATE
Refers to mystic term haal (‫)حال‬, (plural ahwal), the esoteric
states temporarily experienced by the seeker due to the attention
of spiritual guide or upon contemplation of Ism-e-Allah Zaat.

SPIRITUAL STATE OF CONTRACTION


Spiritual contraction is translated from the Arabic word qabd
(‫)قبض‬. It is the state of soul which results from the theophany of

Allah‟s majestic name Al-Qabid (‫ )القابض‬meaning „The Constrictor‟.


When the seeker experiences this state, his inward and soul are
firmly gripped and the wrathful effects of the theophanies burn a
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veil between him and Allah. This state is followed by the state of
spiritual expansion.

SPIRITUAL STATE OF EXPANSION


Spiritual expansion is translated from the Arabic word bast
(‫)بسط‬. It is the state of soul which results from the theophany of

Allah‟s beautiful name Al-Basit (‫ )الباسط‬meaning „The Expander‟.


When the seeker experiences this state, his soul is engulfed with
ineffable joy.

SPIRITUAL STATES OF INTOXICATION AND SOBRIETY

Spiritual intoxication is translated from mystic term sukr (‫)سؾر‬. It


is the state of absence of self-awareness brought about through a
powerful spiritual influence such as immersion in the invocation
of Allah, attention of the perfect spiritual guide, intense emotions
of love for the Beloved.

Literally, sobriety is the translation for Arabic word sahw (‫)صحو‬.


Mystically, it is the state of soul experienced on returning from
the state of spiritual intoxication. It is the vigilant state in which
the seeker consciously understands and cognates whatever he
experienced and gained during the state of spiritual intoxication.

STATION OF NO STATION
Refers to the Persian term La-Makan (‫ )لامکان‬where nothing but
Allah exists.

STATIONS OR LEVELS OF SPIRITUALITY


The four stations or levels are:
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STATION OF SHARIA: Station of sharia (‫ )شریعۃ‬is in the


physical world from where the seeker‟s soul starts its journey
following the Islamic law purely for the sake of Allah and with
the special help of the spiritual guide who develops the seeker‟s
insight.
STATION OF MYSTICISM: The second station of soul's
ascension is called tariqa (‫ )طریقۃ‬and it is in the angelic realm.
The soul is purified by the perfect spiritual guide and travels
towards the next station.

STATION OF REALITY: It is the third station in ascending


order of the soul‟s journey of Faqr after being purified and
covering the preceding two stations, sharia and mysticism, by the
guidance of perfect spiritual guide. It is in the realm of power
and is called haqiqa (‫)حقیقۃ‬.
STATION OF GNOSIS: It is the fourth station of soul‟s
ascension and is called marifa (‫)معرفۃ‬. This station is in the realm
of Divinity, the true homeland of the soul from where it
progresses towards Divine Unity by the total attention of the
spiritual guide.

The Holy Prophet said about these four levels, “My words are
sharia, my actions are mysticism (tariqa), my inward states are
reality (haqiqa) and my secrets are the gnosis (marifa).”

TRUST UPON ALLAH


Arabic word Tawakkal (‫ )توکل‬is translated as trust upon Allah.
Tawakkal is specific for Allah. It is to trust only upon Allah in all
matters and in all states.
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UNVEILING
Arabic kashf (‫)کشف‬, manifestation of the hidden upon the seeker.

WAHAM
Waham (‫ )وھم‬is a mystic term which refers to the spiritual
communication or conversation with Allah in the esoteric self
whereby the seeker is truly guided by Allah in different matters.
NUR-UL-HUDA KHURD
ENGLISH TRANSLATION

ّ ّٰ ۡ
‫الرَ ِح ۡی ِم‬
ّ ‫الرَ ۡح ّٰمن‬
ِ
ّ ‫الل ِہ‬ ‫ِبس ِم‬
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Beneficent.
َ َ ّ َّ َ َ ّ َ ُ ّٰ َ ّ َ َ ْ َ ّٰ ْ ّ َ ّّٰ ُ ْ َ ْ َ
ُ َ ‫السل‬
‫ام َعلّٰی خا ِت ِم الن ِب ِی َن ُم َح ّم ٍد ّو َعلّٰی ّٰال ِٖہ َو‬ ‫ الحمد لِل ِہ ر ِب العل ِمین و الصلوۃ و‬
ْ َ َ َ
‫ا ْص َح ِاب ٖہ َو ا ْھ ِل بَ ْی ِت ٖہ ا ْجمَ ِعی َن‬
Meaning: All praises are for Allah the Lord of worlds. Blessings
and salutations upon the Last Prophet Mohammad, his sacred
Progeny, Companions and the People of Cloak.

In this book I have discussed a few stations related to unveiling,


miracles, spiritual ranks, verifications, observations, theophanies
of Divine Essence, attributes and Oneness. It also discusses the
initial, middle and final levels of a Fakir which correspond to
purification of the innerself (an-nafs) that grants the knowledge
of certainty, purgation of the inward that raises to the level of
eye of certainty, enlightenment of the soul that elevates to the
truth of certainty, ultimately the Fakir is annihilated in Allah on
the enlightenment of secret (sir,r the inner part) and becomes
immortal with Him. These are the secrets of chosen ones. In this
book I have also discussed the states of inspiration, waham,
reasoning, invocation, reflection, closeness and union with
Allah, spiritual frenzy, spiritual states, Divine presence and
accountability along with all the major and minor, higher and
lower levels. I have also warned about the deceits, polytheism,
infidelity, sensual apprehensions and satanic evils which a seeker
may encounter during the spiritual states of contraction,
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expansion, absorption, observation, amazement, admonishment,


passion, dawat and other stations of the spiritual path. These may
turn the seeker a majdhub. A seeker attains Divine union after
crossing the stations of sharia, mysticism (tariqa), reality
(haqiqa) and gnosis (marifa). He also has to cross the states of
intoxication and sobriety. The spiritual flight through the
medium of Ism-e-Allah Zaat which takes to the stations of
annihilation in Allah, annihilation in the Holy Prophet,
annihilation in Hoo, annihilation in Faqr and annihilation in the
spiritual guide is also discussed in this book along with the facts
about the spiritual guide, seeker, disciple, contemplation and
authority. All these are discussed in compliance to the verses of
Quran, Hadiths and sacred sharia which is the Mohammadan
way. Each fact is verified and there is no lie or disparity in it.
Bahoo, the writer of the book, has always been with Hoo at the
station of no station and brings out pearls of realities from there
like a diver as he is the knower of Divine secrets and knowledge.
He is the son of Mohammad Bazayd and belongs to the Awan
tribe in the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb who is a just ruler and
shelter for his subject as well as a man of inward, ascetic and a
worshipper. This book has been titled Nur-ul-Huda Khurd.

ٰ‫ادہلی‬ ‫ونر‬ ‫از‬ ‫ہتکن‬ ‫اتکیب‬ ‫رہ‬

‫رہ رحف ارسار ّرسی از دخا‬


Explanation: Each point discussed in this book is the light of
guidance and its every word reveals a secret from the Divine
secrets.

‫دار دامئ حبص و اشل‬ ‫اطمہعل‬ ‫در‬

‫امتل‬ ‫والص‬ ‫وشی‬ ‫ابہلل‬ ‫اعرف‬


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Explanation: You should keep studying it day and night to


become the Mystic blessed with union of Allah and immortal
with Him.

‫ابنیقیل‬ ‫داری‬ ‫اید‬ ‫وگمی‬ ‫وت‬ ‫اب‬


ّّٰ َ
‫امس اللہ ٰنک وصتر نیع نیب‬
Explanation: You must remember and believe what I am telling
you. Contemplate Ism-e-Allah Zaat to behold the Divine Essence.
ّّٰ َ
‫وت‬ ‫شیپ‬ ‫رربہ‬ ‫اللہ ٰراہ‬ ‫امس‬

ّّٰ َ
‫وگم‬ ‫درگی‬ ‫رتا‬ ‫اللہ ٰسب‬ ‫امس‬
Explanation: Ism-e-Allah Zaat is your guide that leads on the
path to Allah. It is sufficient for you so you do not need to
invoke anything else.
ّّٰ َ
‫دنبشقن‬ ‫دك‬ ‫دبر‬ ‫اللہ ٰرا‬ ‫امس‬

!‫اب وت وگمی ونشبی ای وہدنمش‬


Explanation: Listen O sane! I am addressing you. Engrave Ism-e-
Allah Zaat on your inward.

‫وش‬ ‫دبانل‬ ‫و‬ ‫اگیبہن‬ ‫ہمہ‬ ‫از‬

‫در رحب دك وغہط وخر انمگل وش‬


Explanation: Be a stranger towards everyone even if you are
slandered for it. Just drown in your inward and become unknown.
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‫از ٰقلخ یقلخ ہن للخ و ہن رطخ‬

‫اگٴورخ‬ ‫ااشیم‬ ‫درگی‬ ‫ااسنم‬ ‫قلخ‬


Explanation: However you should have good behaviour towards
the creation and must not harm them as true human is the one
having good nature otherwise is like cattle.

‫رمیج‬ ‫اطیشم‬ ‫دویاہن‬ ‫دك‬ ‫رمدہ‬

!‫نیشنمہ اطیشم وشم ای دك میلس‬


Explanation: One having dead inward is lunatic like the cursed
Satan. O pure-hearted one! Do not be a companion of Satan.

‫از ہمہ رگبزی وچم ریت از امکم‬

‫ات وشی از رش اطیشم در اامم‬


Explanation: Evade from everyone like an arrow leaves the bow
so that you become safe from the evil of Satan.

‫اموسی اہلل از دك وخد دور نک‬

‫نک‬ ‫رُپونر‬ ‫و ٰولخت‬ ‫رکف‬ ‫ذرک‬


Explanation: Exterminate everyone from your inward for Allah.
In this way your invocation, reflection and seclusion will turn
into light.

‫ابش‬ ‫دروشی‬ ‫نیشنمہ‬ ‫وتاین‬ ‫ات‬

‫در تبحم اعیقش دك رشی ابش‬


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Explanation: You must remain in the company of Dervish (the


perfect spiritual guide) as much as possible. Since he is a Divine
lover, his company will bless your inward with Divine love as
well.
ْ َ َّ َّ َ
(20:47) ‫الس ّٰل ُم َعلّٰی َم ِن ات َبع ال ُہ ّٰدی‬ ‫ و‬
Meaning: And peace be upon him who follows guidance! (20:47)

‫جنپ ابب اتس جنپ جنگ انی اتکب‬

ٰ‫رہ ہک انی را وخادن والص دش انجب‬


Explanation: This book has five chapters which are like five
Divine treasures. Whoever reads this book, will attain union with
Allah.
This book is meant to guide the travellers of the spiritual path so
that they may not be misled or commit mistakes. If the esoteric
self did not have the proof of the metaphorical presence of the
Holy Prophet (in every era), all the travellers of spiritual path
would have turned infidel. The Holy Prophet said:
َ َّ َ ُ
‫ ک ّ ُل بَا ِط ٍن ُمخال ٌِف ل ِظا ِھرِ ف ُہوَ بَا ِط ٌل‬
Meaning: The esoteric self that is opposite to the exoteric self is
false.
ٌ َ ْ ْ َ َ ُ ْ َّ ُّ َ ْ َ ُ
‫ ک ّ ُل ط ِریق ٍۃ َر ْدت َہاالض ِر ی َعۃ ف ِھیَ زن ِدیقۃ‬
Meaning: Every way that is rejected by sharia is infidelity.
This book is a touchstone for the scholars, Fakirs, Dervishes,
Shaikhs, perfect and imperfect spiritual guides as well as strong
and weak seekers. It describes about each of them separately.
O man of Divine favour! May Truth be your companion. You
must know that there are two types of Fakirs. One are men of
struggles and other are men of authority. Man of struggle is the
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one who stays awake at night for devotions and keeps fasts in the
day. If his struggles do not reveal upon him the secrets of
Divinity day by day, grant him observation of Hoo at the station
of no station, bless him with the company of souls of all the
Prophets, Sufis, Saints, true believers and Muslims neither
ennoble him with ranks of Ghawth and Qutb elevating him to
high spiritual levels then such struggles are just a brigand. It is
confirmed that the seeker‟s struggles are for the sake of earning
respect and honour and he is wandering in the jungle of
depravity. Listen O ascetic! You are toiling to get a place in
paradise but remember that by excessive devotions the innerself
becomes haughtier. The Fakir annihilated in Allah must have
two things; firstly closeness and union of Allah, secondly the
power to conquer the souls by reciting dawat. Neither a Fakir has
any desires nor does he fear from anyone.
ّّٰ َ
‫امس اللہ ٰیم ربد امرا وضحر‬

‫ہِ وبقر‬
ٰ ‫لکشم آاسم وشیمد ز ا‬
Explanation: Ism-e-Allah Zaat has taken me to the Divine presence
and all my problems are resolved by the help of souls of sacred
shrines.
The spiritual guide who is unaccomplished inwardly, is imperfect.
The Holy Prophet said:
َ ُُ ُ ُ َّ َ
=ِ ‫لسکوْة َػ َر ٌام َعلّٰی قلوْ ِب الْا ْول َِیٓا‬ ‫ ا‬
Meaning: Stagnation is forbidden on the inwards of Saints.
Allah says:
ُ ّٰ ۡ َ ّّٰ ۡ ُ ۡ َ َ
(49:13) ‫ ِا ّن اؽ َر َمک ۡم ِعن َد الل ِہ اتقک ۡم‬
Meaning: Surely the most honourable amongst you in the sight
of Allah is he who fears Allah the most. (49:13)
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Secondly, Fakir who is man of authority is the one who has the
grandeur that when he gives the Divine command „Be‟ to
anything, it immediately becomes i.e. whatever he says is done
by the grace of Allah. The Holy Prophet said:

ّ ‫ان ال ْ ُف َغ َر> ِ= َس ْی ُف‬


‫الرَ ْح ّٰم ِن‬ ُ ‫ ل َِس‬
Meaning: The tongue of Fakirs is the sword of the most
Compassionate.
Allah says:
َْ ُ
)88:5<(﴾﴿‫ ک ّ َل یَوْ ٍم ُھوَ ف ِ ْی شا ٍن‬
Meaning: Every moment, His glory manifests anew. (55:29)
Such is their glory! A single word of man of authority Fakir is
far better than forty days seclusion and mystic struggle. The
perfect and accomplished spiritual guide is the Mystic who is
annihilated in Allah and immortal with Him. He may keep the
seeker of Allah involved in mystic endeavours for years or may
bless him with Divine union in a blink of an eye if decides to
bestow the seeker with his beneficence and grace. Whosoever he
blesses with grace, grants him a status equal to his own with just
a single glance. Listen! The Divine falcons can never stay with
flies and hens. Mystic endeavours are useful only if they result in
spiritual observations otherwise are useless. True mystic
endeavour is that done by the order and permission of the
spiritual guide. It removes every thought other than Allah and
fulfils all the desires. Hence for the men of Allah eating is like an
endeavour and sleeping means engrossing in the state of Divine
presence which blesses them with spiritual observations.
Endeavours are of two kinds: one is for the annihilation of
innerself while the other is for the sake of earning name and
fame. The second kind is aimed at inclining the creation towards
oneself and is full of desires of the innerself. Such people have
frenzy of physical beauty, verbosity, worldly love, music and
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singing. They are beardless and show off their craziness


wandering all around barefooted with bare head and torn clothes
crying in front of everyone. Usually they drink wine and
renounce the salat. All these are signs of imperfect spiritual
guide and seeker. True seeker of Allah must have these qualities;
he should be a hafiz of Quran, accomplished in virtuosity, highly
courageous, conversant in all kinds of knowledge and must be a
man of wisdom otherwise it is not at all difficult to turn crazy
thousands of ignorant by a single glance. A seeker of knowledge
cannot be considered a seeker of Allah unless he is tested on
these bases and if he fulfils these conditions then it is better for
him than all his matters. Hadiths:
ُ َ َْ
‫ال َجا ِھ ُل ک ُج ْع ِل یَمُوْة ف ِ ْی فِ ْع ِل ٖہ‬ 
Meaning: An ignorant is like insect of muck that ruins himself
by his own deeds.
َ ْ َ َّ َ
=ٍ ْ‫ الش ْی ُ= ش ْی ٍ= َو ال َجا ِھ ُل ل َ ْی َس ِبشی‬
Meaning: Even a worthless thing has some worth but an ignorant
is utterly worthless.
Allah appreciates the knowledgeable ones in these words:
ۡ ۡ ُ ّّٰ َ
)3:7( ‫الر ِسخوۡ َن فِی ال ِعلم‬ ‫ و‬
Meaning: And those who are perfectly firm in knowledge. (3:7)
ْ ْ ُ ُ
)8;:44( ‫ ا ْوتوا ال ِعل َم َد َر ّٰج ٍت‬
Meaning: Allah will raise those in ranks who are given knowledge.
(58:11)

Hadith:
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ُ ۡ ۡ ُ َ َ َ ْ ُّ َّ ُ َ
‫الرُ ْو ِح ِبا ل َعق ِل َو َح َیاة ا ل َعق ِل ِبال ِعل ِم‬
ّ ‫اة‬
ِ ‫ ح َیاة الن‬
‫اس ِبالر و ِح و حی‬
Meaning: Life of a human is due to the soul, life of the soul is
due to wisdom and life of wisdom is due to knowledge.
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If knowledge affects the innerself, it becomes dangerous like a


snake and if it descends on the soul, it is beneficent like a friend.
True scholar is the one who distinguishes truth from falsehood.
The Holy Prophet said:
َ َ ْ ُ
‫ خذ َما َصفا َو َد ْع َما ک َد َر‬
Meaning: Take what is pure and leave the impure.
Do you know what is knowledge? It is a dear friend. The ascetic
without knowledge is Satan. Knowledge is soul‟s companion.
The ascetic without knowledge is a devil.
Hadith:
َ َ َ َ ْ َْ َ
‫ َم ْن ت َز ْھ َد ِبغیرِ ِعل ِم ف ُہوَ ُج ّ َن ف ِ ْی ّٰا ِؼ ِر ُع ْمرِ ٖه ا ْو َماة کاف ًِرا‬
Meaning: One who adopts asceticism without knowledge
eventually turns into a devil or dies as infidel.
The so-called Fakir who does not act on his knowledge is Satan.
The Holy Prophet said:
ّّٰ َ َ َ ّ
‫ ل َ ْم یَتخذ اللہُ َول ًِیا َجا ِھلًا‬
Meaning: Allah does not make any ignorant His friend.
Knowledge is exactness and exactness means wisdom. Whoever
is oblivious of Allah and does not fear from Him, remains dead-
hearted and black inwardly even if acquires the entire knowledge.
He is a miser and an unwise seeker of the world who will be
disgraced being away from Allah.
ّّٰ َ
‫رہ ہچ وخایہ وخاین و از ٰملعِ ٰاللہ ٰوخبام‬
ّّٰ َ
‫امسِ ٰاللہ ٰاب وت امدن اجودام‬
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Explanation: Accomplish any knowledge you so desire through


the knowledge of Ism-e-Allah Zaat because it is Ism-e-Allah
Zaat which will remain with you eternally.
Allah says in a Qudsi Hadith:

ۡ‫ َو ِا َذا َذؽ َ ۡر تَنِ ۡی َش َؾ ۡرتَنِ ۡی َو ِا َذا ن َ ِس ۡی َتنِیۡ کَ َع ۡرتَنِی‬


Meaning: When you invoke Me, you are in fact grateful to Me
and when you forget Me you become infidel.

ٰ‫یسک وک اغلف از وی کی زامم اتس‬


‫در آدنل اکرف اتس ااّم اہنم اتس‬
Explanation: When one becomes oblivious to Allah even for a
moment, he turns infidel though his infidelity is hidden.
Hadith:
َ َ َ ُ ْ ُ ْ َ َ َ َ ْ ُ ْ َ ْ ُ ْ َْ
‫امل ِۃ‬ ‫اشف ِۃ و ِعلم المع‬
ِ ‫ان ِعلم المک‬
ِ ‫ ال ِعلم ِعلم‬
Meaning: There are two kinds of knowledge; the knowledge
related to outward matters (which is gained through outward
sources) and the inspired knowledge (which is revealed by
Allah).
Perfect spiritual guide is the one who reveals four kinds of
knowledge upon the seeker by his spiritual sight in the very
beginning just as Allah revealed upon Prophet Adam. Allah says:
َ ّ ُ َ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ َ ّٰ َ َ ّ َ َ
)5:64( ‫ٓا= کل َہا‬ ‫ و علم ادم الاسم‬
Meaning: And Allah taught Adam all the (Divine) names. (2:31)
When the knowledge of totality is revealed upon the seeker, he
spontaneously comes to know everything. The four kinds of
knowledge are; knowledge of fractionation, knowledge of efficacy,
knowledge of alchemy and knowledge of exegesis.
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‫چیہ یملع رتہب از ریسفت تسین‬

ٰ‫چیہ ریسفتی رتہب از اتریث تسین‬


Explanation: No knowledge is better than the knowledge of
exegesis. No exegesis is useful without spiritual efficacy.
When (the invocation of) Ism-e-Allah Zaat continues in the
existence of the seeker, he becomes a Mystic. The Holy Prophet
said:
َ َ ّٰ ۡ ّّٰ َ
=ٌ ‫ َم ْن ع َر َف الل َہ ل َا یَخفی َعل ۡی ِہ ش ۡی‬
Meaning: Nothing remains hidden from the one who recognizes
Allah.
Hence nothing is concealed from the Mystic immortal with Allah
whether it is in the earth or the skies. This is the Mohammadan
honour. Do not consider it wrong and turn yourself towards
Allah, as is the verse of Quran:
ۡ ۡ ۡ َ َ ۡۤ َ ً َ َ َّ َ َ َ ۡ َّ َ ۡ َ ُ ۡ َّ َ ۡ ّ
‫الس ّٰم ّٰو ِة َو الۡا ۡرض َح ِن ۡیفا ّو َما انا ِم َن المُض ِرک ِی َن‬ ‫ ِانِی وجہت وج ِھی ل ِل ِذی فطر‬
)6:79(
Meaning: I have indeed turned my face single-mindedly towards
Him Who has created the heavens and the earth beyond compare
and I am not from amongst the polytheists. (6:79)
Even if the seeker of Allah does not have outward knowledge, he
is superior to the scholars. The Holy Prophet said:
ََ
‫ ا ّد ۡبنِ ۡی َرب ِّ ۡی‬
Meaning: I am taught obedience by my Lord.
The Holy Prophet meant to say that Allah Himself taught him
everything.
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ّ ُ َّ َ َ َ ّّٰ َ
‫ الل ُہ ّم َص ِ ّل َعل ّٰی َس ّی ِدنا ُم َح ّم ٍد ِنالن ِب ِّی ال ۡام ِ ِّی‬
Meaning: Peace and blessings be upon Prophet Mohammad who
was not taught (by anyone but Allah).
Allah says:
َ َ َ َ ّ
)2:30( ‫ ِان ِ ۡیۤۡ ا ۡعل ُم َما لَا ت ۡعلمُوۡ َن‬
Meaning: I know that which you do not know. (2:30)
When the invocation of Ism-e-Allah Zaat continues and sustains
in the seeker‟s existence, first of all the inspirational knowledge
is revealed upon him. Allah says:
ْ َّ َّ ّٰ َ ّ
(18:65)‫ َو َعل ْمن ُہ ِم ْن ل ُدنا ِعل ًما‬
Meaning: And (We) had taught him inspired knowledge. (18:65)
The inspired knowledge is taught by the benediction of Ism-e-
Allah Zaat which is Ism-e-Azam, the greatest name of Allah.
َ َ ‫اسم َر ّب َک الَّذ ۡی َخ َل َق ﴿﴾ َخ َل َق الۡاِن ۡ َس‬
)<9:4-2( ‫ان ِم ۡن َعل ٍق‬
ۡ ۡ
ِ ِ ِ ۡ ‫ ِاق َرا ِب‬
Meaning: (O Beloved!) Read with the name of your Lord, Who
has created (everything). He created man from a hanging mass
(clinging) like a leech (to the mother‟s womb). (96:1-2)
َ ‫ان ﴿﴾ َع ّلَمَ ُہ ال ۡ َب َی‬
)55:4-4(﴾﴿‫ان‬ َ ‫ اَ ّلرَ ۡح ّٰم ُن ﴿﴾ َع ّلَ َم ال ۡ ُغ ۡر ّٰا َن ﴿﴾ َخ َل َق الۡاِن ۡ َس‬
Meaning: The most Compassionate (is He). Who (Himself)
taught the Quran (to the Holy Prophet). He is the One Who
created man. He alone taught him the art of expression and
communication. (55:1-4)
True spiritual guide is the one who takes the seeker to the
Mohammadan Assemble through the medium of Ism-e-Allah
Zaat or the esoteric way or by the blessed company of Saints in
shrines without involving him in invocations, reflections, mystic
struggles or endeavours. Thus ennobles him in the court of the
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Holy Prophet and absolves him of all problems by his grace. The
Holy Prophet said:

َ ْ َ ََ ْ َّ َّ َ
‫ ِا ّن الش ْی ّٰط َن لَا یَ َتمَث ُل ب ِ ْی َم ْن َر?ن ِ ْی فق ْد َر? ال َح ّق‬
Meaning: Satan cannot take my form, whoever beheld me in fact
beheld the Reality
Whoever doubts the eternal life of the Holy Prophet, turns
infidel. I seek refuge with Allah from this. Spiritual guide is the
one who makes the seeker follow every step of the Holy Prophet
and takes him to his presence. You must not raise objections
upon the one who has reached the Holy Prophet. It is a great
Sunna and the actual straight path. Unless the seeker observes
the Mohammadan Assembly, his faith in it is not established.
Hadith:

َْ
‫ المُرِیْ ُد لَا یُرِیْ ُد‬
Meaning: True disciple has no desires.
If the seeker desires his soul to reach the station of Divine
Oneness but the guide seeks the world and has impure innerself
then they cannot stay in each other‟s company. The perfect
spiritual guide represents the Holy Prophet while the imperfect
spiritual guide is like Satan. The spiritual guide who does not
represent the Holy Prophet, is not eligible to guide on the Divine
path. You must not waste your life with such a guide as he is like
a brigand rather worse.

‫ملع را آومز اوك آرخ ااجنی ایب‬

ٰ‫اجالہرنا شیپ رضحت قح اعتٰیلٰتسین اج‬


Explanation: First you must gain knowledge then travel the path
to Allah. The ignorant have no place near Allah Almighty.
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‫ملع قح ونر اتس رونش لثم او اونار تسین‬

‫ملع ابدی ابلمع یب لمع زج رخ ابر تسین‬


Explanation: Knowledge of Truth is the light brighter than all
lights. However knowledge must be acted upon otherwise it is
just like a burden on the beast.

Allah says:

َ َ ۡ َ َ
)92:۵ ( ‫ کمَث ِل ال ِحمَارِ یَ ۡح ِم ُل ا ۡسف ًارا‬
Meaning: They are like the donkey loaded with heavy books on
its back. (62:5)

However the path to Allah is neither related to knowledge nor to


ignorance. It is related to love and sincerity only. Due to it the
dog of people of cave was included among the lovers. Had it
been related to knowledge, Balam Baoor3 would not have been
rejected by Allah and if it was related to devotions, Satan would
not have been cursed. One who holds both the worlds in his fist,
does not need to read or write.

‫ملع وحن و َصَٰف وخاین ہق وخاین ای اوك‬

‫زج واصك قح اعتٰیل دور امین ای وہك‬


Explanation: Whether you study the knowledge of grammar or
fiqh and law, without the union of Allah you will remain
ignorant.
There are countless kinds of knowledge and the people of
devotions are also numerous. True worshippers of Allah are a

3
A scholar mentioned in sura al-Ar’af, verses 175-176. He was rejected by Allah due to
his arrogance, lust and greed.
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few as everyone worships his innerself. O son of Adam! You


must not be inferior to a dog. Allah says:
ۡۤ َ َ َ َ
(17:70)‫ َو لَق ۡد ؽ ّر ۡمنا بَنِ ۡی ّٰا َد َم‬
Meaning: And We have indeed honoured the children of Adam.
(17:70)

If one serves the immortal Mystic Fakir for seven days with true
faith in him then it is better than the devotions of seventy years.
It is because one acquires two stations from the Fakir; station of
true devotion for which man is created and the station of Divine
gnosis. My words are based on the Quran while the words of
ignorant and infidels are satanic. Know that the seeker of
knowledge remains imprisoned by his knowledge even if he is an
excellent exegete. Satan was not an ignorant. The scholar who
acts upon his knowledge never turns evil.
The Arabic word for knowledge is transliterated as Ilm which
has three alphabets. Arabic word for clemency is transliterated as
Hlm which also has three alphabets. Similarly the transliterated
word for „act‟ is Aml which has three alphabets as well. These
nine alphabets bless the existence with praiseworthy attributes
and enlighten the seeker with the light of faith. This way of
Mohammadan Faqr never opens for a seeker without the Fakir
having all praiseworthy attributes. Hadith:
َ ْ َ ْ ّّٰ ُ ْ َْ
ِ‫ ال ِعل ُم ِح َجاب الل ِہ الاکبر‬
Meaning: Knowledge is the thickest veil (that keeps away) from
Allah.

‫ملع ابنط وچمہ ہکسم ملع اظرہ وچمہ ریش‬


‫یک وبد یب ریش ہکسم یک وبد یب ریپ ریپ‬
Explanation: The esoteric knowledge is like butter while the
exoteric knowledge is like milk. Butter cannot be produced
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without milk, likewise no one can gain eminence without


following a spiritual guide.
When a seeker of Allah becomes one with Him, duality ends and
all the veils are lifted hence the seeker is blessed with
Mohammadan Faqr which is his pride.
There are six kinds of Fakirs;
1- The Fakir who is man of favour as the verse says:
ّّٰ َ ّ ۡۤ َ
)44:;;( ‫ َو َما توۡفِ ۡی ِق ۡی ِالا ِبالل ِہ‬
Meaning: And I am favoured by none but Allah. (11:88)
2- The Fakir who is man of mysticism
3- The Fakir who is man of verification
4- The pseudo fakir
5- The so-called fakir who creates discrimination
6- The veritable Fakir who is the Sultan of Faqr
No one knows the reality of veritable Fakirs except the Holy
Prophet. Whosoever reaches their reality, it is only by their
company and beneficence. One who goes against them remains
worried in both the worlds. The grandeur of Fakir in both the
worlds is like a gem in ring. The reality of Fakir can only be
perceived by the spiritually enlightened ones not by the inward
blinds. Hadith:

ْ‫ اَل ْ َف ْغ ُر َف ْظ ِر ْی َو ال ْ َف ْغ ُر ِمنِّی‬
Meaning: Faqr is my pride and Faqr is from me
One who has even a minute love for the world in his inward can
never achieve the Truth neither can he attain Divine union.
Whoever claims that he has been blessed with both the world
and the faith is wrong. The Holy Prophet said:
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َ َّ ْ َ ُّ ْ َ ُّ ُّ ُ
َ ّ ‫الدن ْ َیا َو‬
‫ان ف ِ ْی قل ِب ک ِل َہا کا لمَٓا ِ= َوالنارِ ف ِ ْی ِانٓا ٍ= َوا ِح ٍد‬
ِ ‫الدیْ ِن لا یَ َس َع‬
ِ ‫ حب‬
Meaning: The love of world and religion cannot sustain in one
inward just like fire and water cannot be contained in one utensil.

‫رما ز ریپ رطتقی یتحیصن اید اتس‬

ٰ‫ہک ریغ اید دخا رہ ہچ تسہ ربابد اتس‬


Explanation: I remember the advice of my spiritual guide that
everything except the remembrance of Allah is a total waste.

‫دوتل بصگاام دادی تمعن رخبام‬

‫رگنام‬ ‫امتاش‬ ‫ااممین‬ ‫انم‬ ‫نم‬


Explanation: Wealth is granted to the greedy dogs and luxuries
to the donkeys. We are saved from these things so we watch
their spectacle sitting peacefully.
The Holy Prophet said:
ُّ َ
ٌ َ ‫لدن ْ َیا َم َن ٌام َو ال ْ َع ْی ُش فِ ْی َہا ِا ْح َتل‬
‫ام‬ ‫ ا‬
Meaning: Life of this world is like a sleep and its pleasures are
like wet dreams.
CHAPTER 1

DISCUSSION ABOUT PURE INWARD,


TRUE RELIGION AND STRAIGHT
PATH WHICH IS FOLLOWING THE
MOHAMMADAN SHARIA

Know that inward is like a home and the invocation of Allah is


like an angel while the apprehensions and worldly love are like
dog. Angels do not visit the home where dog is kept. The Holy
Prophet said:
َْْ َُ ْ ُ
‫ ل َا یَ ْدخ ِل ا لمَل ِئکۃ ف ِ ْی بَ ْی ِت فِ ْی ِہ الکل ِب‬
Meaning: Angels do not enter the house where a dog is kept.

‫رابین‬ ‫اتسی‬ ‫اخہن‬ ‫یکی‬ ‫دك‬

‫وخاین‬ ‫دك‬ ‫ہچ‬ ‫را‬ ‫دوی‬ ‫اخہنٴ‬


Explanation: Pure inward is the home of Divine. Your inward is
the home of devil, how can you call it pure inward!
Hadith:
َ ٌَ ْ ُّ َ
‫لدن َیا ِج ْیفۃ َو طال ُِب َہا ِکلَا ٌب‬ ‫ ا‬
Meaning: The world is carrion and its seekers are dogs.
The carrion-eaters and dogs are not capable of inward invocation.
The Holy Prophet said:
َ َ َ َّ ُّ َ ْ َ َّ ٌ َ ٌ َ ُ ْ ّ َ
‫ان طا ِھ ٍر‬
ٍ ‫ ا ل ِذؽر شئ طا ِھر لایست ِغر ِالا ِبمک‬
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Meaning: Invocation of Allah is pure, hence does not sustain but


in the pure and holy existence.

ٰ ‫ِدك‬
‫بعکٴ امظع اتس نکب اخا از ام‬
‫گ‬
‫تیب ادقملس اتس نکم اجی بَام‬
Explanation: Inward is the greatest Kaaba, vacant it from the
idols (of worldly love and wishes). It is the sacred home of
Allah, do not make it an idol shop.
You must know that many people claim to be inward invokers.
They consider their physical heart as their inward and shake it up
and down while holding breath. They claim it invocation of
holding breath but they are wrong. Such invocation is useless
even if the heart starts shaking and along with it every organ
rather each and every cell of the body loudly invokes the name
of Allah. This is not the inward invocation and the shaking is due
to the effect of invocation. Even if it continues forever, it will not
grant spiritual observations and the invoker will remain
unaccomplished. Recognizing the inward is not easy. Inward is a
great kingdom which has observations of Divine secrets. These
secrets cannot be gained unless the inward is occupied with love
and passion for Allah and the seeker beholds Him in it as the
Holy Prophet said:

ْ‫ َو َر?َیْ ُت ف ْی َق ْل ِب ْی َربّی‬
ِ ِ
Meaning: I viewed my Lord in my inward.
It is the station of:
ّّٰ َ َ ّ
)5;:63( ‫ ِان ِ ْیٓ انا الل ُہ‬
Meaning: Verily I am Allah. (28:30)
If the invocation does not grant gnosis of Divine union, inner
closeness, enlightened physical and spiritual sight, perpetual
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observation of theophanies of Divine Essence and presence, it


cannot be called inward invocation. Moreover it must make the
invoker hear the inspiration of:
َْ ََ
)5<:66( ‫ لَا تخ ْف َو لَا تط َز ْن‬
Meaning: Do not feel afraid or grieved. (29:33)
It should also take the invoker to Allah crossing ten lakh seventy
seven thousand stations which all are present in the inward rather
it is vaster than the fourteen spheres. The inward invocation
bestows the treasures of Divine lights and makes the physical
and spiritual sight one and the same.

‫قلخ را اطتع وبد از بسک نت‬

‫اعرافم را رتک نت اطتع وبد‬


Explanation: Common people perform devotions by their
physical body while the Mystics‟ devotion is to relinquish their
physical existence.
As outward devotions are performed by physical organs hence
they do not affect the inward. O weakling! Make efforts to rise to
the status of a strong man. Who is a weakling and who is a
strong man? Understand that weakling is the one who enters the
arena of mystic endeavours with all weapons and fights with the
enemies of Allah that is Satan and innerself. Whereas the latter
kills them by the power of inward with one strike of the sword of
Oneness without indulging in endeavours hence becomes free of
the fight. No doubt perseverance is better than miracles and high
ranks. People often say that melody enhances the inward
invocation. They are liars who do not seek the Truth. Their
inward is seized and deprived of gnosis and their desire is
unrighteous. They are heretics who are away from Allah, neither
they have any beginning nor end. This is because music, songs
and dance are against the sacred Mohammadan sharia. The
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immortal Mystic who is a man of inward is so much engrossed in


the unveiled observation of Allah that he does not like any voice
even if it is as sweet as the voice of Prophet David (Dawood).
Music is an outward thing while inward is related to the esoteric
self. Music is infidelity because it begun as a ritual of infidels
who sing in front of idols. Music finally leads to Antichrist.

‫رگ رسود رب دتل تسہ رس سفن و وہا‬

‫انی وہا را ای ربدار ٰیک دخا دارد روا‬


Explanation: If you wish to listen to music then it is just the
desire of your innerself. O brother! How can such desires be
justified in the court of Allah.
Keep in mind that the compassion of Allah showers while
reciting the Quran, invocation of Allah‟s name, calling azan,
offering salat and keeping fast. On the contrary, curse of Allah
descends while listening to music, committing heresy, infidelity,
adultery, drinking wine, gambling and other forbidden acts.
Company of cursed ones never suits to the people of compassion.
Whatever I say is not out of jealousy or malice rather after
calculations and according to the Mohammadan sharia. Hadith:
َْ َ َ ْ َ َ
‫ ال ّساک ِ ُت َع ِن ال َح ّ ِق ف َہوَ ش ْی ّٰط ٌن اؼ َر ٌس‬
Meaning: One who abstains from saying the truth is a dumb Satan.
When an admirer of physical beauty is engaged in watching it,
he is deprived of beholding the Divine beauty and its union. He
is far from the station of truth of certainty and is still imperfect
and unaccomplished because he is indulged in self-conceit and
desires of innerself. Which is the way to enter the kingdom of
inward? Who is the guide on this way? Firstly it is the medium
of Ism-e-Allah Zaat, secondly the sight of spiritual guide who is
the immortal Mystic. By the contemplation of Ism-e-Allah Zaat
and the sight of spiritual guide who is annihilated in Allah,
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nothing remains hidden from the seeker whether the levels of


acquiring Divine attributes or the stations of closeness to the
Essence. Who is an immortal Mystic i.e. what do we mean by
the perfect spiritual guide? He is the one who prevents the seeker
from disobeying Allah, esoterically as well as exoterically.
ْ َّ َْْ ْ َّ ُّ ْ ُ
‫السن َت َویُ ِم ْی ُت ال ِب ْد َع َت یُ ْح ِی القل َب َویُ ِم ْی ُت النف َس‬ ‫ یح ِی‬
Meaning: The spiritual guide enlivens the Sunna and ends heresy.
He gives life to the inward and death to the innerself.
Everything is under his authority. Thus the man of inward does
not need to invoke or reflect. One who is blessed with Divine
presence and light is happy forever as he has replete inward and
is forgiven. These are the levels of Fakir who is master of the
worlds. His rank cannot be perceived by intellect or reached by
planning. He is empowered with:
َ َ ُ ّّٰ َ
)5:53(﴾﴿ ‫ ِا ّن الل َہ َعلّٰی ک ِ ّل ش ۡی ٍ= ق ِدیۡ ٌر‬
Meaning: Surely Allah is All-Powerful to do everything. (2:20)
Holding the breath while invocation is a ritual of infidels, one
should repent from their rituals thousand times. This is the way
of blindfolded cattle which keeps one away from the actual
inward invocation of Allah. The seekers of world are wretched,
they must not be trusted. It is established and verified in their
way that keeping supererogatory fasts is just saving bread,
offering supererogatory salat is the job of widows and going for
hajj is like sight-seeing while job of men is to control the inward.
My reply to them is that they have no inward. They are
wretched, oblivious and embarrassed. Controlling the inward is
very tough, keeping supererogatory fasts purify the soul, offering
supererogatory salat pleases Allah and going for hajj is safety of
faith. Allah says:
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ً َ َ َََ ۡ َ َ
(3:97) ‫ان ّٰا ِمنا‬ ‫ و من دخلہ ک‬
Meaning: Whoever enters it, is safe. (3:97)
Whoever stops from worshipping Allah, is surely Satan. Fakir
Bahoo says that controlling the inward is the job of imperfects,
involving in miracles and unveiling is the job of unaccomplished
ones while the job of men is to annihilate themselves and
become one with the Essence. Inward is actually the (home of)
Essence and the men of inward never seek anything but the
Essence. The Holy Prophet said:
ّّٰ َ َ ّّٰ َ ّ َ َْ ْ َ َ َ ْ َ
‫ غ ِمض َع ْینک ا ْس ِمع ف ِیْ قل ِبک یَا َع ِل ّیُ لَٓا ِالّٰ َہ ِالا الل ُہ ُم َح ّم ٌد ّر ُسوْ ُل الل ِہ‬
Meaning: O Ali! Close your eyes and listen in your inward ‫لٓا ِال ّٰ َہ‬
َ
ّّٰ َ َ ّّٰ َ ّ
‫( ِالا الل ُہ ُم َح ّم ٌد ّر ُسوْ ُل الل ِہ‬There is no God but Allah, Mohammad is the
Messenger of Allah).
Heart is also a piece of flesh just like the tongue. When the door
of inward opens, the spiritual eyes are enlightened and the
inward loudly invokes Ism-e-Allah Zaat which is clearly heard
by the invoker himself as well as others. His entire existence
converts into Divine light due to the invocation of Allah‟s name
and he gets rid of all evil traits, love of the world and everything
other than Allah hence his attributes become Divine. One whose
inward is purified by engraving Ism-e-Allah Zaat on it, views the
exact countenance of Ism-e-Allah Zaat by contemplation. Ism-e-
ّّٰ َ
Allah Zaat ‫ اللہ‬has four alphabets, from these alphabets continue
four oceans; ocean of Divine love, ocean of renunciation, ocean
of forgetting the knowledge as is the verse:

َ َ َ ََ ُْ
)4;:57( ‫ َواذؽ ْر ّر ّبک ِاذا ن ِس ْی َت‬
Meaning: And invoke your Lord when you forget (everything).
(18:24)
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Fourth is the ocean of vigilance which liberates the seeker from


oblivion and slumber. The Holy Prophet said:
َْ َ َ
ُ ‫ام َع ْین ْی َولا یَن‬
ُ ‫ تن‬ ََ
)9653‫ام قل ِبیْ (اخبری۔‬ ِ
Meaning: My eyes sleep but my inward does not. (Bukhari-3569)
ْ ْ ُ َ َ َ ّّٰ ْ َ َُ ْ
‫ لَا یَشغل ُہ ْم ش ْی ٌئ َع ْن ِذؽ ِر الل ِہ ت َعالّٰی ط ْرفۃ ال َعی ِن‬
Meaning: Nothing can stop them from the invocation of Allah
even for a moment.
The Holy Prophet has titled the inward as an ocean. You should
know that Allah has created ten gardens in the inward. The Holy
Prophet said:
ْ ْ ْ ُُ ْ َ
‫ َعض َر بَ َسا ِتی ُن ف ِ ْی قلوْ ِب المُ ٔو ِم ِنی َن‬
Meaning: There are ten gardens in the inward of true believers.
These are the gardens of:
1- Divine Oneness
2- Sharia
3- Patience
4- Trust only upon Allah
5- Invocation
6- Reflection
7- Gnosis
8- Divinity
9- Presence
10- Union
A seeker of Allah must always keep check on his innerself. If he
finds any of these gardens polluted with polytheism, infidelity,
heresy, oblivion, ignorance, covetousness, jealousy, arrogance,
stinginess or pretence then he must uproot them. In this way the
seeker will kill his innerself (nafs) and enliven his inward (qalb).
He must also kill four metaphorical birds which are; crow of
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greed, cock of lust, pigeon of sensual desires and the peacock of


apparent beauty as mentioned in the following verse:
ۡ ّ َ ‫ال ِا ۡب ّٰر ٖھ ُم َر ّب اَرِن ۡی کَ ۡی َف تُ ۡحی الۡمَوۡتّٰی ؕ َق‬
َ ‫ال اَ َو ل َ ۡم تُ ۡؤ ِم ۡن ؕ َق‬
‫ال بَلّٰی َو لّٰ ِک ۡن ل َِیطمَ ِئ ّ َن‬ َ ‫ َو ِا ۡذ َق‬
ِ ِ ِ
ۡ ُ َّ َ ّ ً َ َ ۡ َ ۡ ُ َ َ َ ۡ ۡ َ
ۡ ‫الطیۡر َف ُع ۡر ُھ ّ َن ِال َ ۡی َک ثُ ّ َم‬
‫اج َع ۡل َعلّٰی ک ِ ّل َج َب ٍل ِّمن ُہ ّ َن‬ ِ ‫قل ِبی ؕ قال فخذ اربعۃ ِمن‬
َ ّّٰ َ َ َ ۡ َ ً ۡ َ َ َ ۡ ۡ َ َ ّ ُ ُ ۡ َ ّ ُ ً ۡ ُ
(2:260)‫اعل ۡم ا ّن الل َہ ع ِزیۡ ٌز َح ِک ۡی ٌم‬ ‫جز=ا ثم ادعہن یا ِتینک سعیا ؕ و‬
Meaning: And (also recall the event) when Abraham said, “My
Lord, show me how you bring the dead to life”. Allah said, “Do
you not have faith?” He submitted, “Why not! (I do believe), but
(I wish) my heart is blessed with gratifying calm”. Allah ordained,
“Well, take four birds and tame them to feel attached to you;
then (slaughter them and) place a piece of each of them on each
hill, then call them. They will come to you at high speed. And
know that surely Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.” (2:260)

‫اہچر وبدل ہ دشل اونم دومی‬


‫ن‬
‫و از دویئ بَمتش و اتکی دشل‬
Explanation: Previously I was four, then became three and
afterwards two. When came out of duality, I became one with
Allah.
ٰ‫ریمند‬ ‫رہزگ‬ ‫وشد‬ ‫زدنہ‬ ‫دا‬
‫ریگند‬ ‫وخاشب‬ ‫دش‬ ‫دیبار‬ ‫دا‬
Explanation: The inward once enlivened never dies. Once it comes
out of slumber never sleeps again.
When a man of inward attains this station, he is blessed with
perpetual observations and absolute Divine presence in both the
worlds. For him life and death become the same, hunger and
satiation are same, sleeping and awakening are same, frenzy and
vigilance are same, silence and speech are same. His inward is
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embraced by Ism-e-Allah Zaat and he suffers continuous inner


pain. His inward reveals Divine secrets and he is enlightened by
the Divine light. Allah says in Qudsi Hadith:
َْ ُ َ َ َ ََ
‫ ِا ّن ا ْول َِیٓای ِ ٔ ْی ت ْح َت ق َبای ِ ٔ ْی لَا ی ْعرِف ُہ ْم غیرِ ْی‬
Meaning: Some of My friends remain concealed in My robe,
nobody knows them except Me.

‫انچم نک مسج را در امس اہنپم‬

‫ہک رگیمدد افل در مسب اہنپم‬


Explanation: Let your being drown and conceal in the Divine
name just like the „‫( ‟ا‬Alif) has been concealed in Bism ‫بسم‬. [‫بسم‬
Bism is actually ‫„ باسم‬Ba Ism‟ which means „with the name of‟
ّّٰ
but while writing ‫( بسم اللہ‬Bismillah which means with the name of
Allah) Alif becomes silent or it gets concealed].
Allah says:
ُّ َ ُ ُّ ۡ ُ َّ ّّٰ َ
)5:58:( ِ‫ الل ُہ َول ِ ّیُ ال ِذیۡ َن ّٰا َمنوۡا ۙ یُظ ِر ُج ُہ ۡم ِّم َن الظل ّٰم ِت ِالی النوۡر‬
Meaning: Allah (Ism-e-Allah Zaat) is the Guardian of the
believers. He brings them out of darkness and takes them
towards the light. (2:257)
Hence light of the believer reaches Divine light. Qudsi Hadith:

ُ ََ ُ ‫ اَلْان ْ َس‬
‫ان ِس ّ ِر ْی َو انا ِس ّره‬ ِ
Meaning: Man is My secret and I am his secret.

‫ازام رحیف رشبف طصمفٰ ٰاتس‬


‫ہک ریبوم از بتک ّرِس اہٰل اتس‬
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Explanation: The word which honours with presence before the


Holy Prophet is not written in the books as it is the secret of
Allah.

‫ہن در ولح و ملق ہن رعش و رکیس‬


‫ہک در دك تست دیپا از یک رُپیس‬
Explanation: That secret is neither written on the Guarded Tablet
by the Pen nor present in the Throne or the Chair. It is concealed
in your inward, why do you ask others!
Allah says:
َ َ‫ کَ َت َب ف ۡی ُق ُلوۡبہ ُم الۡاِیۡم‬
)8;:55( ‫ان‬ ِِ ِ
Meaning: In their inwards Allah has inscribed faith. (58:22)
ۡ َ ّّٰ َ َ َّ
)59 :;<( ﴾﴿ ‫ ِالا َم ۡن اتی الل َہ بِقل ٍب َس ِل ۡی ٍم‬
Meaning: But he alone (will be the gainer) who appears before
Allah with an inward protected (from) and pure (of all evils).
(26:89)

‫رحیف ہک راہ دبوتس رُبد در اتکب تسین‬


‫ااہنی ہک وخادنہ امی ہمہ در اسحب تسین‬
Explanation: The word that leads upon the path to the Beloved is
not written in the books. Whatever I have learnt from that word
is incalculable.

‫رگ دك انعم تبحص اجانم رگتف ایتف‬


‫رمعہکی اپی رتلح اُو در راکب تسین‬
Explanation: If the inward is controlled by the company of Beloved
then it finds a life that has no end.
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‫زادہ از دمر ہ ارسار رعمتف بلطم‬


‫ہک ہتکن دام وشند رِکل رگ اتکب وخرد‬
Explanation: O ascetic! Do not seek gnosis of Divine secrets
from the religious institutions. A worm can never become a sage
even if it eats the entire book.
Answer by the Author:

‫ّرِس از رعمتف رقآم درس اٰیلع‬


‫ب‬
‫سبقی داد امرا قح اعتٰیل‬
Explanation: The secrets of gnosis can be learnt from Divine
lessons of Quran. I have been taught these lessons by Allah
Himself.

‫ایسیہ‬ ‫رطق ٴہ‬ ‫و‬ ‫اکذغ‬ ‫آاجن‬ ‫ہن‬


‫ایہٰل‬ ِ‫ّرس‬ ‫ودحشت‬ ‫رسارس‬
Explanation: The station where Divine secrets are revealed is
absolute Oneness. Neither there is paper nor a drop of ink to read
or write them.
ّّٰ َ
ٰ‫وچم وخایہ ومسن سب ٰامس اللہ‬

‫ٰیطخ در شک رگبد اموسی اہلل‬


Explanation: If you want to have a sincere friend then the name
of Allah is enough for you. Put a cross over everything other
than Allah.

‫ہچ احتج رِکل وخردم ہتکن ٰداین‬


‫ہک اعقش رغق ودحت الاکمین‬
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Explanation: The lovers of Allah are immersed in Oneness at the


station of no station. They do not need to be a bookworm to acquire
sagacity.
Immersion in Divinity is of three types; first is like the
chandelier which projects the shadows of pictures revolving
around it, second is immersion in exact Beauty and third is
eternal immersion in the Essence after being annihilated in Him.
To cover this way of inward one must be steadfast and his eyes
must be fixed upon the Divine vision. The physical Kaaba made
of soil and water was constructed by Prophet Abraham and his
son while the Kaaba of inward is created by Allah Himself. The
physical Kaaba is meant to circumambulate the Kaaba of inward
that is why the physical Kaaba came to welcome Rabia of Basra.

‫ِدك بعکٴ امظع اتس ازام بعکٴ آب و لِگ‬


ٰ‫ ہ دص وطاف آہکن دنک رگد اہ دك‬
Explanation: Inward is a greater Kaaba than the physical one. It
circumambulates three hundred times around the people of
inward.

The men of inward get guidance about their worldly and religious
matters through three sources; waham, inspiration and attention.

You must know that there are two lakh seventy thousand rather
infinite knots around the inward of man which incur loss. Seventy
thousand knots are of greed and sensual desires, seventy thousand
of jealousy and arrogance while seventy thousand knots are of
conceit and pretence. These knots can neither be broken by
knowledge, mystic endeavours, laws of fiqh, recitals and litanies
nor by recitation of Quran, salats, fasts, hajj or zakat. Its only
remedy is invocation of Ism-e-Allah Zaat and powerful sight of
the perfect spiritual guide who is an immortal Mystic. Allah
says:
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ُُ ّٰ ۡ ّ َ َ ُ َ ّّٰ َ َ َ
‫ افمَ ۡن ش َر َح الل ُہ َص ۡد َره ل ِلۡاِ ۡسلَا ِم ف ُہوَ َعلّٰی نوۡ ٍر ِّم ۡن ّر ِّب ٖہ ؕ فوَیۡ ٌل ل ِلق ِس َی ِۃ قلوۡبُ ُہ ۡم ِّم ۡن‬
ۡ ُ َ َ ُ ّّٰ ۡ
)6<:55( ﴾﴿ ‫ِذؽ ِر الل ِہ ؕ اول ِئک ف ِ ۡی ض ّٰل ٍل ّم ِبی ٍن‬
Meaning: Well! He whose inward Allah has opened for Islam
(by the invocation of Ism-e-Allah Zaat) is (stationed) in the light
from his Lord. (But on the contrary) those whose inwards are
hardened for (being deprived of the bounty of) Allah‟s invocation
are destined to ruin. It is they who are in open error. (39:22)
َ ۡ َ ۡ َ َ َ َ َۡ َ
)<7:1-2( ﴾﴿ ‫ ال َ ۡم نض َر ۡح لَک َص ۡد َرك ﴿﴾ َو َوض ۡعنا َعنک ِوز َرك‬
Meaning: Have We not broadened your breast for you? And We
have taken off the load from you. (94:1-2)
Allah is saying to Prophet Mohammad that He has opened his
inward and purified it of every undesirable thing.

Allah says:
َّ ُّ َ ُ ۡ َ َ ّّٰ ُ َ
‫ فمَ ۡن ّیرِ ِد الل ُہ ا ۡن ّی ۡہ ِدیَہ یَض َر ۡح َص ۡد َره ل ِل ۡاِ ۡسل َا ِمۚ َو َم ۡن ّیرِ ۡد ا ۡن ی ِضلہ یَ ۡج َع ۡل َص ۡد َره‬
َّ َ ّّٰ ُ َ ۡ َ َ ّٰ َ َ َ ّ َ َ َّ َ َ ً َ
‫الرِ ۡج َس َعلی ال ِذیۡ َن ل َا‬
ّ ‫الل ُہ‬ ‫ض ِّیقا َػ َر ًجا کانمَا یَ ّص ّع ُد فِی السمٓا ِ=ۚؕ کذل ِک یجعل‬
َ َ ُ
)6:126-127( ‫یُ ۡؤ ِمنوۡ َن ﴿﴾ َو ّٰھذا ِص َػ ُاط َر ِّبک ُم ۡس َت ِق ۡی ًما‬
Meaning: So he whom Allah intends to give guidance (by His
bounty) He broadens his breast for Islam, and he for whom He
wills persistence in error (which he has purchased) He tightens
his breast with (such a) fierce constriction as if he were ascending
up hard into the sky. In the same way Allah sends torment (of
disgrace) upon those who do not come to believe. And this (Islam)
is the straight path of your Lord. (6:126-127)
The Holy Prophet said:
ُ ُ ُُ َُْ ُ َ ُْ ُ ُ ْ ّّٰ َ
‫ ِا ّن الل َہ لَا یَنظ ُر ِال ّٰی ُصوَرِک ْم َول َا یَنظ ُر ِالّٰی ا ْعمَال ِک ْم َولّٰ ِک ْن ّینظ ُر ف ِ ْی قلوْ ِبک ْم َونِ ّ َیا ِتک ْم‬
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Meaning: Verily! Allah neither observes your physical appearance


nor the deeds rather He observes your inwards and intentions.
Allah says:
ۡ َۡ ّّٰ
(33:4) ‫ َما َج َع َل الل ُہ ل ِرَ ُج ٍل ِّم ۡن قل َبی ِن ف ِ ۡی َجوۡفِ ٖہ‬
Meaning: Allah has not made for any man two hearts inside his
breast. (33:4)
Hadith:
ُ ۡ َْ ْ ْ ُ ۡ ْ َ ْ ُّ ٌ ۡ ُ ۡ َ ٌ ْ َ َ ْ َ ُ َ َ َ ُ ْ َ ْ َ
‫الدن َیا َو قل ٌب َمشغوۡ ٌل ِبال ُعق ّٰبی َو قل ٌب َمشغوۡ ٌل‬ ‫ القلب ثلاثۃ انو ٍاع قلب مشغول ِب‬
ّ َ َ ْ ُّ
ُ‫الش ّ َد ُة َوال ْ َبلَا ُ= َو َق ْل ٌب َم ۡش ُغوۡ ٌل بال ْ ُع ْق ّٰبی َفلَہ‬ ُ ۡ ْ َ ّٰ ْ
ِ ِ ‫ِبالمَوْلی َو قل ٌب َمشغوۡ ٌل ِبالدن َیا فل ُہ‬
ْ ْ ْ ْ ُ ّ ُ َ َ ّٰ ْ َ ْ ٌ ۡ ُ ۡ َ ٌ ْ َ َ ّٰ ُ ْ ُ َ ْ
‫الدن َیا َو ال ُعق ّٰبی َو المَوْل ّٰی‬ ‫ال ِجنان العلی و قلب مشغول ِبالمولی فلہ‬
Meaning: Inward is of three kinds; one kind of inward is
engrossed in the world, second kind is engrossed in the hereafter
and third kind of inward is engrossed in Allah. The inward
engrossed in the world is inflicted by hardships and calamities.
The inward engrossed in hereafter is blessed with great paradise
while the inward engrossed in Allah is bestowed with world,
hereafter as well as (closeness of) Allah.
َّ َ ْ َ ٌ َّ َ ْ ْ َ ٌ َّ َ ُ َ ْ ُّ ُ َ
‫امخنث َوطال ُِب ال ُعق ّٰبی ُم ٔونث َوطال ُِب المَوْل ّٰی ُمذؽ ٌر‬ ‫ طا ل ِب الدنی‬
Meaning: The seeker of world is an intersex, the seeker of hereafter
is a female and the seeker of Allah is a male.
َّ َ َْ َ َْ َْ ْ َ ٌ َ َ ْ َ َْ
‫ القل ُب ثل َاثۃ قل ٌب َس ِل ْی ٌم َو قل ٌب ُم ِن ْی ٌب َو قل ٌب ش ِہ ْی ٌد َوقل ٌب َس ِل ْی ٌم ف ُہوَ ال ِذ ْی ل َ ْی َس‬
َ ْ َ ّّٰ َ ّ َ ُ َ َ َّ َ ْ َ ّّٰ
‫فِ ْی ِہ ِسوَی الل ِہ َو قل ٌب ُم ِن ْی ٌب ف ُہوَ ال ِذ ْی ل َ ْی َس انا ٌب ک ِ ّل شیْ ٍ= ِالا الل ُہ َوقل ٌب ش ِہ ْی ٌد‬
َ ُ ُ ّّٰ َ َ ُ ْ ْ َ ّ َ ُ َ
=ٍ ‫اھ َد ِۃ الل ِہ َو ق ْد َر ِت ٖہ ف ِ ْی ک ِ ّل ش ْی‬ ‫فہو ال ِذی فِی مش‬
Meaning: Inward is of three kinds; the purified inward (qalb-e-
saleem), the inward returned to Allah (qalb-e-muneeb) and the
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inward engrossed in observation of Allah (qalb-e-shaheed). The


purified inward has nothing but Allah. The inward returned to
Allah is attentive only towards Allah turning away from everyone.
The inward engrossed in observation of Allah witnesses only
Allah and His Nature in everything.
Allah says:
ً ُ َ َ َ َ ُ ّٰ َ َ َ َ ّ َ َ ۡ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ ۡ ُ َ َ
)4;:5;( ﴾﴿‫ان ا ۡمرُه ف ُرطا‬‫ و لات ِطعمن اغفلناقلبہعن ِذؽ ِرنا و اتبعھوىہ و ک‬
Meaning: And (also) do not follow him whose inward We have
made neglectful of Our invocation and who follows but the urge
of his (innerself) and his case has exceeded all bounds. (18:28)
The man of inward never looks towards anything but only Allah.
Hadith:
َ َ
‫ َع ْینا ِن ت ْزنِ َیا ِن‬
Meaning: Eyes also commit adultery.
Most of the scholars say that in this age there is no Fakir or
spiritual guide who can give Divine guidance and persuasion
towards Allah hence one should take religious knowledge as the
medium. They are wrong. Wherever there are seekers of Allah,
men of sight and sage scholars, there certainly are present Fakirs
who are men of Divine guidance. When they will not be present
on the earth, the angels would destroy it. The men of traditions
must seek righteousness from them because the perfect Fakirs
are men of invocation whose inward is alive and they are true
scholars who practise what they preach. Hadith:
َ َ ّّٰ ْ ْ َ ْ ْ َ ُّ ُ َ ٌ َ ْ ُ ْ َ ُ َ ْ َ ْ َ
‫س یَظ ُر ُج بِغیرِ ِذؽ ِرالل ِہ ت َعالّٰی ف ُہوَ َم ِّی ٌت‬
ٍ ‫ ا لانفاس معدودۃ وکل نف‬
Meaning: Everyone has counted breaths. The breath which
passes without the invocation of Allah is dead.
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ؒ‫ین‬
ٰ ‫سپ از یس اسك انی ینعم ققحم دش اخبیناق‬
‫ینی‬
ٰ ‫ہک دکیل اب دخا وبدم ہب از کلم امیلس‬
Explanation: Khaqani realized after thirty years of mystic
endeavours that a moment in company of Allah is far better than
the Solomon Empire.

‫یسب دص اساہل ابدی انف یف اہلل وشد افین‬


ؒ‫ہک دیم انرحمل اتس آاجن طلغتفگاتسٰٰٰاخیناقین‬
Explanation: Khaqani has said wrong that to annihilate in Allah
one needs to struggle for hundreds of years. It is the station
beyond time.
One who spends his life in desire of worldly sustenance and
paradise and remains firm on it, finds no benefit from his desire.
Whereas one who desires the Beloved, both the worlds desire
him. The Holy Prophet said:
ُ ّ ُ ‫ َم ْن ل َہُ الْمَوْلّٰی َفلَ ُہ الْک‬
‫ل‬
Meaning: One who finds Allah, finds everything.
ْ َ َْ َُ
‫ ف ٔو ُاد قل ِب ْی ن ٌار ل ِل َج ِح ْی ِم ُھوَ ف ِ ْی بَ ْر ِد َھا‬
Meaning: There is such a fire (of love) in my inward that even
the hell fire is cooler as compared to it.
The inward which does not burn in the fire of Divine love, will
be burnt by the fire of hell.
ّٰ ُ ُ ْ ُّ ْ ُ ُ َ ْ َ
‫الدن َیا َو قلوْبُ ُہ ْم فِی الْاؼ َِر ِۃ‬ ‫ اجسامہم فِی‬
Meaning: Their bodies are in the world but inwards are in the
hereafter.
Men of inward eat the food of this world (physically live in this
material world) but perform the deeds of that (spiritual) world.
CHAPTER 2
DISCUSSION ABOUT ISM-E-ALLAH
ZAAT AND STATION OF FAQR
ANNIHILATED IN ALLAH
Know that the source to tear all veils and attain Divine union is
Ism-e-Allah Zaat. The existence of seeker of Allah is a wonder
which cannot be understood by anyone as the existence of man is
a maze. Just as name of an entity and the entity are one and the
same similarly a man of maze must attain singularity so that he is
perfected. Perfect is the one who shows Ism-e-Allah Zaat as a
mirror in which entire creation of eighteen thousand worlds
rather from pre-existence till eternity as well as all spheres of the
earth and the skies can be seen. The seeker observes and verifies
that each and everything is in the core of inward and inward is in
the core of Ism-e-Allah Zaat. Ism-e-Allah Zaat is like the sun.
When the sun rises, its light reaches everywhere. In fact light of
the sun and the moon rather everything owes to the light of Ism-
e-Allah Zaat. When it enlightens the inward of the seeker, he is
annihilated in Allah and becomes one with Him hence attains the
station of „Faqr annihilated in Allah‟.

ٰ‫مین رظنی ہب رما از آاتفب‬


‫رظن رقفش رتہب اتس از رہ واب‬
Explanation: Even a half glance of Fakir is better for me than the
sun because the sight of Faqr is superior to every good deed.
The religious scholars are like a lamp for the religion but the
Fakirs are like the sun. A lamp is worthless before the sun. Fakir
is a man of gnosis and so much beneficent that he can grant
knowledge to an ignorant with his single glance and elevate a
scholar to the station of gnosis.
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‫ریگد‬ ‫ابد‬ ‫رسارس‬ ‫یتیگ‬ ‫ارگ‬


‫ریمند‬ ‫رہزگ‬ ‫مقبلام‬ ‫رچاغ‬
Explanation: If the whole world is blown away with wind, the
lamp of favourites of Allah will not be extinguished.

‫رچاغ را ہک ازید رب رفوزد‬


‫رہ آسکن فت زدن رششی وسبزد‬
Explanation: One who tries to blow out the lamp lit by Allah
Himself, burns his own beard.
The perception of a Fakir is such that every moment he has anew
spiritual state and anew level of Divine union. A moment he is
in physical body and another moment he is in spiritual being.
The existence of Fakirs is like quicksilver. It turns to fragments
on just a little stimulus and from single existence appear
thousands rather infinite existences. If you achieve this level then
do not feel proud on it as it is just a jugglery of miracles and not
at all leads to Divine Oneness. Often people say that Fakirism is
too difficult. They are wrong, it is not difficult rather it is the
solution of every difficulty. Fakir who possesses the sight of
Divine wrath and beauty, has authority upon both the worlds.
Following verse is about him:
َ ۡ َۡ َ َّ َ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ
‫اصبِ ۡر نف َسک َمع ال ِذیۡ َن یَ ۡد ُعوۡ َن َر ّب ُہ ۡم ِبالغ ّٰدو ِۃ َو ال َع ِش ِّی یُرِیۡ ُد ۡو َن َو ۡج َہہ َو لَا ت ۡع ُد‬ ‫ و‬
ۡ ُّ ۡ ََ ُ ۡ َ ّٰ
)4;:5;( ‫الدن َیا‬ ‫َع ۡینک َعن ُہ ۡم ترِیۡ ُد زِیۡنۃ ال َح ّٰیو ِۃ‬
Meaning: (O My beloved!) Stay tenaciously in the companionship
of those who remember their Lord morning and evening,
ardently seeking His pleasure, (keen on the glimpse of His sight,
and eagerly aspiring to glance at His radiant Countenance). Your
(affectionate and caring) looks must not but focus them. Do you
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seek the charisma of the worldly life (shifting your attention


away from these self-denying devotees)? (18:28)
‫کش‬
‫ہمیخ رب دك م از امس ذات‬
‫واامہت‬ ‫ایندی‬ ‫دك‬ ‫در‬ ‫رطخہ‬
Explanation: I have enveloped my inward in Ism-e-Allah Zaat
hence it is protected from apprehension and illusions.
Hadith:
ْ َ ْ ُ َّ َ
‫ لَا َص ّٰلوۃ ِالا ِب ُحضوْرِ القل ِب‬
Meaning: No salat without the presence of inward.

‫دك از رطخہ اخا مکش رُپ اعطل‬


‫ن گ‬
‫ہک نای رعماج والص امتل‬
Explanation: Those blessed with ultimate Divine union perpetually
remain in the state of Miraj even if their stomach is full (i.e. they
have worldly wealth) because their inward is pure of apprehensions.
Their eating is an endeavor and their sleeping is Divine
observation during which they visit every spiritual station
separately. Their food is light, their esoteric self is like a stove,
their sleep is the presence before Allah and their inward is the
heavenly Kaaba. The ascetics are unaware and far from their status.
One whose inward contemplates Ism-e-Allah Zaat, his inward is
enlightened with the light of Allah. One whose eyes contemplate
Ism-e-Allah Zaat, his physical and spiritual eyes become same
and he views both the worlds. One who contemplates Ism-e-
Allah Zaat in his brain, becomes a man of secrets. However one
must not feel proud on achieving these stations. It is just the
exercise of contemplating alphabets not the awareness of ultimate
Divine secrets. Real station of Unity is the key to Divine Oneness.
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Listen O seeker of Allah! The Fakir annihilated in Allah says


true that you have not still experienced the words of Allah:
ُ َ ُ ۡ ُ ّّٰ َ ۡ ُ َ َ
(3:92)‫ ل َ ۡن تنالوا البِ ّر َحتی تن ِفقوۡا ِم ّما ت ِح ّ ُبوۡ َن‬
Meaning: You can never attain to piety unless you spend (in the
cause of Allah) out of that which you like the most. (3:92)
Rather you have misunderstood the command of Allah:
ّّٰ َ ٓ َ
)84:83( ‫ ف ِع ّ ُر ْوا ِالی الل ِہ‬
Meaning: So run towards Allah. (51:50)
As:
ّّٰ ٓ َ
‫ ف ِع ّ ُر ْوا ِم َن الل ِہ‬
Meaning: So run away from Allah.
That is why you have not reached the status of closeness to Allah
about which He says:
ْ َْ َ
)83:49( ‫ َو ن ْح ُن اق َر ُب ِا ل َ ْی ِہ ِم ْن َح ْب ِل الوَرِیْ ِد‬
Meaning: And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein. (50:16)
ُ ََ ُ ُ َۡ
)84:54( ﴾﴿ ‫ َو ف ِ ۡیۤۡ انف ِسک ۡم ؕ افلَا ت ۡب ِع ُر ۡو َن‬
Meaning: And (I am) in your selves (as well). So do you not notice?
(51:21)

ُۡ َ ُ
(57:4) ‫ َو ُھوَ َم َعک ۡم ایۡ َن َما کن ُت ۡم‬
Meaning: Wherever you are, He is with you. (57:4)
Your esoteric eyes are deprived of the vision of light of Allah
although He says:
ّّٰ َ َ َ ُّ ُ َ َ َ
)5:448( ‫ فایۡنمَا توَلوۡا فث ّم َو ۡج ُہ الل ِہ‬
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Meaning: So whichever direction you turn to there is Divine


Countenance. (2:115)
It is because you do not obey the orders of Allah completely. He
says:
ۡ ۡ ُ َّ ُ ُ ۡ ُُ
(7:31) ﴾﴿ ‫ کلوۡا َو اش َربُوۡا َو لَا ت ۡص ِرفوۡا ِانہ لَا یُ ِح ّب المُ ۡص ِرفِی َن‬
Meaning: Eat and drink but do not spend extravagantly because
certainly He does not like the extravagant. (7:31)

‫ہن‬ ‫دگی‬ ‫ہک‬ ‫وشم‬ ‫رُپ‬ ‫ولگ‬ ‫ات‬


‫ہن‬ ‫رگی‬ ‫ہک‬ ‫وخمر‬ ‫دنچام‬ ‫آب‬
Explanation: Do not fill your stomach till throat, you are not a
cauldron. Do not drink too much, you are not sand.
The verse is about physical body and its proof is that the Holy
Prophet never had worldly wealth or possessions. Hadith:
ّّٰ َ َ ْ ُ ْ ُ ْ َ
‫ان اللہ‬
ِ ‫ المف ِلس فِی ام‬
Meaning: An indigent is under the protection of Allah.
O spiritually blind who will remain so till death! Allah says:
َ ّٰ َ َ َ َ ‫ َو َم ۡن ک‬
(17:72) ‫ان ف ِ ۡی ّٰھ ِذ ٖ ۤۡه ا ۡع ّٰمی ف ُہوَ فِی الۡاؼ َِر ِۃ ا ۡع ّٰمی‬
Meaning: And whoever remains blind (to Divine vision) in this
(world( will be blind in the hereafter as well. (71:72)
The Holy Prophet said:
ْ ُّ َ ْ ُّ َ َ َ
‫ِلدن َیا‬ ‫ ترك الدنیا ل‬
Meaning: They renounce the world for the world.
That is, some so called Fakirs pretentiously renounce the world
with an intention to gather more wealth. If someone says that he
does not desire wealth rather has gathered it for the sake of
charity to the orphans, poor, widows and the deserving Muslims
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then it is just a satanic ruse and a deception. True Fakir and


Dervish is the one that if entire wealth present on the earth is
given to him, he at once spends it in the way of Allah just like
the Holy Prophet did.
Moreover you must know that every morning Satan beats the
drum of greed and all the greedy people become his obedient and
follower. However this sound does not reach the ears of perfect
Fakirs and true scholars who practise what they preach. They
ّّٰ َ
remain engrossed in Allah at the station of ‫ل ِ ْی َمع الل ِہ‬. The Holy
Prophet said about this station:
ُ َ َُ ٌ َ ْ ّّٰ َ
‫ ل ِ ْی َمع الل ِہ َوق ٌت ل َا یَ َس ُعنِ ْی فِ ْی ِہ َملک ّمغ ّ َر ٌب َو لَا ن ِب ٌّی ّم ْر َس ٌل‬
Meaning: At times I have such closeness with Allah when neither
any Prophet nor any archangel is between us.4
The Holy Prophet was so much immersed in the state of
annihilation in Allah that he did not recognize even himself.

‫رقب دراگہ‬
ِ ‫رگہچ دارد‬ ‫رفہتش‬
ّّٰ َ ‫نن‬
‫َمع اللہ‬ ‫در اقمل ل ِ ْی‬ ‫ن د‬
‫ج‬ ‫گن‬

Explanation: Although the angels are close to Allah but they have
no access to the level of closeness about which the Holy Prophet
said, “At times I have such closeness with Allah when neither
any Prophet nor any archangel is between us.”
At this station the innerself converts into soul and the light of
Fakir becomes the light of Allah. On the doomsday the Fakirs

4
One night Prophet Mohammad woke up and went outside the house. Aisha bint Abi
Bakr followed him out of curiosity. She saw that he went to Jannat-ul-Baqi and sat there.
Aisha was about to return when he heard her footstep and asked, “Who is there?” She
replied, “I am Aisha.” He said, “Who is Aisha?” She replied, “Abu Bakr‟s daughter.” He
said, “Who is Abu Bakr?” She replied, “Slave of Mohammad.” He said, “Who is
Mohammad?” Aisha came back silently. This matter was discussed with the Holy Prophet
when he returned upon which he quoted the said Hadith.
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will rise from their graves seeking the vision of Allah. Allah will
order the angels to fix their tents in the hell. Angels will obey the
order and the Fakirs will grace the tents. When they will cast a
glance towards the hell, its fire will cool down and turn to ash
due to the blaze of their ardent love for only Allah and the
warmth of invocation of Allah. Thence Allah will give them the
authority to take their followers with them. The power and worth
of Fakirs will be known on that day. Then they will be taken to
the balance where sins and virtues will be measured. On one side
of the balance Ism-e-Allah Zaat (whose invocation they had been
doing) will be placed while on the other side sins will be placed.
Even if the sins will be equal to fourteen spheres of earth and
skies, the side containing Ism-e-Allah Zaat will be heavier. If the
sins of their friends, family and neighbours will also be added to
it along with their sins, the side with Ism-e-Allah Zaat will still
be heavier.

‫رگ وخبایہ وخش ایحیت سفن را رگدم زبم‬

‫راہ ومٰیل ات ایبیب رتک دہ رفزدن و زم‬


Explanation: If you wish to have a happy life, kill you innerself.
You will be able to travel the path of Allah only after renouncing
your family (esoterically).

‫رگ وخبایہ وخش ایحیت سفن اب وخد ٰنک رقیف‬

‫امك و زم رفزدن دبرت واالصم را انی رطقی‬


Explanation: If you wish to have a happy life, make the (satisfied)
innerself your companion. Those blessed with Divine union
consider love of wealth and family as the worst.
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‫رگ وخبایہ وخش ایحیت سفن از وخد نک دجا‬


‫ن گ‬
‫دل دبل رعماج نایٰ اعرافم را اب دخا‬
Explanation: If you wish to have a happy life, separate from your
innerself. By doing so the Mystics are forever blessed with Miraj
and company of Allah.
Hadiths:
َ َ ََ َْ َ
‫ َم ْن ع َر َف نف َسہ فق ْد ع َر َف َر ّبہ‬
Meaning: Whoever recognized his innerself undoubtedly
recognized his Lord.
َ ْ َ َ ََ ََْ َْ َ
=ِ ‫ َم ْن ع َر َف نف َسہ ِبا لفنا ِ= فق ْد ع َر َف َر ّبہ ِبا ل َبقا‬
Meaning: One who recognized his innerself by annihilating it,
recognized his Lord by gaining immortality with Him.
ْ َ ْ َ ً َّ َّ ُ ّّٰ َ
‫ َم ْن ع َر َف الل َہ ل َ ْم یَک ْن لہ لَذۃ َمع الخل ِق‬
Meaning: One who recognizes Allah finds no pleasure in the
company of people.
ُ َّ َ ْ َ َ َّ َ َ َ َ ْ َ
‫ل ل َِسانہ‬‫ من عرف ربہ فقد ک‬
Meaning: He who recognizes his Lord becomes silent.
Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani said:
ّّٰ ْ َ ُ َ َ ْ ّّٰ ْ ُ َْ
)‫ الان ُس ِبالل ِہ َوالمُتوَ ّحش َع ْن غیرِ الل ِہ (ارلاسۃاوغلہیث‬
Meaning: One who loves Allah becomes disgusted of everyone
other than Allah. (Ar-Risala tul-Ghausia)
Hadith:
ْ َ ْ ْ ُ َ ّٰ ْ ُ َ َ َّ َ
‫امۃ فِی الوَ ْح َد ِۃ َو الْافاة بَی َن الْاِثنی ِن‬‫ السل‬
Meaning: Safety is in Oneness while duality is full of troubles.
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That is to say, safety lies only in oneness with Allah. Other than
this every station, honour and rank is full of satanic troubles. The
Holy Prophet said:
ْ ُ ْ ْ ُ ْ ُّ َ
‫لدن َیا لَک ْم َوال ُعق ّٰبی لَک ْم َوالمَوْلّٰی ل ِ ْی‬ ‫ ا‬
Meaning: The world and hereafter are for you, for me there is
only Allah.
CHAPTER 3
DISCUSSION ABOUT MEDITATION,
DREAMS, IMMERSION IN ONENESS,
ISOLATION AND SEPARATION AND
VERIFICATION OF EACH ON THE BASIS OF
THEOPHANIES OF DIVINE ESSENCE AND
ATTRIBUTES
Know that like dreams one has no control upon oneself during
meditation. There are ten kinds of meditation;
1- Meditation of visiting the pre-existence
2- Meditation of visiting the eternity
3- Meditation of visiting the earth
4- Meditation of visiting the skies
5- Meditation of visiting the Mohammadan Assembly and
presence before the Holy Prophet
6- Meditation of having the company of all Prophets
7- Meditation of meeting the leader of all Saints Shaikh
Abdul Qadir Jilani
8- Meditation of meeting all the Muslims and true believers
9- Meditation of examining the existence i.e. inward,
innerself and soul
10- Meditation of immersion in Oneness of Allah
There are three levels of meditation. Meditation of people
surrounded by apprehensions and illusions is entirely different
from the meditation of people of Divine beauty which is
unprecedented. First kind of meditation opens the doors to pre-
existence. This meditation guards the seeker from satanic whispers,
obsessions and other enemies and fulfils all his objectives taking
him to the Beloved. Hadith:
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ْ ْ ْ ُّ ُ
ِ َ‫ حب الوَط ِن ِم َن الاِیْم‬
‫ان‬
Meaning: Love of homeland is a part of faith.
Real homeland of man is pre-existence. The Holy Prophet said:
َ ُ َ ُ
‫ ک ّ ُل ش ْیٍَۚ=یَ ْر ِجع ِالّٰی ا ْص ِل ٖہ‬
Meaning: Everything turns towards its origin.
In this Hadith also „origin‟ refers to pre-existence. When a
seeker of Allah intends to reach pre-existence during meditation,
he views himself standing in a row in the arena of souls and
watches the spectacle of pre-existence. He hears the call of;
ُ َ
)::4:5( ‫ ال َ ۡس ُت ِبرَ ِّبک ۡم‬
Meaning: Am I not your Lord? (7:172)
And answers;
ُ َ
‫ قالوۡا بَلّٰی َربّی‬
Meaning: They (the souls) said, “Yes! You are our Lord.”
Then he shakes hand with the souls of Prophets, Saints, Sufis
and believers hence becomes a true Muslim. Hadith:
ْ ْ ُ ْ َْ
)7<4;ٰ‫ المُ ٔو ِم ُن ِم ْر ّٰاۃ المُ ٔو ِم ْن (اوبداٴود‬
Meaning: The believer is (other) believer‟s mirror. (Abu Dawud
4918)

One must know that in the pre-existence Allah asked all the
souls, “O souls! What do you want?” All of them answered, “O
Allah! We seek You and Your vision.” Allah presented the
worldly pleasures before them hence nine parts of all souls ran
towards the world. Remaining one part kept standing before
Allah. He again asked them, “O souls! What do you want?”
They replied, “O Allah! We seek only You and Your vision.”
Allah then presented the paradise, its houries, castles and other
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pleasures before them. Yet again nine parts of the remaining


souls ran towards the paradise. One part of the souls kept
standing before Allah passionately because they had no desire
other than Allah. Hadith:
َ َ ‫ اَل ْ ّٰا َن کَمَا ک‬
‫ان‬
Meaning: It is the same now as it was before.
After viewing all this, the seeker comes out of the state of
meditation. During the second kind of meditation the seeker
becomes unconscious of himself and views as if the doomsday
has occurred and he can see the field of requital and
accountability being held. Allah says:
َ ً َ َ َ َ َ ۡ ۡ َ ۡ َّ ۡ َ َ َ َّ ً ۡ َ َّ َ َ َ ۡ ۡ َ ۡ َّ ۡ َ َ
)99:7-8( ‫الذ ّر ٍۃ ش ّرا ّیرَه‬‫ فمن یعمل ِمثقالذر ٍۃ خیرایره﴿﴾ومنیعمل ِمثق‬
Meaning: Then he who will have done even an atom‟s weight of
good will see it. And he who will have done even an atom‟s
weight of evil will (also) see it. (99:7-8)

During meditation he crosses the Sirat bridge,5 watches the


people of hell being tormented and people of heaven in delight.
After drinking the pure heavenly beverage by the sacred hands of
the Holy Prophet and having the honour of vision of Allah, he
comes out of the state of meditation. Third kind of meditation is
related with travelling the spheres of skies. During this
meditation the meditator views all the stations of angels, nine
skies, the Throne, Chair, Tablet and the Pen in an unconscious
state and then comes out of the meditation. During the fourth
kind of meditation the meditator travels the entire earth being
unconscious of himself and views the reality of seven layers of
earth and everything from sky till the bed of oceans. Fifth kind
of meditation blesses with presence before the Holy Prophet.
When the meditator immerses in the state of meditation, he
5
Sirat in Arabic means a way or a road. According to Mohammadan traditions, it is the
bridge which passes from above the hell and can be crossed only by the believers.
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becomes unconscious and finds himself in the Mohammadan


Assembly. The Holy Prophet ennobles him with titles and ranks
as well as confers him with Divine guidance. When he comes out
of the meditation, he remains persevered upon the guidance. In
the sixth kind of meditation the seeker spiritually travels to meet
all the Prophets and Sufis. When he immerses in the state of
meditation, he becomes unconscious of himself, meets every
Prophet, shakes hand with them and comes out of meditation.
Seventh kind of meditation is intended to meet all the Sufi
hierarchy. The meditator immerses in the state of meditation,
meets them and after observing their ranks, he comes out of
meditation. When the meditator immerses in the eighth kind of
meditation with an intention to meet the souls of all believers, he
is blessed with it and then comes out of meditation. During the
ninth kind of meditation the meditator travels eighteen thousand
realms in the state of immersion, views every realm and comes
out of meditation. In the tenth kind of meditation, the meditator
immerses in Divine Oneness being one with Allah such that he
turns to light. Even if he spiritually spends seventy or hundred
years in this state, for the people it is only a blink of an eye. Such
a meditator is perpetually in the state of meditation and is never
oblivious of it. Whoever is unaware of such a meditation, is
deprived of gnosis and travelling towards Allah though he may
belong to a known family of leaders.

‫وخاین‬ ‫دخمول‬ ‫وخبد‬ ‫اخدل‬ ‫زابم‬


‫رپیتس وخد ز قح رحمول امین‬
Explanation: You verbally call yourself a servant but actually
consider yourself a leader. Due to such self-worship you are
deprived of closeness to Allah.
If the seeker could not travel these higher and lower spiritual
stations under the guidance of the spiritual guide and view the
reality of each then he will remain perplexed. Neither he will
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become spiritually generous nor will be able to take himself out


of the bounds of both worlds. Such a seeker cannot be called a
true seeker and the spiritual guide cannot be considered a perfect
one.

EXPLANATION OF DREAMS AND


MEDITATION
If a person daily meets the Fakirs or finds himself invoking
Allah‟s name in his dream or meditation then surely he is seeker
of vision of Allah and Oneness. Such dreams and meditation
show that he is spiritually progressing day by day. If a person
watches the assembly of infidels during his dreams every night
or during meditation then it shows that he is still at the station of
َ
negation „there is no (other) God (‫ ‟)لا ِال ّٰ َہ‬and has not reached the
ّّٰ َّ
station of affirmation „but only Allah (‫‟) ِالا الل ُہ‬. Or maybe he is
seeing the reality of innerself or Satan is showing him the
assembly of infidels so that he is disheartened from the path of
Allah and leaves it. It may also be a clue that his faith in his
spiritual guide is not intact. He must repent and discuss his state
with the spiritual guide. If the spiritual guide is perfect, he would
immediately take the seeker out of the state of infidelity and
elevate him to the station of Islam. Otherwise the seeker would
turn crazy or a majdhub or an infidel by leaving the salat and
indulging in polytheism and drinking wine. I seek refuge in
Allah from this.
If a person sees himself fighting with someone in his dream or
meditation and finds himself strong and fierce then he is fighting
against his innerself. Esoterically his status is that of a winning
soldier. The man of passion Fakir is dominant upon his innerself
and its desires, he is one with Allah and the lover of Fakirs. If a
person sees animals in his meditation or dream every night, it
shows that his inward is blackened by apprehensions. He is
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seeker of world and a depraved one who has not even reached
the status of humans. If a person views every night in his dream
or meditation that he is reciting the Quran, offering salat, calling
azan or finds himself in a garden in company of Saints or in the
assembly of true scholars then it is a clue that he will return from
the world with faith and his end will be peaceful. If a person
beholds Allah in his dream or meditation then it is also true as
Imam Abu Hanifa beheld Allah seventy times during dream and
conversed with Him. His dreams were not during a slumber of
oblivion. However the countenance of Allah cannot be
exemplified with anything that is why the Holy Prophet said:
َ َّ َ َ ّٰ َّ َ َ
‫ تفؾ ُر ْوا فِی الْا ّٰی ِت ٖہ َو لَا تفؾ ُر ْوا ف ِ ْی ذا ِت ٖہ‬
Meaning: Reflect upon the signs of Allah not the Essence.
That is to say you should reflect that you are blessed with the
vision of Allah which is the greatest blessing and it should be
enough. You must not reflect upon the quiddity and Essence of
Allah as He says:
ۡ ۡ ُ َّ َ ُ َ ٌ ۡ َ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ
)75:4 4 ( ‫الس ِم ۡیع ال َب ِصی ُر‬ ‫ لیس ک ِمث ِل ٖہ شی= و ھو‬
Meaning: There is nothing like Him and He alone is All-
Hearing, All-Seeing. (42:11)
No doubt one who beholds Allah, is liberated from ego.
If a person sees himself riding a horse or crossing a river on a
boat in his dream or meditation, it is a clue that he will soon
achieve his objective. The enlightened Fakir who has reached the
ultimate level views everything candidly and exactly. He is
forever united with the Beloved and both the worlds remain
under his sight hence he has no need of meditation or dreams.
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EXPLANATION OF THEOPHANIES THAT


OPEN THE DOOR OF INWARD AND THEIR
VERIFICATION
There are fourteen kinds of theophanies. Each kind can be
recognized through its signs and efficacy on the existence just as
one recognizes his body parts. The fourteen kinds are:
1- Theophany of Ism-e-Allah Zaat
2- Theophany of Ism-e-Mohammad
3- Theophany of Divine name Hoo
4- Theophany of Divine name Faqr
5- Theophany of inward invocation
6- Theophany of invocation of soul
7- Theophany of invocation which creates a spark of light in
the brain that manifests from the physical eyes. It is called
the theophany of secret (sir’r)
8- Theophany of innerself which in collaboration with Satan
produces the theophany of depravity in the existence
9- Theophany of Satan which produces polytheism
10- Theophany of sun, when this theophany appears in the
existence it ensues inclination of creation
11- Theophany of moon whose proximity creates wrath
12- Theophany of jinn which disturbs the state of jamiat by
creating craziness
13- Theophany of angels which arouses restlessness that
results in renunciation, trust only upon Allah, increased
devotions and loneliness
14- Theophany of the spiritual guide which produces jamiat,
beauty, passion, frenzy and unending closeness and union
of Allah
Due to these satanic and Divine theophanies countless seekers
got depraved and ruined and their ranks were confiscated. At the
station of theophanies the seeker must be accompanied by the
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perfect spiritual guide who helps him cross it otherwise he will


be demoted and will turn crazy or majdhub. I seek refuge in
Allah from this.
You must know that when Prophet Moses was at the station of
theophany he continuously asked Allah:
َ َُۡ َ
(7:143) ‫ َر ِّب ارِن ِ ۡیۤۡ انظ ۡر ِال َ ۡیک‬
Meaning: O Lord, show me (Your beauty) so that I may savour
Your sight. (7:143)
Allah responded:
َ
(7:143) ‫ ل َ ۡن ت ّٰرىنِ ۡی‬
Meaning: By no means can you look upon Me. (7:143)
At last Prophet Moses reached the station about which Allah
says:
ً َ َ َ ًّ َ ۡ ُ ّّٰ َ َ َ َ
(7:143) ‫ فل ّما ت َجلی َر ّبہ ل ِل َج َب ِل َج َعلہ َدکا ّو ؼ ّر ُموۡ ّٰسی َص ِعقا‬
Meaning: When his Lord unveiled the theophany (of His Divine
beauty) on to the mountain, (He) crushed it into sand particles (with
the intense Divine radiance) and Moses fell down unconscious.
(7:143)

The theophany made Moses unconscious and burnt Mount Sinai.


Afterwards wherever Moses looked, everything burnt. Thus Moses
put a veil on his face but the veil also burnt. He made veils of
iron, copper, gold and silver but all of them burnt. Moses asked
Allah upon which He commanded, “O Moses! Make a veil out of
tattered dress of any Dervish or Fakir having alive inward.”
Prophet Moses did the same. That veil did not burn no matter
how intensely he glanced upon it. Moses asked Allah why that
veil had not burnt? He replied, “The Fakirs remember Me while
wearing that tattered dress and seek nothing but Me.” Allah
added, “O Moses! I descended theophany upon you just the size
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of an eye of needle covering it in seventy thousand veils but you


could not bear it and became unconscious. In the umma of the
last Prophet Mohammad such Dervishes and Fakirs will be born
upon whose inward I will descend seventy thousand such
theophanies of My compassionate sight but they will not become
unconscious rather will ask, „O Allah! Bless us with Your
compassionate sight and descend more theophanies upon us‟.” It
is so because the men of Allah always keep travelling physically
and spiritually due to the dominance of Divine love and passion.
Sometimes Divine passion occupies them so much that they wish
to kill themselves. They find peace with nothing but vision of
Allah.
‫ن‬
‫تبحم اتس ہک دك را نمبنددہ آرال‬
‫ورگہن تسیک ہک آوسدیگ یمن وخادہ‬
Explanation: It is Divine love that keeps the inward restless
otherwise who does not wish peace!
Know that when a person renounces the filthy world for seeking
Allah and steps on the path of Faqr, the same day Allah orders
all the Prophets, Saints, Sufis and the entire creation of eighteen
thousand realms, “One of My friends has renounced the impure
world for My sake. You all must visit him and wear the same
dress of Faqr as he is wearing.” Allah says to His friend, “Ask
anything you wish. I will grant you.” True Fakir achieves this
status on the very first day. Allah says:
َّ ْ ْ َُْ ُ
‫ ُح ّب الفغ َر> ِ= ِمف َتا ُح ال َجن ِۃ‬
Meaning: Love of Fakirs is the key to paradise.

ْ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ ُ ْ ُّ ُ
=ِ ‫اق ال ْان ِب َیٓا‬
ِ ‫ حب الفغر> ِ= ِمن اخل‬
Meaning: Loving the Fakirs is an attribute of Prophets.
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You must revere the Fakirs even when you see their picture on
the wall. Whoever is blessed with the wealth of both the worlds,
finds it by the benediction of Fakirs. Right of Fakir upon the
people is same as the right of a Prophet upon his nation.

ُ ‫>= ل َ َہ َل َک ال ْاَ ْغ ِن َی‬


=‫ٓا‬ ُ ‫ لَوْ لَا ال ْ ُف َغ َر‬
Meaning: Had there been no Fakirs, the rich would have been
destroyed.
ُ ‫>= لَبَر َص ال ْاَ ْغ ِن َی‬
ُ َُْ َ َ
=‫ٓا‬ ِ ‫ لوْ لا الفغ َر‬
Meaning: Had there been no Fakirs, the rich would have been
afflicted with leprosy.
To say, if there were no Fakirs, all worldly people would have
been destroyed.
The Fakir takes first step from pre-existence and comes to the
world. He puts the second step from the world into the hereafter.
From the hereafter he takes the third step towards vision of Allah
and then engrosses in it. One who follows the steps of Fakir,
feels disgusted of the filthy world just as people are disgusted of
the carrion. True Fakir is the one who lives in the world in the
state of fasting and does not break the fast till death. He avoids
the dead hearted people to be safe from their evil. The Holy
Prophet said:
ْ ُ َّ ٌ َ ْ ً َ ْ َ َ َ َ ُ َ َ ْ َ
‫السکوْ ِة َو َوا ِح ٌد فِی الوَ ْح َد ِۃ‬ ‫ العافِیۃ عضر اجز>= ِتسعۃ فِی‬
Meaning: Peace has ten parts, nine are found in silence while the
remaining is in Oneness (seclusion).
First thing that created chaos and evil on this earth was
worldliness. Hadiths:
ْ ْ ّّٰ ْ َ ُ َ ْ ُّ َ
‫لدن َیاا ْص ٌل ک ِ ّل فِ ْتن ٍۃ ِح َجا ٌب بَی َن الل ِہ َو بَی َن ال َع ْب ِد‬ ‫ ا‬
Meaning: Root cause of every fitna is the world which is also the
veil between Allah and man.
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ّّٰ ْ ْ َ ْ ْ ّّٰ ْ َ ْ َ ْ ْ َ
‫ طل ُب الخیرِ طل ُب الل ِہ َو ِذؽ ُر الخیرِ ِذؽ ُر الل ِہ‬
Meaning: The best desire is to seek Allah and the best invocation
is of Allah (Ism-e-Allah Zaat).
ْ ْ ْ َّ ْ ُ ْ َْ ْ ْ ُّ َ
‫لدن َیا ِب َسلَا ِطی َن َوالکا ف ِ ِریْ َن َوال َعاقِ َبۃ ل ِلمُت ِقی َن َوالمَ َساک ِی َن‬ ‫ ا‬
Meaning: World is for the kings and infidels while hereafter is
for the pious and Masakeen.6
ْ َ ُ ْ ُّ ُ َ
‫الدن َیا لَا یَکوْ ُن طال ُِب المَوْل ّٰی‬ ‫ طا ل ِب‬
Meaning: The seeker of world can never be a seeker of Allah.
Only the immodest and unwise people seek the world and the
world never spares its seeker without inflicting calamities upon
him.

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Plural of Miskeen
CHAPTER 4
DISCUSSION ABOUT NEGATION AND
AFFIRMATION, LOUD AND SECRET
INVOCATION

Know that there is no God but Allah. Allah says:


ً َ ۡ ُۡ
(22:26) ‫ لَا تض ِرك ب ِ ۡی ش ۡیئا‬
Meaning: Do not associate with Me anything. (22:26)
ّٰ ۡ َ ُ َ
(2:121) ‫ فاول ِئک ُھ ُم الخ ِص ُر ۡو َن‬
Meaning: It is they who are the losers. (2:121)

The Holy Prophet said:


ََ ُُ ّٰ َ ّّٰ َ ّ َ ‫ َم ْن َق‬
‫ال لَٓا ِال ّٰ َہ ِالا الل ُہ َم ّرَۃ ل َ ْم یَ ْبقی ِم ْن ذنوْ ِب ٖہ ذ ّر ٍۃ‬
ّّٰ َّ َ
Meaning: One who sincerely recites the Shahada ‫„ لٓا ِالّٰ َہ ِالا الل ُہ‬There
is no God but Allah‟, all his sins are obliterated.
The Worshipped, the Creator, the Sustainer, the One, the All-
Hearing, the All-Seeing is only Allah, none else. Hence keeping
hopes and seeking anything from anyone else is polytheism and
infidelity but only if the source is considered from Allah. It is
only Allah Who gives and makes sources to give. True seeker of
Allah does not worry for sustenance rather his entire attention is
towards remembering Allah being assured of Allah‟s promise of
providing sustenance. Allah says:
ٌ ّّٰ َ
)35:5( ‫ ِا ّن َو ۡع َد الل ِہ َح ّق‬
Meaning: Certainly the promise of Allah is true. (35:5)
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َ ‫ ِانّ َ َک لَا تُ ۡخ ِل ُف ال ۡ ِم ۡی َع‬


)3:194( ﴾﴿‫اد‬
Meaning: (O our Lord!) Surely You do not go against Your
promise. (3:194)
ُ َُۡ ُۡ َ
)5:485( ‫ فاذؽ ُر ۡون ِ ۡیۤۡ اذؽ ۡرک ۡم‬
Meaning: So remember Me, I shall remember you. (2:152)
ُ ۡ ّّٰ َ َ ّ ۡ َ ۡ َ ّ َ ۡ َ َ
)44:9( ‫ض ِالا َعلی الل ِہ رِزق َہا‬
ِ ‫ و ما ِمن د>ب ٍۃ فِی الار‬
Meaning: And there is no moving creation (living being) on the
earth but (that) its sustenance is (a bountiful obligation) upon
Allah. (11:6)
ّّٰ َ
ُ ‫الل ُہ یَرۡ ُز ُق َم ۡن ّیَ َش‬
َ ‫ٓا= ب َغیۡرِ ِح‬
)5:512( ﴾﴿‫اب‬
ٍ ‫س‬ ِ ‫ و‬
Meaning: And Allah gives without measure to whom He wills.
(2:212)

َ َ َ َ ّ ُ ّّٰ َ ۡ َ َ
) 35:5( ‫اس ِم ۡن ّر ۡحمَ ٍۃ فلَا ُم ۡم ِسک ل َ َہا‬
ِ ‫ ما یفت ِح اللہ ل ِلن‬
Meaning: Whatever of (the treasure of) His mercy Allah opens to
mankind, there is none who can withhold it. (35:2)
The Holy Prophet said:
َ َ َ َ
‫ لَا َمانِع ل ِمَا ا ۡعط ۡی َت َولَا ُم ۡع ِط ۡی ل ِمَا َمن َع ۡت‬
Meaning: No one can withhold whom You grant and no one can
grant whom You withhold.
Perfect spiritual guide is the one who casts a glance on the
inward of a seeker and by this single glance burns all the filth,
satanic whispers, obsessions, evil suggestions, sensual desires
and apprehensions which occupied his inward. Hence the inward
of the seeker is liberated from the clutches of Satan. Afterwards
the spiritual guide blesses the seeker with Divine persuasion:
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ّّٰ َ َ ّّٰ َ ّ َ ّْ
)6;33 ‫الذؽ ِر لٓا ِالّٰ َہ ِالا اللہُ ُم َح ّم ٌد ّر ُسوْ ُل الل ِہ (انبامہج‬
َ َْ
ِ ‫ افض ُل‬
Meaning: The greatest invocation is shahada “There is no God
but Allah, Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah.” (Ibn Maja 3800)
ّّٰ ٌََ ّّٰ َّ َ
There are twenty four alphabets in shahada ‫ لٓا ِال ّٰ َہ ِالا الل ُہ ُم َح ّمد ّر ُسوْ ُل الل ِہ‬, a
day and night also have twenty four hours and during this time a
human breathes twenty four thousand times. If one recites
shahada with complete sincerity, its each alphabet burns the sins
of every hour like fire burns dry sticks. Persuasion depends on
faith and faith depends on persuasion. The loud invocation of
negation and affirmation is done in three strokes. With first
stroke the invoker should recite;
َ ُ ُ
)33:70( ﴾﴿ ‫ َو قوۡلوۡا قوۡلًا َس ِدیۡ ًدا‬
Meaning: O believers! Always fear Allah and say what is correct
and straight. (33:70)
ّّٰ َ ّ َ
Along with it he should recite ‫ لٓا ِال ّٰ َہ ِالا الل ُہ‬and strike on the inward

with such an absorption that the station of pre-existence is


revealed and he becomes enlightened. With the second strike of
ّّٰ َ ّ
‫ لَٓا ِالّٰ َہ ِالا الل ُہ‬station of eternity is revealed and the seeker repents
ّّٰ َ ّ َ
from the sensual states. Third strike of ُ‫ لٓا ِال ّٰ َہ ِالا اللہ‬blesses him

with presence in the Mohammadan Assembly from where he is


ennobled with ranks and titles. The seeker acquires the straight
path completely from the Holy Prophet and achieves Divine
union. Being a spiritual guide is not easy rather great secrets of
becoming one with Allah are concealed in his sight. Invocation
means Divine presence. It neither means crying bitterly in
impatience being away from Allah nor being forlorn or
oppressed. Invocation is uniqueness not strangeness. It is
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verifying the presence of Allah nearer than the jugular vein not
being separated from Him. By loud invocation the essence of
beholding the Divine beauty with truth of certainty is created.
ّّٰ َ َْ ََ ََ ْ ْ ََ ْ َ
)‫ادۃ ب ْع َد ال ُح ُصوْ ِل الوَ ُصوْ ِل فق ْد کع َر َو اش َرك ِبالل ِہ (ارلاسۃاوغلہیث‬
َ ‫ َم ْن ا َر َاد ال ِع َب‬
Meaning: One who intended to worship after attaining union with
Allah, committed infidelity and polytheism. (Ar-Risala tul-Ghausia)
Allah says:
ۡ ۡ َ ۡ ّّٰ َ َ ۡ َ
(15:99) ﴾﴿‫اع ُب ۡد َر ّبک َحتی یَا ِت َیک ال َی ِقی ُن‬ ‫ و‬
Meaning: And worship your Lord till you attain to the station of
certainty of faith. (15:99)
Invocation is another name for faith, faith upon the name of
Allah. One who stops from invocation of name of Allah, is
faithless. As one does not want to take the name of one‟s enemy.
Thus whoever prevents from invocation of Allah‟s name is either
a hypocrite, infidel or a jealous. One who knows the name of
Truth, does not take the name of world, innerself and Satan. He
should feel bad while taking their names and feel happy on
invoking the name of Allah.

‫رہ ہک ابدش دنسپ اخقل اپک‬


‫ور ہن ابدش دنسپ قلخ ہچ ابک‬
Explanation: One whom Allah likes, does not care whether people
like him or not.
Fakirism does not depend on being a Sayyid, a Quraishi or famous
rather it is only because of Divine gnosis. It is only Allah‟s
choice to whom it will be granted. Allah says:
ُ َ َ َ َ َ َ ّ َ ۡ َ ۡ ُ َ ۡ َ َ َ ۡ َ ۡۤ َ َ ۡ ُ ّ َ ُ َ َ
(23:101) ﴾﴿ ‫ٓا=لوۡ َن‬ ‫ ف ِاذا ن ِفخ فِی الصورِ فلا انساب بینہم یوم ِئ ٍذ و لا یتس‬
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Meaning: Then when the trumpet will be blown, neither will any
relation remain (intact) amongst them that Day, nor will they be
able to ask of one another. (23:101)
The Holy Prophet said:
َُْ َ َْ
=ِ >‫ َس ِّی ُد القوْ ِم خا ِد ُم الفغ َر‬
Meaning: The ruler of nation is the servant of Fakirs.

‫لبلب مین ہک رعنہ زمن درد رس منک‬


‫رپواہن وار وسزل و دل رباینورل‬
Explanation: I am not like a nightingale which cries and gives
headache to others. I am like a moth which burns but never
complains.
Haven‟t you heard that the Holy Prophet said:
َ ّّٰ َ ْ َ ْ ُ َ ّ َ َ
‫اق الل ِہ ت َعالّٰی‬
ِ ‫ تخلقوا ِباخل‬
Meaning: Be attributed with the attributes of Allah.
Extreme level of scholars is to become conversant in logic and
philosophy but this is just the beginning of Fakirs. They begin
with the knowledge of Alif i.e. Ism-e-Allah Zaat and their
ultimacy is “Only Allah! Everything other than Allah is lust.”
Fakir Bahoo says that I have not taken any point from any book
rather I have learnt entire knowledge and every point that I have
discussed in this book from the Holy Prophet and Allah Himself.
As I have entrusted myself completely to Allah.
َ َ َ َ ۡ َ ً َ ۡ َّ
(18:10) ﴾﴿ ‫ ِم ۡن ل ُدنک َر ۡحمَۃ ّو َھ ّیِ ٔی لَنا ِم ۡن ا ۡمرِنا َرش ًدا‬
Meaning: Bestow upon us mercy from Your presence and
provide (means of) guidance in our affair. (18:10)
The Holy Prophet said:
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َْ ُ
‫ لَا یَ ۡسمَع فِ ۡی ِہ غیرِ ٖه‬
Meaning: They do not hear anyone but He in Him.
ُ ّّٰ َ َ
‫ َم ۡن ا َح ّب الل َہ لَا یُ ِح ّب ِسوَ >ئِ ٖہ‬
Meaning: One who loves Allah, do not love anyone else .
َ َْ ُۡ ُ َْ
‫ اؼ ِر ْج ُح ّب ا ل ّدن َیا َع ۡن قل ِبک‬
Meaning: Erase the love of world from your inward.
ٌ َ ْ ُ َ َ ْ ُّ ُ ْ َ
‫اج ٌب َو ُح ّب المَوْل ّٰی ف ْرض‬
ِ ‫ ترك الدنیا و‬
Meaning: Renunciation of the world is compulsory and love of
Allah is obligatory.
Allah says:
ّّٰ َ ۡ
(78:35) ﴾﴿ ‫ لَا یَ ۡسمَ ُعوۡ َن فِ ۡی َہا لَغ ًوا ّو لَا کِذ ًبا‬
Meaning: There these (people) will neither hear any foolish talk
nor belie (one another). (78:35)
ُ َْ َ َ‫ َو الَّذیۡ َن ف ْی ُق ُلوْبہ ُم الْاِیْم‬
‫ان َو َج َعلنا فِ ۡی َہانوْ ٌر‬ ِِ ِ ِ
Meaning: Those who have faith in their inward, We have filled
it with light.
Allah says that the inwards He has adorned with faith are replete
with light. It is due to the dominance of the light that invocation
continues in them and is expressed by the tongue. Here the secret
and loud invocation are same which make the seeker unconscious
of himself.
One must know that there are one lakh seventy thousand and
twenty-five names of Allah hence number of invocations of
Allah‟s names is also the same. All these are included in the
contemplation of Ism-e-Allah Zaat. Ism-e-Allah Zaat affects the
inward and produces light in it by the spiritually powerful sight
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of spiritual guide. This is marvel of the greatest name of Allah


which does not sustain but in the great existence. Allah says in a
Qudsi Hadith:
ّّٰ ۡ ُ ّ َ ُ ُ َ ۡ ُ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ َ ّّٰ ُ ُ ۡ َ ُ ۡ ُ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ
‫ان تل ِذذف ۡی ِذؽ ِر الل ِہ‬ ‫ و ِاذ جا= الجوع یذؽر اللہ و ِاذ جا= العری‬
Meaning: Invoke the name of Allah when you have nothing to
eat and wear so that you feel the pleasure of invocation.
Hadith:
ۡ َ ُ َ ّ َ ۡ ۡ َ َ َ ّ ُ َ َ َ َ َ ّ ُ ۡ ّّٰ ُ ۡ ٌ َ ّٰ َ ُ َ ۡ َ
‫النفاق ِم ۡن نف ِس ٖہ‬
ِ ‫ال و مواخاة الصلا ِح ِمن ال ِکذ ِب و‬
ٍ ‫ اعما ل ثلثۃ ِذؽر الل ِہ فِی ک ِل ح‬
Meaning: There are three kinds of deeds; invoking the name of
Allah in every state, making peace with brethren and purifying
the innerself from lie and hypocrisy.
The Holy Prophet meant to say that there are three most difficult
tasks; invoking the name of Allah in every condition, reconciliation
with a Muslim brother and removing hypocrisy from the innerself.
Saving the innerself from evil is only possible by continuous
invocation of Allah‟s name. When invocation by tongue, inward
and soul become the same, every cell of the body starts
invocation which burns the innerself day and night while the soul
feels pleasure. The impure innerself is not cleansed by anything,
neither by reciting the Quran, fasting in Ramadan, asceticism,
piety, knowledge of fiqh nor by performing hajj or giving zakat
but only by perpetual invocation. Perpetual invocation means to
immerse in Oneness of Allah with every breath being unconscious
of oneself though physically one lives in the company of people.
Perpetual invocation is neither related with inward nor with soul
or secret. It continues in entire existence just as life runs in the
whole body. The Holy Prophet said:
َ ّّٰ ْ َ َ ْ ُ َ ْ َ
‫اد ِۃ ِذؽ ُر الل ِہ ت َعالّٰی‬ ‫ افضل ال ِعب‬
Meaning: The greatest devotion is invocation of Allah.
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Know that the innerself turns infidel while committing sin, acts
like animals during lust, becomes Pharaoh when sated and when
hungry it behaves like a crazy dog. On the contrary the innerself
of Mystics has four qualities; it is vigilant against the sin, observes
patience when hungry, generous when sated and conscious
during copulation. While committing sin even if the innerself is
warned by saying, “O innerself beware! Allah is Omnipresent,
you will be deprived of the intercession of the Holy Prophet,” or
is frightened of agony of death, perdition of grave, cross
questioning of Munkar and Nakir7, burning in the hell fire, scale
measuring virtues and sins, record of deeds, crossing the Sirat
bridge or is reminded of his knowledge and honour of vision of
Allah on the doomsday, it never leaves sin. None of these
sermons and advices can prevent it from sin but only by the
kindness of perfect spiritual guide. That is why it is said that
mediation (of the spiritual guide) is better than excellence gained by
knowledge. Only that spiritual guide can be considered as mediation
who keeps his disciples away from sins through the invocation of
Allah. Hadith:
ٌ َّ َ ّ َ ٌ َ َ َ َ ْ ْ َ َ َ ّٰ َ َ ّّٰ ُ ْ
‫اق َو ِح ۡص ٌن ِم َن الش ۡی ّٰط ِن َو ػ ِۡرز ِم َن‬
ِ ‫النف‬
ِ ‫ان وبراة ِمن‬
ِ ‫ ِذؽر الل ِہ تعالی علم الاِیم‬
‫ان‬ َ ۡ َّ
ِ ‫النیر‬
Meaning: Invocation of Allah is the standard of faith, salvation from
hypocrisy, fort against Satan and safety from hell fire.
Allah says in a Qudsi Hadith:

ْ‫ َم ْن َطلَ َبنِ ْی َفقَ ْد َو َج َدن ْی َو َم ْن َو َج َدن ْی عَ َر َفنِ ْی َو َم ْن عَ َر َفنِ ْی ا َ َح ّ َبنِ ْی َو َم ْن اَ َح ّ َبنِی‬


ِ ِ
َ ََ َ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ َ َ َ
‫َعشقنِ ْی َو َم ْن َعشقنِ ْی ق َتل ُتہ َو َم ْن ق َتل ُتہ ف َعل ّیَ ِد ّی َتہ َو انا ِد ّی َتہ‬
Meaning: Whoever seeks Me undoubtedly he finds Me. Whoever
finds Me, he recognizes Me. Whoever recognizes Me, he begins

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The angels who cross question the dead in the grave.
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to love Me. Whoever loves Me, he becomes My lover. Whoever


loves Me passionately, I kill him. Whoever I kill, his compensation
is due on Me and I am Myself his compensation.
The Holy Prophet said:
َ ً َ ََ
‫ َم ْن طل َب ش ْیئا َو َج ّد َو َج َد‬
Meaning: One who desires anything and struggles for it, finds it.
ْ ُ ّ ّ ُ ۡ َ َ ّ ْ َ َ ّٰ ْ َ ْ ُ ْ َ َ ّٰ ْ ُ ْ ُ ْ َ َ َ ْ ُ ّ ُ ْ َ ٌ َ ّٰ َ ُ ْ َ ْ َ
‫الدن َیا‬ ‫ الموة ثلثۃ موة فِی الدنیا و موة فِی العقبی و موة فِی المولی ومن ماة فِی ح ِب‬
ْ َ َ َ َ ََ ْ ْ َ َ ً َ َ ََ
‫فق ۡد َماة ُمنافِقا َو َم ْن ّماة ف ِ ۡی ُح ِّب ال ُعق ّٰبی فق ۡد َماة زا ِھ ًدا َو َم ْن ّماة ف ِ ۡی ُح ِّب ال َموْل ّٰی‬
ً َ ََ
‫فق ۡد َماة َعارِفا‬
Meaning: There are three kinds of death; death for the world, death
for the hereafter and death for Allah. One who died in love of the
world, died as a hypocrite; one who died in love of the hereafter,
died as an ascetic while the one who died in love of Allah, died as a
Mystic.
ُ ُّ ُ ۡ َ ُ ُّ ۡ َ ۡ َۡ ۡ َۡ ۡ ۡ
‫ َجمُوۡ ُد ال َعی ِن ِم ۡن اک ِل ال َط َرا ِم َو اک ُل ال َط َرا ِم ِم ۡن کث َر ِۃ الذنوۡ ِب َو کث َرۃ الذنوۡ ِب ِم ۡن‬
ْ ُّ ّ ُ ۡ ۡ َ ۡ ُ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ ۡ ّ ۡ ۡ َ ۡ ُ َ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ
‫الدن َیا َو‬ ‫ان المو ِة و نِسیان المو ِة ِمن ح ِب‬ ِ ‫قسو ِۃ القل ِب و قسوۃ القل ِب ِمن نِسی‬
َ َ ُ ْ ُّ ُّ ُ
‫الدن َیا َراٴ ُس ک ِ ّل خ ِط ۡیئ ٍۃ‬ ‫حب‬
Meaning: Eyes do not cry due to illegitimate earning, illegitimate
earning is due to excess of sins, the excess of sins is due to
callous inward, inward turns callous by forgetting the death, one
forgets death due to love of the world and love of world is the
root cause of all sins.
Allah says in a Qudsi Hadith:
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ْ ُ َ ٌَ َ ٌ ُ َ ٌ َ ُُ َّ
‫ ِع َبا ِد َی ال ِذیْ َن قلوْبُ ُہ ْم ع ْر ِش ّ َیۃ َو ا ْب َدان ُہ ْم َو ْح ِش ّ َیۃ َو ِھ ّم ُت ُہ ْم َسمَا ِو ّیۃ َو ثمَرَۃ المَ َح ّ َب ِۃ‬
ُ َ ُ ْ ُ َ َّ َ ٌ َ ْ ُ َ ْ َ ْ َ ْ َ ْ ُ ُ َ َ َ ٌ َ ْ ُ ْ َ ْ ْ ُ ُ ْ
‫ٓا= َسقف ُہ ْم َوالْا ْرض‬ ‫فِی قلو ِب ِہم مقدوسۃ و خواطِرھم بین الخل ِق جاسوسۃ والسم‬
ُ َ ْ ُ
‫بَ َساط ُہ ْم َو ِعل ُم انِ ْی ُس ُہ ْم َو َر ّب َج ِل ْی ُس ُہ ْم‬
Meaning: There are My such men whose inwards are like the
Throne, their bodies are wild (with enthusiasm of My love), their
morale touch the sky, their inwards are laden with sacred fruit of
love and their inner are spies among people. Sky is their roof and
earth is their floor, knowledge is their companion and Allah is
their Friend.
َ َ ْ َْ ْ َ َ ْ ْ َ َ ْ ُّ ْ ُ ُ َ ْ ْ َّ َ َ
‫الدن َیا کمَث ِل المَط ِر ِاذا ن َز َل فِی الب َ ّرِان َب َت ِت الب َ ّرِ َو ِاذا ن َز َل‬ ‫ ِعبا ِدی ال ِذی ِایجادھم فِی‬
َّ ُّ َ َ َ ْ َ ْ
‫فِی البط ِر ؼرج الدر‬
Meaning: Presence of My few special men in the world is like
the blessing of rain. When it rains upon dry land it produces
greenery and when it rains upon sea it produces pearls.
The Holy Prophet said:
ُ َّ َ َ ُ
‫ ک ّ ُل ِانٓا ٍ= یَت َرشح ِبمَا فِ ْی ِہ‬
Meaning: Whatever is contained in the vessel, only that comes
out of it.
CHAPTER 5
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ULTIMATE
DAWAT OF COURAGEOUS MEN
WHICH FULFILS THE OBJECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY
Explanation of the way of meeting with the souls of all Prophets,
Saints, Sufis and believers which makes the inward of men of
Allah replete, is given. It does not require any power rather it is
the job of dominant Saints. The people trapped in desires of
innerself are incapable for it because conversing with the souls
of Ghawth, Qutb, Fakir, Dervish, martyrs and winning soldiers
in their shrines is not easy. Great secrets are revealed during
dawat either through a voice from the hidden or a message from
the souls or waham from the Essence. The Holy Prophet said:
ُْ َْ ُ َ ْ َ ْ ُ ُ ْ ْ ُ ْ َّ َ َ َ
ِ‫است ِع ْینوْا ِم ْن اھ ِل الق ُبوْر‬ ‫ ِاذا تحیرتم فِی الامورِ ف‬
Meaning: When you are confused (or worried) about your affairs,
just seek help from the dwellers of the shrines.
If a seeker of Allah wants to recite dawat to resolve any of his
worldly or religious issues, for invocation of Allah‟s name or for
having presence in Mohammadan Assembly then he should visit
shrine of a majestic Saint at night, like the shrine of a Ghawth,
Qutb, perfect Dervish or a magnificent Fakir. The grave of such
Saints is like a naked sword. Hadith:
َّ َ َّ َ ُ َْ ُ ّّٰ َ َ ْ َ َ ّ
ْ َ‫ب‬
،‫رشحادصلور‬، ‫ل یَنت ِقلوْن ِم َن الدا ٍر ِالی الدارِ (اتکب ارلّوح‬ ‫ٓا= الل ِہ لَا یَمُوْتوْ َن‬ ‫ ِان اول ِی‬
‫لجل‬
)‫نیعاملعلوزنیا م‬
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Meaning: Verily! The Saints do not die, they just shift from one
abode to another. (Kitab al-Ruh8, Sharh al-Sudoor9, Ayn al-Ilm wa Zain al-
Hilm10)

First he should call azan near the grave and gain control over the
soul by mounting the grave like one mounts a horse. Then he
should call:
ُ َ ّّٰ َّ ْ ُ ُ ْ َ ّ ّّٰ َ َ َ
‫اة ِب َح ّ ِق َو ْح َدانِ ّ َی ِت الل ِہ ت َعالّٰی َو ِبط ْر َم ِت‬ِ ‫الصال ِ ِحی َن ا ْحغ ُر ْوا ل ِلمُ َسظ َر‬ ‫ یا ِعباد الل ِہ‬
ُ ‫الدیْن قدس‬ َ
ّ ُ ّ َ ُ َ ْ ُ َ ْ ّ َ َ ّٰ َ ْ َ َ ُ ّّٰ َ ّ َ ّّٰ ُ ْ ُ َ ّ ٌ َ ّ َ ُ
‫سره‬ ِ ِ ‫محمد رسول الل ِہ صلی اللہ علی ِہ وال ِٖہ وسلم و ِبطرم ِت محی‬
ّّٰ
‫العزیز عارف باللہ‬
Meaning: O pious people of Allah! Please bless me with your
presence for the sake of Oneness of Allah, honour of the Holy
Prophet and the immortal Mystic Mohiyuddin Shaikh Abdul
Qadir Jilani so that I may conquer.
Then he has to take a knife in hand and recite chapter Yasin or
Muzzammil of the Quran or any of the verses that he has learnt by
heart. However this dawat is recited with inward power which
only an expert can do. One who is proficient in it, does not need to
set an enclosure or fear from demotion, supernatural agents or any
hidden power as he possesses the status of:
َْ ََ
)5<:66( ‫ لَا تخ ْف َو لَا تط َز ْن‬
Meaning: Do not feel afraid or grieved. (29:33)
Such a person recites dawat just for jamiat of his inward and is not
worried by anything. When he starts dawat in solitude, he instantly
reaches the Throne, Chair, Tablet and the Pen. No mystic devotion
is superior to this kind of dawat. If by reciting dawat and invoking
Allah‟s name, the reciter‟s being does not convert into light and he

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By Ibn al-Qayyim
9
By Imam Jalaluddin al-Suyuti
10
By Ali bin Sultan Mohammad al-Harawi al-Qari
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could not connect to the souls of Saints for whom he is reciting


dawat neither could have assurance from them, then it is confirmed
that he has no know-how of invocation or dawat. One who can
recite such dawat is dominant over the numerologists and
impressionists because he is the man of triumphs. This spiritual
way is neither related with unveiling nor with miracles or ranks. It
is attained from the man of Divine Essence who is annihilated in
Allah and comprehensive of all benedictions by the power of
Divine name Faqr. He is the man of perseverance who has
reached the Essence and is permitted by the Holy Prophet to
guide. On his order, the soul comes out of the grave like a snake
comes out of earth or from its skin. When Prophet Jesus ordered
the dead;
ّّٰ ْ ُ
‫ ق ْم ِب ِاذ ِن الل ِہ‬
Meaning: Rise by Allah‟s command.
The soul of dead conversed with him by the grace of Allah.
Similarly when the soul converses with the reciter during dawat,
he should take a covenant that it would come to him wherever he
would call and inform him through inspiration about the matters
discussed during dawat. No dawat is stronger than this kind of
dawat. Whoever knows it, gets informed through the souls so
much so that no reality of the universe remains concealed from
him. The precondition for this dawat is that the reciter should be
a man of inward pure of apprehensions and objections.

‫رب زابم اہلل در دك اگٴورخ‬


‫انی نینچ حیبست یک دارد ارث‬
Meaning: If one invokes Allah‟s name by tongue but his inward
remains attentive towards worldly possessions then such recitation
has no effect.
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The perfect spiritual guide who is ultimate proficient of dawat is the


one whose beginning and finality is the same. He blesses the seeker
of Allah with the greatest alphabet that is hidden in the thirty Arabic
alphabets or with the greatest name of Allah which is concealed
among the ninety nine beautiful names of Allah. The seeker cannot
accomplish without the greatest alphabet and the greatest name
even if he spends entire life in endeavours. All his efforts would be
wasted and at the time of death he would regret. The spiritual guide
from whom the seeker cannot gain powers and good fortune,
esoterically as well as exoterically, is imperfect and unaccomplished.

‫وسہشار‬ ‫وسہشارل‬ ‫وسہشارل‬


‫وغث و بطق رمبک ادن ہت زری ابر‬
Meaning: I am the great rider! Ghawth and Qutb are my
subordinates and like my ride.
Spending one night in the shrine of an authoritative Saint near
his grave is better than forty days seclusion and endeavours. An
authoritative Saint is the one at whose door all the creations
remain present as his obedient and the seven climes are under his
authority, physically and spiritually.
َ َ َ َ ُ َْ َْ َ ّّٰ َ ّ
‫َو َصلی الل ُہ ت َعالّٰی َعل ّٰی َر ُس ْو ِل خیرِ خل ِق ٖہ َو نوْرِ ع ْر ِش ٖہ َس ِّی ِدنا ُم َح ّم ٍد َو َعلّٰی ّٰال ِٖہ َوا ْص َح ِاب ٖہ‬
ْ ّ َ َ َْ َ َ َ ْ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ
‫الرَا ِح ِمی َن‬ ‫اجم ِعین ِبرحم ِتک یا ارحم‬
ْ َ ْ ْ َّ َ
ِ‫تمت ِبالخیر‬
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