bismiAllah
wassalamu3alikum wara7matuAllahi wabarakatuhu
My dear sister in islam Lisa Wright,
MashaAllahi subhanaAllah. I would want see how I could
explain, what is in my head.
Islam is fact and not myth. So there is no mystic
about it.
About awliya only Allah knows who is a wali. But for
sure we know our prophets and their companions are our
awliya.
WE ONLY FOLLOW THE QURAN WHICH IS THE ORDER OF ALLAH
SUBHANOH AND ONLY IN THE WAY WHICH OUR PROPHET PEACE
BE ON TO HIM HAD SHOWED US AND ONLY IN THE WAY HIS
COMPANIANS PRACTICED IT, AND IF ANY ONE COMES AND
INOVATES IS BIDA AND THAT IS NOT ISLAM. Also please
understand that shaikhuna Jalaluddeen Rumi ra7hima
huAllah was not a sufi but he was a salafi.
Allah may guide me ameen
Hyder binJameel
--- Lisa Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Subhan'Allah
>
> There are certainly 'false Sufis' who liken Allah to
> the creations, and thus leave Islam. You
> acknowledged that Jaylaaniyy and Rifa^iyy are
> awliyya when you said:
>
> "The Sufis worship others than Allaah, such as
> Prophets and “awliya’” [“saints”], living or dead.
> They say, “Yaa Jeelaani”, “Yaa Rifaa’i” [calling on
> their awliya’], or “O Messenger of Allaah, help and
> save” or “O Messenger of Allaah, our dependence is
> on you”, etc"
>
>
> SUFISM vs. "SUFI-CLAIMERS"
>
>
>
> Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. We thank
> Allah for the blessing of Islam and humbly ask Him
> to raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad, his kind Al
> and Companions, and to protect his nation from that
> which he fears for it. May Allah grant us the
> sincere intentions and the proper comprehension.
>
> INTRODUCTION
>
> Sufism is very much a part of the Religion of Islam.
> Indeed, the leader of all the Sufis was Prophet
> Muhammad, who was sent by Allah to teach the people
> the matters which, if performed and practiced in the
> proper way, would lead to their success in this life
> and in the Hereafter. Unfortunately, many things
> which are in fact contradictory to the teachings of
> the Prophet are today labeled Sufism. There are
> some, who under the guise of being Sufis, spread
> falsehood and misguidance and dare to label it
> Sufism. On the other hand, there are groups, like
> the Wahhabis and those who follow them, who
> categorically deny Sufism and claim it is not even a
> part of the Religion.
>
> It is our intention to shed light on the methodology
> of the true Sufis and encourage others to follow
> their path while exposing those fakes, the
> "Sufi-claimers," and warning against their
> misguidance. We have divided our topic into two
> parts: First, to explain Sufism and give examples of
> the genuine Sufis in our history. Second, to expose
> those "Sufi-claimers" by presenting some of their
> misguidance and to warn against it. Our intention is
> in following the saying of Allah in Surat Al ^Imran,
> 110:
>
>
>
> which means: [You are the best nation brought to the
> people, ordering the lawful, forbidding the
> unlawful, and believing in Allah.]
>
> Allah said in Surat al-Ahzab, 70-71:
>
>
>
> These verses mean: [ O you who believe, be
> God-fearing and utter the statements which comply
> with the Religion so that Allah may guide you to
> perform the good deeds and forgive your sins. The
> one who obeys Allah and His Messenger shall win
> greatly. ]
>
> PART I
>
>
>
> THE METHODOLOGY OF THE TRUE SUFIS
>
> The statements which comply with the laws of the
> Religion are the sound sayings, whereas the sayings
> which contradict the Religion are abhorrent and
> evil. With reference to Sufism, the sound saying
> which complies with the laws of the Religion is that
> Sufism is the methodology implemented by the true
> Sufis and is very much a part of the Religion. True
> Sufis are people who realize the importance of the
> Obligatory Knowledge of the Religion and endeavor to
> acquire it through proper channels, i.e., through
> trustworthy and knowledgeable teachers. They acquire
> the knowledge, then implement it and encourage
> others to do the same. Sufis are a people who follow
> the great Messenger, Muhammad, in a full manner by
> following his teachings and his example. They weigh
> things by the scale of the Religion. They do not
> deem lawful that which Allah ordained as unlawful,
> and they do not deem unlawful that which Allah
> ordained as lawful. They judge ugly what the laws of
> the Religion judge ugly, and they
> judge good what the laws of the Religion judge
> good. They do not indulge their appetites, and do so
> willingly. They go against the desires of their
> selves. They are a people who keep busy worshipping
> their Lord, fighting laziness and ignorance. They
> may work in the matters of this life, yet they do
> not have an interest in worldly acquisitions because
> the world has departed their hearts.
>
> WHO ARE THE TRUE SUFIS?
>
> True Sufis are those who follow the teachings of the
> Messenger of Allah, his companions, and their
> followers. They have attained the high ranks of
> righteousness and piety in Islam. The true Sufis
> from Ahl us-Sunnah are the best examples to follow.
> The leader and best example of them all was Prophet
> Muhammad r. He was the most knowledgeable creation
> of Allah--the best--and the one with the highest
> status. He was sent to teach the people the true
> Religion. He showed the path to guidance and the
> route to success in this world and the Hereafter. He
> had the best ethics, the best manners, and the most
> love for Allah. He encouraged and urged the people
> to acquire the Knowledge. After Prophet Muhammad,
> the greatest leaders of the true Sufis were the four
> caliphs: Abu Bakr, ^Umar, ^Uthman, and ^Aliyy. Abu
> Bakr as-Siddiq was the best of the humans after the
> prophets. After him, ^Umar Ibnul Khattab, then
> ^Uthman Ibn ^Affan, then ^Aliyy Ibn Abi Talib. They
> are the greatest Sufis of the nation of
> Prophet Muhammad. They were the most knowledgeable
> among the companions of the Prophet. They understood
> that the Knowledge of the Religion is the foundation
> for success and, in turn, urged and guided the
> people to acquire it. After these superior men, the
> great men of Sufism acquired the knowledge,
> highlighted its importance, taught it, ordered
> others with it, and spread it. Great men such as
> al-Jilaniyy, al-Awza^iyy, Abu Hanifah, Malik,
> ash-Shafi^iyy, Ahmad, Sufyan ath-Thawriyy,
> al-Junayd, al-Ash^ariyy, al-Maturidiyy, at-Tahawiyy,
> ar-Rifa^iyy, al-Ghajdawaniyy, and many others were
> great Sufis who adhered to the teachings of the
> Prophet. Another was Uways al-Qarniyy, whom the
> Prophet praised in his hadith:
>
>
>
> In this hadith, the Prophet told us the best of the
> followers of the Companions was a man by the name of
> Uways Ibn ^Amir from the tribe of Qarn, a part of
> the tribe of Murad. He was known for his kindness to
> his mother. He had been inflicted with leprosy from
> which he was cured--except for a small spot. The
> Prophet ordered the companions, should they meet
> Uways al-Qarniyy, to ask him to make supplication to
> Allah to forgive them. This is what our Master ^Umar
> Ibnul Khattab did during his caliphate when some
> reinforcements from Yemen came to al-Madinah to
> support the Muslims in their battle with the
> blasphemers. The reinforcements had come to our
> Master ^Umar, in al-Madinah so that he would tell
> them where to go and what to do according to his
> battle strategy.
>
> Our Master ^Umar inquired whether or not Uways was
> with them. When he found him he asked him, "Are you
> Uways, the son of ^Amir?" Uways said, "Yes." ^Umar
> asked him if he was good and kind to his mother and
> again Uways replied, "Yes." ^Umar asked him, "Were
> you inflicted with leprosy and cured except for a
> spot as small as one dirham?" He said, "Yes." Then
> our Master ^Umar, remembering the order of the
> Prophet, asked Uways to make supplication to Allah
> to forgive him. Out of his humbleness, Uways told
> ^Umar that Umar’s supplication would more likely be
> answered since ^Umar had recently returned from
> performing Hajj. However, ^Umar told Uways about the
> order of the Prophet, and Uways made supplication
> for him.
>
> Uways was a very humble person. Some of the children
> used to think he was a crazy person because he was
> so poor and his clothing so old. Our Master ^Umar
> told him he would write to the ruler of the country
> where Uways was headed to list his name as one of
> those who would receive money from time to time,
> however, Uways did not accept--despite his very poor
> situation. Rather, he told ^Umar, "I prefer to be
> like other people."
>
> In another hadith, the Prophet said:
>
>
>
> which means: <<There are some people who [because
> they are so poor] cover their unlawful nakedness
> with two pieces of ragged clothing; whose hair is
> tousled and appearance dusty such that if they knock
> at a door, they would be turned away. Yet, if they
> raise their hands and make supplication to Allah,
> they will be answered.>>
>
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I
am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
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