Sufism And Chishtiya Silsila.
Sufism:
Sufism (Arabic: تصوّف - Tasawwuf, Persian: صوفیگریsufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف) is generally understood to be the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a ṣufi (صُوفِيّ), though some adherents of the tradition reserve this term only for those practitioners who have attained the goals of the Sufi tradition. Another name used for the Sufi seeker is dervish.
Classical Sufi scholars have defined Sufism as "a science whose objective is the reparation of the heart and turning it away from all else but God". Alternatively, in the words of the renowned Darqawi Sufi teacher Ahmad ibn Ajiba, "a science through which one can know how to travel into the presence of the Divine, purify one’s inner self from filth, and beautify it with a variety of praiseworthy traits".
Sufism is generally originated among Muslims near Basra in modern Iraq. Early books suggest that Sufism in its early stages of development meant nothing but the interiorization of Islam. Historians' states: "It is from the Quran, constantly recited, meditated and experienced, that Sufism proceeded in its origin and its development".The lexical root of Sufi is variously traced to SUF "Wool", referring either to the simple cloaks the early Muslim ascetics wore, or possibly to SAFA "Purity". The two were combined by Al-Rudhabari who said, "The Sufi is the one who wear wool on top of purity". The early Sufi orders considered the wearing of this wool coat as an imitation of Isa Bin Mariyan (AS) Sufism is known as Islamic Mysticism, in which Muslims seek to find divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God.
Other Suggest the Origin of the Sufi is from Ashab As-Suffa "Companion of the Porch", who were a group of impoverished Muslims during the time of Prophet Mohammed (SAW) and who spent much of their time on the veranda of the Prophet Mohammed (SAW)'s mosque, devoted to prayer and eager to memorize each new increment of the Quran as it was revealed. Another etymology advanced by the 10th century Persian historian Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni is that the word Sufism is linked with Greek word Sophia "Wisdom".The Sufism has been characterized as a science of the states of the lower self (Ego) and the way of purifying this lower self of its reprehensible traits, while adorning it instead with what is praiseworthy, weather or not this process of cleansing and purifying the heart is in time rewarded by esoteric knowledge of God. This can be conceived in terms of two basic types of law (Fiqh), an outer law concerned with actions and an inner law concerned with the human heart. The outer law consists of rules pertaining to worship, transactions, marriage, judicial rulings and criminal law, what is often referred to as Shariah. The inner law of Sufism consists of rules about repentance from sin, the purging of contemptible qualities and evil traits of character and adornment with virtues and good character.
While all Muslims believe that they are on the pathway to God and become close to God in Paradise, after death and the "Final Judgment". Sufis also believe, and also it is possible to draw closer to God and more fully embrace the divine presence in this life too.
The chief aim of all Sufis is to seek the pleasing of God by working to restore within them the primordial state of Fitra, described in the Quran. In this state nothing one does defies God and all is undertaken by the single motivation of love of God. A secondary consequence of this is that the seeker may be led to abandon all notion of dualism or multiplicity, including a conception of an individual self, and to realize the Divine Unity. To enter the way of Sufism, the seeker begins by finding a teacher, as the connection to the teacher is considered necessary for the growth of the pupil. The teacher, to be genuine, must have received the authorization to teach (Ijazah) of another master of the way, in an unbroken succession (Silsila) leading back to Sufism's origin with the Prophet Mohammed (SAW). It is the transmission of divine light from the teacher's heart to the heart of the student, rather then the worldly knowledge transmitted from mouth to ear, that allows the adept to progress. In addition, the genuine teacher will be utterly strict in his adherence to the Divine Law.
Scholars and adherents of Sufism are unanimous in agreeing that Sufism cannot be learned through books. To reach the highest levels of success typically requires that the disciple live and serve the teacher for many, many years.
Sufism is the strict emulation of the way of Prophet Mohammed (SAW), through which the heart's connection to the Divine is strengthened. From the traditional Sufi point of view, the esoteric teaching of Sufism were transmitted from the Prophet Mohammed (SAW) to those who had the capacity to acquire the direct experiential gnosis of God, which was passed on from teacher to student through the centuries.Sufism has a long history already before the subsequent institutionalization of Sufi teachings into devotional orders (Tariqat) in the early middle ages.Typically all of these concerned themselves within the understanding of subtle knowledge (Gnosis), education of the heart to purify it of baser instincts, love of God, and approaching God through a well described hirachy of enduring spiritual stations (Maqamat) and more transient spiritual states (Ahwal).
Reason To Emerge.
Sufism, which is general term for Muslims mysticism, sprang up largely in reaction against the worldliness which infected Islam, when its leaders became powerful and wealthy rulers of multitudes of people and were influenced by the foreign cultures.Sufism was brought to Anatolia during the Seljuk dynasty, When Turkic tribes would make raids and the Byzantines had been pushed almost entirely out of Anatolia, and various Turkic tribal leaders and warlords held ground all through Anatolia. Before the formation of the Ottoman Empire a few centuries into the future, Sufi Dervishs would go from village to village, teaching peasants and people to read and write through conversion to Islam.The Sufi movement has spanned several continents and cultures over a millennium, at first expressed through Arabic, then through Persian, Turkish and a dozen other languages.
Formalization of Doctrine
Towards the end of the first millennium CE, a number of manuals began to be written summarizing the doctrines of Sufism and describing some typical Sufi practises. Two of the most famous of these are now available in English translation: the "Kashf Al-Mahjub" of Hujwiri and the "Risala of Qushayri".Two of Imam Al Ghazali's greatest treatises, the "Revival of Religious Science" and the "Alchemy of Happiness", argued that Sufism originated from the Quran and was thus compatible with mainstream Islamic thought, and did not in any way contradict Islamic Law, being instead necessary to its complete fulfillment.
But it is to be remembered that Sufism is transmitted from the heart of the teacher to the heart of the student, not through texts, and also the text may not convey everything, or may be read by different seekers of different levels. Therefore the notion of a formalization of doctrine in Sufism is not strictly correct.
Sufism as a whole is primarily concerned with direct and personal experience.
Sufism (Arabic: تصوّف - Tasawwuf, Persian: صوفیگریsufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف) is generally understood to be the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a ṣufi (صُوفِيّ), though some adherents of the tradition reserve this term only for those practitioners who have attained the goals of the Sufi tradition. Another name used for the Sufi seeker is dervish.
Classical Sufi scholars have defined Sufism as "a science whose objective is the reparation of the heart and turning it away from all else but God". Alternatively, in the words of the renowned Darqawi Sufi teacher Ahmad ibn Ajiba, "a science through which one can know how to travel into the presence of the Divine, purify one’s inner self from filth, and beautify it with a variety of praiseworthy traits".
Sufism is generally originated among Muslims near Basra in modern Iraq. Early books suggest that Sufism in its early stages of development meant nothing but the interiorization of Islam. Historians' states: "It is from the Quran, constantly recited, meditated and experienced, that Sufism proceeded in its origin and its development".The lexical root of Sufi is variously traced to SUF "Wool", referring either to the simple cloaks the early Muslim ascetics wore, or possibly to SAFA "Purity". The two were combined by Al-Rudhabari who said, "The Sufi is the one who wear wool on top of purity". The early Sufi orders considered the wearing of this wool coat as an imitation of Isa Bin Mariyan (AS) Sufism is known as Islamic Mysticism, in which Muslims seek to find divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God.
Other Suggest the Origin of the Sufi is from Ashab As-Suffa "Companion of the Porch", who were a group of impoverished Muslims during the time of Prophet Mohammed (SAW) and who spent much of their time on the veranda of the Prophet Mohammed (SAW)'s mosque, devoted to prayer and eager to memorize each new increment of the Quran as it was revealed. Another etymology advanced by the 10th century Persian historian Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni is that the word Sufism is linked with Greek word Sophia "Wisdom".The Sufism has been characterized as a science of the states of the lower self (Ego) and the way of purifying this lower self of its reprehensible traits, while adorning it instead with what is praiseworthy, weather or not this process of cleansing and purifying the heart is in time rewarded by esoteric knowledge of God. This can be conceived in terms of two basic types of law (Fiqh), an outer law concerned with actions and an inner law concerned with the human heart. The outer law consists of rules pertaining to worship, transactions, marriage, judicial rulings and criminal law, what is often referred to as Shariah. The inner law of Sufism consists of rules about repentance from sin, the purging of contemptible qualities and evil traits of character and adornment with virtues and good character.
While all Muslims believe that they are on the pathway to God and become close to God in Paradise, after death and the "Final Judgment". Sufis also believe, and also it is possible to draw closer to God and more fully embrace the divine presence in this life too.
The chief aim of all Sufis is to seek the pleasing of God by working to restore within them the primordial state of Fitra, described in the Quran. In this state nothing one does defies God and all is undertaken by the single motivation of love of God. A secondary consequence of this is that the seeker may be led to abandon all notion of dualism or multiplicity, including a conception of an individual self, and to realize the Divine Unity. To enter the way of Sufism, the seeker begins by finding a teacher, as the connection to the teacher is considered necessary for the growth of the pupil. The teacher, to be genuine, must have received the authorization to teach (Ijazah) of another master of the way, in an unbroken succession (Silsila) leading back to Sufism's origin with the Prophet Mohammed (SAW). It is the transmission of divine light from the teacher's heart to the heart of the student, rather then the worldly knowledge transmitted from mouth to ear, that allows the adept to progress. In addition, the genuine teacher will be utterly strict in his adherence to the Divine Law.
Scholars and adherents of Sufism are unanimous in agreeing that Sufism cannot be learned through books. To reach the highest levels of success typically requires that the disciple live and serve the teacher for many, many years.
Sufism is the strict emulation of the way of Prophet Mohammed (SAW), through which the heart's connection to the Divine is strengthened. From the traditional Sufi point of view, the esoteric teaching of Sufism were transmitted from the Prophet Mohammed (SAW) to those who had the capacity to acquire the direct experiential gnosis of God, which was passed on from teacher to student through the centuries.Sufism has a long history already before the subsequent institutionalization of Sufi teachings into devotional orders (Tariqat) in the early middle ages.Typically all of these concerned themselves within the understanding of subtle knowledge (Gnosis), education of the heart to purify it of baser instincts, love of God, and approaching God through a well described hirachy of enduring spiritual stations (Maqamat) and more transient spiritual states (Ahwal).
Reason To Emerge.
Sufism, which is general term for Muslims mysticism, sprang up largely in reaction against the worldliness which infected Islam, when its leaders became powerful and wealthy rulers of multitudes of people and were influenced by the foreign cultures.Sufism was brought to Anatolia during the Seljuk dynasty, When Turkic tribes would make raids and the Byzantines had been pushed almost entirely out of Anatolia, and various Turkic tribal leaders and warlords held ground all through Anatolia. Before the formation of the Ottoman Empire a few centuries into the future, Sufi Dervishs would go from village to village, teaching peasants and people to read and write through conversion to Islam.The Sufi movement has spanned several continents and cultures over a millennium, at first expressed through Arabic, then through Persian, Turkish and a dozen other languages.
Formalization of Doctrine
Towards the end of the first millennium CE, a number of manuals began to be written summarizing the doctrines of Sufism and describing some typical Sufi practises. Two of the most famous of these are now available in English translation: the "Kashf Al-Mahjub" of Hujwiri and the "Risala of Qushayri".Two of Imam Al Ghazali's greatest treatises, the "Revival of Religious Science" and the "Alchemy of Happiness", argued that Sufism originated from the Quran and was thus compatible with mainstream Islamic thought, and did not in any way contradict Islamic Law, being instead necessary to its complete fulfillment.
But it is to be remembered that Sufism is transmitted from the heart of the teacher to the heart of the student, not through texts, and also the text may not convey everything, or may be read by different seekers of different levels. Therefore the notion of a formalization of doctrine in Sufism is not strictly correct.
Sufism as a whole is primarily concerned with direct and personal experience.
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Haji S. M. Saaed Chishty
Khadim-E-Khawaja Baba
Mobile- 0091 6377583712
[email protected]
[email protected]
For Nazrana and Niyaz, send amount to below mentioned
Syed Mohammed Sayeed Chishty
Account no- 41715238755
IFSC. SBIN0031588.
Swift Code- SBININBB372.
State Bank Of India.
Call and Whatsapp 0091 6377859821