Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction Shaikh-ul-Arab Wal Ajam Arifbillah Hazrat-e-Aqdas Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (Damat Barakaatuhum) Published By: Khanqah Imdadiyyah Ashrafiyyah Gulshan Iqbal, Block 2 Karachi, Pakistan www.khanqah.org 1 Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction Dedic ation All my writings a nd compilations are collections of the benefits and blessings of the c ompanionship of our spiritua l mentors: Muhiyyus Sunnah Hazrat Aqdas Maulana Shah Abrâr-ul-Haqq Saheb rahima hullâh, Hazrat Aqdas Mau lana Shah Abdul Ghani Saheb Phul puri rahimahullâh And Hazrat Aqdas Maulana Shah Muhammad Ahmad Saheb rahimahullâh. Muhammad Akhtar (May Allâh Ta’a la Pardon Him) 2 Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction Table of Contents Preface..................................................................................................6 Chapter I Introduction A Special Sign of Jazb ......................................................................... 12 The Two Bounties of Jazb ................................................................... 13 Example of the Reflection of the Moon ............................................... 14 Allah Ta’ala is Sufficient for the Servant ............................................. 16 The Path of Sulook is also Tread by Jazb............................................. 18 An Incident Related To the Path of Jazb and Sulook ........................... 19 Commentary Of ﻢﻛ(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:9) (cid:9) ْذ(cid:2)ﺍ (cid:12)ْ(cid:5)(cid:6) وْ(cid:10)(cid:9) (cid:9) ْذﺎﻓ (cid:2) .................................................................. 22 The Second Means Of Reaching Allah Ta’ala Is Sulook ...................... 23 Explanation of the Hadith-e-Qudsi ْ(cid:24) (cid:22)(cid:23) ﻣ(cid:5) ﺏ(cid:2) (cid:20)(cid:19) (cid:2)(cid:21)(cid:2) ﻦْ ﻣ(cid:2) ....................................... 24 Another Sign of Jazb ........................................................................... 25 To Ask Allah Ta’ala When Seeing His Favours upon Others .............. 31 Chapter II The Jazb of Sahabah (Radhiallaho Anhum) Hazrat Abu Bakr As-Siddique ............................................................ 33 Hazrat Umar Ibn Al-Khattab .............................................................. 36 Hazrat Wahshi ................................................................................... 39 Chapter III The Jazb of a Tabi’ee Hazrat Zazaan .................................................................................... 46 Chapter IV Meritorious Incidents of Jazb The Jazb of Hazrat Sultan Ibrahim Bin Adham ................................... 49 3 Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction Miracles of Hazrat Sultan Ibrahim bin Adham ................................... 53 Can a Layman Also Rise To The Position of The King Of Balkh? ........ 56 The Jazb of King Umra-ul-Qais ........................................................... 62 An Incident from the Mathnawi Regarding a Majzoob Shepherd ....... 64 Hazrat Fudhail Ibn Ayyaaz ................................................................ 67 Nasooh ............................................................................................... 68 Hazrat Bishr Haafi .............................................................................. 74 Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi ..................................................................... 75 The Famous Poet Hafeez Jhonpuri ..................................................... 78 The Master Poet Jigar Muradabadi ..................................................... 79 Peer-e-Changi (The Musician and Singer)........................................... 82 An Incident during the Time of the Great Saint, Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani ................................................................................................... 85 An Incident Regarding Jazb on a Lighter Note ................................... 88 The Jazb of a Drunken, Wealthy, Young Man ..................................... 88 Chapter V Towards Attaining Jazb The Meaning of Allah Ta’ala’s Names ................................................ 91 Al-Aziz (ﺰﻳﺰﻌﻟﺍ) .......................................................................................... 91 Al-Kareem (ﻢﻳ(cid:29)(cid:30)ﺍ).................................................................................... 92 Acquiring the Mercy of Allah Ta’ala by Shedding Tears ..................... 93 The Effect of Dressing like the Pious ................................................... 94 Committing Sins is Contrary to the Nobility of Servitude ................... 96 The Greatest Hijacker on the Path of Sulook ....................................... 97 Tahajjud Made Easy ......................................................................... 100 The Commentary Ofﺍﻮﺒﺴﻛ ﺎﻣ ................................................................. 101 The Commentary ofک(cid:10)ذ $ﻟ ﺎﻨﻌﻓرو ...................................................... 102 Punishment for the Temporary Pleasure of Sin................................. 105 Giving up Sin: Proof of Allah Ta’ala’s Mercy and committing Sin: The Cause of Misfortune .................................................................. 106 All the Roads of Sainthood Are Accessible ....................................... 112 4 Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction Love Teaches the Etiquettes of Love ................................................. 113 The Time and Place for the Manifestation of Jazb ............................. 113 How to Recognize the Special Servants of Allah Ta’ala .................... 115 Appendix I Mulfoozats The Importance of the Correct Recitation of the Qur’an .................... 117 The Sunnah Method of Azaan and Iqaamat ...................................... 118 To Stand Upright After Ruku ........................................................... 118 To Sit Upright between the Two Sajdahs .......................................... 118 Only Nine Rakaats of Esha Are Necessary........................................ 119 Awwabeen Made Easy ..................................................................... 120 An Incident Regarding a Poor Person in Debt .................................. 120 Examples of the Test of Spiritual Pleasure ........................................ 122 To Make Amends after Sinning Is Necessary .................................... 122 The Department Of Tazkiyyah-E-Nafs: ............................................ 123 A Function of Prophethood .............................................................. 123 The Condition for Effectiveness in .................................................... 124 D’awat Ilallah is A’mal-E-Swaaliha .................................................. 124 The Etiquettes of Sitting in Lectures ................................................. 124 Appendix II Supplications Dua-1.................................................................................................... 125 Dua-2.................................................................................................... 126 Dua-3.................................................................................................... 127 5 Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction Preface Thanks be to Allah Ta’ala who guided us to the light of Islam and peace be upon the fiٰ'nal beloved Messenger of Allah Ta’ala, the Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), all the other Prophets and Messengers, to the descendants of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), his companions and whoever follows them in good action until the Day of Judgment. I am personally indebted to the Almighty Allah Ta’ala to have guided me across seas, cultures and nations into the guidance of my Respected Shaikh, Shaikh-ul-Arab Wal Ajam Arifbillah Hazrat Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (Damat Barakaatuhum) My Shaikh’s reputation and standing to the Muslims of the Asian subcontinent needs no introduction. However, for the benefit of others, Shaikh has been favored by Allah Ta’ala to have been nurtured by three of the greatest and most renowned Wali’s (Saints) of his time. Shaikh’s inclination towards the Creator, the Almighty Allah Ta’ala began before he even reached puberty. He dedicated his life from before teens in service of those pious servants of Allah Ta’ala whom the world today refers to as Ahlullah (Saints). From the tender age of 12, he began attending discourses of renowned scholars of the time. At the age of 15, he took Bayat (pledged allegiance) to the great Wali (Saint) of his time, Hazrat Maulana Shah Muhammad Ahmed Saheb (Rahmatullah Alaihi) and spent three years continuously in his lofty company. Thereafter, Shaikh was guided to the company of the famous Wali (Saint), Hazrat Maulana Shah Abdul Ghani Phulpuri (Rahmatullah Alaihi), with whom he spent seventeen years. The Shaikh’s service and dedication to his Shaikh is unsurpassable in recent times. During the seventeen years with Shaikh Phulpuri (Rahmatullah Alaihi), the nights were spent in a jungle from where no other human sound was heard except for Shaikh Phulpuri’s Zikr (remembrance of Allah Ta’ala). It was under the tutelage of Shaikh Phoulpuri for seventeen years that Hazrat mastered scholarly work of Mathnawi by Shaikh Rumi. Shaikh Phoulpuri (Rahmatullah Alaihi) himself was guided by the greatest scholar of recent history, Hakeem ul Ummah Shaikh Ashraf Ali Thanwi 6 Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction (Rahmatullah Alaihi), who in turn was taught the Mathnawi by Shaikh Hajee Imdadullah (Rahmatullah Alaihi). Shaikh’s discourses permeate the listeners’ hearts with Allah’s love, Greatness and hope of salvation. Every word he utters brings one closer to the Creator, Almighty Allah. His company impresses upon those around him to converge their mental as well as physical ‘being’ into living a life to the Creators criterion. His discourses knows no language, colour or age barriers and even those alien to Urdu benefit. During Ramadhan 1419 (1998/99), a European from Belgium, who could not speak nor understand Urdu, spent the month Ramadhan with Shaikh. He was occasionally seen mesmerized by the Shaikh’s discourses and tears rolled down his cheeks. When I asked him what was that kept him in Shaikh’s company? He replied, “Shaikh’s words touch my heart and eyes involuntarily weep, thinking of Allah’s Greatness”. It is because of Shaikh’s great appreciation and understanding of Allah’s qualities that his Shaikh awarded him the title of Arifbillah (One who has become acquainted with Allah’s qualities). Tajalliat-e-Jazb was a series of lectures in Urdu delivered by the Respected Shaikh in Masjid-e-Ashraf, Karachi, Pakistan. The lectures were first translated into four booklets and it was felt and requested by many that a single volume would be of greater benefit, which through the mercy of Allah Ta'ala is now ready. The greatest linguistic difficulty has been in trying to translate Shaikh’s poetry and Maulana Yusuf Gondiwala of South Africa who translated and printed the original four booklets has been instrumental in these. A further dilemma for any translator is to try and attempt to keep the reader’s attention while not losing the meaning of the original words. We hope most of the words rendered into English will be acceptable and are as close as possible in meaning to the original words. If any reader prefers a better alternative, their suggestions and assistance will be welcome. The present written volume merely represents a reflection from the shadow of the original. Those fortunate individuals who have spent time with the Shaikh will testify that the aura, fervor and exquisite passion with which the Shaikh exudes the Love of Allah Ta’ala cannot be captured by audiocassettes or written words. Many individuals have contributed towards this final preparation and I once more thank Meer Saheb (Damat Barakaatuhum), Maulana Yusuf 7 Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction Gundiwalla, brother Dawud, Mufti Abdullah of Gloucester, England, who assisted me with the translation of the Islamic terminologies and many others. May the Almighty, Merciful Allah Ta’ala make this publication a means of salvation and reward in the hereafter for all those who helped. We humbly request all the readers to remember us and in particular our respected Shaikh, Arifbillah Hazrat Aqdas Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (Damat Barakaatuhum) in your Duas. Ismail Adam Patel England Jamada-al-Ula 1420 (August 1999) 8 Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction Introduction ؕؕ'' ؕ'ؕ' ﺪ ﺪ ﺪﺪ (cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9) ﻌﻌ ﻌﻌ ْْْْ (cid:2)(cid:2)88(cid:2)(cid:2) 88 ﺎﺎﺎﺎﻣﻣ ﻣﻣ (cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﺍ (cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12)ٰٰ,,ٰ ٰ ,, ﻄﻄ ﻄﻄ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ﺻﺻ ﺻﺻ ْْْْ ﺍﺍﺍﺍ ﻦﻦ ﻦﻦ(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ْْﻳﻳْ ْ ﻳﻳ ﺬ ﺬﺬﺬ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ﻟﻟ (cid:19) (cid:19)ﻟﻟ (cid:19)(cid:19) ﺍﺍﺍﺍ(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ہ ہہہ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) د ددد ﺎﺎﺎﺎ(cid:2)ﺒ(cid:2)ﺒ (cid:2)ﺒ(cid:2)ﺒ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)ﻋﻋ ﻋﻋ (cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12)ٰٰٰٰ22 22 (cid:2)ﻋ(cid:2)ﻋ (cid:2)ﻋ(cid:2)ﻋ مم مم ٌٌٌٌ ﻼﻼ ﻼ ﻼ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ﺳﺳ ﺳﺳ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) و و وو (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) (cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12)ٰٰ,,ٰ ٰ ,, ﻛﻛ ﻛﻛ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) و و وو (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ++++ ﺪ ﺪﺪﺪ (cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9) ﻤﻤ ﻤﻤ ْْْْ ﺤﺤ ﺤﺤ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ﻟﻟ ْ ْﻟﻟ ْْ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ۝۝۝۝ ﻢ ﻢﻢﻢ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ﻴﻴ ْ ْﻴﻴْْ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)ﺣﺣ ﺣﺣ (cid:19)(cid:19)ﺮﺮ(cid:19) (cid:19)ﺮﺮ ﻟﻟﻟﻟﺍﺍﺍﺍ ﻦ ﻦﻦﻦ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ﻤﻤ ٰ ٰﻤﻤٰٰ ﺣﺣ ْ ْﺣﺣْْ (cid:19)(cid:19)ﺮﺮ(cid:19) (cid:19)ﺮﺮ ﻟﻟﻟﻟﺍﺍﺍﺍ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ﷲ ﷲ ﷲﷲ ﺍﺍﺍﺍ ﻢ ﻢﻢﻢ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ﺴﺴ ﺴﺴ ْْْْ 88 (cid:5) (cid:5)88 (cid:5)(cid:5) ۝۝۝۝ ﻢ ﻢﻢﻢ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ﻴﻴ ْ ْﻴﻴ ْْ ﺟﺟ (cid:5) (cid:5)ﺟﺟ (cid:5)(cid:5) (cid:19)(cid:19)ﺮﺮ(cid:19) (cid:19)ﺮﺮ ﻟﻟﻟﻟﺍﺍﺍﺍ ﻦ ﻦ ﻦﻦ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ﻄﻄ ﻄﻄ ٰٰٰٰ ﻴﻴ ﻴﻴْْ ْْ ﺸﺸ ﺸﺸ (cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) ﻟﻟﻟﻟﺍﺍﺍﺍ ﻦ ﻦﻦﻦ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ﻣﻣ (cid:5) (cid:5)ﻣﻣ (cid:5)(cid:5) (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ﷲ ﷲ ﷲﷲ ﺎﺎﺎﺎ(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)ﺑﺑ ﺑﺑ (cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9) ذ ذذذ ﻮﻮ ﻮﻮ ْْ ْْ (cid:9)(cid:9)ﻋﻋ(cid:9) (cid:9) ﻋﻋ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ﺎ ﺎ ﺎﺎﻓﻓ ﻓﻓ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ۝۝۝۝ ﺐ ﺐ ﺐﺐ (cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9) ﻴﻴ ْ ْﻴﻴْْ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)ﻨﻨ ﻨﻨ LﻳLﻳ LﻳLﻳ ﻦ ﻦﻦﻦ ْْْْ ﻣﻣ ﻣﻣ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) F F F(cid:5)F(cid:5) (cid:5)(cid:5) ﻴﻴ ﻴﻴ ْْ ْْ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)ﻟ(cid:2)ﻟ ﻟﻟ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﺍ ی ییی EEEE (cid:5)ﺪ (cid:5)ﺪ (cid:5)ﺪ(cid:5)ﺪ ﻬﻬ ﻬﻬ ْْْْ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)ﻳ(cid:2)ﻳ ﻳﻳ و و وو (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ء ء ءء (cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9) ﺎ ﺎ ﺎﺎ ٓٓٓٓ ﺸﺸ ﺸﺸ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) GG GG (cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) ﻦ ﻦﻦﻦ ْْْْ ﻣﻣ ﻣﻣ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) F F F(cid:5)F(cid:5) (cid:5)(cid:5) ﻴﻴ ﻴﻴ ْْ ْْ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)ﻟ(cid:2)ﻟ ﻟﻟ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﺍ (cid:24) (cid:24)EE (cid:24)(cid:24)EE DD DD (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ﺘﺘ ﺘﺘ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ﺠﺠ ﺠﺠ ْْ ْْ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)ﻳ(cid:2)ﻳ ﻳﻳ (cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9) ﷲ(cid:9) ﷲﷲﷲ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﺍ “Allah Ta’ala draws or attracts towards Himself whomsoever He wills. And He guides towards Himself one who inclines towards Him” (Surah 42: Ash Shura: part of verse 13) These are the two ways outlined by Allah Ta’ala in his Book, the Holy Qur’an, to reach Him. Allamah Aaloosi Sayyid Mahmood Baghdadi (Rahmatullah Alaihi) states regarding this Ayah, “The Messenger of Allah Ta’ala (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) was very sad over the Kuffar (unbelievers) of Makkah for not accepting the message and adopting Imaan (faith). (As many Quresh (a tribe of Makkah) blatantly rejected Islam, Allah Ta’ala revealed the above verse).” Allamah Sayyid Mahmood Baghdadi (Rahmatullah Alaihi) writes, ﻢﻢﻢﻢﻠﻠ (cid:19) (cid:19)ﻠﻠ (cid:19)(cid:19) ﺳﺳ ﺳﺳ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) و و وو (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) F F F(cid:5)F(cid:5) (cid:5)(cid:5) ﻴﻴ ﻴﻴ ْْ ْْ (cid:2)(cid:2)ﻠﻠ(cid:2)ﻠ(cid:2)ﻠ(cid:2)ﻋ(cid:2)ﻋ (cid:2)ﻋ(cid:2)ﻋ (cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12)ٰٰٰٰ SS SS ﺎﺎﺎﺎﻌﻌ ﻌﻌ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) (cid:21)(cid:21) (cid:21)(cid:21) (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) (cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9) ﷲ(cid:9) ﷲ ﷲﷲ ﺍﺍﺍﺍ (cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)22 22 ﺻﺻ ﺻﺻ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) (cid:24) (cid:24) (cid:24)(cid:24)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22) DD DD (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ﻨﻨ (cid:19) (cid:19)ﻨﻨ (cid:19)(cid:19) ﻠﻠﻠﻠﻟﻟ (cid:22) (cid:22)ﻟﻟ (cid:22)(cid:22) ﺔ ﺔ ﺔﺔ ٌٌٌٌ (cid:2)ﻴ(cid:2)ﻴ (cid:2)ﻴ(cid:2)ﻴ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)ﻠﻠ ﻠﻠ ﺴﺴ ﺴﺴ ْْْْ (cid:21)(cid:21) (cid:21)(cid:21) (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ﺔ ﺔ ﺔﺔ (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)ﻳ(cid:2)ﻳ ﻳﻳ ٰٰٰٰ ﻻ ﻻ ﻻﻻ ْْْْ ﺍﺍﺍﺍ(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ہ ہہہ ﺬ ﺬﺬﺬ (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ﻫﻫ ٰ ٰﻫﻫ ٰٰ ن ننن (cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) (cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5) ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﺍ “The verse was revealed in order to placate the Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). Allah Ta’ala revealed it to remove the sorrow of the beloved Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and to console him.” In fact, it said, “O Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), do not be grieved because of the Kuffar (unbelievers) who have not adopted Imaan. There are, indeed, only two ways by which one can find My Guidance. Either I attract them towards Myself, or they express their love for Me and search for the Truth. These people are lacking both. Neither have I attracted them, nor are they attentive towards your invitation and therefore have deprived themselves of both the avenues 9