Allaah (Almighty and Glorious is He) says in the Holy Qur'aan, in the 8th Surah, al-Anfaal: Verse 34
None
can be its Guardians (Auliya) except the righteous
(The
Auliya are the Righteous.)
The Journey To Allaah Almighty....
In quoted Surah of the Holy Qur'aan, the 8th Surah, al-Anfaal: Verse 34, Allaah refers to the guardians of the Sacred Haram ash-Shareef, The Noble Sacred Sanctuary in Makkah, but The Ones who know Allaah (urafa) have taken it a step further and say that the Haram ash-Shareef, is the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him, his family and his companions). He is the sanctuary to which all the lovers of Allaah turn to for protection. They are drowned in his reality.
They seek the Beloved of Allaah. His true heirs, the Auliya serve as guardians of the Spiritual Hearts or qalb of their devotees. The Spiritual Hearts or Qalb is the nucleus of The Essence Of Man or the ruh. This Spiritual Organ of Perception is where Transcendent Realities enter into contact with man. The Qalb is the connection (al-barzakh) between this world and the next. It is also the battlefield of the Greater Holy War (jihad al-akbar).
Here a battle is fought between the Yearning
Spirit (ruh) and the downward pulling lower self (nafs). The qalb
is the sanctified center of man because it is the ‘place’ that can contain Allaah.
Keeping watch over the qalb is part of the spiritual struggle of the
Journey of Return to Allaah. The heart of the Perfect Man is the Divine Throne
around which circle spiritual realities. It is these Perfect Men (Auliya)
that guard our spiritual hearts and perfect them.
Allaah (Almighty and Glorious is He) says in the Holy Qur'aan, in the 53rd Surah, an-Najm: Verse 42:
To
Allaah is the final Goal.
In the path of Tasawwuf or
Developing Spirituality one has to cultivate an intense, all absorbing Love
and connection (Nisbat) with Allaah Kareem.
On
this path, the Subject is Allaah, the Goal is Allaah, the vehicle to transport
one to Allaah is Prophet of Allaah Almighty through whose spiritual personality
one absorbs divine blessings, as mentioned in the 62nd Surah,
al-Jumua’h, Verse 3
(To
purify, instruct and bestow wisdom) upon those who come later…
The fuel for this journey is Ishq.
(Intense Love for Allaah Kareem and his Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him, his
family and his companions). The traveler on this path is called a Saalik
and the guide who acts as the means between the Sought (Allaah) and the
seeker is called Murshid.
The
Qur’aan says in the 5th Surah, al-Maida, Verse: 35:
O
ye who believe! Do your duty to Allaah, seek the means of approach unto Him,
and strive with might and main in His cause: that ye may prosper.
Excerpt from the speech about Shaiekh Saiyyid Abdul Qaadir Jilaani
[Rahmatul Laah Alaieh]
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