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The Spiritual Sight of My Beloved Spiritual Guide Allama Iqbal says: کوئی اندازہ کر سکتا  ہے اس کے زورِ بازو کا نگاہِ مردِ مومن سے بدل جاتی ہیں تقدیریں Meaning: No one can estimate the power of a Mumin (true believer). In fact, he can change destinies just by one glance. Efficacy Of Spiritual Sight [...]

My Beloved Murshid: The Man of Divine Essence It was the 2001 Hajj period when the prospective pilgrims were busy preparing for their journey. The pilgrims from around the world were eagerly waiting to perform Hajj. There was one particular group of pilgrims whose leader was impatient to go to Medina. It was a strange [...]

Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen The Manifestation of Divine Essence Hadiths of the Holy Prophet sall’ Allahu alayhi wa’alihi wasallam state that اَلۡمُوۡمِنُ  مِرۡآۃُ الرَّحۡمٰن Meaning:  The true believer (Mumin) is the mirror of the most Compassionate (Rehman). اَلۡمُوۡمِنُ  مِرۡآۃُ الۡمُوۡمِنۡ Meaning: The true believer is the mirror of the true believer. In the explanation of this Hadith, Sufis [...]

Evolution of Faqr (Sufism) Faqr (Sufism) is a broad term. As it is the journey which starts from the ‘Alif’ (الف) of Ism-e-Allah Zaat to the ‘hay’(ہ). Rather, the journey begins from ‘hay’ and continues to infinity. Faqr is an exalted stage of inward which is incomparable to any other stage or rank. Since Faqr [...]

Light of Divinity Allah says in the Quran: قَدۡ جَآءَکُمۡ مِّنَ اللّٰہِ  نُوۡرٌ وَّ کِتٰبٌ مُّبِیۡنٌ ﴿ۙ۱۵﴾ There has indeed come to you a light from Allah (i.e., Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him]) and an Enlightening Book (i.e., the Holy Qur’an).(5:15) Eventually, The exegetists have said that here the light means Prophet Mohammad [...]

Titles of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman Allah’s way with His beloveds since ever is that He gives them special titles according to their distinguishing attributes. Just so the world gets to know their grandeur and the level of belovedness. As in the Holy Quran, Allah addresses His beloved Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) with beautiful titles. Such as Yaseen and Taha and [...]

The Grandeur of Sultan-ul-Faqr Introduction Allah Almighty says in a Qudsi Hadith: “Some of My Saints are under My Cloak, no one knows them except Me.” Hence, there are Saints among us whose grandeur and status is in veil from Allah’s creation. On the other hand there are Saints whose grandeur Allah not only reveals [...]

Trial Allah’s blessing on the path of righteousness Writer: Yusuf Akbar Sarwari Qadri, Lahore Allah tests those of His lovers who He admires the most, so they start obeying Him and become more efficient on the path of righteousness. They learn becoming more patient with regards to the trial they go through so as to [...]

Patience Patience literally means to restrain, tolerate, persevere and captivate. Importance of Patience The importance of patience can be understood by the fact that Allah Almighty mentions it seventy times in Holy Quran. Allah says: وَ اسۡتَعِیۡنُوۡا بِالصَّبۡرِ وَ الصَّلٰوۃِ ؕ وَ اِنَّہَا لَکَبِیۡرَۃٌ اِلَّا عَلَی الۡخٰشِعِیۡنَ ﴿ۙ۴۵﴾ Meaning: And seek (Allah’s) help through patience [...]

Invocation (Dhikr) Just as our physical body entails nutritive diet to stay healthy, our esoteric self (soul) also needs nourishing to stay in good health. The nourishment to our esoteric self is the invocation (dhikr/ zikr) of Allah. It is the saying of Allah:  اَلَا بِذِکۡرِ اللّٰہِ تَطۡمَئِنُّ الۡقُلُوۡبُ.  الرعد     (28) Meaning: Know that it [...]

Virtues of Hajj Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam. All religious obligations are important but in the Mohammadan Sharia, Hajj is magnificent and superior. This is because it is the sign of oneness and universality among Muslim umma. Also it is the reason of unity and  equality among them. Salat , recitation of Holy [...]

From Mystic Endeavors to Divine Observations Allah says in Quran: وَالَّذِیْنَ جَاھَدُوْا فِیْنَا لَنَھْدِیَنَّھُمْ سُبُلَنَاج وَاِنَّ اللّٰہَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ( سورۃ العنکبوت ۔ 69) Meaning: And those who strive hard (and struggle against the inciting innerself vehemently) for Our cause, We certainly guide them to Our ways, and verily Allah blesses the men of spiritual excellence [...]

History of Sarwari Qadri Order Allah Almighty created this Universe and especially human beings for His recognition. This journey of recognition started at the realm of Divine Unity from the Nur of Mohammad. Eventually this journey reached its completion in the man in the form of Divine Nur. However, the Universal Divine Man (al-insan al-kamil) took this [...]

Theophany What is theophany? Infact theophany is the manifestation of attributes and Essence of Allah. Moreover, it is manifestation of Divine beauty and majesty. Thence, the whole universe is the manifestation of it as Allah says; اَللّٰہُ  نُوْرُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ( سورۃالنور) Meaning: Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. (24:35) Infact, Prophet Mohammad [...]

Search for Allah Allah says in the Quran: وَالَّذِيۡنَ جَاهَدُوۡا فِيۡنَا لَنَهۡدِيَنَّهُمۡ سُبُلَنَا ​​ؕ (العنکبوت ۔69) Meaning: And those who strive hard (and struggle against the innerself self vehemently) for Our cause, We certainly guide them to Our ways. (Al-Ankabut 69) ذَالِکَ فَضْلُ اللّٰہِ یُؤْتِیْہِ مَنْ یَّشَآءُطوَاللّٰہُ ذُوالْفَضْلِ الْعَظِیْم۔ (الحدید۔21) Meaning: This is Allah’s bounty [...]