Awliya -Wilayat
“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)
SOHBATE AULIA / AFFILIATION WITH THE AULIA
Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) says, “Oh you who believe, seek a Means to Allah…” [5/35] Shaykhs say, “Seek a means to Allah that doesn’t separate from Allah so that you may reach Him And there is no Greater Means to Allah than the Prophet (ﷺ) And there is no Greater Way to the Prophet (ﷺ) except invocation (salawat) on him (ﷺ)
What is desired in using a means (waseela) to Allah is a Perfect Shaykh. For He is the Greatest of the Ways to Allah.
A person is with the one he loves and who loves a people, he is one of them.
“A man is gathered on the
Day of Judgment on the Religion of his brother. So be careful for the one you
befriend.”
As narrated from Al-Bukhari (Radi Allahutala anhu) that a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ.) and asked about the Hour saying, “When is the Hour?” Muhammad said, “What have you prepared for it?” the man said, ” Nothing except I love Allah and His Messenger.” Muhammad (ﷺ.) said, “Surely you will be with the one you loved.” Anas said, “I love the Prophet (ﷺ.) and Abu Bakr, and ‘Umar, (may Allah be pleased with them). And I hope to be alive while they are living.”
Hazrat Umar ((ra)) said: “I
heard the Beloved Prophet (ﷺ.) saying that there will be
certain worshippers of Allah who will not be Prophets, nor martyrs, but the
Prophets and martyrs will envy them on the Day of Judgement.”
The Companions then asked, “O Prophet of Allah, who are these
people?”
Then the Most Beloved Prophet (ﷺ.) explained to them the
qualities of the Awliya.
The Prophet (ﷺ.) read to them the verse:
“Beware, verily on the friends of Allah, there is no fear, nor shall they
grieve.”(Surah Yunus, Verse 62)
Wilayat-e-Amma & Wilayat-e-Khaas
(1) Wilayat-e-Amma (general
closeness to Allah) – This is the closeness of Allah to every believer, as Allah
declares in the Qur’an al-Kareem: “We are closer to him, than his own
jugular vein.” (18/16).
(2) Wilayat-e-Khaas (special closeness to Allah) – This closeness is exclusive to the Awliya.This is a speciality of those who have traveled on the path of Tasawwuf, and attained nearness to Allah. This is declared in a Hadith-e-Quddsi, where Allah says to the Most Beloved Prophet (ﷺ.), “Among the things that bring My servant close to Me, the ones I love best, are the things that I have made fard (compulsory). When My servant does nafil ibaadat (that include salat ,charity ,good deeds etc), he gets very close to Me. So much so, that I love him very much. When I love Him, I become his hearing ear,seeing eye, holding hand, and walking foot. I give him whatever he wishes. When he invokes Me for help, I protect him.” Allah’s closeness is not like material closeness that can be understood by reason, or perceived through the sense organs. It can only be comprehended through the knowledge of Ma’rifa (gnosis) bestowed by Allah upon the Awliya.
From the Awliya of all the ummahs (of the
previous Prophets), the greatest Awliya are from the ummah of Sayidina
RasoolAllah (ﷺ.). There have been
Awliya Allah in every era and there will always be Awliya Allah in every era.
However, their recognition may be difficult.
Living for him means following him (seerat/sunnah with love and adab) +working for his deen (tabligh e deen/calling towards quran/islam iman ihsan)
Safeguarding the deen-–1.Ibadate elahi 2.Ghulamane mustafa(ﷺ) 3.Mohabbate ahle bait 4.Azmate sahaba 5.Sohbate auliya.
TASAWUFF—-1.iqlas e niyyat (sincerity and purity –seeking only allah and his pleasure) 2.ilm e nafae (profitable knowledge- quran and sunnah ) 3.amal e saleh (good deeds/taqwa –avoiding sins) 4.ahklaq e hasana (building good character- free from diseases of heart) 5.salamate sudur (protecting living heart -by sohbate awliya)
When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)
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