Aulia -Grades Of Awliya
“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
The Qur’an al-kareem divides
those that are favoured by Allah into 4 groups:
(a) The Prophets – This cycle has ended
after the appearance of Sayyadina RasoolAllah (ﷺ.).
(b) The Siddeeq (The Truthful) – This rank is next after the Prophets. The
greatest Siddeeq was Hazrat Abu Bakr (Radi Allahu ta’ala Anhu). The meaning of
Siddeeq is Truth. Such a person recognizes truth in all its manifestations.
(c) The Shuhada (Martyrs) – One need not actually be killed in the battlefield
to prove one’s self as shaheed (martyr). One in this stage feels satisfied
by sacrificing everything that he has for the Creator.
(d) The Salih (Pious) – This is the lower grade that one can attain by
devotional activities. In this stage,one cleanses himself from all
spiritual impurities such as jealousy, hatred, hypocrisy etc.
From the Awliya of the ummah of Sayyadina RasoolAllah (ﷺ), the most superior Awliya are the four
Khulafa-e-Rashideen (The Righteously guided Caliphs) .
All the Sahaba were Awliya, BUT all Awliya are not Sahaaba.
Amongst the Awliya are the following groups:
At any given time, there are 4000 Awliya living on Earth. They are not
recognized by the general public. In fact, amongst them, one does not
know the other, and they themselves are not aware of the validity of their actions
and devotion. 300 from this group are statesman, involved in the
administration of this world. They control all transactions that take
place. They are known as the “Akhyaar”.
· Amongst these 300, 40 are known as “Abdaal”.
· Amongst the 40, 7 are “Abraar”.
· Amongst this 7, 4 are “Autaad”.
· Amongst these 4, 3 are “Noqabah”.
· From these 3, 1 is the “Ghaus” or “Qutub”. He
is the most senior of them all, and head of the spiritual assembly.
In reference to the Abdaals, Imam At-Tabarani (Radi Allahu ta’ala Anhu) quotes
a Hadith Shareef in which the Beloved Prophet (ﷺ.) declares, “There will always exist 40 persons on
the Earth, each of whom is blessed like Hazrat Ebrahim (Alaihis Salaam). It
rains because of their barakah. Allah appoints another when one of them
dies.”
In another Hadith Shareef, Abu
Naeem (Radi Allahu ta’ala Anhu) reports that the Beloved Prophet (ﷺ.) said, “There always exist 40 persons among my
ummah. Their hearts are like that of Hazrat Ebrahim (Alaihis Salaam). Allah
Ta’aala redeems His human servants from disasters for their sake.They are
called Abdaal. They do not attain to that degree by performing salaah, fasting,
or giving zakaah.” Ibn Mas’ud (Radi Allahu ta’ala Anhu) asked,
“Ya RasoolAllah (ﷺ.), by what means do they attain
that degree?” “They attain it by being generous, and by advising
muslims,” said the Beloved Prophet (ﷺ.).
Behold! Verily on the friends Of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they
grieve; those who believe and (Constantly) guard against evil. For them is
Glad Tiding, in the life of the Present, And in the Hereafter: No change can
there be in the Words of Allah . This is indeed. The supreme Felicity. [10/62]
None one can be its guardian
except Al-Muttagun (The pious, Saints) But most of them know not [8/34]
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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