The Second Point

Imam Rabbānī Ahmad FārūqīAhmad Sirhindī (1564–1624), an influential Indian Islamic scholar and Sufi, known as the “Renewer of the Second Millennium” (Mujaddid Alf Thānī). (ra) said:

“During my spiritual journey and ascent, I observed various ranks and degrees among the awliyā(sing. walī) Those who seek the pleasure of Allah and attain elevated spiritual ranks through worship, obedience, and sincerity.. I saw that those who took adherence to the SunnahThe sayings, actions, and approvals of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) that serve as a model for Muslims. as the foundation of their path were the most radiant, majestic, refined, and trustworthy. Even the ordinary awliyā(sing. walī) Those who seek the pleasure of Allah and attain elevated spiritual ranks through worship, obedience, and sincerity. among those groups appeared more splendid than the most distinguished awliyā(sing. walī) Those who seek the pleasure of Allah and attain elevated spiritual ranks through worship, obedience, and sincerity. belonging to other groups.”

Indeed, the statement of Imam RabbānīAhmad Fārūqī Ahmad Sirhindī (1564–1624), an influential Indian Islamic scholar and Sufi, known as the “Renewer of the Second Millennium” (Mujaddid Alf Thānī)., the mujaddidAn Islamic scholar who appears as a representative of the Prophet (pbuh) to address religious issues and renew the understanding of Islam in his time. of the second millennium, is true. Whoever takes the SunnahThe sayings, actions, and approvals of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) that serve as a model for Muslims. of the Prophet (saw)Sallallāhu alayhi wa sallam (Peace and blessings be upon him) as the foundation of his life attains, under the shadow of HabībullāhThe Beloved of Allah; a title of our Prophet Muhammed (pbuh)., the station of being beloved by Allah.

The Third Point

At a time when I, poor Said, was trying to leave behind the Old Said, my heart and mind — due to a lack of guidance and the pride of the nafs-i ammārahThe aspect of the soul that incites a person toward evil and harbors negative traits and desires. — were shaken by a fierce spiritual storm in their search for the truth. They were tossed back and forth, rising and falling from the Pleiades to the earth and from the earth back to the Pleiades.

It was then that I realized that the matters of the Noble SunnahThe sayings, actions, and approvals of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) that serve as a model for Muslims., even its smallest etiquettes, serve as compasses that show the way, and as switches that illumine the countless perilous and darksome paths before us.

Whenever, during that spiritual journey, I found myself under immense pressure and burdened with exceedingly heavy loads, I followed those aspects of the SunnahThe sayings, actions, and approvals of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) that serve as a model for Muslims. of the Prophet (saw)Sallallāhu alayhi wa sallam (Peace and blessings be upon him) that were relevant to my situation. At once, I experienced a lightness, as though all my burdens had been lifted from me.

By submitting to the SunnahThe sayings, actions, and approvals of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) that serve as a model for Muslims., I was delivered from doubts and misgivings such as: “Is this course of action correct? Is what I am doing truly beneficial?”

Whenever I neglected the SunnahThe sayings, actions, and approvals of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) that serve as a model for Muslims., however, I noticed that the pressure increased and became more intense. I saw countless paths before me without knowing where they led. My burden was heavy, I was utterly powerless, my vision was limited, and the road was dark.

But whenever I clung to the SunnahThe sayings, actions, and approvals of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) that serve as a model for Muslims., I found my path illuminated. I could clearly see the safe way forward, and the burden and pressure I felt seemed to be lifted from me.

It was through experiences such as these that I personally confirmed the judgment of Imam RabbānīAhmad Fārūqī Ahmad Sirhindī (1564–1624), an influential Indian Islamic scholar and Sufi, known as the “Renewer of the Second Millennium” (Mujaddid Alf Thānī)..