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Connection with Allah Ta’ala Connection with Allah Ta’ala Author: Shaikh-ul-Arab Wal-Ajam Arifbillah Hazrat-e-Aqdas Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb ˍ Dedicated to: All the writings of this humble servant are in reality due to the combined blessings of the company of our spiritual guides: - Muhyius-Sunnah Hazrat-e-Aqdas Maulana Shah Abrarul-Haq Saheb ͑ࢫ˄ and - Hazrat-e-Aqdas Maulana Shah Abdul Ghani Saheb Phoulpoori ͑ࢫ˄ and - Hazrat-e-Aqdas Maulana Shah Muhammad Ahmad Saheb ͑ࢫ˄ Muhammad Akhtar ľࢫ̋ Important Details: Name of the lecture: Connection with Allah Ta’ala Lecturer: Shaikh-ul-Arab Wal-Ajam Arifbillah Hazrat-e-Aqdas Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb ˍ (May his shadow remain over us for a hundred and twenty years) Date: Muharam ul Harram 25, 1401 AH. Day & Time: (FRIDAY) After Asr Salah till Maghrib Place: Madrasa Solatia (Makkah tul Mukarrama) 2 Connection with Allah Ta’ala Table of Contents Degree of Love...................................................................................................5 Love of Worldly Things.......................................................................................5 Allah’s Beloved Ones..........................................................................................6 Attainment of Intense Love for Allah...................................................................7 An Incident of Intense Love.................................................................................8 The Value of Love for Allah Ta'ala.......................................................................9 Diminishing Beauty.............................................................................................10 Deceptive Garden...............................................................................................12 Decomposition of Body into Dust........................................................................13 Ahl-e-Dil.............................................................................................................14 Reality of This World...........................................................................................16 Salvation............................................................................................................17 Holding the Hands of Pious Person......................................................................19 Link with Allah Ta’ala..........................................................................................20 Closeness to Allah Ta’ala.....................................................................................20 The Heart is Allah's House...................................................................................21 Link with the Ahlullah.........................................................................................22 Presence of the Auliya........................................................................................23 Sahib-e-Nisbat....................................................................................................23 Basic requirement of a Sahib-e-Nisbat................................................................23 Wilaayat (the special friendship of Allah Ta’ala)..................................................24 Saddiqiyyat.........................................................................................................25 Auliya-Allah........................................................................................................25 Mureeds.............................................................................................................25 Link with a Wali..................................................................................................26 The Power of Love for Allah Ta’ala .....................................................................29 The Ashiqeen......................................................................................................29 Conversion to Dust.............................................................................................30 3 Connection with Allah Ta’ala Attachment to Allah Ta’ala..................................................................................31 Contentment......................................................................................................33 Downfall.............................................................................................................35 Importance of Suhbat for the Ulama...................................................................36 Tazkiah (Purification of the Nafs)........................................................................38 Reformation and Purification..............................................................................39 Shamsuddeen Tabrezi.........................................................................................40 Formula for Becoming a Waliullah......................................................................41 Linage of Maulana Rumi.....................................................................................42 Amaanat............................................................................................................43 The Transformation of Love................................................................................44 Khaleel...............................................................................................................45 Attainment of Allah through Hardship.................................................................46 Importance of the Company of a Shaikh for an Alim............................................47 Mathnawi Shareef..............................................................................................48 Recognition of Allah Ta’ala..................................................................................50 Condition of the Heart........................................................................................52 A Secret Bond.....................................................................................................52 Imaan and Taqwa...............................................................................................53 The Method of gaining a link with Allah..............................................................54 Connection with Allah.........................................................................................54 Company of the Auliya........................................................................................55 Mujahada...........................................................................................................56 Rights of the Shaikh............................................................................................56 An example of the love of Allah..........................................................................57 The Price of Love................................................................................................59 The Essence of Tasawwuf...................................................................................63 Zikrullah.............................................................................................................64 Prerequisites for the love of Allah.......................................................................64 Conclusion..........................................................................................................66 4 Connection with Allah Ta’ala !" # $ %&' ( &) (Sura Baqara; Ayat 165, Juz 2) * +&, +- . / 0(1 2 3 4# 5 Degree of Love Respected friends and elders, the essence of the Ayat and Hadith that I have recited before you indicates the amount of love that the servants ought to have for Allah Ta'ala. The Ayat and the Hadith indicate how much of love Allah Ta'ala requires his servants to have for Him, and what degree of love is necessary for the servant to enable him to be totally obedient to Allah. Undoubtedly, it is permissible for one to have an intense love for the material things of this world, such as one's parents, children, business, wealth, etc. because Allah has described the nature of man in the following words: 6 $ 7 2" *89 “And his love for wealth is indeed intense.” (Sura Aadiyaat; Ayat 8, Juz 30) Love of Worldly Things In the time of Hazrat Umar ࢫ , the booty from a certain war was brought and piled in Masjidun Nabawi. On seeing it Hazrat Umar remarked: 5 Connection with Allah Ta’ala “O Allah! It pleases me to see this booty and I love it, but let my love for You be greater than all the worldly things!” The above incident shows that it is permissible for one to have intense love for worldly things or to regard them beloved. Allah’s Beloved Ones Rasulullah ! referred to us as his beloved ones when he once addressed the Companions. He asked: : ; When will I meet my Beloved Ones? The Companions asked, <0 = > Are we not your Beloved Ones? Rasulullah ! said: 8; ۔ BA -& @ 8 (& 8 5 1)&? You are my Companions, while those who will believe in me after me (after my demise) without having seen me, are my beloved ones and I eagerly await to meet them. (Kanzul Ummaal; Vol 14, Page 51, 52) In other words, we are the ones who have brought faith in him without having seen him. May the eternal blessings and salutations of Allah be upon our Beloved Nabi !, who referred to us as his beloved ones and expressed the desire to meet us. Generally, the term 'beloved' is used when expressing love for the creation and when we express love for Allah Ta'ala then the