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Manifestation of Allahs Attraction http://www.SchoolQuran.com Quran Learning For Kids http://www.schoolquran.com/Quran-Learning-For-Kids.php Quran Learning For Women and Girls http://www.schoolquran.com/Quran-Learning-For-Women.php Quran Learning for All Family http://www.schoolquran.com/Quran-Learning-For-Family.php Learn Quran With Tajweed http://www.schoolquran.com/Learn-Quran-With-Tajweed.php Quran Courses http://www.schoolquran.com/Quran-Courses.php Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction Shaikh-ul-Arab Wal Ajam Arifbillah Hazrat-e-Aqdas Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (Damat Barakaatuhum) Published By: Khanqah Imdadiyyah Ashrafiyyah Gulshan Iqbal, Block 2 Karachi, Pakistan www.khanqah.org 1 Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction Dedication All my writings and compilations are collections of the benefits and blessings of the companionship of our spiritual mentors: Muhiyyus Sunnah Hazrat Aqdas Maulana Shah Abrâr-ul-H aqq Saheb rahimahullâh , Hazrat Aqdas Maulana Shah Abdul Ghani Saheb Phulpuri rahimahullâh And Hazrat Aqdas Maulana Shah Muhammad Ahmad Saheb rahimahullâh . Muhammad Akhtar (May Allâh Ta’ala Pardon Him) 2 Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction Table of Contents Preface ..................................................................................................6 Chapter I Introduction A Special Sign of Jazb ......................................................................... 12 The Two Bounties of Jazb ................................................................... 13 Example of the Reflection of the Moon ............................................... 14 Allah Ta’ala is Sufficient for the Servant ............................................. 16 The Path of Sulook is also Tread by Jazb ............................................. 18 An Incident Related To the Path of Jazb and Sulook ........................... 19 22 .................................................................. ﺎﻓ ْذ R ْو ) 2ْ ﺍ ْذ R ﻛﻢ Commentary Of The Second Means Of Reaching Allah Ta’ala Is Sulook ...................... 23 24 ....................................... ﻣ ْﻦ , ` ﺏ ﻣ + ْ Explanation of the Hadith-e-Qudsi Another Sign of Jazb ........................................................................... 25 To Ask Allah Ta’ala When Seeing His Favours upon Others .............. 31 Chapter II The Jazb of Sahabah (Radhiallaho Anhum) Hazrat Abu Bakr As-Siddique ............................................................ 33 Hazrat Umar Ibn Al-Khattab .............................................................. 36 Hazrat Wahshi ................................................................................... 39 Chapter III The Jazb of a Tabi’ee Hazrat Zazaan .................................................................................... 46 Chapter IV Meritorious Incidents of Jazb The Jazb of Hazrat Sultan Ibrahim Bin Adham ................................... 49 3 Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction Miracles of Hazrat Sultan Ibrahim bin Adham ................................... 53 Can a Layman Also Rise To The Position of The King Of Balkh? ........ 56 The Jazb of King Umra-ul-Qais ........................................................... 62 An Incident from the Mathnawi Regarding a Majzoob Shepherd ....... 64 Hazrat Fudhail Ibn Ayyaaz ................................................................ 67 Nasooh ............................................................................................... 68 Hazrat Bishr Haafi .............................................................................. 74 Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi ..................................................................... 75 The Famous Poet Hafeez Jhonpuri ..................................................... 78 The Master Poet Jigar Muradabadi ..................................................... 79 Peer-e-Changi (The Musician and Singer) ........................................... 82 An Incident during the Time of the Great Saint, Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani ................................................................................................... 85 An Incident Regarding Jazb on a Lighter Note ................................... 88 The Jazb of a Drunken, Wealthy, Young Man ..................................... 88 Chapter V Towards Attaining Jazb The Meaning of Allah Ta’ala’s Names ................................................ 91 91 .......................................................................................... ( ﺰﻳﺍﻟﻌﺰ ) Al-Aziz 92 ....................................................................................( ﺍaD ﻢﻳ ) Al-Kareem Acquiring the Mercy of Allah Ta’ala by Shedding Tears ..................... 93 The Effect of Dressing like the Pious ................................................... 94 Committing Sins is Contrary to the Nobility of Servitude ................... 96 The Greatest Hijacker on the Path of Sulook ....................................... 97 Tahajjud Made Easy ......................................................................... 100 101 ................................................................. ﻣﺎ ﻛﺴﺒﻮﺍ The Commentary Of 102 ...................................................... ورﻓﻌﻨﺎ ﻟ ذRک The Commentary of Punishment for the Temporary Pleasure of Sin ................................. 105 Giving up Sin: Proof of Allah Ta’ala’s Mercy and committing Sin: The Cause of Misfortune .................................................................. 106 All the Roads of Sainthood Are Accessible ....................................... 112 4 Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction Love Teaches the Etiquettes of Love ................................................. 113 The Time and Place for the Manifestation of Jazb ............................. 113 How to Recognize the Special Servants of Allah Ta’ala .................... 115 Appendix I Mulfoozats The Importance of the Correct Recitation of the Qur’an .................... 117 The Sunnah Method of Azaan and Iqaamat ...................................... 118 To Stand Upright After Ruku ........................................................... 118 To Sit Upright between the Two Sajdahs .......................................... 118 Only Nine Rakaats of Esha Are Necessary ........................................ 119 Awwabeen Made Easy ..................................................................... 120 An Incident Regarding a Poor Person in Debt .................................. 120 Examples of the Test of Spiritual Pleasure ........................................ 122 To Make Amends after Sinning Is Necessary .................................... 122 The Department Of Tazkiyyah-E-Nafs: ............................................ 123 A Function of Prophethood .............................................................. 123 The Condition for Effectiveness in .................................................... 124 D’awat Ilallah is A’mal-E-Swaaliha .................................................. 124 The Etiquettes of Sitting in Lectures ................................................. 124 Appendix II Supplications Dua-1.................................................................................................... 125 Dua-2.................................................................................................... 126 Dua-3.................................................................................................... 127 5 Manifestation Of Allah’s Attraction Preface Thanks be to Allah Ta’ala who guided us to the light of Islam and peace be upon the fi ٰnal beloved Messenger of Allah Ta’ala, the Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), all the other Prophets and Messengers, to the descendants of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), his companions and whoever follows them in good action until the Day of Judgment . I am personally indebted to the Almighty Allah Ta’ala to have guided me across seas, cultures and nations into the guidance of my Respected Shaikh, Shaikh-ul-Arab Wal Ajam Arifbillah Hazrat Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (Damat Barakaatuhum) My Shaikh’s reputation and standing to the Muslims of the Asian subcontinent needs no introduction. However, for the benefit of others, Shaikh has been favored by Allah Ta’ala to have been nurtured by three of the greatest and most renowned Wali’s (Saints) of his time. Shaikh’s inclination towards the Creator, the Almighty Allah Ta’ala began before he even reached puberty. He dedicated his life from before teens in service of those pious servants of Allah Ta’ala whom the world today refers to as Ahlullah (Saints). From the tender age of 12, he began attending discourses of renowned scholars of the time. At the age of 15, he took Bayat (pledged allegiance) to the great Wali (Saint) of his time, Hazrat Maulana Shah Muhammad Ahmed Saheb (Rahmatullah Alaihi) and spent three years continuously in his lofty company. Thereafter, Shaikh was guided to the company of the famous Wali (Saint), Hazrat Maulana Shah Abdul Ghani Phulpuri (Rahmatullah Alaihi), with whom he spent seventeen years. The Shaikh’s service and dedication to his Shaikh is unsurpassable in recent times. During the seventeen years with Shaikh Phulpuri (Rahmatullah Alaihi) , the nights were spent in a jungle from where no other human sound was heard except for Shaikh Phulpuri’s Zikr (remembrance of Allah Ta’ala). It was under the tutelage of Shaikh Phoulpuri for seventeen years that Hazrat mastered scholarly work of Mathnawi by Shaikh Rumi. Shaikh Phoulpuri (Rahmatullah Alaihi) himself was guided by the
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