Category: hope

• Once, I thought I was lost in the dark.Stumbling through the thick air of nothingness;I would fall, again and again.Never able to find the light, I was trapped.My thoughts became monsters, hunting me down.It took some time for me to realizeI wasn’t lost in the darkness, as I had imagined for so long.I was the dark, simply lost within myself.That was the moment that I not only turned on the light, I became the light.

  Rezaul Haque

  March 19, 2023

  hope

• Switzerland projected the Indian flag on it’s most famous mountain, Matterhorn to show solidarity and a message of hope for all of us.Matterhorn is one of the historic mountain situated in the alps and is one of the highest summit in Europe. In normal days, it is full of tourists and now it is deserted.The whole world is facing the wrath of covid-19 that’s why this was done. India too is helping other countries including Europe amid the coronavirus.Several other countries flags including India was lit up by the renowned Swiss artist Gery Hofsetter on this 14,690 feet mountain.The tricolor was projected in such a way that it stood along the horizon amid the border between Switzerland and Italy..It’s beautiful!Other countries too.( Uk, US, Japan)Good work by the swiss. Keep it up.Today i felt to be more proud as an Indian.Jai Hind.Credit – GurdevThank you

  Switzerland projected the Indian flag on it’s most famous mountain, Matterhorn to show solidarity and a message of hope for all of us. Matterhorn is one of the historic mountain situated in the alps and is one of the highest summit in Europe. In normal days, it is full of tourists and now it is…

  Rezaul Haque

  March 18, 2023

  hope

• S5 0014+81: Scientists expected a medium-sized black hole… but were surprised to find that the black hole’s mass was a staggering 40,000,000,000 (40 billion) solar masses.The Schwarzschild radius of this superheavy black hole is 118.35 billion kilometers.Doesn’t seem like much, does it?Well, here’s the thing: if our sun were the size of a football, the diameter of “big brother” would be 37.42 km.

  S5 0014+81 : Scientists expected a medium-sized black hole… but were surprised to find that the black hole’s mass was a staggering 40,000,000,000 (40 billion) solar masses. The Schwarzschild radius of this superheavy black hole is 118.35 billion kilometers. Doesn’t seem like much, does it? Well, here’s the thing: if our sun were the size…

  Rezaul Haque

  March 16, 2023

  hope

• Check out this post… “Muslims consistently claim that Muhammad was a monotheist even before his first revelation. Some narratives even say that Muhammad’s ancestors are all monotheists, tracing a line of monotheists back to the Biblical Prophet Abraham. However, we can easily debunk this claim by taking a closer look into a well-documented phase of Muhammad’s career: The time when Muhammad received his first revelation.Any Muslim of any denomination or tradition will attest that Muhammad received his first revelation when he was meditating in the Cave of Hira. According to some traditions, the reason for Muhammad’s frequent visit to that cave is to find solitude and ponder about the wayward polytheist ways of his fellow Meccan. In this mountainous cavern, it is said that Muhammad was waiting on the God of the Universe.When I first saw the cave in person while doing my Umrah, I couldn’t help but think that it was quite strange that Muhammad was seeking the One True God, the creator of heaven and earth, in such a claustrophobic space, barely 2 meters wide! If you ask me, the cave barely even qualifies as a cave! It’s rather a dark crawlspace created by a couple of tumbled rocks from the mountain top above.Could it be that Muhammad had other motives to visit this place?My suspicion was confirmed when I went through the Sira Literature. Although written much later than the Qur’an, Sira Literature contains most valuable information about the cultural backdrop into which Islam has been born.One such gem is to be found in Al-Tabari Volume 6, Page 70. In which the author explains the real reason Muhammad sought out that tiny cave:The Messenger of God used to spend one month in every year in religious retreat on Hira. This was part of the practice of tahannuth in which people from the tribe of Quraysh [Muhammad’s own tribe] used to engage during the Jahiliyyah (the pagan era before Islam). Tahannuth means self-justification.Mentioning this practice, Abu Talib said, “By those ascending Hira’ and those descending.” The Messenger of God used to spend this month in every year in religious retreat, feeding the poor who came to him. When he had completed his month of retreat the first thing which he would do on leaving, even before going home, was to circumambulate the Ka’bah seven times, or however many times God willed; then he would go home.So, sitting in a cave that faced the Kaaba for a month was part of the whole Kaaba pagan-worship package! Mind you, that up until Muhammad’s conquest of the city in in A.D. 629, the Kaaba housed 365 pagan deities, presided over by the Moon God Hubal (an Arabic form of the Canaanite God Baal, or ha-Baal, imported to Mecca a couple of generations prior to Muhammad’s birth), and also by the triple Goddesses Al-Lat, Manat, and Al-Uzza.Even after Mecca’s conquest, and the destruction of the idols, Muhammad was loth to abolish the pagan rites that surrounded the Kaaba. In fact, most rituals Muslims do on their Hajj today, have their origins from rites practiced by the Pagan Arabs.But that is a whole different topic.For now, it is clear that Muhammad was carrying out the religious rites of his tribe, the Quraysh. The Quraysh, as the most prominent tribe in Mecca, were the caretakers of the Kaaba. They were all ardent polytheists. At one time, Muhammad’s patron and grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, had even vowed to slaughter one of his ten sons to the God in the Kaaba—Hubal— if he would succeed in digging the well of Zamzam (Al-Kalbi and al-Tabari (1:157)).We can safely assume that Muhammad was a pagan-worshipper before the foundation of Islam. Any other claim is a whitewash of the historical Muhammad, or, at best, an attempt to reconcile the pagan roots of Islam with the Abrahamic legacy of the Judeo-Christian heritage.”.

  http://re12345678haqe.blogspot.com/2023/03/muslims-consistently-claim-that.html

  Rezaul Haque

  March 16, 2023

  hope

• I feel closest to God when I’m writing and that’s how I figure out what I’m thinking and feeling. That being said, I’ve been writing non-stop lately just to feel His presence. Today it felt like these words were meant for someone who has dealt with some “pretty crippling anxiety” and their disappointments has unknowingly caused them to numb their heart towards God. If that’s you, you’re are in the right place…Lean in friends: Our feelings are both fleeting and ephemeral, arent they? Anxiety wants to tell you that you can’t possibly get it done. You can’t make an impact. You can’t make a difference. Anxiety wants to sit you down and spin your wheels with all sorts of thoughts. “Am I good enough?”, “Do I have what it takes?”, “Can I really make this happen?” Trust me friends, I know how scary that can seem. That was my entire last year. It was a stretch of desert, a deep level of abiding that I didn’t even know I was capable of. And to be honest, it wasn’t graceful. There were many many days where my prayer journal was just a collection of phrases and scribbled prayers.But here’s the good: If you’re in that place don’t run. I’m here to tell you that whatever obstacles have been thrown at you — there’s an opportunity to encounter God in the midst of it. It’s okay to have low days. Take a moment to breathe, think, go for a walk, and just be without having a moment to respond, act, work or pretend. It’s not like God doesn’t know how you feel, He KNOWS. And that’s the awesome part of having an authentic relationship with Him. You have nothing to hide from him…And if there’s anything I’ve learned from all of this (good or hard) is that God is way more concerned in building INSIDE of you ( your character) versus what He is building THROUGH you. And although this renovation might be painful — I’m walking proof that hard does not last forever. I hope these words find their person today. Amen! God bless.💕Blessings and Love….😊🙏❤

  I feel closest to God when I’m writing and that’s how I figure out what I’m thinking and feeling. That being said, I’ve been writing non-stop lately just to feel His presence. Today it felt like these words were meant for someone who has dealt with some “pretty crippling anxiety” and their disappointments has unknowingly…

  Rezaul Haque

  March 13, 2023

  hope

• Writing is what’s important to me, and anything that helps me do that- or enhances and prolongs and deepens and sometimes intensifies argument and conversation- is worth it to me.” Christopher Hitchens in an interview with Charlie Rose, as quoted in Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane MountSo what do you think about this quote?Would you do anything for your art?Let me add some background to the above mentioned quote: Rose asked this question after Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, when Rose asked if he (Hitchens) regretted his past smoking and drinking.Does that fact change the way that you look at this quote? Does it change the way you think about what you would do for your art? If you could only produce art while under the influence, would you continue to do it even if it meant risking physical, mental or emotional health, or relationships with others?What is writing (or whatever it is you do) worth to you?Discuss:

  Write a letter to your 100-year-old self.

  Rezaul Haque

  March 13, 2023

  hope

  dailyprompt

• Writing is what’s important to me, and anything that helps me do that- or enhances and prolongs and deepens and sometimes intensifies argument and conversation- is worth it to me.” Christopher Hitchens in an interview with Charlie Rose, as quoted in Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane MountSo what do you think about this quote?Would you do anything for your art?Let me add some background to the above mentioned quote: Rose asked this question after Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, when Rose asked if he (Hitchens) regretted his past smoking and drinking.Does that fact change the way that you look at this quote? Does it change the way you think about what you would do for your art? If you could only produce art while under the influence, would you continue to do it even if it meant risking physical, mental or emotional health, or relationships with others?What is writing (or whatever it is you do) worth to you?Discuss:

  Writing is what’s important to me, and anything that helps me do that- or enhances and prolongs and deepens and sometimes intensifies argument and conversation- is worth it to me.” Christopher Hitchens in an interview with Charlie Rose, as quoted in Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount So what do you think about this quote? Would you…

  Rezaul Haque

  March 13, 2023

  hope

• I crawl into the corner; the shadows are where I live now. I take the thin corners of the shady sheet and wrap myself in their warmth; this is how I grow in the darkness. All alone again. All coloured pills, a kaleidoscope of new hope. I can feel my heart beat, another one, another bump and my chest will rip ribs open and explode my love all over this room. Baptise my thoughts, can you please keep my head under a little longer. My pen is the tungsten tongue of my brain; these epileptic scribbles say it all, what a mess. I try and etch my pain, writing out my wounds but all I end up doing is drawing blood.I am trying to tip the scale into my favour, this wait is never over. I stand and I sit, claw at my azure veins, there is something hibernating beyond the blood, it is too much to bare. I revere my reverie but always reverse over my venerated vernacular. I stomp around in my own personal storm, the cold wind blows, this son sucks too. Your eyes can save me, douse this page in excellent accelerant, take in a breath of oxygen, drop my English lit, now witness a man on fire. I am running, I am running, lightening all around me, strike me down within each strike of my pencil.I’ve learnt from my wrongs, no teaching me,I could be wonderful sun-god,I’m living on a different frequency,I’ve come from the skies,Insane knowledge lives deep in me,Tear from my eyes my indecency,Primal instincts run free within the streets,Disrupting the cosmos,Falling deep-deep in love,Corrupted from the loss,Let my hope-star fall from above,So I can pick up the cost.I’m an animal, just like you,I can close my eyes and time-travel,The minds baffled as a bouncing ball,I climb and grapple over my nightmares shows,Time to pick up my pride and fight alone,We don’t need words where we’re going!So strip yourself of your clothes and fears,And join me in planet bowling,Manic self-loathing and frantic words woven,I’m jamming up traffic when I magically etch my soul’s sins.Either on land or water,I force my own lamb to the slaughter,The damage won’t stop here,This is my penance,A few more days,A couple more lies,And I can have my vengeance,Upon the world, including family and friends.

  I crawl into the corner; the shadows are where I live now. I take the thin corners of the shady sheet and wrap myself in their warmth; this is how I grow in the darkness. All alone again. All coloured pills, a kaleidoscope of new hope. I can feel my heart beat, another one, another…

  Rezaul Haque

  March 13, 2023

  hope

• The Librarypart twoSome of the larger tomes had runes etched onto their spines. I picked one out and, due to its heaviness, struggled to get it to the table only a few feet away. Opening it, I found it was written in Latin. It was obviously a grimoire of some kind. Somebody had collected spells and written them down in a neat hand. I put that book to one side with the intention for further study.Another one I picked out had a strange symbol on the spine I had never seen before. All its pages were written in similar types of symbols. I wasn’t sure where this work had come from, though I had travelled far. Using my magic, I was able to interpret some of the symbols. It seemed to be a history of a civilisation I did not know of. On one page was a spell that opened a portal, maybe it led to this lost and forgotten society.Some time passed while I studied these books. After a few hours I decided to head back upstairs to have a word with the librarian, and maybe come back another day. Once I got back up the stairs, I found the solid black door was locked shut. I was about to knock on the door, when I overheard some voices. One was the old librarian, and the other had a younger and sterner voice.“Where is this witch now?” Asked the sterner voice.“She went down to the cellar to look at the grimoires. I’ve locked the door, so she can’t get out.” The librarian replied.“We need to keep her down there until I can round up all the others. Keep a watch on the door until I return. We need to find out why she is here.” Then I heard heavy footsteps walk away and go out the front door.I wasn’t technically a witch, so I took offence with that term. My knowledge and power far exceeded what is generally considered witchcraft. I silently went back down the stairs. Once back in the cellar, I conjured up a bag and grabbed the tomes I had been looking at. Sadly I couldn’t take everything, as there was only so much space available and it was inadvisable to store too much in extra dimensional spaces, especially if it was magical. I looked regretfully at all the books still on the shelves knowing it was unlikely I would ever see them again.Once I was finished pilfering what tomes I could, I went back up the stairs. I said a word, and the door before me exploded outwards. I walked through the doorway to see the librarian looking shocked. He stared at me in horror.“What are you?” He asked while trembling before me.Once he was dealt with, I walked to the front door. As soon as I had opened it, I saw a large crowd of people were already there. They saw me and surged towards the door, so I hurriedly closed it again and then barred it. I glimpsed a raised stake in the courtyard with a large amount of firewood around it and guessed what they intended to do with that. There were too many of them to deal with. If I had more time, I could have prepared something, but I was now in a hurry. Already they were pounding at the door and starting to break the windows. I retreated back to the cellar.There were a combination of spells in the stonework of this building, which meant I couldn’t shift out of here as I intended. So I grabbed the tome I had been looking at earlier, and spoke the strange inhuman words to form a portal. Thankfully it worked, and a green haze began to form in front of me. As soon as I heard footsteps coming down the stairs, I walked through the haze and found myself in a pitch black circular room as if it had been hewed out of obsidian. I looked behind me to see the portal was gone, and so was the book I had been holding. Walking around this room I could find no discernible exit. Any magic I tried reverberated back to me in an unpleasant way. I was effectively trapped. Maybe this is what they had intended for me to do all along…The End (for now)Joanne FisherPrevious: The Library, part oneNot sure how I came to write this story. I think I just had an image of a library with shelves of old books. The main character intrigued me. Someone who may or may not be human who’s able to travel through dimensions searching for magical artefacts. I may write another story about once I’m able to devise a way to get them out of the trap I put them in…Please support this blog

  The Library part two Some of the larger tomes had runes etched onto their spines. I picked one out and, due to its heaviness, struggled to get it to the table only a few feet away. Opening it, I found it was written in Latin. It was obviously a grimoire of some kind. Somebody had…

  Rezaul Haque

  March 13, 2023

  hope

• The phrase “get off my lawn” that I hear quite often on my favorite sports show Pardon the Interruption. It always strikes me funny when they use the phrase concerning the sports attitudes and behavior of younger generations and I’m beginning to wonder if I’m enjoying the phrase too much at this age. I cheer on our local ornery swan when he tells the younger swans to “get off my lake”and whenever Harper feels the needto tell the turkeysor geese to get off her lawn.Even though I feel like I’m losing touch with the younger generations, I don’t think I’ve influenced Harper and she is most likely reacting to vibes from the swansand her interpretation of gobble, gobble.

  The phrase “get off my lawn” that I hear quite often on my favorite sports show Pardon the Interruption. It always strikes me funny when they use the phrase concerning the sports attitudes and behavior of younger generations and I’m beginning to wonder if I’m enjoying the phrase too much at this age. I cheer on…

  Rezaul Haque

  March 13, 2023

  hope

• I seek refuge with Allah, from Shaitan the Outcast. With the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. All Praise is for Allah-swt, the Creator of the Universe and the Source of all knowledge. He-swt, Who has concealed so many mysteries in every particle that no creature can claim to know everything, this (claim) suits His Majesty alone. Creation can know only as much as He-swt grants to whomsoever He-swt wills. Man is the masterpiece of His creation. Every straw, leaf and particle houses countless secrets within itself and each secret is a witness to Allah-swt Greatness. The more the revelation of such mysteries to a person, the more he acknowledges the greatness of Allah-swt, provided his human nature has not been corrupted. However, if his nature has been contaminated, every medicine will produce the opposite effect and the revelation of each mystery will mislead him and inflate his ego. May Allah Kareem grant protection from this malady! By Allah-swt Grace, I wish to put across some basic points. Possibly these may serve as a guide for a true seeker and help in the attainment of Salvation. I have no capability except that granted by Allah-swt . Tasawwuf(Sufism) and Sulook(Spiritual Path) is a subject that is as important as it is unique. It deals with the feelings of faith and belief and the inspirations on the Qalb(Heart). Many scholars have written that these people (the Soofis) wore woollen clothing (soof) and thus came to be known as Sufis. However, my opinion is different. In my view, Tasawwuf(Sufism) is the Persian translation of the Quranic word ‘Tazkiyah’(Purification), which means cleansing of the heart, it is included within Prophetic blessings and, in reality, something one cannot do without. I don’t want to write anything as its proof, since beginning with the Companions and the Khair ul Quroon, countless scholars have written about Tazkiyah(Spiritual Purification) and have proved it as the essence and the most important part of the Deen. If someone isn’t convinced by their writings, then what is my position and what difference will my writing make to him? The present day situation is reflected in the letter of a friend from India. He wrote that he visited Dar ul Uloom Deoband but did not find anyone there who knew about Zikr-e Qalbi(Remembrance by heart); I was shaken when I read this letter. The scholars, who laid the foundations of this institution, were all, till the very recent times, Sufis. However, their successors have shelved their works that not only contained the evidence of Sulook(Spiritual Path), but also contained substantial material on different methods of Zikr(Remembrance) and on guidance for seekers. From Hadhrat Nanotvi to Maulana Thanvi, which scholar was not a Zakir and a teacher of Zikr(Remembrance), and who did not write about the various forms and methods of Zikr? Our Shaikh ul Mukarram-rua himself made a valuable and worthy contribution to this resource in the form of Dalael us-Sulook. I wish to mention just a few of the books that are available in the library of Dar ul Irfan (as the whole list would be very lengthy). In addition to this, every Mufassir and Muhaddith has written about it in his works on Tafsir or Hadith. The few words that I wish to pen down here deal only with the feelings of the Lata‘if(Spiritual Organs) and the Maraqbaat (meditations), their effect on practical life and the ways to find or determine the reality of the Lata‘if(Spiritual Organs) and the Maraqbaat(Meditation). It is a very delicate subject and has probably never been addressed in this manner before. Every age has its own requirements and probably this hasn’t been a requirement of the previous times. When we learnt Sulook(Spiritual Path), we would not dare to even speak to Shaikh ul Mukarram-rua. Rather, at times, when two of us realized a spiritual feeling differently (although the difference was only in its detail and interpretation, not in its essence), we kept to our individual version for the rest of our lives, but wouldn’t dare to ask the Shaikh-rua(Spiritual Teacher). Today, the time and its people have changed. They want to know the logic and the reason behind everything and ask for its interpretation and explanation. This change occurred in front of us and we have to put up with it. Therefore, with Allah’s Grace, this Faqeer (humble soul) is trying to write, to an extent, about those feelings. The purpose is not to convince those who deny, but that the travellers of this Path may be guided and enabled to understand the feelings of their Qalb(Heart) and their effects. A list of books is attached for those who want proof; they can benefit. Those are only a few tittles of the books in the Dar ul Irfan library; indeed, there should be many more treatises on the subject. Along with the above, is a topic that requires much attention and that is about Kashf and Mushahidah (spiritual visions and observations). These (spiritual visions and observations) are not integral or necessary elements (of Tasawwuf), but belong to the category of rewards bestowed by Allah-swt. It someone is blessed with Kashf, he should consider it a Divine blessing and not an indication that his Zikr(Remembrance) is being accepted. Indeed, it is the feelings and effects noticed in one’s practical life that are the criteria for acceptance, since the results of an effort that is accepted, which in turn depends upon one’s sincerity of intention and purity of faith, most certainly become visible in one’s conduct; and this is a special Divine Favour. Some friends remain under the misunderstanding that as they have not been blessed with Mushahidah(Spiritual Vision), their Lata‘if(Spiritual Organs) are not illuminated; this is not the right impression. What is essential is that the effect of the Lata‘if(Spiritual Organs) and the Maraqbaat(Meditation) is reflected in one’s character.Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan

  I seek refuge with Allah, from Shaitan the Outcast. With the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. All Praise is for Allah-swt, the Creator of the Universe and the Source of all knowledge. He-swt, Who has concealed so many mysteries in every particle that no creature can claim to know everything, this (claim) suits…

  Rezaul Haque

  March 12, 2023

  hope

• I seek refuge with Allah, from Shaitan the Outcast. With the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. All Praise is for Allah-swt, the Creator of the Universe and the Source of all knowledge. He-swt, Who has concealed so many mysteries in every particle that no creature can claim to know everything, this (claim) suits His Majesty alone. Creation can know only as much as He-swt grants to whomsoever He-swt wills. Man is the masterpiece of His creation. Every straw, leaf and particle houses countless secrets within itself and each secret is a witness to Allah-swt Greatness. The more the revelation of such mysteries to a person, the more he acknowledges the greatness of Allah-swt, provided his human nature has not been corrupted. However, if his nature has been contaminated, every medicine will produce the opposite effect and the revelation of each mystery will mislead him and inflate his ego. May Allah Kareem grant protection from this malady! By Allah-swt Grace, I wish to put across some basic points. Possibly these may serve as a guide for a true seeker and help in the attainment of Salvation. I have no capability except that granted by Allah-swt . Tasawwuf(Sufism) and Sulook(Spiritual Path) is a subject that is as important as it is unique. It deals with the feelings of faith and belief and the inspirations on the Qalb(Heart). Many scholars have written that these people (the Soofis) wore woollen clothing (soof) and thus came to be known as Sufis. However, my opinion is different. In my view, Tasawwuf(Sufism) is the Persian translation of the Quranic word ‘Tazkiyah’(Purification), which means cleansing of the heart, it is included within Prophetic blessings and, in reality, something one cannot do without. I don’t want to write anything as its proof, since beginning with the Companions and the Khair ul Quroon, countless scholars have written about Tazkiyah(Spiritual Purification) and have proved it as the essence and the most important part of the Deen. If someone isn’t convinced by their writings, then what is my position and what difference will my writing make to him? The present day situation is reflected in the letter of a friend from India. He wrote that he visited Dar ul Uloom Deoband but did not find anyone there who knew about Zikr-e Qalbi(Remembrance by heart); I was shaken when I read this letter. The scholars, who laid the foundations of this institution, were all, till the very recent times, Sufis. However, their successors have shelved their works that not only contained the evidence of Sulook(Spiritual Path), but also contained substantial material on different methods of Zikr(Remembrance) and on guidance for seekers. From Hadhrat Nanotvi to Maulana Thanvi, which scholar was not a Zakir and a teacher of Zikr(Remembrance), and who did not write about the various forms and methods of Zikr? Our Shaikh ul Mukarram-rua himself made a valuable and worthy contribution to this resource in the form of Dalael us-Sulook. I wish to mention just a few of the books that are available in the library of Dar ul Irfan (as the whole list would be very lengthy). In addition to this, every Mufassir and Muhaddith has written about it in his works on Tafsir or Hadith. The few words that I wish to pen down here deal only with the feelings of the Lata‘if(Spiritual Organs) and the Maraqbaat (meditations), their effect on practical life and the ways to find or determine the reality of the Lata‘if(Spiritual Organs) and the Maraqbaat(Meditation). It is a very delicate subject and has probably never been addressed in this manner before. Every age has its own requirements and probably this hasn’t been a requirement of the previous times. When we learnt Sulook(Spiritual Path), we would not dare to even speak to Shaikh ul Mukarram-rua. Rather, at times, when two of us realized a spiritual feeling differently (although the difference was only in its detail and interpretation, not in its essence), we kept to our individual version for the rest of our lives, but wouldn’t dare to ask the Shaikh-rua(Spiritual Teacher). Today, the time and its people have changed. They want to know the logic and the reason behind everything and ask for its interpretation and explanation. This change occurred in front of us and we have to put up with it. Therefore, with Allah’s Grace, this Faqeer (humble soul) is trying to write, to an extent, about those feelings. The purpose is not to convince those who deny, but that the travellers of this Path may be guided and enabled to understand the feelings of their Qalb(Heart) and their effects. A list of books is attached for those who want proof; they can benefit. Those are only a few tittles of the books in the Dar ul Irfan library; indeed, there should be many more treatises on the subject. Along with the above, is a topic that requires much attention and that is about Kashf and Mushahidah (spiritual visions and observations). These (spiritual visions and observations) are not integral or necessary elements (of Tasawwuf), but belong to the category of rewards bestowed by Allah-swt. It someone is blessed with Kashf, he should consider it a Divine blessing and not an indication that his Zikr(Remembrance) is being accepted. Indeed, it is the feelings and effects noticed in one’s practical life that are the criteria for acceptance, since the results of an effort that is accepted, which in turn depends upon one’s sincerity of intention and purity of faith, most certainly become visible in one’s conduct; and this is a special Divine Favour. Some friends remain under the misunderstanding that as they have not been blessed with Mushahidah(Spiritual Vision), their Lata‘if(Spiritual Organs) are not illuminated; this is not the right impression. What is essential is that the effect of the Lata‘if(Spiritual Organs) and the Maraqbaat(Meditation) is reflected in one’s character.Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan

  I seek refuge with Allah, from Shaitan the Outcast. With the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. All Praise is for Allah-swt, the Creator of the Universe and the Source of all knowledge. He-swt, Who has concealed so many mysteries in every particle that no creature can claim to know everything, this (claim) suits…

  Rezaul Haque

  March 12, 2023

  hope