Khwaja Sayyid As Syaikh Mahmud Al Anjir Al Faghnawi
Khwaja Mahmoud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi May Allah Sanctify His Soul "If I repeat Your Name, it is not because I fear forgetfulness, But the mention of it on my tongue is the happiness of dhikr." Abul-Hasan Simnan. He was a Master from whose heart the Water of Knowledge and Wisdom gushed forth. His heart was polished by the Divine Effulgence, making him one of the best of the Chosen Ones, purified from all darkness and misery, and translucent as crystal. He was born in the village of Anjir Faghna, three miles from Bukhara. In his youth he used to work in construction. He devoted his life to the guidance of people to Allah's Presence. He was the first in the line of the Masters of Wisdom (Khwajagan) to introduce the method of loud dhikr in accordance with the needs of the time and as required by the conditions of the seekers. When he was asked why he used the loud dhikr, he replied, "To awaken the sleeper." The Controversy on Loud Dhikr One day Khwa...