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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...

“Apakah ada tempat bagi Raja kita atau tidak? Namun sihir-Nya telah membutakan para penglihat. Dia membutakan matamu sebagaimana kau melihat sebutir debu beterbangan ditengah hari, tetapo bukan kebesaran Matahari, Sebuah kapal di lautan, tetapi bukanlah gelombang-gelombang laut. Gerakan kapal yang naik turun menceritakan kepada kau tentang lautan, seperti pergerakan manusia yang mengatakan kepada orang buta bahwa ini siang hari. Apakah kau tidak membaca ayat, Allah mempunyai sebuah segel yang telah ditentukan... [2:7] ? Adalah Tuhan yang mempunyai segel, dan Dia-lah yang menyingkirkannya dan singkapkan dari padamu tutup (yang menutupi) [50:22]. Rumi, Divan. Beliau merupakan seseorang yang Mengetahui Kebenaran Bathin yang muncul dihadapannya dengan seluruh keterang benderangannya dan cahaya. Beliaulah Matahari Pengetahuan yang mengiluminasikan gelapnya langit pada masa hidupnya. Beliau disebut sebagai Cahaya dalam Taman Realitas dan Cahaya dalam Taman Sang Nabi . Ari...

The Messenger of God, Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah "How can people in this world grasp his reality? They, who are asleep and pleased by dreams from him. How beautiful what has been said about his reality! Your light is everything and everything else is particles. O Prophet, your soldiers in every time are your Companions!" Imam Busayri, al-Burda. The Shaykhs of the Naqshbandi Order are known as the Golden Chain because of their connection to the highest, most perfect human being, Muhammad , the First to be created, the First to be mentioned, the First to be honored. When Allah ordered the Pen to write, it asked, "What shall I write?" and Allah said, "Write 'La Ilaha Ill-Allah.'" The Pen wrote "La Ilaha Ill-Allah" for seventy-thousand of Allah's years and then it stopped. One of Allah's days is equal to one thousand of our years. Then Allah ordered it to write again, and the Pen asked, "What shall I write?...

Abu Bakr as-Siddiq May Allah Be Well Pleased With Him "The moon traverses the constellations of the zodiac in a single night, so why do you deny the mi`raj (Ascension)? That wondrous, unique Pearl (the Prophet) is like a hundred moons --for when he made one gesture, the moon was split in two. And the marvel that he displayed in splitting the moon was in keeping with the weakness of the creatures' perception. The work and business of the prophets and messengers is beyond the spheres and the stars. Transcend the spheres and their revolution! Then you will see that work and business." Rumi, Mathnavi. The Secret was transmitted and flowed from the Master of all Nations, the Messenger of Allah to the first Khalif, Imam of Imams, Abu Bakr as-Siddiq . Through him the religion was supported and the Truth protected. Allah mentions and praises him in His Holy Qur'an in many verses: "As for him who gives and keeps his duty, we facilitate for him the wa...

Salman al-Farisi Salman al Farisi dikenal sebagai “Imam”, “ Pewaris Islam”, “Hakim yang Bijaksana”, “Ulama yang Berpengetahuan Luas”, “Ahlul Bayt”. Semua julukan trersebut diberikan kepadanya oleh Nabi Muhammad saw. “Hatiku telah menjadi berbagai bentuk Padang rumput bagi para kijang, Biara bagi para Biksu, Kuil bagi Pemuja, Kabah bagi para Jamaah, Tablet untuk Torah, Dan Sebuah Kitab Al-Quran.” “Aku mengakui agama Cinta Arah manapun cinta melangkah, Maka ia adalah agama dan takdirku”. ( Ibnu Arabi, Tarjuman al-Azwaq) Salman Al Farisi ra, selalu berdiri tegar dalam menghadapi berbagai kesulitan untuk membawa Nur ala Nur, Cahaya Diatas Cahaya, dan menyebarkan Rahasia Hati. Mengangkat manusia dari kegelapan kepada Cahaya. Beliau adalah seorang sahabat Nabi saw yang terhormat, yang menuliskan Enam Puluh Tradisi, Sunah Nabi saw. Salman Farisi ra , berasal dari keluarga Zoroastrian yang dihormati dari sebuah kota dekat Isfahan. Suatu hari ketika melewati sebua...

Qassim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr May Allah Be Well Pleased With Him "So long as you have not contemplated the Creator, you belong to created beings; but when you have contemplated Him, created beings belong to you." Ibn `Ata'Allah, Hikam. He was one of the seven most famous jurists in Madinat al-Munawwara. It was through these seven great Imams that hadith, fiqh (jurisprudence) and tafsir (exegesis) of the Qur'an were disseminated to the people. His mother was the daughter of the last king of Persia, Yazdagir. His grandfather was the first khalif, Abu Bakr as-Siddiq. He met some of the Tabi`in, such as Salim bin `Abdullah ibn `Umar . He was a pious imam and was very knowledgeable in hadith narration. Abu Zannad said, "I never saw anyone better than him in following the Sunnah of the Prophet . In our time no one is considered perfect until he is perfect in following the Sunnah of the Prophet . And Qassim is one of the perfected men." ...

Imam Ja`far as-Sadiq Ra May Allah Bless Him and Give Him Peace “Saya telah menemukan – dan membesar-besarkan bukanlah sifatku –Bahwa dia yang menjadi makananku akan datang kepadaku. Saya berlari mengejarnya, dan pencarianku kepadanya adalah suatu penderitaan bagiku. Disaat aku tetap duduk, dia akan datang kepadaku tanpa paksaan. “ `Urwa ibn Adhana. Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq adalah putera dari Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, anak dari Imam Ali Zainal A’bidin, anak dari Imam Husein, anak dari Imam Ali bin Abi Thalib Kw. Sayyidina Ja’far (as) dilahirkan pada tanggal 8 Ramadhan tahun 83 H. Ibunya adalah puteri dari Sayyidina Qosim Ra, yang Kakek moyangnya adalah Sayyidina Abu Bakar as-Siddiq Ra. Beliau menghabiskan umurnya dalam ibadah2 dan kegiatan2 kesalehan di Jalan ALLAH. Beliau menolak berbagai macam posisi penting dan popular demi untuk Uzlah atau ...