ISLAM
INJUNCTIONS OF ISLAM
According To The Holy Quran, Those Who Follow The Satan’s Enticement Are Rebels Of God. They Will Have To Render An Account Of Their Misdeeds And Sins On The Day-Of-Reckoning And Suffer Punishment In Hell For They Acted Against The Pleasure Of God, But Those Who Defy Satan And Stick Steadfastly To The Path Of Righteousness And Truth As Ordained In The Holy Quran And Preached By Prophet Mohammed, Are Promised Salvation And Eternal Bliss In Paradise. This Is One Of The Principal Articles Of Faith In Islam.
RETRIBUTION
THE HOLY PROPHET MOHAMMED
PURPOSE OF ISLAM
ISLAM - AN ANCIENT RELIGION
UNIQUE VIRTUES OF ISLAM
SUBJECT OF ISLAM
THE HOLY BOOK OF ISLAM
GANDHI JI'S TRIBUTE
SIR BERNARD SHAW'S PREDICTION
SIR W MUIR'S TRIBUTE
LIFE IN SUFISM
REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES
(2) “Amal” i.e. Action Under The Above Discipline With Unflinching Faith And Devotion.
(3) “Haal” i.e. The Resulting Reaction From ‘Amal’ Or The Action.
A Sufi Aspirant’s First Important Step To Act Upon The Above Course Is To Seek A Religious Preceptor Or ‘Murshid’ Who Should Be A Practical Master Of The Said Divine Knowledge And Its Training Experience. His Preliminary Lessons Start With, (I) Liturgical Practices And Exercises With Unswerving Devotion To Certain Quranic Verses Which Are Pregnant With The Divine Knowledge In Order To Grasp Their Spiritual Interpretation And Values.
(II) A Rigid Control Over His Soul Called ‘Nafs’ which Starts Which Renunciation And Self-Mortification.
TRAINING IN SUFISM
STAGES OF MYSTICISM
According To The Islamic Standard Of Judgement, The Seeker After Truth, As Stated Above Has To Pass Through Many Stages Before He Can Actually Feel Himself In Combination With The Truth Being The Ultimate Object. The Elementary Condition Is To Have An Unshakeable Faith And A Firm Resolve In Doing Or Not Doing A Thing That Is Termed ‘Niyyat’(Intention) In Muslim Theology Which Is Followed By Repentance And Penitence. The Next Stage Is Called “Mujaheda” (Probation Of Striving). When It Reaches Its Zenith Then The Revelation Process Begins Which Is Known As “Mukashfa” (The Uplifting Of Veil). At This Stage The Attainments Of The Saint (Or Sufi) Are So Exquisite That He Emerges His Identify In The Will Of God, The Creator, And The Reactions Are Visible And Affect The Code And Conduct Of Human Beings. The Effort By Which Each Stage Is Gained Is Called ‘Haal’ (State). It Is A State Of Joy Or Desire And When The Seeker Is In This Condition He Falls Into ‘Wajd’ (Ecstasy).