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Chapter Eightshaikh with firm belief in his own knowledge and views, he willnot get any share of the shaikh’s faiđ , no matter how great theshaikh is.May Allah u have mercy on me. I understood the answer to myobjection and realized my own reality this Ramadan.It was due to this unquestioning belief of unconditionalsubmission that Abū Bakr g became al-Śiddīq al-Akbar and thelack of it that Abū Jahl became accursed.It is the way of Allah u that the very group whose missionin life was dedication to the Dīn, and thus was most deservingand worthy of the company of the shaikhs, are farthest awayfrom them due to the aforementioned reasons. This is why ithas been observed that the shaikhs are unhesitant in acceptingthe general public in bai‘a but extremely precautious aboutaccepting scholars [in bai‘a] who are well-respected in society.In fact, they may even wish to take them in bai‘a but will neversay or emphasize its need in front of them. In this regard, onecan read the thought-provoking discussion between ĤađratRaipūrī and Shaikh Manżūr Nu‘mānī which he [ShaikhManżūr Nu‘mānī] narrates in his book “What is Taśawwuf”?Our Ĥađrat’s response to such people [scholars of high-standingliving under this deception] who wished take bai‘a with himwas, “Your intention is great but your choice is wrong. So-andsoamongst the elders are alive, you may take bai‘a to whomeveryou feel closest to amongst them.” There is still another groupamongst the scholars who do bai‘a and busy themselves in dhikrand ashgāl, but do not fulfill the condition of unconditionalsubmission to their shaikh. They can never be made awareof their self-deception and deprivation and usually wind upblaming the shaikh for their lack of progress. They becomejealous of people who take bai‘a with the same shaikh but whoprogress tremendously because of their unquestioning beliefand unconditional submission to him.May Allah u by His grace and blessing save us from the deceptionof Satan and the self and grant us His love and pleasure.75
the ramadan of shaikh muĤ ammud zakariyyĀOne Benefit of the Gathering in Faisalabad inRamadan of 1400/1980As an expression of my gratefulness to Allah u, I would like tomention one more important point since Allah u blessed me withthe opportunity to be in Faisalabad this Ramadan .The month of Ramadan is the best time for the practice anddevotions of taśawwuf. The practice of 40 days of i‘tikāf adoptedfrom the elders [which is now in practice in Sahāranpūr and otherplaces in India] had not yet been established in Pakistan. Thelofty objective [the revival of dhikr of Allah u in the umma]of spreading this practice to other places in the world (using theRamadan of Faisalabad as a model) was why Ĥađrat left Madina tospend his Ramadan in i‘tikāf in Faisalabad [despite his deterioratinghealth and weakness].When the schools are in need of help or aid, they call upon thepeople and take help from them. Likewise is the case with any otherwork of Dīn. The nature of the khanqā system runs contrary to thisas taśawwuf is about eliminating the self and being vigilant overones internal state. This is why we never see anyone calling othersto open their khanqā. For this reason, Shaikh Yaĥyā and I decidedto establish a model of the khanqā system in Karachi, as there hasbeen one for the people of Punjab in Faisalabad, and as many ofĤađrat’s successors reside in Karachi. If these scattered lights andpowerhouses gather together they can establish a khanqā systemthere. We shared our idea with Shaikh ‘Abd al-Ĥāfiż, who gavehis full support and called Shaikh Al-Ĥāj Muĥammad Zubair, hisbrother Muftī Shāhid, and Shaikh Yūsuf Ludhiānwī to gather inone place for dhikr. In this setting, they would be able to guideand help others in the path of sulūk, establish the system of bai‘aand spread the dhikr of Allah u. They would have one combinedkhanqā like the khanqā of Thāna Bhawan where the successors ofMiāńjī Nūr Muĥammad, Ĥađrat Hājī Śāĥib, Ĥađrat Ĥāfiż Ďāmin,76
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