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One Great Saint meeting another Great Saint

Date: April 27, 2023 3:47 am Published By: One Great Saint meeting another Great Saint Shaykh Khwaja Abu Yaqub Yusef al-Hamadani (may God sanctify his innermost being), the ninth Sheikh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain and also the first of the ‘Khwajagan’ – the Masters of Wisdom of Central Asia, said the following:- Ibn Hajar al-Haythami records in his book ‘Al-Fatawa al-Hadithiyya’ that… View Article

8. Stories and Sayings of Shaykh Abu Ali al-Farmadi

Date: March 11, 2023 11:28 am Published By: Shaykh Ali al-Farmadi Shaykh Abu Ali al-Farmadi (may God sanctify his innermost being), the eighth Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, said the following:- “Whoever pretends he can hear, yet cannot hear the glorification of birds, trees and the wind, is not telling the truth.”

To make a human being happy

Date: February 15, 2023 7:16 pm Published By: To make a human being happy Shaykh Abul Hasan al-Kharqani (may God sanctify his innermost being), the seventh Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, said:- “A scholar wakes up in the morning and seeks how to increase knowledge. A pious person wakes up and seeks how to increase his faith. But Abul Hasan looks for… View Article

The Blacksmith of my Soul

Date: January 12, 2023 2:57 pm Published By: The Blacksmith of my Soul Abu Yazid al-Bistami (may God sanctify his innermost being), also known as Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bistami or more commonly known as Bayazid al-Bistami, is the sixth Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, said the following:- “For twelve years I was the blacksmith of my soul. I thrust my soul into… View Article

Precaution

Date: December 29, 2022 5:54 am Published By: Precaution Jafar as-Sadiq (may God sanctify his innermost being), the fifth Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, said the following:- “Precaution (Taqwa) has three facets:- 1. Precaution by dependence on God, which means leaving behind contradiction and going beyond any shadow of a doubt – this precaution is exercised by the highest. 2. The precaution… View Article

4. Stories and Sayings of Qasim ibn Muhammad

Date: December 1, 2022 4:50 am Published By: Qasim ibn Muhammad Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr (may God sanctify his innermost being), the fourth Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, said the following:- “One of the greatest sins is to belittle one’s own sins.” Despite being the greatest scholar of his time, he said, “By Allah, we do not know the answer… View Article