Archive for June, 2006

Consistency

{ June 22, 2006 @ 12:11 am } · { My State }
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As we know as has been related in hadiths, the most beloved good deed to Allah are consistent ones, though small.  Alhamdulillah I am becoming consistent in my wird now and now that I know it is not as big as a task as I had initially thought, I actually quite enjoy it now and look forward to it.

My state right now is somewhat neutral.  There are highs and lows when it comes to my state with Allah.  Sometimes I'm on a spiritual high and sometimes I feel like the worst Muslim to walk this earth.  The thing about the states though is that I never knew how to react to them in the past.  With the highs I felt like I wanted to read a whole bunch of Qur'an, do 5 wirds, wake up for tahajjud every day and so forth but then I feared I would wear myself out and it would be a passing state.  In the lows, I didn't know how to get up.  Now that I have a spiritual teacher, I can figure how to manage my state and remain consistent and strong.

May Allah make us amongst the awliya!

Wird Re-revisited

{ June 20, 2006 @ 10:59 pm } · { The Journey }
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Oh, so there turns out to be a shorter version of the wird… Alhamdulillah :)

So I'm trying to this thing called "The Forty Grand".  Basically you don't miss prayers, don't get angry, no yelling, if you get mad at someone you can't vent for the sake of it- things like that.  Ever since I've been in this mode, getting up for Fajr has been easier.  When my alarm clock goes off, I just out of bed.  There were a couple of times I have not heard my alarm clock at all.  With Isha late, I'm sleeping later and having a harder time getting up earlier.  It's easier to pray though now.

Wird Revisited

{ June 18, 2006 @ 9:51 pm } · { My State, The Journey }
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About Anony Sufi

{ June 17, 2006 @ 12:42 am } · { The Journey }
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The purpose of this blog is to be a track record for an emerging Sufi (wannabe). Having just started a Sufi Path, this can serve for myself and others, a guide as well as a journal of experiences so that we can all learn from it.

A murid in the Shadhili order blogs about how one can attain the Higher States and the journey of it all.

The Wird

{ June 16, 2006 @ 11:59 pm } · { The Journey }
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So one of the requirements is doing a regular wird.  Before I go on, I will explain.. a wird is essentially a habit.  It is often a litany, which is related regularly.  Imam an-Nawawi put together a wird as well as Imam al-Haddad.  The litany will consist of verses from the Qur'an and various duas (supplications).  The Qur'an, read on a regular basis, could be considered a wird.

So the wird of the Shadhilis is the wird written by the founder of the tariqa, Imam Abul Hassan al-Shadhili.  In particularly, the Wird al 'Aam.  I think it translates to something like the generic or general wird.  It basically consists of sending prayers on the Prophet Muhammad and asking for forgiveness.  It takes me half an hour to do it though! It's a bit difficult getting into the habit and I fear it will be more difficult when I get back to school.  For that reason, I have to make sure it is a habit before I start school in the fall insha'Allah.

I am getting better at controlling anger though.  I mean not that I am an angry person alhamdulillah, but there are those times when someone ticks you off and you just want to vent- which is not allowed if there is no benefit. :)   I'm trying really hard just NOT getting angry- not caring if someone laughs at me or disses me. 

Boy, do I have a long way to go……