There are two types of people who embark on the spiritual journey. The first group are those who do as much as they can on their own and reach as far as they can on their own before going to the shaykh. Then there is the second group of weaklings who are unable to go anywhere and have little to no will power to accomplish anything on their own. They seek the guidance of the shaykh because they need someone to keep them in check due to their lack of discipline. The former group are of the foremost and I am of the latter.
There Are Two Types of Murids…
14 Comments »
{ RSS feed for comments on this post} · { TrackBack URI }
irving Said:
on May 9, 2007 at 11:07 am
I am also of the latter, an unworthy darvish that can only hope for the Master’s help, and for Allah’s forgiveness and mercy.
Ya Haqq!
Muhammad-Nur Said:
on May 11, 2007 at 3:29 pm
indeed, the second group has a lot of company. May Allah make me and us of the foremost by His mercy and lutf.
Amen!
Abdur Rahman Said:
on May 23, 2007 at 10:51 am
Salaams Anoni,
Ya Allah! I know what you mean.
Amin to your dua Muhammad-Nur
Abdur Rahman
Zhilaal Said:
on June 8, 2007 at 6:06 am
Of course without a doubt I am of the latter, but having not been able to find a Shaykh, Allah (subahana hu wa ta’ala) guided me to the next best thing – the books and speeches of such luminaries as Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi, and so in that way I benefited from the nurturing of a Shaykh.
May Allah help to us to act upon his commands and the advice of his righteous servants. Ameen.
http://www.shadeofrahmah.blogspot.com
Nafissa Said:
on July 18, 2007 at 8:07 am
Salams from yet another one in group number 2. Also, most of those in my tariqa who lived nearby have recently moved away! But subhanallah, we are also planning to move in the next year or two, and it is also where many others of my kind are. Please make dua for me to finally move forward, spiriutally, and physically. I will pray for you too.
Nafissa
Saifuddin Said:
on August 7, 2007 at 5:08 pm
BismillaharRahmanirRahim
as-salaamu ‘alaikum,
I am of the first group and let me tell you this is not the most desirable. In the end you find yourself looking over your treacherous path with much remorse after finally accepting your guide and his guidance.
Ya Allah Ya Allah Ya Allah
atabeh Said:
on November 21, 2007 at 10:18 pm
There are two types of Sufis: Those who are Guided and those who are Chosen.
EternalWanderer Said:
on February 12, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Salamalaikum,
Mashalah nice!!
Atabeh: What do you mean by your comment “Those who are guided and those who are chosen”?? Please explain further? Thanks.
Atabek Said:
on February 13, 2008 at 5:12 pm
EternalWanderer: (its actually Atabek, just wrote h instead of k sorry.)
It’s just better that way.
EternalWanderer Said:
on February 16, 2008 at 10:22 am
Jazakallah khairan,
thanks. will do.
Zahid Said:
on July 7, 2008 at 11:39 am
As Salaam Alaikum
“The first group are those who do as much as they can on their own and reach as far as they can on their own before going to the shaykh. Then there is the second group of weaklings who are unable to go anywhere and have little to no will power to accomplish anything on their own.”
If all of the greatest Sheikhs of ALL Tariqahs had a Sheikh, a Murshid, why do you think the first group have so much merit. As Shah Naqshand (ks) of the Naqshbandi SufiTariqah said “He who has no Sheikh, his Sheikh is Shaytan”.
If you are not supported and connected to a true Sheikh then you will ultimately only fuel your Ego, thinking you are progressing spiritually, and increase distances between you and your Lord. As they say, there is no point trying to re-invent the wheel. There are 40 dedicated and authorised spiritual Tariqahs (paths) taking you to Divine Presence so why try and invent one?
If you think you are alone striving for enlightenment on a spiritual journey you are mistaken. Even if you are not consciously aware you do not know what Bayah (pledge of allegiance) you belong to, taken in the Meeting of the Souls, until the Sheikh (Murshid) calls you in this life or in the last breaths of your life to protect you from your Ego. Until he declares himself to you you are still veiled. The Sheikhs have chosen their Mureeds on the Day of Promises so without being chosen you cannot be guided unless you declare you are a Prophet or Khidr (as)!
Even RasulAllah (sws) has Angel Jirbail (as) as his guide to a point, who are we to think we can find ‘know ourselves’ and ‘know Allah (swt)’ without a spiritual guide, a Murshid, a Sheikh with authority?
We are all weak servants and should accept we cannot progress without a true Sheikh in these times.
Salaam Alaikum
Zahid Adil
Atabek Said:
on July 30, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Salaams:
I felt the need to add to something I said in the comment I made back in February… in fact, I have permission to be more open now (just a little) in the things I say so…
I quoted the saying: “There are two types of Sufis: Those who are Guided and those who are Chosen.”
Doing this, I was actually trying to push things in a different direction. This was because, in reality, there are more than just two types of murids, and they don’t exactly fall into the classifications mentioned in this post… Therefore, I felt the post was a bit limited(no offense intended).
Generally, however, all people who reach the goal (Fisabilillah), begin their path either through “chosen-ness” or “guidance”. People may disagree, but this is not limited to Prophets and Messengers (may peace be upon them all).
Also, as Zahid as stated, everyone is a weak servant. Or, at least, accepting this with your heart, is a prerequisite for undertaking the “spiritual path”. Anything else will simply lead to self indulgence.
Zahid: Maybe a bit more of a gentle approach would suffice…
Eternal Wanderer: I hope your wandering has led you to good places. The quote I mentioned previously is connected with a verse in the Quran: (surah 42: verse 13).
(Keep in mind)As Sheikh Abul Abbas al-Mursi (rahmatullahalaih) has said (more or less): “..there is more than one outward and inward meaning to each verse in the Quran.” (That’s not the exact wording of what he said, but gives the general idea. I know of the source and can find the exact saying, which is why I’m allowing myself to quote him (rahimullah) to the best of my knowledge here.)
Anony: Again, please write me an email, I have a request and a question.
Wasalaam.
EternalWanderer Said:
on August 9, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Atabek bro, Jazakallah khairan for this beautiful knowledge. Its good.
Yes alhamdulilah my wanderings have led me to good places, and I pray that i keep going to more wonderful places and STAY there too! amin.
Also can i ask: What is this Meeting of Souls you mentioned plz??
thanks
sis eternalwanderer.
Atif Masroor Said:
on August 15, 2012 at 5:14 pm
Extremely health discussion. I found this belog after 4 years now & I appreciate all of you sharing the information.