WHAT IS THE REALITY OF TASAWWUF? pdf download

What Is The Reality Of Tasawwuf?

WHAT IS THE REALITY OF TASAWWUF?

This booklet is a translation of two Urdu lectures entitled, which was delivered by Hazrat-e-Aqdas Moulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb in 1986 and 1998.

In it Hazratwala clarifies the misunderstandings and misconceptions surrounding TASAWWUF, commonly known in the Indo/Pak subcontinent as Peeri-Mureedi.

 He vividly exposes the innovations of fake “Peers” or Shaikhs and guides his readers to follow the pure and prestine path of Shariah and Sunnah. Many people due to incorrect motives and ignorance have taken TASAWWUF/PEERI-MUREEDI to be a combination of weird rituals and made-up innovations.

Whereas the whole purpose of TASAWWUF is to gain the love of Allah Ta’ala through complete adherence to the teachings of Shariah and Sunnah.

This love, however, must be attained from one who has tread this path and learned it from someone before him.

Similarly that person must have attain knowledge from one who has qualified in that particular field under the supervision of qualified teachers.

Take the example of medicine. Just as a self-taught doctor is not reliable in the medical field, similarly, the one who has not attained spirituality from a qualified and reliable Shaikh or Peer is not a genuine Peer, rather he is a fake Peer.

The sign and distinguishing quality of a TRUE Shaikh or Peer is his complete adherence to the Shariah and Sunnah.