It's moments like this that I wish this feeling can stay with me 24/7 and I can serve my mom more than she thinks she deserves - and then my dad afterwards but at the same time too since he understands the rank of a mother in the sight of a child much more than me. I remember a while back a friend asked me if I would rather get married or live with my parents. I told him that I'd get married and live next to my parents for the rest of my life regardless of where they live because I want them to be happy and live a comfortable life after all they've done and sacrificed for me. Even though it is natural for parents to say things and accuse their kids of things that aren't true, I look at that and take it as a blessing that helped me understand things better. Too bad I am a bad child and a poor servant to Allah, the Prophet, and my own biological guardians. I feel too inadequate when I lower myself in front of them which I don't do enough. I should be kissing their hands on a daily basis and sit with them and absorb their immense wisdom. Suhba with one's parents is much more important than suhba with one's shaykh. I feel like it's a bonus for me since alhamdulillah I come from a family with a really religious and spiritual background of orthodox Islam. I can talk like this on social media, trying to be humble which I'm horrible at, but in reality my heart is so dark and hard like a burnt chocolate chip cookie that I cannot even handle to experience such moments myself. Unfortunately I am both a poor child, a poor student, and a poor servant.
May the prayers of our parents be accepted at all times. May they be forgiven for all their mistakes due to their stress for all they've done. May Allah let them live a long healthy, happy, and safe life. May Allah let us be able to lower ourselves in front of them. May Allah let them be pleased with us and be happy with us at all times. May Allah let them allow us to follow our passions that will benefit ourselves and others. May Allah admit them into the Garden with the Prophet without judgment and let us be with them. Amin!
- a wannabe faqir
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Is Criticism... taboo?
No it's not.
FRIENDS . . . There's a manner and etiquette of giving people constructive criticism. Openly accusing them of them being ignorant is not genuine -- implications matter, by the way,... BUUUT... Alhamdulillah, the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, the Sahaba, and the Pious and Saints taught us that when people do such things it's for us to recognize our own deficiencies and our susceptibility of falling short. Every single human out there is ignorant about something and is going through a "phase" -- blessed are those who understand. Don't constantly be fanatic about how low life everybody else out there is. And even if you're going to criticize someone, don't speak as if they are mentally unstable and are crazy and say things like, "Bro, you need to calm down", or "That's not how tasawwuf works" or, "Bro, you don't understand, you need to work on yourself and discipline your nafs." I think the only time you can say that is - in a respectful manner of course - is when one is completely new to a certain path but if he/she is advancing - something one should never claim but is healthy to have a feeling of - give them general advice and criticism. Perhaps the corrosion of my own soul reaches others but not myself. #humans
So, that being said, I'm tipping my turban kufi off to all my critics for bringing my own flaws to my attention, something I can't thoroughly examine myself but in the end of the day I'm gonna have a good opinion of my Lord and He will suffice and help me overcome my own defects. Credit of my thinking to Ahmad Billal Samady.
FRIENDS . . . There's a manner and etiquette of giving people constructive criticism. Openly accusing them of them being ignorant is not genuine -- implications matter, by the way,... BUUUT... Alhamdulillah, the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, the Sahaba, and the Pious and Saints taught us that when people do such things it's for us to recognize our own deficiencies and our susceptibility of falling short. Every single human out there is ignorant about something and is going through a "phase" -- blessed are those who understand. Don't constantly be fanatic about how low life everybody else out there is. And even if you're going to criticize someone, don't speak as if they are mentally unstable and are crazy and say things like, "Bro, you need to calm down", or "That's not how tasawwuf works" or, "Bro, you don't understand, you need to work on yourself and discipline your nafs." I think the only time you can say that is - in a respectful manner of course - is when one is completely new to a certain path but if he/she is advancing - something one should never claim but is healthy to have a feeling of - give them general advice and criticism. Perhaps the corrosion of my own soul reaches others but not myself. #humans
So, that being said, I'm tipping my turban kufi off to all my critics for bringing my own flaws to my attention, something I can't thoroughly examine myself but in the end of the day I'm gonna have a good opinion of my Lord and He will suffice and help me overcome my own defects. Credit of my thinking to Ahmad Billal Samady.
Monday, April 14, 2014
"Barelvi vs Deobandī" | WATCH VIDEO
FAQ #1:
"Are you Barelvi or Deobandī?"
Bro, I'm from Hyderabad, India. In other words, I've seen Deobandīs and Barelvīs praying in the same masjid with all those gatherings and stuff without much issues. If there are any issues, then they are personal and not put into the public. As a matter of fact, the Imām of the masjid in front of my nana's house went to Darul Ulūm Deoband and has Barelvī murīds and there's no beef. If you don't believe me then please to you getting revelation via karamat of pīr sāb to finally believing me. (actually, please to refrain from even trying to do that).
To make this longer, I do not take any one of the sides since this isn't anything like "Salafi/Wahabi vs Sūfī (Sunni)" or any other modern rivalries. It ain't anything like that! I actually know Deobandī scholars myself who I love a lot and dearly respect and wish I can learn under them... oh, and they don't believe "Allah can lie" astaghfirullah, something that ignorant people assume of them. I don't really have any Barelvī teachers but lots of my friends that are Barelvī sided in the Untied States don't have beef with Deobandīs. I don't think any Barelvīs are "grave worshipers" (astaghfirullah) since that's not what Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvī taught, however in India I have come across commoners who are ignorant of aqidah and shar'i'a and unfortunately do commit shirk at graves and stuff, and say that's what the Mujaddid himself advocated, but that's not my opinion of all Barelvīs, obviously - that's just a very small minority. Some people claim to be Barelvī - but they really are not - yet do jacked up stuff with no basis in the Qur'ān, Sunnāh, Hadīth or ijma3 of the 'ulamā and people start to assume bad of all of them. There have been some Deobandī 'ulamā, 2 or 3 of them who are popular, who have commented on the rank of the Prophet peace be upon him and in fact degraded him to a lower level and made mistakes when it came to the knowledge of Allah - I don't want to comment any further since we know where this is going and it's too difficult to even say. Again, these were just a few who believed such things. Keep in mind that Darul Ulūm Deoband - who are Hanafi and Maturidi - produces both Sūfī and Salafi scholars, but the overwhelming majority are Sūfīs of the Qādirī, Naqshbandī, Suhrawardy and Chishti turūq. Also, our shaykh, al-Habīb Umar bin Hafīdh, and the rest of the 'ulamā of Banū 'Alawī in Tarīm are on good terms with 'ulama of both the Deobandīs and Barelvīs. It's just minor misunderstanding between the two schools/movements. Personal experiences may damage our opinions but please watch the following video for a clearer explanation.
So I'm like
Deobandī 60 / Barelvī 40
If that even makes sense
Hope we can all still be happy friends.
"Are you Barelvi or Deobandī?"
Bro, I'm from Hyderabad, India. In other words, I've seen Deobandīs and Barelvīs praying in the same masjid with all those gatherings and stuff without much issues. If there are any issues, then they are personal and not put into the public. As a matter of fact, the Imām of the masjid in front of my nana's house went to Darul Ulūm Deoband and has Barelvī murīds and there's no beef. If you don't believe me then please to you getting revelation via karamat of pīr sāb to finally believing me. (actually, please to refrain from even trying to do that).
To make this longer, I do not take any one of the sides since this isn't anything like "Salafi/Wahabi vs Sūfī (Sunni)" or any other modern rivalries. It ain't anything like that! I actually know Deobandī scholars myself who I love a lot and dearly respect and wish I can learn under them... oh, and they don't believe "Allah can lie" astaghfirullah, something that ignorant people assume of them. I don't really have any Barelvī teachers but lots of my friends that are Barelvī sided in the Untied States don't have beef with Deobandīs. I don't think any Barelvīs are "grave worshipers" (astaghfirullah) since that's not what Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvī taught, however in India I have come across commoners who are ignorant of aqidah and shar'i'a and unfortunately do commit shirk at graves and stuff, and say that's what the Mujaddid himself advocated, but that's not my opinion of all Barelvīs, obviously - that's just a very small minority. Some people claim to be Barelvī - but they really are not - yet do jacked up stuff with no basis in the Qur'ān, Sunnāh, Hadīth or ijma3 of the 'ulamā and people start to assume bad of all of them. There have been some Deobandī 'ulamā, 2 or 3 of them who are popular, who have commented on the rank of the Prophet peace be upon him and in fact degraded him to a lower level and made mistakes when it came to the knowledge of Allah - I don't want to comment any further since we know where this is going and it's too difficult to even say. Again, these were just a few who believed such things. Keep in mind that Darul Ulūm Deoband - who are Hanafi and Maturidi - produces both Sūfī and Salafi scholars, but the overwhelming majority are Sūfīs of the Qādirī, Naqshbandī, Suhrawardy and Chishti turūq. Also, our shaykh, al-Habīb Umar bin Hafīdh, and the rest of the 'ulamā of Banū 'Alawī in Tarīm are on good terms with 'ulama of both the Deobandīs and Barelvīs. It's just minor misunderstanding between the two schools/movements. Personal experiences may damage our opinions but please watch the following video for a clearer explanation.
So I'm like
Deobandī 60 / Barelvī 40
If that even makes sense
Hope we can all still be happy friends.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T DELAY MARRIAGE | Mohammed Tayssīr Sāfi
Muslim Chaplain, Mohammed Tayssīr Sāfi shares a story with the Muslim youth at the MMYC 2014 conference for the gender relations talk session. He shares a story that hopefully encourages us to seek marriage sooner than later. Please watch and benefit.
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