Advice of Hadhrat Sheikh On Vigil Hadhrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) The Shaikh (may Allah be well pleased with him) also spoke about His words (Exalted is He): Keeping vigil by night is more potent in impact. (73:6) This refers not only to giving up sleep in the ordinary sense, but also… Continue reading On Vigil
Month: March 2009
The Forty-fourth Discourse by Shaihk Jelani
Advice of Hadhrat Sheikh The Forty-fourth Discourse (From Jala’ al-Khawatir [The Removal of Cares]) Hadhrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) A certain righteous man is reported as having said: “The hypocrite [munafiq] remains in one and the same spiritual condition for forty years at a stretch, while the champion of truth [siddiq] experiences transformation… Continue reading The Forty-fourth Discourse by Shaihk Jelani
The Pious Pretender
Advice of Hadhrat Sheikh Eighth Discourse from Al-Fath ar-RabbaniHadhrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) It was in the schoolhouse, in the late evening of Tuesday, the 19th of Shawwal, A.H. 545, that the Shaikh (may Allah be well pleased with him) said: The pious pretender [mura’i] wears clean clothes, but his heart is… Continue reading The Pious Pretender
Concerning thankfulness [shukr]
Concerning thankfulness [shukr] Hadhrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) As for thankfulness [shukr], the basic guidance on the subject is contained in the words of Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) : If you are thankful, I will surely give you more; but if you are ungrateful, My punishment is terrible indeed. (14:7) This… Continue reading Concerning thankfulness [shukr]