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Bismillahi-r-rahmani-r-rahimSPEECH OF MAWLANA SHEIKH IBRAHIMOn the occasion of the European Hawliya2002 at Schnede (Aug. 8, 2002)In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Glory be to your Lord, the Lord ofMajesty, preeminent over what they ascribe! And peace onto the Messengers! And all praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. 1My brothers and sisters of Germany and neighboring countries! I greet you with the best greeting to the occasion of yesterday evening, the blessed evening for which we came out of different countries in order to meet for an exchange of ideas. We will talk about any problems in the Tariqa, or any concerns involving the Tariqa. If there should be any difficulties concerning the responsible parties in any of the countries, we will talk about that.
Question2: What are the tasks of the Murshid3?First, and above all, the Tariqa is Awrad. That is the only way to rescue the son of Adam from losing his way. It is the way that enables him, in this life, to fulfill his duty toward the Prophet s.a.w.s.Man was created to adore and praise God, have polite and good interactions with others. The Murshid was assigned to the people who are new to Islam. He must be of fine characteristics, not dry, not domineering. If the Murshid is smart, he has learned from the qualities of the Saints, and/or the courtesies of Mawlana Sheikh4In this way he enlarges the establishment of the Tariqa Burhaniya Disuqiya In any case, he must adopt a positive way of confronting problems with patience, and resolving the issues step by step. A hard and heavy heart and harshness towards the people will only divide them.We do not want anyone to be driven off the vicinity of Sidi Ibrahim al Disuqi.There is an advantage for you [the Murs hid] 5, when Allah leads a person through you. Good deeds are credited to you by the Sheikhs, and there is some benefit to you in what he [a welltaught Murid] reads. “If Allah through you guides one person, this is better for you than all one could possess and better than the world and what it contains” (Hadith of the Prophet s.a.w.s.). So you can imagine how enormous the blessing is, if one leads two or three persons in the right way!The Murshid must be smart and have insight and an understanding for the people who come to him. It may be that someone has lost his mother or father, or has a different sort of problem common around here, like being an alcoholic, a drug abuser, or a criminal. With diligence in reading Awrad for that person, you [the Murshid] can eventually lead him to experience the love of the Tariqa. In time we will have him join us. If he should still make a mistake or two, we will forgive him. Thus we enlarge the establishment of the Prophet s.a.w.s. and Mawlana Sheikh. He will be a member of the Tariqa.For example, if a woman came to us, saying she wanted to take Tariqa but not Islam. You would never send her away. You give her Awrad, and she would read the foundation, Al Asas: 100x: Bi-smi-llahi-r-rahmani-r-rahim, 100x: Astaghfiru-llaha-l-azim-huwa-t-tawwabur- rahim, 100x: La ilaha illa-llah – which is the first part of the Shahada. Then 300x: Ya Dayim, and by the end 100x: Allahumma salli ala Sayyidina Muhammadin wa alihi wa sallim-which is the second part of the Shahada. And this is Is lam. After some time that woman might return and ask you to give her Islam. You might then reply: “You already entered Islam, without being aware of it!” You should, however, then recite the Shahada with her again, even though she already had entered Islam through Al Asas. Nothing should keep people from the vicinity of Mawlana Sheikh, and everyone should stay within it as long as possible.The Murshid throws his net to “fish” for people. This way the foundation, the establishment of the Tariqa will be enlarged. We have lived with this establishment for many years now, we learned much from our Sheikhs, and we have witnessed what qualities are to be achieved through our dedication to Awrad.For the Murshid it is important to avoid a particular mistake which very many peoplecommit; he is not a dictator, nor is he the Sheikh of the Tariqa. He is not higher thanMawlana. He is a servant – and what a delightful opportunity for him to serve the Tariqa and by his efforts to win people.At the end of the day he might ask himself what he did that day, and about the mistakes he made. If someone wronged him, he shall forgive him. He is wise to seek pardons for himself, even if he carries no guilt. He shall portray the beautiful qualities of the Sheikhs, for in this way, and because of his big heart, people will hold the Tariqa dear.-----------------1 Qur’an Sura 37:180/181/1822 The fo llowing are answers from Mawlana Sheikh Ibrahim to a written list of questions he was presented with.3 “Murshid” refers to the chairman of the Irshad committee.4 ”Mawlana Sheikh” or “ Sheikh" always refers to Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Uthman.5 The notes in brackets […] are provided by the translators.
Question2: What are the tasks of the Murshid3?First, and above all, the Tariqa is Awrad. That is the only way to rescue the son of Adam from losing his way. It is the way that enables him, in this life, to fulfill his duty toward the Prophet s.a.w.s.Man was created to adore and praise God, have polite and good interactions with others. The Murshid was assigned to the people who are new to Islam. He must be of fine characteristics, not dry, not domineering. If the Murshid is smart, he has learned from the qualities of the Saints, and/or the courtesies of Mawlana Sheikh4In this way he enlarges the establishment of the Tariqa Burhaniya Disuqiya In any case, he must adopt a positive way of confronting problems with patience, and resolving the issues step by step. A hard and heavy heart and harshness towards the people will only divide them.We do not want anyone to be driven off the vicinity of Sidi Ibrahim al Disuqi.There is an advantage for you [the Murs hid] 5, when Allah leads a person through you. Good deeds are credited to you by the Sheikhs, and there is some benefit to you in what he [a welltaught Murid] reads. “If Allah through you guides one person, this is better for you than all one could possess and better than the world and what it contains” (Hadith of the Prophet s.a.w.s.). So you can imagine how enormous the blessing is, if one leads two or three persons in the right way!The Murshid must be smart and have insight and an understanding for the people who come to him. It may be that someone has lost his mother or father, or has a different sort of problem common around here, like being an alcoholic, a drug abuser, or a criminal. With diligence in reading Awrad for that person, you [the Murshid] can eventually lead him to experience the love of the Tariqa. In time we will have him join us. If he should still make a mistake or two, we will forgive him. Thus we enlarge the establishment of the Prophet s.a.w.s. and Mawlana Sheikh. He will be a member of the Tariqa.For example, if a woman came to us, saying she wanted to take Tariqa but not Islam. You would never send her away. You give her Awrad, and she would read the foundation, Al Asas: 100x: Bi-smi-llahi-r-rahmani-r-rahim, 100x: Astaghfiru-llaha-l-azim-huwa-t-tawwabur- rahim, 100x: La ilaha illa-llah – which is the first part of the Shahada. Then 300x: Ya Dayim, and by the end 100x: Allahumma salli ala Sayyidina Muhammadin wa alihi wa sallim-which is the second part of the Shahada. And this is Is lam. After some time that woman might return and ask you to give her Islam. You might then reply: “You already entered Islam, without being aware of it!” You should, however, then recite the Shahada with her again, even though she already had entered Islam through Al Asas. Nothing should keep people from the vicinity of Mawlana Sheikh, and everyone should stay within it as long as possible.The Murshid throws his net to “fish” for people. This way the foundation, the establishment of the Tariqa will be enlarged. We have lived with this establishment for many years now, we learned much from our Sheikhs, and we have witnessed what qualities are to be achieved through our dedication to Awrad.For the Murshid it is important to avoid a particular mistake which very many peoplecommit; he is not a dictator, nor is he the Sheikh of the Tariqa. He is not higher thanMawlana. He is a servant – and what a delightful opportunity for him to serve the Tariqa and by his efforts to win people.At the end of the day he might ask himself what he did that day, and about the mistakes he made. If someone wronged him, he shall forgive him. He is wise to seek pardons for himself, even if he carries no guilt. He shall portray the beautiful qualities of the Sheikhs, for in this way, and because of his big heart, people will hold the Tariqa dear.-----------------1 Qur’an Sura 37:180/181/1822 The fo llowing are answers from Mawlana Sheikh Ibrahim to a written list of questions he was presented with.3 “Murshid” refers to the chairman of the Irshad committee.4 ”Mawlana Sheikh” or “ Sheikh" always refers to Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Uthman.5 The notes in brackets […] are provided by the translators.
