برهانيات كوم
Wherein does his task exist?
He leads the people out of the darkness into the vicinity of Sidi Ibrahim al Qarashi-d-Disuqi. That is a very large task. So the Sheikhs will be satisfied with him. But often the opposite occurs; he takes himself to be important and steps up as a ruler. Slowly that will remove him from the Tariqa. This has happened to us before. There were some Sheikhs in the Tariqa, which were enlightened and were able to see everything, on the street, at home, in their sleep.Nevertheless they got lost, because the “love for power”6 grew within them. They thought they knew more than the Sheikhs, and that Tariqa could not go on without them. In the end, they seemed to have forgotten who brought them to enlightenment. They had received it because the Sheikhs were supporting them in the beginning and supporting them in their tasks. However, they became so arrogant, that even in their dreams they sometimes saw the Sheikh as small, and viewed themselves as mighty. Yes, Iblis and one’s egos work to enlarge one’s self image. Then one takes a step backwards. A meter leads to a mile, and at some point one finds oneself outside the circle, after serving right in the center of it.Actually, I could think that I am the most important person in the Tariqa, yet I always say that I hope the Sheikhs are satisfied with me, every second. I always say: “I hope the Sheikhs are satisfied with our outward and our internal concerns.” One should win their satisfaction, because they have the power, the strength. They have your life and your death in their hands, and they can make you lose your mind. After all one will regret, but it is then too late.
If the great Sheikh is upset with you, there is no one bigger to turn to. You left his order, you broke the law – the law that he has imposed; and he knows. (“This world will not come to an end, until my Tariqa has spread from the east to the west” – statement of Sidi Ibrahim ad- Disuqi) One takes himself to be important and then constructs barriers. Some people might fear you, and you won’t be apt to take good advices.Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Uthman on the other hand, time and again asked the people around him for advice, even when he did not need it; for he was connected with the Prophet s.a.w.s., like the oil with the olive. One never knew whether Mawlana was here, or with the Prophet s.a.w.s., or perhaps with Sidi Ibrahim. They were always with him. Mawlana could not go anywhere without the Prophet s.a.w.s.Mawlana was tested very heavily about his earnings. In contrast to other men of this world, Mawlana did not enjoy the sweetness of this life. He endured much, very many illnesses and trials, all for the Tariqa. Beware the one, who does not choose the straight path. He’ll experience doors closing for him. Far removed, he will get lazy and lazier, until he finally will be on the outside, cursing the Tariqa. His faith will fade.The Sheikhs could use even a stone and lend it the power to lead the caravan. The one we name as Murshid gets our support. We know why we named him. He supposed to be noted and accepted, so that he can fulfill his tasks as a Murshid, or as a delegate in the administration. To avoid disturbances it is important to respect and support the chairperson. He is not better than all of you, but he was chosen for a certain reason. For instance: his age, his dedication, or his capacities as an administrator. The essential matter is that he leads the caravan into the safe haven. The Sheikhs say: don’t be authoritarian and not to place yourself in the foreground, be glad to be accepted as a little servant; for the rights of a servant are never lost.Watch how I do it. I cannot state that I am the Sheikh of the Tariqa, and mistreat people. Observe how you find it in Khartoum, or when I come to Germany. At most all I need are four square meters for sitting, I eat and drink normally with the people, because I want the establishment of Tariqa to grow in Europe – the Europe that was lost, that develops only in the world of technology, but overslept in the world of religion. Now the people are returning to religion, after they recognize something is missing in what they are doing. They come to Islam through refinement, the readiness to forgive, and exercising the ability to love. To the Islam wherein a person can change completely (to the positive) by reciting dhikr with one’s tongue, until it finally travels from the tongue into the heart. “The heart is a lump of flesh. If it is healthy, the whole body is healthy, and if it is bad the whole body is bad.”7If one folds it apart, it is larger than city of Berlin. If the heart makes four times dhikr, it is better than uttering dhikr 6,666 times with the tongue. And the heart continues the dhikr , whether the person is awake or asleep. One hears all, although being asleep.To avoid emerging disturbances, it is important to accept the Murshid whether he is German or French. We have to listen to him, so he more easily can fulfill his tasks. But deliberation is Sunna, and the Murshid should be smart and sit down with the people, to ask for advice, and find a solution all can be satisfied with.Yet at the end, I want to say: the cause of the problems lies in the laziness toward reading Awrad. The Awrad readings are big, and everyone should try to divide his or her time to complete Awrad. They take you to ‘ala ‘iliyin. 8
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6 Mawlana uses the Arabic word hub ar-riasa which carries a very negative meaning; an approximate translation could be“love for power” or “affliction with the lover for power”.7 Hadith #6 in Al-Nawawi: Forty Hadith. London 1979, p. 328 „High place" in heaven, see Qur’an 83:18 ff.
If the great Sheikh is upset with you, there is no one bigger to turn to. You left his order, you broke the law – the law that he has imposed; and he knows. (“This world will not come to an end, until my Tariqa has spread from the east to the west” – statement of Sidi Ibrahim ad- Disuqi) One takes himself to be important and then constructs barriers. Some people might fear you, and you won’t be apt to take good advices.Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Uthman on the other hand, time and again asked the people around him for advice, even when he did not need it; for he was connected with the Prophet s.a.w.s., like the oil with the olive. One never knew whether Mawlana was here, or with the Prophet s.a.w.s., or perhaps with Sidi Ibrahim. They were always with him. Mawlana could not go anywhere without the Prophet s.a.w.s.Mawlana was tested very heavily about his earnings. In contrast to other men of this world, Mawlana did not enjoy the sweetness of this life. He endured much, very many illnesses and trials, all for the Tariqa. Beware the one, who does not choose the straight path. He’ll experience doors closing for him. Far removed, he will get lazy and lazier, until he finally will be on the outside, cursing the Tariqa. His faith will fade.The Sheikhs could use even a stone and lend it the power to lead the caravan. The one we name as Murshid gets our support. We know why we named him. He supposed to be noted and accepted, so that he can fulfill his tasks as a Murshid, or as a delegate in the administration. To avoid disturbances it is important to respect and support the chairperson. He is not better than all of you, but he was chosen for a certain reason. For instance: his age, his dedication, or his capacities as an administrator. The essential matter is that he leads the caravan into the safe haven. The Sheikhs say: don’t be authoritarian and not to place yourself in the foreground, be glad to be accepted as a little servant; for the rights of a servant are never lost.Watch how I do it. I cannot state that I am the Sheikh of the Tariqa, and mistreat people. Observe how you find it in Khartoum, or when I come to Germany. At most all I need are four square meters for sitting, I eat and drink normally with the people, because I want the establishment of Tariqa to grow in Europe – the Europe that was lost, that develops only in the world of technology, but overslept in the world of religion. Now the people are returning to religion, after they recognize something is missing in what they are doing. They come to Islam through refinement, the readiness to forgive, and exercising the ability to love. To the Islam wherein a person can change completely (to the positive) by reciting dhikr with one’s tongue, until it finally travels from the tongue into the heart. “The heart is a lump of flesh. If it is healthy, the whole body is healthy, and if it is bad the whole body is bad.”7If one folds it apart, it is larger than city of Berlin. If the heart makes four times dhikr, it is better than uttering dhikr 6,666 times with the tongue. And the heart continues the dhikr , whether the person is awake or asleep. One hears all, although being asleep.To avoid emerging disturbances, it is important to accept the Murshid whether he is German or French. We have to listen to him, so he more easily can fulfill his tasks. But deliberation is Sunna, and the Murshid should be smart and sit down with the people, to ask for advice, and find a solution all can be satisfied with.Yet at the end, I want to say: the cause of the problems lies in the laziness toward reading Awrad. The Awrad readings are big, and everyone should try to divide his or her time to complete Awrad. They take you to ‘ala ‘iliyin. 8
6 Mawlana uses the Arabic word hub ar-riasa which carries a very negative meaning; an approximate translation could be“love for power” or “affliction with the lover for power”.7 Hadith #6 in Al-Nawawi: Forty Hadith. London 1979, p. 328 „High place" in heaven, see Qur’an 83:18 ff.
