Revival of Islamic Sciences by the great Islamic Researcher : Shaykh-ul-Islam Pr. Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri » Tasawwuf

Tasawwuf and Auliya – lecture at Ghamkol Shareef Urs 2008

sajid — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:58:36 +0000

The lecture topic that Shaykh-ul-Islam had selected was Tasawwuf and Awliya. Shaykh-ul-Islam said that he wanted to shed light on both of these and at the same time address objections and misconceptions that may exist on each issue. Some of the points from his lecture are given below:

The true concept of Tasawwuf suffers from two kinds of attacks. One is internal and the other external. The internal one is the more detrimental of the two. It entails the so called followers of Tasawwuf, the so called sufis who have washed their hands of the true concept that has been laid down by the Quran and Hadith and the teachings of the great Imams. They only practice a few rituals which in their essence have nothing to do with Tasawwuf. The fact that very few people truly follow Tasawwuf and the majority of its so called followers do not adhere to its teachings, the door is open for those who reject tasawwuf to capitalise on the behaviour of the so called sufis to prove their apprehensions that Tasawwuf is an innovation that has nothing to do with Islam.

The external threat to Tasawwuf is that posed by those who reject Tasawwuf out right. They do not have the correct understanding of Tasawwuf and they have not studied or tried to study what Tasawwuf really is. They have only studied it with a view to oppose it. It is our duty to get the true message of Tasawwuf to such people. This is not done by criticising them or insulting them. The irony is that those who believe in Tasawwuf and claim to practice it do not equip themselves with the knowledge required to successfully propagate the true message of Tasawwuf and have the ability to counter any objections and misconceptions that have been made prevalent either by the conduct of so called sufis or by the propaganda of those who reject it.

In Islamic history there has never been a sect that rejected Tasawwuf out right. This phenomenon has only appeared in the last two centuries.

Awliya are both fully competent in knowledge and also in spirituality. Their dhikr is prevalent over their knowledge.

The three stages of Iman, Islam and Ihsan are also illustrated in a Quranic verse. This verse also mentions the different categories of pious people.

Due to the shortage of time Shaykh-ul-Islam said that he was only able to present a brief introductory lecture on the subject. He said this is a vast subject which he would like to fully cover in future lectures.

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Al-Akhirata

sajid — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:21:15 +0000

A complete series of eitkaaf lectures on the topic of Al-Aakhirat. This is a complete description of life after death. Shaykh ul Islam proved it logically and scientifically that there is life after death. This series deals with how can we improve our this life so that we can benifit from our life after death.

Worth listening, download and distribution.

Play these lectures here – http://www.islamtune.com/list-al akhira

Tasawwuf in the light of the Classical Imams

sajid — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:22:42 +0000

Introducing the concept of Tasawwuf and the science of Islamic spiritual though and action, Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri gives a brilliant lecture on the concept of Tasawwuf, its various levels and in the light of the classical Imams such as Imam Bukhari, Imam Shafi, Imam Abu Hanifah etc, He explains how Tasawwuf can be viewed as the struggle to achieve excellence in Hidayah (Guidance).

The Al-Hidayah Series of lectures brings Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri’s deep knowledge of the Qur’an and Sunna and his spiritual heritage to the younger generation in the West which is often exposed to shallow religious rhetoric in the guise of Islamic teachings. Infused with profound spiritual meaning, these lectures provide traditional and orthodox Islamic knowledge to fill the deep gap that exists in the true understanding of Islam in the West.

Play this lecture here – http://www.islamtune.com/play-video-672.html

Tasawwuf and Quran

sajid — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:51:10 +0000

Introducing the concept of Tasawwuf in light of the Holy Qur’an, Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri gives a brilliant Urdu lecture and explains Tasawwuf by quoting various Ayah and historical background.

Play this lecture here – http://www.islamtune.com/play-video-614.html

Teachings of Tasawwuf & improvement of inner-self

sajid — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:45:58 +0000

Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri gives a brilliant Urdu lecture about Talimat-e-Tasawwuf aur Islaah-e-Ahwaal, the teachings of Tasawwuf and ways to improve the inner-self or inner conditions of a person. With his deep knowledge of the subject area he explains secrets of true Tasawwuf gives various examples of the lifes of pious and sufi saints.

Play this lecture here – http://www.islamtune.com/list-sulami

Conditions of the Sounding heart – Qalb e Saleem ki Alamat

sajid — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:30:01 +0000

In this lecture Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri explains what a true condition of a clean heart is (Qalb-e-Saleem). He shed light on how one can achive this spiritual state. He explains its conditions and the affacts of this state. He explains that there are three ways to make one heart the sounding heart.

Play this lecture here – http://www.islamtune.com/play-video-681.html