THE PERFECT SPIRITUAL GUIDE
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2016
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All praises are for the Allah Almighty alone; none is worthy of
worship but He. The Self-Subsisting, the One Who sustains and
protects (the entire universe with His strategy); who is eternally
Alive; he is seized by neither slumber nor sleep; whatever is in
the heavens and whatever is in the earth belongs to Him alone.
No one can dare intercede with Him except by His permission.
He knows all that is happening or has happened before the
creation, and all that is about to happen after them and nothing is
out of His knowledge. The Throne of His Empire and Power,
encompasses the heavens and the earth; he is the most Honoured
and the most Wise. Thousands of blessings and salutation for the
Holy Prophet, the chief of Allah‟s creation, embodiment of
Divine light, blessing on the entire creation, beloved of the
Magnificent and the intercessor on the Day of Judgment. Whose
sacred self is blessing in itself, salutations upon him by Allah,
His angels and all the creation. He is the life for this universe and
medium between Allah and mankind. He is forever present
among the lovers of Allah, he listens and heals the broken hearts,
converses with his lovers and is a source of compassion for
seekers of Allah and the entire creation.
In the history of mysticism, Faqr and spirituality no one has
gained marifat of Allah without taking oath of allegiance on the
hands of the perfect spiritual guide. No one became a perfect
Saint and experienced supreme marifat and vision of Allah
without the training of the perfect spiritual guide. Ghazali became
renowned after he had left teaching the religious lessons to
experience mystical states under the spiritual guidance of Yusuf
al-Nassaj. Rumi got legendary after coming in servitude of his
spiritual teacher Shams Tabrizi. He himself says that he could
not have been elevated from a simple Muslim priest to the
renowned Rumi unless he had not come in the servitude of his
spiritual guide Shams Tabrizi. History is repleted with such
examples.
According to western thinkers, Islam has encountered political
decline many a times but it never experienced spiritual decline.
After the decline of Ottoman Caliphate and Mughals in subcontinent,
the western colonization encouraged those schools of
thought and sects whose foundation lies in opposition of
spirituality and mysticism and its followers were named as
infidels and polytheists. Some of these people were holders of
the superior seats of shrines and to exploit the devotees of Sufis
they were given vast lands. On the basis of these lands and to
become powerful, part in politics became inevitable hence
spirituality and mysticism wrongly became part of politics and
feudalism. Sufis went into solitude when none remained for the
purity of nafs (ethereal self). This area came under thugs, forgers
and fraudulent. But remember! Seekers of Allah who strive hard
to search the spiritual guide, they surely receive guidance and
will keep receiving till the Day of Judgment.
After succession to the throne of spiritual guidance and
persuasion I wrote a pamphlet for the guidance of seekers of
truth titled “Murshid Kamil Akmal” (The perfect and accomplished
spiritual guide shortened in English edition to „the perfect
spiritual guide‟). Its first addition was published in September
2005, second addition April 2006, third edition September 2007,
fourth edition 2008 and fifth 2009. Now it is being published
with amendments, modifications and additions in the form of a
book with an ISBN, therefore this is the first edition as a book.
The book “Murshid Kamil Akmal” is written for the guidance
of seekers of Allah, to convey, who is the perfect spiritual guide?
What is his importance? What we get after reaching him? And
who is an imperfect and fake guide? The aim of publishing this
book is not merely to be read and then kept aside. Instead, it is
desired that the readers understand the purpose for which the
book is written and then act upon it. This book is a guide for the
seekers of Allah who are wandering in search of the true and
perfect spiritual guide.
Keywords
Islam, sufism, SPIRITUAL GUIDE