RISALA ROOHI SHARIF

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2015
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Sultan-ul-Faqr Publications
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Spirituality and mysticism is in the soul of every human being. Every soul is curious to know about its Creator and remains anxious for His Closeness. To satisfy this curiosity man is busy in exploring the Nature but his anxiety never ends because basically the soul wants to recognize its Creator not the creation. Only the Sufis and Mystics find the eternal peace of heart as their souls reach and recognize their Beloved Creator. Only His Closeness is the safest refuge from all the worries of this world and the hereafter. His Closeness also reveals all the hidden secrets of the Nature because He is The Creator and He knows everything about His Creation, so whoever reaches close to Him gets all the hidden knowledge. That is why the pioneers of all the basic branches of science like Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics etc. were the Sufis such as Al-Khawarizmi, Ibn AlHaytham, Abu Rehan Al-Biruni, Bu-Ali Sina (Avicenna) Jabir Bin Hayyan, Omar Khayyam and many more. When a Saint reaches very close to Allah, he brings the message of Allah for His Seekers and Lovers. This Divine message tells the human beings what the purpose was behind their creation, what is their relationship with their Creator, how they can fulfill the main purpose of their life and return successfully to their Divine Home without being trapped by the Satan, their inner baser self (nafs) and the desires of this world and hereafter. Risala Roohi Sharif is one such Divine Message; concise, comprehensive and complete conveyed to us through the most eminent Sufi Saint of the Sub Continent, Sultan Bahoo. He has written 140 books, of which Risala Roohi Sharif is the most popular and is the essence of all his teachings. This Divine Book not only opens the doors of the spiritual world upon its readers but is also a source of elevation for those Seekers of Allah who have been demoted from their spiritual level. It is the only book by Sultan Bahoo which is often recommended as Wazeefa (litany) in various mystic orders. Its magnificent spiritual values owes to the fact that Hazrat Sultan Bahoo has written it while being in the state of Absolute Oneness with Allah at the station of HaHooiyat1 . Hazrat Sultan Bahoo writes in his book Ain-ul-Faqr:  “Like Prophet Mohammad Sall’Allahu Alayhi Wa’alihi Wasallam I was not formally educated by anyone. Rather, I was given The Divine Knowledge. Its triumphs and spiritual experiences revealed such a vast inward and outward knowledge that needs infinite books to be expressed.” This statement shows that Hazrat Sultan Bahoo could not read or write. That is why no document or manuscript of any of his books written by himself is available. Whatever he dictated verbally, as a result of Divine Inspiration, his disciples and Khalifas2 wrote as it is. The original manuscripts were kept safe by the descendants of Sultan Bahoo. Though, among 140 of his books the manuscripts of most of the books were lost or wasted with time. Now only thirty two of his books are available.
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sufism, islam, RISALA ROOHI SHARIF
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