THE REALITY OF TASAWWUF The primary purpose of Tasawwuf The terms Tasawwuf (Sufism), Tareeqat (طریقت), Sulook (سلوک), Ihsan (احسان), all refer to the same thing and are inter-changeable. The primary aim of Tasawwuf is not merely doing Zikr (remembrance), for [...]
RECTIFYING BAD MORAL VALUES The limits of correcting bad moral values The bad moral values that exist in a person’s inner-self are called Akhlaq-e-Razilah (اخلاقِ رذیلہ). Hazrat Thanvi (may Allah Ta’ala have mercy on him) has said; “Salik (a mentee [...]
Memories (Episode 49) A Few Miscellaneous Incidents I remained affiliated with the Supreme Court for almost seventeen years. During this time, many instructional or interesting incidents occurred. The heart desires to relate a few of them. As judges of the [...]
MUJAHIDAH AND RIYAZAT Hazrat Thanvi (may Allah Ta’ala bless him) said that; “Opposing the impulse and drive to commit a sin is called Mujahidah (مجاہدہ) (sustained effort). That impulse arises from some spiritual illness or weakness. The weakening or attenuation [...]
Memories (Episode 48) Judgement on Family Laws I have written before that among the laws that the Constitution had declared to be out of the jurisdiction of the Federal Shariat Court was the “Muslim Personal Law” (i.e. the personal laws [...]
HOW TO PROTECT ONESELF FROM GHEEBAT (BACKBITING)? Think before you speak To protect oneself from Gheebat Hadhrat Thanvi (may Allah have mercy on him) has described a general rule which is; “Do not say anything before reflecting on it first. [...]
Memories (Episode 47) With respect to laws related to Agricultural Reforms, prior to our joining the Federal Shariat Court, the late Justice Aftab had issued a verdict that the Constitution had granted protection to these laws and that they were [...]
Memories (Episode 46) Appointment in Federal Shariat Court While I had done an LLB, and passed with flying colours, I had never even imagined working in a court, as I have mentioned previously. Thus, prior to now, I had only [...]
GHEEBAT (BACKBITING) AND ITS TREATMENT Gheebat (backbiting) is such a ubiquitous affliction of human beings’ inner-self that these days hardly anyone is completely safe from it. Almost everyone is involved in it in one degree or another. This is such [...]
DO NOT LOOK DOWN UPON A SINNER Hadhrat Thanvi (may Allah have mercy on him) said; “It is permissible that you get angry with someone who commits a sin, but never think of them as being inferior to you. And [...]
