Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches
=Shaikh Sharf-ud-dîn= was the son of =Shaikh Yahiâ=. His birthplace is =Maner=, a village near =Patnâ= in =Behâr= (India). A love of knowledge and the religious life, and signs of spiritual greatness, were found in him from his early childhood. A strange Being was once seen by...
On an =Îd= day[12] =Shiblî= the Saint was seen mourning and clad in black. He was told: "This is the =Îd= day. Why are you so clad?" He replied: "I see all men rejoicing and cla...
4. Part 4Another is through one's own nature. "He that knows his own nature, verily knows his God." God first shewed His Powers in the universe to enable monotheists to gain Knowledge of...
6. Part 6There is a distinction, however, between mere groundless hope and reasonable expectation. One who endeavours to obey the Divine Commands may reasonably expect the Divine Grace;...
3. Part 3A second class of men transgress the Law and depend on the Divine Mercy. God is both merciful and a chastiser. We find that there are many distressed and poor men in this world...
7. Part 7Another Dervesh saw it in the form of a mouse, and asked who it was. It said, "I am the death of the heedless and the salvation of the Divine Friends. If I were not, they would...
2. Part 2Answer: There are many signs, but it is impossible to describe and fix them. For all that, there is no sign or mood, the presence or absence of which _alone_ would mark a Teache...
1. Part 1=Shaikh Sharf-ud-dîn= was the son of =Shaikh Yahiâ=. His birthplace is =Maner=, a village near =Patnâ= in =Behâr= (India). A love of knowledge and the religious life, and signs...
8. Part 8Page 17: A disciple should be a worshipper of the Teacher, [so that he may become a worshipper of God]. One who obeys the Messenger verily obeys God. Originally: A disciple shou...