Muraqaba (meditation)

Contentment is a way of thinking in which one thinks deeply on the realities and immortal things instead of mortal and material things. When this reflection takes one step at a time into the unseen world it creates strong belief in him, and as soon as

Make the surroundings and the place to sit for Muraqaba as comfortable and serene as possible, to avoid tension in the nerves and physical fatigue. Based on your physique and natural tendencies, you can adopt any of the following sitting styles. Cross-

Today we know that the nations who were more developed and civilized and came to this earth before us, were destroyed in such a way that only their signs remain. When we delve the reasons, which caused their complete destruction, we find that those nat

When awareness (idraak) gets deeper it turns into vision and esoteric information manifests into pictorial form before the sight. This state in Sufism is called varood. It begins when with higher concentration drowsiness goes away and the esoteric visi

علم و فضل کے اداروں کا جائزہ لیتے ہوئے ہمیں صوفیاء کے مراکز کو بھی پیش نظر رکھنا چاہیٔے۔ ان مراکز کو زاویہ یا خانقاہ کہا جاتا ہے۔ اسلام کی ابتدائی صدیوں میں یہ مراکز توقع کے مطابق صوفیوں کے اجتماعات کے مقام تھے جہاں وہ جمع ہوکر مراقبہ اور دیگر روحانی ر

The whole universe is a staged drama. On this stage one actor is the mother, another is a child, another, a friend, an enemy, a sinner or one of purity. In reality, these are the different countenances of the actors working on the stage. When one actor

When a nation breaks the law by casting away the difference between good and evil, then the power of belief in the people will begin to be annihilated and evil suggestion infiltrates their beliefs. Then humans are deprived of the real pleasure of life.

Accepting only the help of words is an indication of a weak consciousness, for consciousness cannot understand anything without the help of words. But when one acquires the knowledge of transferring thoughts by the rules and regulations of telepathy, t

Author: Grand Sufi Master Hazrat Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi Translated from Urdu by Akhlaq Azeemi     How to Behold Allah’s Tajalli in the Night of Power The holy Qur’an states in Chapter 2, Verse 185: شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِيَ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ

There is a topsy-turvy atmosphere in today’s world. Everyone entangled in problems, and peace of mind is gone. Because of feelings of vulnerability, the shadow of the clouds of sadness and sorrow has become dense and thick. With all this it is not diff

The spirit has demands just as the body has. The spiritual demands stir the human consciousness to fulfill these demands. Spiritual requirements and their fulfillment are more important than the requirements of the physical body, and they are also resu

What is imagination? Where does thought come from? It  is important to understand these things. If we ignore these questions then many realities will remain hidden and the chain of truth, which is linked to understanding this problem, will remain unkno

When we study ourselves we say that we have a limited and mortal body, and this is the only identification of our life. This body, which is visible to us, is made of ingredients that are impurity, stench, fetidness and rottenness. The basis of this rot

In the beginning do not practice Muraqaba for too long or too frequently. Moderation is a better course of action. Extremism could lead to apathy, which in turn would lead to avoidance. It is possible for you to become overwhelmed by confusion and apat

God has made humans his assistants. He has given humans the knowledge of his qualities. God has created humans in His own form and countenance. The meaning of the assistant or deputy does not mean that if the emperor of the country can dispense without

A human being is, in fact, a tree, and the actions and deeds of his life are the fruits of this tree. The tree cannot be recognized by its root, but it can be recognized by its fruits. Similarly, the same situation applies to human actions. The decisio

In 1956, Qutab-e-Irshad Abul Faiz Qalander Ali Suharwardi visited Karachi. Qalander Baba Auliya requested him to get him inducted into his Silsila. Abul Faiz Qalander Ali Suharwardi asked him to come at 3 o’clock in the morning. It was a  chilly winter

When God awarded Adam his vice regency, the angels said to God that Adam would be given to mayhem on the earth. But He made known to the angels that along with the attributes of quarrelsomeness and mischievous-making, Adam also had the potential for do

History tells us that those nations where the worship of wealth became common were erased from the pages of existence. Nations are not ruined because of sins. Sins are excusable, but polytheism is such a sin that it is not excusable. Neither is the wor

A man can be so absorbed in himself with his own intention and choice that even though he is not separated from another man by distance, that is not the thousandth part of a centimeter, they feel separated from each other. Therefore the law is that ind