Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman

“ When Allah the One, intended to manifest Himself in multiplicity, getting out of the chamber of solitude of Oneness, he graced the worlds with the warmth of His Love by purifying the Manifestations of His Perfect and Illuminous Beauty, with which both the realms started burning like a moth over His Flaming Beauty. ”

“ The fifth sacred soul is of the fountain head of the sight of Hahuwiyat (The Absolute) , Sir’r-e-Asrar-e-Zaat-e-YaHoo (the Secret of the Secrets of the Essence of Allah) , annihilated in Hoo Faqeer Bahoo Quds Sir’ruh-al-Aziz. Two among them are the souls of other Auliya. Both the realms owe their stability to the dignity of these two sacred souls. Unless, these two souls would not reveal into the world of diversity coming out of the abode of Oneness, the Doomsday will not take place. ”

“ Once Sultan-ul-Arifeen went to Multan and sat at the grave of Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Zikriya for Dawat-e-Qaboor . At first, the grave shook but at once it was ordered from Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani Razi Allah Anhu ‘Oh Baha-ud-Din! He is my beloved, you must also love him and grant him, whatever he desires’. On hearing this, the soul of Hazrat Baha-ud-Din came out of his grave to meet Sultan-ul-Arifeen and asked him to order, whatever he wanted, so that it may be obeyed. Sultan-ul-Arifeen said ecstatically that he needed nothing. ”

“ The Murshid, like a shady tree, endures the severity of weathers himself and provides shade and comfort to those sitting under it. The Murshid should be against the comforts and luxuries of this world which stops the Seeker from the way to Allah, and should be a friend of Allah and His religion. While the Seeker should trust him and should not hesitate to sacrifice his wealth and life for his Murshid. The Murshid should be like a messenger of Allah and the Seeker should be like a friend of Allah. ”

“ Having complete trust upon Allah is called ‘Tawakkal’. It is the first and foremost demand of true faith and Divine Love of Allah that everything and every matter is handed over to Allah, even one’s own self. Tawakkal is considered the foundation of ‘Faqr’ and it is the first lesson taught by the Spiritual Mentor. It is also the most prominent sign of a True Seeker of Allah that he trusts upon Allah for all his matters. ”

“ When he reaches there, only then can he recognize his true self which is surely not the physical body made of matter, but the inner soul created from the Noor of Muhammad Sall’Allahu Alayhi Wa’alihi Wasallam. On reaching Alam-e-Lahut, the original home and the actual destination of human soul, the soul finds that closeness to Allah which is required for His Deedar and Pehchan. Here, a person can find recognition of his true self, as well as his Creator’s, that is why it is said, . So, getting the same exaltation is the purpose of human life. ”

“ Why are you so obsessed with reading books? If you are wise then you must know that (Alif) (A) i.e. Zikr of Ism-e-Allah Zaat is enough for you, as it will reveal upon you all the secrets of the universe without reading books. ”

“ It can also be stated as, muraqbah is the initial, while tafakkar or meditation is the extreme stage. Muraqbah or tafakkar are in fact two names for the same thing i.e. “meditation” through which a person gains the knowledge of his soul. After gaining this knowledge, he finds the reality of his soul. Faqr progresses through tafakkar. Only by tafakkar, the secrets of this path are gradually disclosed, that is why, the Seeker of Allah always remains busy in meditation and every moment he reaches a new destination of closeness to Allah through meditation upon the inward. ”

“ Everything which distracts or diverts the Seeker’s attention away from Allah towards itself is worldliness As it is the saying of the Holy Prophet Sall’Allahu Alayhi Wa’alihi Wasallam: "The thing which involves you with itself diverting your attention away from Allah is your idol." ”

“ A Mojza is a miracle by a Prophet and Karamat is a miracle by a saint.
The spiritual or intrinsic miracle is to change ones heart; sprouting Zikr (invocation) of Ism-e-Allah Zaat in one’s heart; bless someone with Divine Union with just one glance; make an illiterate a scholar or give such knowledge to a person which he does not know before ”

“ Love Me, Love for Me and I am Love Myself and get your heart and actions free from everything other than Me. When you have recognized the outward love, it is essential for you to surpass the stages of (inward) love because Ishq is also a veil between the Lover and the Beloved. Hence, it is necessary for you to go beyond everything else other than Allah because everything other than Allah is a veil between the Lover and the Beloved. ”

“ Another statement of Sultan-ul-Arifeen which is passed from generation to generation also refers towards this fact that: “When evil will become a common practice, falsehood will overcome the truth and when there will be a large number of sects and groups among the Muslims, every sect will think only itself on the right path and all the others as depraved ones, people will not have the courage to say truth about the wrong and depraved sects. ”

“ Tasleem is a state of submission before the appearance of fate and Raza is surrendering to the Divine Will after the occurrence of whatever is written in fate.
In Faqr, the devoted Seeker of Allah considers every blessing and every loss as the Will and Decision of Allah. When blessed with something, he should not feel proud and in times of sorrow, he should not be disappointed. It is for one’s own good that in the worldly as well as spiritual life, he stays in the fear of displeasing Allah but at the same time hopes for the best from Him. ”

“ Saad Ameer Khan Niazi, who is a translator of Sultan-ul-Arifeen’s books in Urdu, writes in the foreword of the translation of his book Asrar-ul-Qadri that: “As a translator of Sultan Bahoo’s books, I faced the problem that original manuscripts of his books were not available which could be consulted to translate the actual Persian matter properly. If I could have found only a single manuscript written by Sultan-ul-Arifeen’s own sacred hands then the others would not be needed for the translation but unfortunately not even one could be found. ”

“ RESEARCH ON AWANS
The initial question arises that who were Awans and how did they reach India? Sultan Hamid Ali writes in his book “Manaqib-e-Sultani” that Awans are the descendants of Hazrat Ali Karum Allah Wajhul Kareem. When Sadaats (Holy Prophet’s progeny through Hazrat Fatima Razi Allah Anha) left Arab due to troubles and started living in different areas of Iran and Turkistan, the Awan tribe helped them in that time of trouble, as they were their close relatives, that is why, their family name changed from Alvis and Hashmis to Awans which means “those who helped the Sadaats.” ”

“ They never demanded anything from Allah except Allah Himself. Even they never pay any heed towards the petty world and the blessings of the hereafter, the nymphs, houries and the heaven. The single Tajalli with which Hazrat Musa Alayhi Salam was perplexed and the Mount Sinai burnt into ashes, the same Divine Disclosure of passions of The Essence fell upon them seventy thousand times every moment, yet they do not object and lament. ”

“ A layman terms the inner being or soul as “conscience.” When a person does anything wrong or commits a sin, it is the soul which regrets and repents because sin is not inherent in its nature, so the man exclaims, “my conscience is pricking me.” The recognition of Ruh-e-Qudsi is actually called Khud Shanasi (Self Realization) , Haqeeqat-e-Insan (Reality of Man) or Irfan-e-Nafs (Knowledge of the Inner self) and same is the meaning of ‘Deen’ or the True Faith.
In the Holy Quran, man’s attention is directed again and again towards his inner self. ”

“ Before him, no one in history has ever been named Bahoo. Sultan-ul-Arifeen is the exact manifestation of Ism-e-Hoo. In his books, he frequently calls himself Faqeer Bahoo Fana Fi-Hoo and describes his status of Fana (annihilation) and Baqa (immortality) with Hoo.
Sultan Hamid writes the complete name of Sultan-ul-Arifeen as “Sultan Bahoo.” Some writers also write his name “Mohammad Bahoo” or “Sultan Mohammad Bahoo.” But he himself writes his name only “Bahoo” in all his books. In Mehek-ul-Faqr Kalan he writes:
Bahoo’s mother named him Bahoo because he always remains with Hoo. ”

“ They all do not like fame, so they keep themselves away from people. Thus, the details about their lives remain a secret. According to the writer of Manaqib-e-Sultani:
“Syed Abdul Rehman Dehlvi held a government post in Dehli and was the key holder and trustee of the royal treasury. He was provided with armed security and a safe place to live. When he met his disciples, he used to hide his face with a veil because people could not bear the effects of the Light of The Divine Reality and Majesty luminous on his sacred face. Thus, he held a great position in worldly life as well as in Faqr.” ”

“ The esoteric self (batin) of a person enclosed in the physical body is a living being. It demands attention just like the physical body. Just as proper food is necessary to provide energy to the physical body, the esoteric self also needs nourishment which gives it peace, energy and strength. In the Holy Quran, Allah says:
"Surely in Zikr of the Personal Name of Allah do hearts find peace." (Al-Ra'ad-28)
It means that the heart and soul find peace in the Zikr (invocation) of the Personal Name of Allah because this is the source of its nourishment and strength. ”

“ According to the philosophy of Faqr of Sultan-ul-Arifeen, Ishq is the key to eternal success and only Ishq conveys one to the Court of Allah.
"The poor Lover is always dying for his Beloved. He always sings romantic songs of love." ”

“ Those whose sight is alchemy itself, can change a stone into gold, it does not matter whether they are Syed or Jut. The stone he threw tumbled far on the ploughed field and all the stones and clods that came in touch with that stone turned into gold. ”

“ If you have wealth but you do not foster love for it and spend generously for the sake of Allah then it cannot be called worldliness. However, if you would make the worldly things as your compulsion then all these things will turn into your worldliness. ”

“ Whoever found the secret of the Truth, found it from within his heart and the one who has discovered the secret of the Truth through his heart, has released himself from the seclusion of dusty closet. ”

“ In Tasawuf, such person is known as Murshid, Spiritual Mentor and Guide. A true Murshid is the one who knows the way to Allah perfectly and who has reached the Divine Oneness and now, is fully capable to guide the common people who do not know the way to Allah. ”

“ Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo states about the world and the seeker of the world in his writing, Ain-ul-Faqr:
"The man who is wrecked in the craving for the carrion world cannot be the Seeker of the Vision of Allah. ”

“ In some of the hadiths and the statement of mystics, the soul is called ‘qalb’, ‘dil’ (heart) or ‘mun’. The heart or qalb of man is not that piece of flesh which is placed at the left side of the chest. This piece of flesh is also present in the chests of animals and the deceased, and can be seen with the physical eye. How can it have the knowledge of the ‘inner world’? As it can be seen with the physical eye, so it is related to the physical world and has to decay like the other physical parts of body after death. ”

“ The souls were absorbed in the Vision of Allah at this stage because at that time there was no veil between the souls and Allah, so they were submerged in seeing the Divine Beauty. Neither was there earth nor heavens, so they were not attracted by the pleasures of the material world or the Paradise. ”