Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman

“ A person, who does not recognize Allah while addressing Him, is oblivious of the essence of worshipping Allah. The engrossment, depth and fear of Allah that is found in prayers (after having His Vision and Recognition) can never be found elsewhere. Only this is the reason why the prayers were made obligatory thirteen years after the apostleship of Hazrat Mohammad Sall'Allahu Alayhi Wa'alihi Wasallam. During this period, he Sall'Allahu Alayhi Wa'alihi Wasallam taught the intimate mystical knowledge of Marifat-e-Elahi (Gnosis of Allah) to his Companions. ”

“ The best pleasure is the pleasure of seeing the Eternal Beauty i.e. Deedar-e-Elahi. All the pleasures of this material world are inferior as compared to Deedar-e-Elahi because they are mortal and perishable. ”

“ For sufis, ‘prayers’ in fact mean Marifat and Qurb-e-Elahi (Closeness to Allah) , as the purpose of all the prayers is to have His qurb. For prayers, Allah had enough angels. He does not need fasts and prayers of man. What He really desires from His men is that they seek His Qurb, Visal and Marifat through these prayers. ”