Young Muslims of Australia Forum

crystalclear · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject: Path of Suhbah

Path of Suhbah

Each tariqah has adopted one of the 3 method

1.Turuq Nafsaniyyah – direct confrontation with the nafs through riyadat.
2.Turuq Ruhaniyyah – nourishing and strengthening the soul so that its influence over the ‘aql over takes that o Nafs by means of Dzikrullah
3.A combined method
• within Ahlu sunnah wal-jamaah there are many tariqahs – It is said ‘attariqu ilallahi bis’adadi anfasil khalaiq’.

Qualities of a Shaykh

1.He possesses necessary religious knowledge.
2.His beliefs, habits, and practices are in absolute accordance with the Shariah
3.He does not harbour greed for the worldly wealth
4.He has himself spent time learning from a proper Shaykh
5.The scholars and good Mashayikh of his time hold good opinion about him
6.His admirers are mostly from among the people who have good understanding of religion..

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