{"id":16,"date":"2025-08-19T17:19:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T17:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sufimansurulhasanshah.org\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-08-30T18:21:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T18:21:46","slug":"sufism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sufimansurulhasanshah.org\/?page_id=16","title":{"rendered":"Sufism\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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    Tasawwuf (Sufism)<\/em> rests on a set of timeless principles derived from Qur\u2019an and Sunnah. The masters of Sufism (like Imam al-Ghazali, Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani, and later Sufi silsilas) summarized them into core principles of purification, service, and remembrance<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \ud83c\udf3f Core Principles of Tasawwuf (Sufism)<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Ikhlas (\u0625\u062e\u0644\u0627\u0635 \u2013 Sincerity):<\/em> Worshipping Allah with pure intention, free from pride or show.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Tazkiyah al-Nafs (\u062a\u0632\u0643\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0641\u0633 \u2013 Purification of the Self):<\/em> Removing arrogance, greed, envy, and filling the heart with humility and love.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Zikr & Fikr (\u0630\u0643\u0631 \u0648 \u0641\u0643\u0631 \u2013 Remembrance & Contemplation):<\/em> Constant remembrance of Allah through recitation, meditation, and reflection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Ihsan (\u0625\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0646 \u2013 Spiritual Excellence):<\/em> Worshipping Allah as if you see Him, as described in the Hadith of Jibril.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Sabr & Shukr (\u0635\u0628\u0631 \u0648 \u0634\u0643\u0631 \u2013 Patience & Gratitude):<\/em> Remaining patient in trials and grateful in blessings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Khidmat al-Khalq (\u062e\u062f\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0644\u0642 \u2013 Service to Creation):<\/em> Serving humanity selflessly, seeing it as service to Allah.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Suhbah (\u0635\u062d\u0628\u0629 \u2013 Spiritual Companionship):<\/em> Keeping the company of pious guides and saints.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Fana & Baqa (\u0641\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0648 \u0628\u0642\u0627\u0621 \u2013 Annihilation & Subsistence):<\/em> Effacing the ego (fana) to live in the light of God\u2019s will (baqa).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Hazrat Syed Mansur-ul-Hasan Shah (\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647) embodied the noble principles of Tasawwuf<\/em> throughout his life. His humility as a simple taxi driver, despite being a descendant of the Prophet \ufdfa, was a reflection of ikhlas (sincerity)<\/em> and *tazkiyah (purification of the self). His restless search for truth led him to Hazrat Khwaja Sufi Mohammad Hasan Sarkar (Sultan -ul – Auliya)<\/strong>, where he immersed himself in *zikr and fikr, polishing his heart through the companionship (<\/em>suhbah) of a perfect guide. His entire life was a testament to the Hadith: \u201cThe best of people are those who are most beneficial to mankind\u201d \u2014 for he served creation through his khanqah, teaching patience, gratitude, and discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Today, this same light shines in the guidance of his grandson, *Hazrat Sufi Syed Waseem-ur-Rehman Shah (\u062f\u0627\u0645\u062a \u0628\u0631\u06a9\u0627\u062a\u0647). As the SAJJADA NASHIN<\/strong>, he continues to uphold these principles \u2014 guiding disciples towards **ihsan (spiritual excellence), teaching *zikr<\/em> as the lifeblood of the heart, and expanding the Khanqah\u2019s service through *khidmat al-khalq (charity, education, and relief work). Through his leadership, seekers learn the path of *fana and baqa<\/em> \u2014 effacing their ego to live a life centered on Allah\u2019s will. In both grandfather and grandson, the essence of Tasawwuf is preserved: to purify the heart, to remember Allah, and to serve humanity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Tasawwuf (Sufism) rests on a set of timeless principles derived from Qur\u2019an and Sunnah. The masters of Sufism (like Imam al-Ghazali, Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani, and later Sufi silsilas) summarized them into core principles of purification, service, and remembrance. \ud83c\udf3f Core Principles of Tasawwuf (Sufism) Hazrat Syed Mansur-ul-Hasan Shah (\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647) embodied the noble […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sufimansurulhasanshah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sufimansurulhasanshah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sufimansurulhasanshah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sufimansurulhasanshah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sufimansurulhasanshah.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/sufimansurulhasanshah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":832,"href":"https:\/\/sufimansurulhasanshah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sufimansurulhasanshah.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}