What Is Tasawwuf?

[FADIA BINT ISMAIL]

In the time of the Prophet, Tasawwuf was a reality without a name, today Tasawwuf is a name, but few know its Reality

 

What is Tasawwuf ? Good character and awareness of God.

That's all Tasawwuf is. And nothing more.

 

What is Tasawwuf ? Love and affection.

It is the cure for hatred and vengeance. And nothing more.

 

What is Tasawwuf ? The heart attaining tranquility -

which is the root of religion. And nothing more.

 

What is Tasawwuf ? Concentrating your mind,

which is the religion of Ahmad (peace be upon him). And nothing more.

 

What is Tasawwuf ? Contemplation that travels to the Divine throne.

It is a far-seeing gaze. And nothing more.

 

Tasawwuf is keeping one's distance from imagination and supposition.

Tasawwuf is found in certainty. And nothing more.

 

Surrendering one's soul to the care of the inviolability of religion;

this is Tasawwuf. And nothing more.

 

Tasawwuf is the path of faith and affirmation of unity;

this is the incorruptible religion. And nothing more.

 

Tasawwuf is the smooth and illuminated path.

It is the way to the most exalted paradise. And nothing more.

 

I have heard that the ecstasy of the wearers of wool

comes from finding the taste of religion. And nothing more.

 

Tasawwuf is nothing but Shari'at.

It is just this clear road. And nothing more.

 

 

Tasawwuf is a branch of Islamic knowledge which focuses on the spiritual development of the Muslim.

Allah sent His final messenger, Prophet Muhammad , as a source of knowledge for the entire ummah. He was the fountain of Quran, Hadith, tafsir, rhetoric, fiqh, and so on. After the Prophet, the scholars of this ummah carried and propagated each of these branches of knowledge. Because no one person can attain the perfection of the Prophet , who single handedly assumed all of these roles, various branches of the Islamic sciences developed. For example, Imam Abu Hanifah preserved the science of fiqh and after him thousands of scholars continued in his footsteps. Hence these scholars preserved the fiqh of the Prophet . Similarly Imam Bukhari and the other famous scholars of Hadith, preserved the words of the Prophet. The scholars of tajweed preserved the recitation of the Prophet . And, the scholars of Arabic grammar preserved the language of the Prophet .

 

Along these lines, the Prophet was the model of spirituality for the world. His God-consciousness, deep spirituality, acts of worship, and love for Allah were preserved and propagated by an Islamic science called Tasawwuf. The aim of the scholars of this science was purification of the heart, and development of consciousness of Allah through submission to the shariah and sunnah

[SAFAH]

Asalamu'alaikum

 

Bismillah.

 

Great post keep it up. :veryhappy:

[Guest UMMI TAALIB]

Assalaamu 'alaykum.....love the simplicity of this article!