“ADVICE
TO PATIENTLY BEAR THE NEGATIVE CRITICISM OF THE ENEMIES OF TARIQA”
{Letter
#14 From The Discourses of Shaykh Al-Islam Alhajj Ibrahim Niasse(RA)}
From:
Kitaab Jawaahir ar-Rasaa’il (The Book of Essential Letters)
Compiled
by: Shaykh Ahmad Abu’l Fat’hi (Maiduguri, Nigeria)
Interpreted from the Arabic by:
Imam Muhammad Abdullahi al-Tijani al-Ibrahimi (Georgia, Atlanta [USA])
In The Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful May the Peace
and Blessings of Allah be upon His Noble Prophet Muhammad(SAWS), the Best of
Creation. All thanks and praise belongs to Allah--the Absolutely Perfect Being
in His Essence, Attributes, Names, and Actions--throughout the entirety of His
manifestations (Tajalla). May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon the Axis
of the Orbit of Divine Beauty (Qutb Falak al-Jamal) and the Essence of the
Majestic Presence (‘Ain Hadrat al-Jalal). May the perfect Pleasure of Allah be
upon the complete inheritor (of the Prophet) in each of his states, in speech
and deeds--the caller to Allah--and his secret (Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani,RA).
After this:
To my brethren in Allah, in the Messenger, and in Shaykh Ahmad
al-Tijani--the blessed Muqaddam, Al-Hajj Salim and his nephew, Muqaddam Al-Hajj
Mu’az: As-Salaamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah Ta’ala wa Barakatuh! I am very happy
to hear that your condition is being solely focused on Allah and being
completely occupied with Him to the exclusion of everything else,
al-Hamdulillah! I am advising you to remain in the service of the Real and to
patiently bear the negative criticism of the enemies of the Divine Presence,
for the good end belongs to those with conscious awareness of Allah! “O you who
believe! If you help Allah, He will help you and make your foothold
firm.”(47:7). The most severely tested (by Allah) are the Prophets and then the
Saints.
You should know that ever since my youth, (even) when I possessed little
knowledge and was very weak in the Deen, I have been tested by Allah with the
most severe testing! I have been (falsely) accused of kufr, fraud, making halal
what is haram, cutting off filial relations, corrupting the Tariqa Tijaniyya by
introducing what does not belong in it, of inventing lies against Allah, of
being a magician, and being insane. Things have been done to me which my pen
cannot even write!
However, I remained patient for the sake of Allah and I regarded the
test accordingly. I raised my spiritual energy (Himma) above the entirety of
creation until I had no concern for the (negative opinions) of anyone. I came
to know that no one could harm or benefit me (except Allah), and that nothing
existed except that which He willed--and in this (way of thinking) is abundant
goodness! He came to my aid with help from Himself and He saved me from the
evil of my enemies, and I continued my Suluk in this Tariqa. In short time they
all became regretful, by the Might and Power of Allah!
I bore patiently because I knew that a time was coming in the future
(where things would be different)--and with me the future is just like the
past!
Whosoever does not make Suluk
just as you are making it will soon be full of regrets! I am sending your
brother and your friend, Abu Bakr Jaj to visit with you all as my deputy, and I
am praying that Allah will aid and assist all of us with His Bountiful Grace
and that He guide us to that which He loves and is pleased with. I ask that He
grant us the healing for what ails our hearts and that He cover us with His
Love, His Choice and His Pleasure, until we come to be the neighbor of the
Messenger of Allah(SAWS) in the highest regions of ‘Illiyin! Ameen! Salaam.
Reproduced by Sidi Ali Cisse from the handwriting of our Shaykh Ibrahim
ibn Al-Hajj Abdullahi al-Tijani--with his permission.
Medina-Baye, Kaolack
From:
Kitaab Jawaahir ar-Rasaa’il (The Book of Essential Letters)
Compiled
by: Shaykh Ahmad Abu’l Fat’hi (Maiduguri, Nigeria)
Interpreted from the Arabic by:
Imam Muhammad Abdullahi al-Tijani al-Ibrahimi (Georgia, Atlanta [USA])
SUFI BOOKS BY/ON SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASSE AND THE TIJANI TARIQAH (AVAILABLE FOR SALE)
1. Vessel of Spiritual Flood, Translation of Goran Faydah by Shaykh Balarabe Haroon Jega - (Translated by Khalifah Awwal Baba Taofiq)
2. Rihlat Konakriyah (A trip to Conakry), Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse - (Translated by Khalifah Awwal Baba Taofiq)
2. Rihlat Konakriyah (A trip to Conakry), Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse - (Translated by Khalifah Awwal Baba Taofiq)
3. Shariah and Haqeeqah: In the Light of the Qur'an and the Prophetic Traditions (Compiled by Khalifah Awwal Baba Taofiq)
4. The Icon of Mystics: Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse Al-Kawlakhy (Compiled by Khalifah Awwal Baba Taofiq)
5. Kano Conferences (Majlis Kano) and the khutba titled (Hadiqat al-Anwar fii ma ihtawa alayhi qawaaid al-Islam minal hikam wal asrar) - (Translated by Sayyidah Bilqis Grillo)
6. Katsina and Kaduna Conferences (Jadhbul ahbab ila hadrat Rabbil arbab) and Mecca Conference - (Translated by Sayyidah Bilqis Grillo)
7. A Brief Biography of the Shaykh al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (Compiled by Sayyidah Bilqis Grillo)
8. Risalat at-Tawbah (Epistle of Repentance) of Shaykh Ibrahim Niyass al-Kawlakhi" – (Translation & Commentary by Dr. Razzaq Solagberu)
9. Islamic Law of Inheritance, by Sayyid Ali ibn Abubakar al-Muthanna ibn Abdullah Niasse (Translated by Dr. Sulaiman Shittu)
10. Muassasah Nasr al-'ilm Int. (AAII) Magazines No. 13, 14 & 15 (with Articles like Outline of Life of Sufi Heros & Heroines like Shaikh Ibrahim Niasse, Shaikh Abdus-Salam Oniwiridi Pakata, Shaikh Muhammad Bello Eleha, Shaikh Ahmad Rufa'i Nda Salati, and others...this magazines also features other interesting Articles).
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