THIRD VOLUME, 153rd LETTER

Whatever was preordained in eternity shall certainly exist. The fortieth âyat of Ra’d sûra purports, “There is a hukm (decision, divine ordinance) for every moment.” Maintain your searching for Allâhu ta’âlâ! Run towards the place from where you smell its scent. These days when you have the chance are the only convenient days for gains. There is no coming to the world a second time. Our way is based on sohbat. Is it possible for one who is near you and another one who is far away to be equal? Weys-al-qarânî could not attain the grade of any of the As-hâb-i-kirâm because he failed to see the Messenger of Allah. A person who is close and one who is far away are held unequal in all the other paths (of Tarîqat); yet sohbat, being together, that is, is the basis of our path. This is not the case with the other paths. A disciple who is discreet enough will receive the fayz and barakat emanating from his Murshid’s heart and coming to his heart with proportion to the degree of love he has for his Murshid regardless of the distance between him and his Murshid. Due to the spiritual connection [love], he will receive the fayz coming to him from the distance; yet sohbat is an indispensable condition for attainment of Mâ’rifat and the grades of Wilâyat. Thus Allâhu ta’âlâ will bless us with the lot of receiving the fayz gushing out from the hearts of our superiors. [Religious knowledge coming from Rasûlullah parts into two groups: Knowledge pertaining to body and knowledge pertaining to heart. Knowledge pertaining to body is called Sharî’at. This knowledge is learned from books of Kelâm, Fiqh, and Akhlâq (morals). Knowledge pertaining to heart is called Ma’rifat or Fayz. Ma’rifat and fayz (are the kind of occult knowledge which) emanate from the hearts of Awliyâ and flow into one’s heart].

THIRD VOLUME, 154th LETTER

May Allâhu ta’âlâ bless you with high ranks! This requires obeying the luminous Sharî’at and sticking to the way of Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm’. We should love the Murshid who guides us in this way and adapt ourselves to him. At times of disasters and afflictions we should submit ourselves to the Will

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and eternal predestination of Allâhu ta’âlâ and comply with His Doings! Remember and help the dead by praying, giving alms and doing acts of charity! Wait for the deceased Murshid’s fayz and barakat! Visit his grave and beg him for fayz! We expect that our friends will enrich that blessed city and hold firmly to the way guided by the deceased and continue with their dhikrs and duties. Serve the guests well! Try to please the deceased’s children by serving them! Do not fail in teaching children their religion and in training them compatibly with Islamic manners and education! Perform the five daily prayers of namâz within the allotted times and in jamâ’at! Keep on saying the Adhân (Azân) and reading Qur’ân al-kerîm without taghannî (melody)!

My heart bleeds with separation of friends,
Remembering them, marrow of my bones burns!