Man’s own nafs is the most adamant obstructive curtain
between man and Allâhu ta’âlâ. “Abandon thy nafs,
and come to Me! Thy very self is the cloud hiding the sun thou art after! Know
thyself,” says the divine Word. Pushing the nafs away from
between requires a conscientious and delectable process [centred on the heart].
It cannot be described by words and writings. Nor is it something that can be
learned by perusal. It has to be a gift that one was endowed with in the
eternal past, and it has to be primed by the attraction of Allâhu ta’âlâ. Since
we live in a world of causations, a Walî’s sohbat will suffice, with the
proviso that you should love the Walî. The more you love him, the more will you
receive of the fayz and ma’rifats radiating from his heart, attaining
perfection at the end. The hadîth-i-sherîf which reads, “A person will be together with
his beloved one,” expresses this fact.
Existence of the Ahlullah, [i.e., Awliyâ, Men of Allah,]
is Allâhu ta’âlâ’s Compassion
(for His slaves), when they are alive and after death alike. The fayz and barakat
which they radiate as long as they live, continue after their death as well.
After their death their fayz and barakat maintain their flow into the hearts of
those people who do not deviate from their path. It is
like the annihilation of the nûrs (lights) of Sunnat by the bid’ats which have been invented afterwards. Try to perform useful deeds! Race one another in prayers and worship! Deem it a source of happiness [and profit] to serve the children of the deceased! Please them in a manner compatible with the Sharî’at!