Advices From Hazrat Ibrahim Haqqi Erzurumi E-Book

Mulla Halil of Avnik

• Herausgeber: Semerkand Publishing
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Beschreibung

This book consists of the wealth of advice given by Hazrat Ibrahim Haqqi Erzurumi to his loyal murid Mullah Halil of Avnik, after the afternoon prayer on a friday.
Adapted from Ottoman Turkish into modern Turkish and translated into English, this easy-to-read, concise book tells about rabita, tawajjuh, manawi states, getting close to Allah, talking to people at a level suited for their understanding, and the ikhlas of the murids.
Submission, visiting graves, patience, dhikr, irshad, good morals, and relationships with people are also among the issues mentioned in the book.
In this little book, which is a text on the manners and adabs of tasawwuf, the main issues that need to be taken into careful consideration are summarized briefly.

Leseprobe

Istanbul 2013

Translator

Ahmet Sözer

TheBooklet with Which HazratIbrāhimHaqqiGaveIrshād (SpiritualGuidance) ToHisFaithfulMurīdMullahHalilOfAvnik

INTRODUCTION

Ofriend! Hewhodivedintotheseaofirfān,1 has the privilege toearnthetajallī2ofRahmān (All-CompassionateAllāh), mydearsupport, manofirfān, allāmah (exceedinglylearned) oftheera, anexampleofanelectperson, soulofmybeing, belovedtomysoul, thefathersultanofthebothālams (this world and the next) andacomradewhoshowstherightpathtohumankind, HazratmawlānaIbrāhimHaqqi(qaddasallāhusirrahūwanawwararūhahū)hadtaughttarbiya (goodmanners, etiquette) andgaveirshād (guidanceinthetasawwuf) tothisinsignificantandhumbleddervishandhisservantHalilwithmanysharbatsofhikmat (drinksofwisdom) to heal himfromthesicknessesofheart. Again, when it became necessary, hehadsaidsomewordsofhikmat (wisdomofhiddenthings), wakenedusfromthestateofghaflat (spiritualignorance, unawareness) withmanysignsandgoodnewsbygivingthecuresofsicknessesofheart.

Now, thesehikmatsarewrittenhereinordertohavethebarakat (blessing, abundance) bythewordsfromsharbatsofhikmatthatareprepared for this sickhearted man (Mullah Halil) by he who has the hikmat (Hazrat Ibrāhim Haqqi)

On the 17th of Rabi’ul-awwal, 1186, Friday3, hehadopenedthegateoffavourtome, insignificantandhumbleddervishHalil, byrevealingmanysecrets (ofthespiritualpath):

Being Always in Rābita

MysonMullahHalil! For ten years now, closingyourfivesenses, youhaveneverdismissedmyphysicalappearanceandthespotbetween my two brows4 even for a moment fromyourmindthrough dhikr (reciting, remembranceofAllāh) andfikr (preoccupation, deepthought). While standing, sitting, eating, drinking, andbetweencomingsandgoingsyouneverremainghāfil (unaware, oneinghaflat) ofyourheart’snaqsh (design) sothatourfigurebesettledinyourheartandyou could rememberusallthetime. Indeed, whatcomestoourheartfromālam-ighayb (theinvisibleworld) alsofindsawaytoyours. Afterwards, reachingyouraim, youwitnessalltheseasrār (pl. ofsirr: spiritualsecret) inyourself. Butwhywetellyouoftheseasrārnowisbecauseyouarefarfromus in outwardappearance.

Verse:

Murshid5isyoursoul

andhissoulisawareofHaqq

MullahHalil! Ashq (loveintasawwuf, loveofAllāh) isanocean. Consideryourselflikeabigearthanwarejarinthisocean. Withthehelpofrābita6ofheart, withdhikrandtafakkur,7withAllāh’shelpandourhimmat (murshid’shelptomurid), apassageopenstotheoceanfromthejar. Thestinkingandcontaminatedwaterinthejarcomesout, andthereenterscontinuouselixiroflifefromtheoceanin. Alwaystrytobroadenthatpassagewithfaith, fulltawajjuh8andmucheffort, sothatintimethejarmay break, andthevinegarinsidemaypourouttotheocean. YoucangetajarofHaqq’swineinsteadofit. You can even betheoceanitself. Then, continue singing these verses of ours:

Thejarhasbroken, itsvinegarpouredout, that’sall!

MybellywasswollenandIwaslingeringin uselessworks

Instead, IboughtathousandjarsofHaqq’swine

DrankitandearnedjoyofHaqq, being drunkard 9

Tawajjuh: Turning the Heart to Murshid

MullahHalil! Letthetawajjuhofyourheartbetowardsme. Blockuselessandharmfulthoughtsthat come toheart, andputthemaway. Keepmypresenceinyourheart, nothingelse. EveninthetombofHazratIsmā’ilFaqīrullah10 (QS)11makeyourtawajjuhtowardsus by thinking “Thisisthetombofmyheart.” Bydoingthis, youwillgetridofdualityandfindyourwaytowahdat (uniquenessofAllāh) bythehelpofourfayz (blessing; inspiration). Tosaytheessenceofourword, youbecome most dear to us, enterourheart, andseetheworldthroughtheeyeofwahdatandmakepeacewithpeople. Asitissaid:

Befriend the friends, donotfollowthefoe

There’snoremedytowhomhavebecome the friend’s foe

Entertheheart, beamanofheart and don’tbreakany hearts

FindtheOne, neverbecomedivided

Concealing Spiritual States

(Ahwāl-i Ma’nawiyyah)