htude ■ • I L O l ity f I _____ I oo o A I C n nsightful ommentary O T N n he arration of U -B nwan al asri Ayatullah Muhammad baqlrTahriri Translated by Kazim bhojani Edited By Muhammad mahdi kassamali W IkiiWl© IM®® W hwfe ft® kfe WXrO ® W feiJipW LMing w§ IbWKgnjU ij® (tfe W ■_ v -JlPJCs f| rpx i ir©._ —j p1i_ jk_. ®— —W _ — f..f. @_ . S£__ —m .. _g. _o—)_ _w__ _ __f 11e __ .« ...i Ic li_ ng .d..Itl lg—ij _® 1 •_i W®O . -g ,i1k1 _ flS_ jg®] fii efolig ■— XXZ’ g® gsafioi fe sTiln. g fl ©. zWT^i'L ®o iWicfrf-e' aioKaft! f; o a ©. i. pc nci fh^kfl c Lzxx/ !_• 'C'.-'.'C- '-^zv^Ag^z l:v I ~sg’a;'. . Wl;l fl t-.f-re'izr. ri’- .z: ..-;1 |p>W©rn[5XcK®in) ate flu ifdrfesdi t!fl]§X5@ gSndl g^pfeai h ©Sfr ~. _ ■ - \ Dkgs ©g® (Wilfliiau© ©wr g®gst®l©g fl© dW OMrag krfyr' klajWW ®g@« _________ , ______ ISBN 576-1-553112-01-1 90000 9 781953 192011 ♦ “I was a Hidd en Treasure and I 1oved to he recognized;so I created the creatures that I miight he recognized.” - T S rue ervitude A T R nd he eality O K f nowledge An Insightful Commentary On The Narration of Unwan al-Basri Ayatullah Muhammad Baqir Tahriri Translated By Kazim Bhojani Edited By Muhammad Mahdi Kassamali ISBN 10 1-953192-01-7 ISBN 13 978-1-953192-01-1 © Copyright 2020 Published and distributed by Hidden Treasure Publications All rights reserved. The use of this publication reproduced, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system, without prior written con-sent of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations quoted in articles or reviews is an infringement of the copyright law. C ontents TRANSLITERATION TABLE 9 TRANSLATORS DEDICATION I I ABOUT THE AUTHOR I? INTRODUCTION 19 THE NARRATION OF UNWAN AL-BASRI x5 CHAPTER ONE : PREREQUISITES OF WAYFARING TOWARDS ALLAH 33 The Prerequisites and Conditions for Spiritual Training 33 Awakening and Benefitting from Divine Breaths of Mercy 34 Preparing Oneself for Acquiring Knowledge and Divine Teachings 39 Benefitting from Encountering the Awliya1 50 Steadfastness on the Path of Perfection 52 The Necessity of Planning Ones Affairs 54 Severing Worldly Attachments and Bonds 56 Making Positive Use of Failures and Difficulties 62 Pondering Over Events That Occur in the World 68 Determination and Tawakkul on the Path towards Perfection 71 Extremes in Tawakkul and Striving 73 Tawakkul in the Conduct of the Awliya’ of Allah. 76 The Necessity of Tawassul in Reaching Perfection 79 5 The First Manifestation of Wilayah in Wayfaring 81 The Second Manifestation of Wilayah in Wayfaring 84 The Third Manifestation of Wilayah in Wayfaring 86 Types of Tawassul to the Awliya’ of Religion (peace be upon them).... 87 Having the Company of a Spiritual Teacher die Reasons for its Need .93 Gratitude Towards the Teacher 103 CHAPTER TWO : THE BEST PRELIMINARY IN THE JOURNEY TOWARDS ALLAH 109 Introduction 109 The Role of Knowledge in Reaching the Desired Goal 109 Section One : Knowledge and its Different Types in the Qur’an and the Sunnah 111 Section Two : Effective Factors in the Growth of Knowledge 120 Section Three : Qualities of True Scholars 133 Section Four: The Banes of Knowledge . 199 CHAPTER THREE : THE FUNDAMENTAL GOAL OF CREATION AND ITS DIFFERENT ASPECTS 219 Introduction 219 Section One : Servitude to Allah the Exalted 219 Section Two : Signs of True Servitude and its Manifestations 239 The Second Manifestation of Servitude - A Transformation in Man’s Planning 272 The Third Manifestation of Servitude - A Transformation in Man’s Conduct 299 CHAPTER FOUR : EFFECTS OF ATTAINING THE DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS OF SERVITUDE ....... 315 Reaching Taqwa, its Different Levels, and Staying Aloof from the Obstacles on the Path to Perfection 315 Section One: Keeping Away from Worldly Attachments 317 6 Section Two : Staying Aloof from Satan 330 Section Three : Not Being Affected by Peoples Judgement on the Path of Truth 357 Section Four : The Need to Manage the Spiritual Affairs of the Soul 372 Section Five : Reaching the State ofTaqwa 397 CHAPTER FIVE : SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT 411 Introduction .411 Section One : Paying Attention to a Routine for the Body 412 Section Two : Paying Attention to a Routine for Ones Ethics (Forbearance) 435 Section Three : Organizing an Educational Routine 446 Section Four : Planning a Daily Schedule 466 BIBLIOGRAPHY 507 ENDNOTES 7

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