tarbiyah

[muhammadnur]

As Salaam Alaikum,

What are the various means of tarbiyah that the sufis use ?

(ie some tariqas use salaat ala nabi almost exclusively as a means of drawing near, some the khalwa, etc.)

I'm particularly interested in the Chisti and Qadiri but of course input on all the turuq are welcomed.

Muhammad-Nur

[abuhajira]

:salam:

Naqshbandiya uses the method of love. In our Silsila (Tawheediya) which is from Naqshbandiya Mujadadiya we are asked to make mujahada in two aspects.

Attain two qualities and lose two.

Attain: Qata Ma Siwaa Allah {i.e make your connection with Allah so much so that there is no part of seclusion or in gathering that you not think of Allah}
Tasleem Wa Razaa {i.e you learn to understand and tolerate the people

Lose: Anger {cuz it causes the differences and Aql to become Naqis}
Hate {cuz it is what causes kibr and many other malises. We ought to love the creation of Allah as the creation of Allah}

However there is more to the silsila in detail.. :)

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