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To continue on the first line of the poem we now have reached the term "faqeer". We find faqeer to be translated as beggar and because we are worldly people we assume this is about bank balance and finances. Allah swt forgive our immaturity and lack of knowledge, ameen. It actually goes a lot deeper than our checkbooks.

Just to give an overview this is where faqr comes in on the path to becoming an abdullah in word and deed:

To become an abdullah one first ...

To continue with the previous post, another distinguishing trait of a murshid kaamil is that he has no greed. I have visited many threads on this forum and was saddened to read the views people have, even those who are students in tasawwuf, of a murshid. It is sad to see the level of contempt they hold a shaikh in. They have learned a lot of this and that but have failed to learn the primary criteria of a murshid. A murshid has no greed in him. He who has greed is not a murshid.

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In the previous post I had posted a poem. Ghaliban this poem was written by a shaikh from the Punjab area commonly known as Bulleh Shah (ra). A lot about this shaikh is unknown or it is in legends which are not authentic, but what we know is that he was a very pious person. The poem starts with these lines:

Teach me the lesson given by the murshid, O Faqeer, annihilate just annihilate yourself.

Bulleh Shah (ra) starts this poem as if he is speaking to someone and asking ...

Some poetry that I like to read and listen to and ponder over, taken from this thread:

http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/show...ranslate/page2

Teach me the lesson given by the murshid, O faqeer, annihilate, just annihilate yourself

Teach me the lesson given by the murshid, O faqeer, annihilate, just annihilate yourself

Do not assume this annihilation as THE annihilation, rather annihilate ...

Lets say there is a square peg and it wants to get into a round circle. It sees this circle and thinks that sitting in this circle is the best place it can be in, the best situation for itself. You look at this square peg and you look at the round circle and you know that there is no chance this square peg is gonna get into that round circle - at least not without cutting some of itself off. And you know that the amount from the peg you would have to cut off could be a significant portion of it, ...