Shaikh Muhammad al-Muhammad al-Kasnazan al-Husayni: A Life in the Footsteps of the Best of Lives
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Shaikh Muhammad al-Muhammad al-Kasnazan al-Husayni: A Life in the Footsteps of the Best of Lives
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Overview
This is the blessed biography of a prominent personality of Islam and a leading light in the sphere of Sufism and knowledge of Allah. Sayyid Shaikh Muhammad al-Muhammad al-Kasnazan al-Husayni is the Master of Tariqa ‘Aliyya Qadiriyya Kasnazaniyya, one of the largest Sufi Tariqas with followers throughout the world. Tariqa Kasnazaniyya, as the name is usually abbreviated, traces its roots to the source of all Sufi ways, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Our Shaikh is a descendant of the Prophet (PBUH) from both parental sides.
This biography of Shaikh Muhammad al-Muhammad al-Kasnazan is written in a unique way. It is presented in the context of explaining the Sufi approach to drawing near to Allah. At the same time, the book expounds Sufism, which represents the spiritual side of Islam, through the history of our honourable Shaikh. Being an excellent example of a Sufi life, our Shaikh’s biography explains Sufism and the Sufi way explains his life.
Through the study of the life of a practising man of divine knowledge, this book combines a general theoretical description of the spiritual side of Islam and an introduction to a specific practical Sufi system. It shows that Islam is knowledge and practice, thought and application, reason and heart, and a companion and an accompanied one. In essence, Islam is an experience of spiritual companionship: “May I follow you so that you teach me of that which you have been taught of guiding knowledge”? (al-Kahf 66).
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781906342258 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Safis Publishing Limited |
| Publication date: | 08/04/2020 |
| Pages: | 484 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.32(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Preface
1 Tariqa: The Way to Allah
1.1 Ihsan
1.2 Suhba (Companionship)
1.3 Purification Suhba
1.4 Knowledge of the Self
1.5 The Muhammadan Inheritor
1.6 Obedience in Suhba
1.7 The Spiritual Touch
1.8 Tariqa and Sharia
2 The Tariqa ‘Aliyya Qadiriyya Kasnazaniyya
2.1 The Shortest Way to Allah
2.2 Imam ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib
2.3 Shaikh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Gaylani
2.4 Shaikh ‘Abd al-Karim Shah al-Kasnazan
2.5 The Kasnazani Shaikhs
2.6 The Chain of Shaikhs
3 Muhammadan Karamas
3.1 Mu’jiza
3.2 Karama
3.3 The Function of Karamas
3.4 Source of Karamas
3.5 The Diversity of Karamas and their Causes
3.6 Darbasha
3.7 Spiritual Dispensation
4 Noble Lineage
5 In the Care of a Spiritual Father and a Pious Mother
6 Eduction and Self-Learning
7 Defending the National Rights of the Kurds
8 Family Life
9 Being Chosen for the Shaikhdom of the Tariqa
9.1 Divine Appointment — Not Human Acquisition
9.2 The Designation of Shaikh Muhammad al-Muhammad al-Kasnazan
9.3 Shaikh Muhammad al-Muhammad’s Designation of His General Deputy
10 Shaikh of the Tariqa
10.1 Resuming the Shaikhdom of the Tariqa
10.2 Karamas That Confirm the Muhammadan Inheritance
11 Muhammadan Traits
11.1 The Necessity of Refined Manners for Spiritual Leadership
11.2 Prophetic Traits in Shaikh Muhammad al-Muhammad al-Kasnazan
11.2.1 Attractive Personality
11.2.2 Strategic Thinking
11.2.3 Multitasking
11.2.4 Working Hard
11.2.5 Modesty
11.2.6 Love for Children
11.2.7 Softheartedness
11.2.8 Helping the Poor and Needy
11.2.9 Charitableness Towards Orphans
11.2.10 Caring for the Mentally Ill
11.2.11 Compassion Towards Animals
11.2.12 Forbearance, Restraint, and Forgiveness
11.2.13 Cheerfulness of Countenance
11.2.14 Generosity
11.2.15 Giving Gifts
11.2.16 Interfaith Dialogue and Religious Tolerance
11.2.17 Loyalty
11.2.18 Joking
11.3 Promoting Prophetic Manners
12 Preaching
12.1 Increasing the Number of Caliphs, Training Them, and Sending Them to Preach
12.2 Delivering Sermons
12.3 Literature
12.4 Attributes of Kasnazani Preaching
13 The Takya
13.1 The Tariqa’s Head and Heart
13.2 The Shaikh’s Takya
13.3 Moving the Shaikh’s Takya to Baghdad
13.4 Karamas of Building Takyas
14 Dhikrs
14.1 The Means to Reach Allah
14.2 Specific Dhikrs
14.3 Kasnazani Dhikrs
14.4 Kasnazani Dhikrs in the Era of Shaikh Muhammad al-Muhammad
14.5 The Shaikh’s Dhikrs
15 Riyada (Spiritual Exercising)
16 Khalwa (Seclusion)
16.1 Al-Kasnazaniyya Khalwa
16.2 Shaikh Muhammad al-Muhammad al-Kasnazan’s Seclusions
16.3 Supernatural and Spiritual Experiences
17 Political Persecution Against the Tariqa in Iraq
17.1 The Spread of the Tariqa and the Obedience of Dervishes to the Shaikh
17.2 The Tariqa’s Sources of Income
17.3 Harassment From the Authorities
17.4 Personal Persecution
17.5 Migration from Baghdad
17.6 Migration from Sulaymaniyya
18 Achievements
18.1 Reconstruction of Holy Sites
18.1.1 Visiting Holy Sites
18.2 The Muhammadi Calendar
18.3 The Solar Date of the Birth of the Prophet
18.4 The Muhammadi Shamsi Calendar
18.5 Al-Salam University College
18.6 Prophetic Odes
19 Interests
Epilogue
Glossary
References