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■ How Can We Find Inner Light When Our Hearts Are Quiet?

In the journey of the spirituality, the most important step is to wake up the Lataif, which are the hidden spiritual centers—the soft energy points—inside our bodies. When these centers wake up, the Zikr-e-Qalb, or the constant remembrance of Allah within the heart, begins to flow like a river i.e Allah Hoo Allah Hoo non-stop. If a person cannot wake up these centers on their own, and if their heart does not yet hum with this silent prayer, they mostly turn to the Aulia Allah, the friends of Allah. They visit their resting places to seek Faiz, which is the spiritual grace or blessing that flows from a pure soul to a thirsty one.

People today search for this grace everywhere because they find it hard to wake up their own spiritual centers of Lataif. They look for blessings because they cannot yet hear the Allah Hoo in their own hearts. Waking up the Lataif and starting the Zikr-e-Qalb is actually a much higher state and Maqam than just receiving a blessing from outside. These friends of Allah have so much grace to give only because their own spiritual centers of Lataif are wide awake and their hearts are constantly reciting the name of Allah i.e Allah Hoo. When our own hearts are quiet, we go to those whose hearts are loud with Noor of Allah Hoo. This connection between a quiet heart and a shining soul is what we truly call Faiz.

To move forward, seek the company of those whose hearts and Lataif are already awake. When you sit near a large fire, you eventually catch a spark yourself. Even if your own wood is damp and will not light, the heat of Lataif from a great flame will dry it until you, too, can carry the fire of Lataif remembrance. This is the simplest way to turn a dark room into a place of light.

Ameer-ul-Momineen Imam Maula Ali (a) ka apni jaagir ko Allah ke liye waqf farmana

Hazrat Umar ne apne daur-e-hukumat mein Yanbu‘ ki zameen Ameer-ul-Momineen Imam Ali (a) ko bataur-e-atiya di. Phir Maula Ali (a) ne us ke ird-gird kai aur zameenein aur cheezein khareed kar us mein shaamil kar li thin. Yanbu‘ ke maqam par mulaazimeen kaam kar rahe the ke wahan pani ka ek chashma phoot pada; woh itna bada tha jaise oont ki gardan ho.

Jab Maula Ali (a) ko is ki khush-khabri di gayi to aap (a) ne is jaagir ko fuqara o masaakeen, fi-sabeelillah, door aur qareeb ke musafireen, aur jang o sulh ke liye sadqa, yani waqf, kar diya—taake us ki jaza us din mile jis din bahut se chehre safed honge aur bahut se siyaah (roz-e-qiyamat), aur taake Allah jahannam ki aag ko un se door kar de aur unhein jahannam ki aag se mehfooz rakhe. (1)

Maula Ali (a) ne apne is sadqa yani waqf ki dastavez mein tahreer farmaya:

“Yeh woh wasiyyat hai jiska Ali bin Abi Talib ne apne maal ke muta‘alliq hukm diya aur faisla kiya. Maine Yanbu‘, Wadi-e-Qura, Azina aur Ra‘d ko Allah ke raaste mein, us ki raza ke liye sadqa kiya. Is ke zariye main Allah ki raza hasil karna chahta hoon. In ki aamdani Allah ke raaste, us ki raza, jang o sulh, mujahideen aur door-qareeb ke rishtedaron ko faida dene wali tamam madon mein kharch hogi. Na yeh bechi jaayegi, na hiba ki jaayegi aur na hi wirasat mein di jaayegi—chahe main zinda rahoon ya na rahoon. Is waqf ke zariye main Allah ki khushnudi aur aakhirat ki kamyabi ka talabgaar hoon. Main Allah Ta‘ala ke siwa aur kuchh nahin chahta. Wohi ise qubool karega aur wohi iska waaris hoga. Yaqeenan wohi behtareen waaris hai. Yeh woh faisla hai jo maine apne aur apne Rabb Allah ‘Azza-o-Jal ke darmiyan apne maal ke muta‘alliq kiya hai.” (2)

Hawale:

1. Sunan al-Bayhaqi, jild 6, safha 160; al-Muhalla, jild 9, safha 180; al-Mughni, jild 5, safha 545


2. Musnad Imam Zayd, safha 180; Musannaf ‘Abd-ur-Razzaq, jild 10, safha 375



Intikhab o Tarjuma: Syed Hasni al-Halabi