The Nineteenth Subject: Recitation Of God’s name
The all-inclusive recitation of God’s names, as is used when asking God for forgiveness, or as it is used during invocations which send greetings to Prophet Muhammad and his household, does not require the permission of a master unless the number of invocations or requests for God’s forgiveness is great or if it is necessary […]
The Eighteenth Subject: Patience at the Time of Calamity
Calamity is a blessing for a mystical traveler and patience in calamity is the best patience. The prophets and God’s saints were greeted to calamities with great pleasure. It is quoted that: “A slave as much as is closer to God he will get into calamities more and meanwhile, he as well, will be happier; […]
The Seventeenth Subject: The Sessions of mystical travelers who are people of remembrance
Mystical travelers who put their hearts and focus solely on mystical knowledge are very effective in the attracting of divine assistant and divine blessing. The sessions need special reverence and courtesy. It is better to perform ablution and sit directly towards Qiblah in the position of tashahhud (the portion of salah). The session has to […]
The Sixteenth Subject: The Comrade of the Mystical Way
When a special master is not found, it is necessary for mystical travellers to benefit from a general master, and ask a faithful comrade for help in the love of God’s way in brotherhood with him.The reason is a believer is a mirror for another believer. Two believers help each other to remove some of […]
The Fifteenth Subject: Following A Master
A human is required to meet a skillful doctor in their physical illnesses. When a doctor gives them a prescription, they take it to the pharmacy at once and follow it with neither a question or complaint.In the same manner, a mystical traveler will undergo spiritual illnesses under the guidance of his spiritual master. It […]
The Fourteenth Subject: The Appearance of Nervous States
Anxiety and bad-tempered appear in some stages of the spiritual journey for a mystical traveler.When anger and stress appear, it is necessary that the mystical traveler speaks as little as possible until the feelings subside. Especially if someone is with him, he must never speak or interact until he becomes calm and perfect peace is […]
The Thirteenth Subject: The Shining and Correct Recitation of God’s Names and Reflection
The illustrative and correct recitation of God’s names and reflection are two guides for a mystical traveler after a mystical master if he always uses them. He then would pace the levels of perfection gradually. Whenever a mystical traveler undergoes the sin of forgetting God, it is necessary to return in the recitation of God’s […]
The Twelfth Subject: The Intention of a Mystical Traveler
Selfish interest and self pleasures, has an underlying stigma even in recommended (Mustahab) and religious manners such as night prayer and other recommended deeds. Therefore, ones intention and main motive must be pure before taking an action. A mystical traveler must not just notice the recommending aspect of an act. It is better to be […]
The Eleventh subject: Imam’s All Comprehensive Authority, The way to God’s Unity
There is no difference between God’s unity and imam’s all-comprehensive authority. When we tend to talk in practical mysticism about God’s unity, we mean prophet Muhammad and his household because they are the guide who lead people toward God. Acquaintance with God is not possible for one except for having knowledge about prophet Muhammad and […]
The Tenth Subject: Perfection
If mystical travelers attain perfection in this world, they will do so. If they passed away before attaining perfection, they would be dead as a martyr. They are an immigrant who has gone towards God and after death, they will attain perfection.God the almighty uttered: ” Anyone who leaves his home, there emigrating to God […]
