Category: The Path

On Strengthening Your Connection to Your Shaykh and Attaining True Love for Him

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

How can I strengthen my connection to my shaykh?

Generally speaking, you strengthen your attachment to your shaykh by knowing his merits and unique attributes and realising that he is a deputy of the Prophet ﷺ and the imams in his chain of connection. Furthermore you must strive to obey his instructions and love him for the sake of Allah. Continue reading On Strengthening Your Connection to Your Shaykh and Attaining True Love for Him

On the Meaning of a Spiritual Opening (fath) and Different Types of Shuyukh

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

What is the meaning of an opening (fath)? Is it something that happens instantly or gradually?

An opening has different degrees and different meanings. When the people of tasawwuf talk about it, they mean by it an unveiling which allows the person who receives it to witness the spiritual and angelic realm having previously being restricted to witnessing the physical realm. He is thus raised from the state of certainty based upon knowledge (`ilm al-yaqin) to the state of certainty based upon witnessing (`ayn al-yaqin). Continue reading On the Meaning of a Spiritual Opening (fath) and Different Types of Shuyukh

On Protecting Your Mind from Evil

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

How can we protect our minds from evil?

You can do this by directing them towards contemplating the majesty of Allah and our journey to Him, His bounties and His signs that are in His creation. Bestowing abundant prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ will help in this.