Starting point of spiritual knowledge

merat se aah, zuber siddiqi sahib ne sawal bheja hai. aah, unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke: "marifat ka starting point kya hona chahiye?" what is the starting point of marifat? isko wazeh kar dein aap. marifat ka jo starting point hai, wohi hai distractions ko avoid karna. chounke jab aadmi distractions ko avoid karta hai, tabhi woh apne andar yeh salahiyat paida karta hai ke woh baaton ko gehrai se samjhe. jaise abhi aap ne kaha hai ke jo signs hain, khuda ke signs jo poore universe mein phailay hue hain, un par ghore o fikr.

to jab distraction se avoid karega, apne andar mizaj paida karega, aur quran ki baaton ko gehrai se samjhega, un ko contemplate karega, aah, tadabbur karega, tabhi woh aah, marifat ka safar shuru kar payega. mere ko aah, doctor sahib, ek hadith bhi yaad aa rahi hai aah, marifat ke talluq se ke: "aah, prophet one said that aah, ab the person who's most superior aah, in the side of allah is the one who remembers him profusely." aah, to ek tareeqay se starting point yeh bhi hai aah, ke bohat zikr karna. آہ، تو معرفت آہ، از مولانا کہتے تھے کہ: "معرفت is the essence of spirituality." اینڈ وہ کہتے تھے کہ: "اپنے mind کو اس طریقے سے develop کیجئے اس extent تک کہ آپ

har cheez ko ek point of reference bana sakein, aur us ko phir aap aah, Khuda se jorein." to jaise unhone ek ek bar barish ka zikr kiya ke: "jab barish hoti hai to ek believer jab ah, us ko le ke sochta hai, observe karta hai, to phir woh ah, us ko aur aage tak le ke jata hai.

ek chain reaction form hota hai us ke mind mein ke kaise barish hui, aah, matlab kaise samandar ka aah, salty water through the process that is laid down by the creator converts that salty water into fresh water." to phir us ke andar ek aur cheez aah, us ke zehan mein aati hai ke: "aah, allah taala ne hamein aise hi nahi chhod diya is duniya mein. وہ سارے آہ، provisions آہ، اللہ تعالی نے ہمارے لیے اس custom-made universe میں رکھے ہیں۔" تو جیسے آپ نے بھی بتایا talk میں کہ: "اس کو helplessness کا آہ، آہ، ایک احساس ہوتا ہے، ایک acknowledgement کا احساس ہوتا ہے۔"

تو جب ہم آہ، اس کو اس طریقے سے سوچتے ہیں تو then we, you know, are able to ah, connect with God, aur hum ek acknowledgment ke taur pe bahut zyada hamare andar ek ah, toofan ki tarah ek shukr ka aah, jazba umadta hai. to is tareeqay se phir woh ek marifat ka process aah, insaan ke andar jaari ho jata hai. ji, aap ne jo yeh baat kahi hai ke: "zikr humm aah, ka ehsas paida hota hai us ke andar, aur khuda ka zikr aur shukr." to zikr aam taur se log aah, jo aaj kal trend hai aah, awam mein, woh zikr samajhte hain ke: "kuch alfaaz hain, un ko dohrana." humm, yaani aah,

allah o akbar ya alhamdulillah ya subhan allah bar bar bar bar kehna to yeh hai zikr. jo Maulana ne explain kiya hai, yeh zikr nahi hai. repetition of words zikr nahi hai. zikr to yeh hai ke aap ne koi cheez dekhi, koi cheez sochi, aur aap ka zehn khuda ki taraf gaya ke: "kaise allah ne yeh cheez banai hai? kaise yeh cheez mere liye kitni sahi hai, appropriate hai?" jo gravity hai, for example, aap agar us ke upar sochein jo nazar nahi aati, agar yeh gravity na ho to hum chal nahi sakte. humm, hum car nahi chala sakte, hum jahaz nahi uda sakte, hum ghar nahi bana sakte. sab cheezein patangon ki tarah urein gi. to yeh is tarah ki lakhon karoron cheezein hain jo har waqt hamare samne aati hain.

to un pe sochna aur us se gehra apne andar shukr khuda ka paida karna, aur yahi zikr hai. aah, lafzon ko dohrana zikr nahi hai, balkeh khuda ki jo aah, creativity hai, jo khuda ki aah, banai hui cheezein hain, un ke upar ghore o fikr kar ke khuda ko yaad karna, yeh creative zikr us ko Maulana kaha karte thay. ji, main ek cheez is mein add karna chahunga. rasool allah salallahu alaihi wasallam ka waqia hai jo zikr ko bhi elaborate karta hai, aur khuda ke sath kya talluq hona chahiye, us ko bhi elaborate karta hai. aah, Ata ek tabi hain, woh kehte hain ke: "main Ubaid bin Umair ke sath Hazrat Aisha Razi

Allah anha ke pas gaya, aur un se kaha ke aap mujhe yeh bataiye ke Rasool Allah SAW ki kya khaas baat aap ko bohat achi lagi?" Hazrat Aisha yeh sun kar rone lagin, aur unhone kaha ke: "Rasool Allah ki har baat achi thi, lekin ek baat main tum ko batati hoon ke ek raat Rasool Allah SAW ne kaha: 'Ae Aisha, aaj mujhe Allah ki ibadat

karni hai, mujhe distract nahi karna kisi kaam se apne.'" Hazrat Aisha ne kaha: "theek hai, aap kijiye." Rasool Allah SAW wuzu kar ke namaz ke liye khade ho gaye, aur rote rahe, rasool Allah sal Allah alaihi wasallam wazoo kar ke namaz ke liye kharay hogaye, aur rotay rahe,

namaz parhte rahe, aur rote rahe, yahan tak ke bolne lage: "zameen bheeg gayi." phir us ke baad jab fajar ki namaz azan hui, aur Bilal uthane ke liye aaye, fajar se pehle rasool allah salallahu alaihi wasallam sote thay thori dair, uthane ke liye aaye to dekha ke ro rahe hain. to kaha: "ae allah ke rasool, aap kyun itne thakte, thakate hain apne aap ko jabke allah taala ne aap ke aglay aur pichlay gunah maaf kar diye hain?" to rasool allah salallahu alaihi wasallam ne us waqt kaha: "kya main afla akun abdan shukra? kya main shukr guzar banda na banu?" phir us ke baad kaha ke: "raat mujh par ek aisi ayat utri hai." us ke aage farmaya: "waylun liman qara'ahu wa lam yatafakkar fiha" ke jo wayl hai, us ke liye allah ki rehmat se doori hai, us ke liye jo us ko parhe aur us mein tafakkur na kare. woh ayat kaun si thi? "inna fi khalqi samawati wal ardi wakhtilafi al laili wan nahar" ke beshak aasman o zameen ki paidaish mein, raat o din ke aanay janay mein, aql walon ke liye nishaniyan hain.

to rasool allah salallahu alaihi wasallam ka zikr kaisa hota tha, us se hum samajh sakte hain ke tadabbur o tafakkur, aasman o zameen ke wonders mein tadabbur o tafakkur, aur is tadabbur o tafakkur ke zariye khuda ko daryaft karna ke allah ke rasool, jis ke baray mein allah taala ne keh diya tha ke aap ke aglay aur pichlay gunah maaf hain, us ke bawajood shukr guzar banda ban kar aap rehna chahte hain. ji haan, bohat zabardast baat aap ne kahi, aur mujhe bhi ek yaad aaya hai, ah, Abu Dardah jo bohat bare sahabi thay, ah, un ki death ke baad, ah, un ki wife ke pas kuch log aaye, Umm Dardah ke pas, ah, aur poocha ke sab se bari ibadat kya thi Abu Dardah ki? humm, to unhon ne kaha: "al-tafakkur wal-i'tibar" yaani ghore o fikr karna aur naseehat lena. to yahi woh cheez hai jo darasal marifat ka rasta hamein dikhati hai. ek aur cheez bhi hoti hai tadabbur o tafakkur ke liye, aadmi ko modest banna chahiye.

modesty ke baghair tadabbur o tafakkur ya marifat nahi aa sakti hai. humm, ek hadith hai rasool Allah sal Allah alaihi wasallam ki: "man yatawada' lillahi darajatan yarfa' Allah bihi darajatan wa man yatakabbar 'alal lahi darajatan yaza' Allah bihi darajatan hatta yaj'alahu fi asfalis safilin" jo Allah ke liye ek darje tawazu ikhtiyar karta hai, us ko Allah taala uthata hai apni taraf ek darja,

aur jo takabbur karta hai Allah ki taraf ek darja, Allah taala usko girata hai ek darja, yahan tak ke usko asfalis safilin mein kar deta hai. to uthane ka matlab kya hai? ke usko marifat ka rasta dikhata rehta hai, apni taraf qareeb karta rehta hai, jo modesty ikhtiyar karta hai. mere ko bhi ek incident yaad aa raha hai, doctor sahab, kyunke Maulana hum logon ki, meri khud ki life se, to Maulana, kyunke hum sab ki bohat training karte the, to poochte the ke experience bataiye apna. to kyunke main work ke silsile mein travel karta tha, to main is liye bhi share kar raha hoon ke kaise Maulana kehte the ke aap usko badhaiye, usko kijiye. to ek bari mera safar ho raha tha, main plane mein tha, aur ah, jab air hostess ne aa ke khana diya, to jaise hi maine khane ki bite li, ah, plane bohat upar tha, to mere andar achanak yeh dua nikli ke Allah taala to jis tarike se ah, idhar aasman mein khana mujhe de raha hai, to akhirat mein bhi mujhe khana zaroor dena.

ah, to maine aa ke jab Maulana se share ki yeh baat, to Maulana ne kaha: "haan, aap aise hi point of reference banaiye aur usko aage badhaiye, is se marifat develop hoti hai." ah, to point of reference bana ke har ek cheez ko apni zindagi mein point of reference bana ke usko Khuda se jodna, akhirat se jodna, ah, jab hum is tarah karenge to marifat zaroor develop hogi hamare andar. ji, mujhe bhi yaad aata hai jahaz ka aap ne zikr kiya, to main Maulana ke sath tha hawai jahaz mein, to shayad mera pehla safar tha ya doosra safar, to main to aise curious ho raha tha ke kya hua yeh idhar kya hai, idhar kya hai, sari cheezein dekh raha tha jahaz mein. Maulana bohat hi khamoshi se ek kone mein baith ke ek kagaz pe likh rahe the, is tarike se unhone kar liya tha apne, woh is tarike se baith ke seat pe likh rahe the kuch. to maine dekha ke kya likh rahe hain, to unhone likha tha jo baad mein risale mein bhi shaya hua kisi safarnama mein ke jab hamara jahaz uda aasman ki taraf fiza mein uda,

to mujhe aisa mehsoos hua ke jaise ek bohat bari chidiya meri rooh ko le ke aasman mein ud gayi. phir unhone wahan se akhirat ki baatein likhni shuru kar dein. to Maulana ka yeh mizaj tha ke woh observe karte the cheezon ko, woh aur is se sabak liya karte the, aur har cheez ah mein marifat ki ghiza talash kar lete the. to yahi woh cheez hai, yahi mizaj hai, agar hum apne andar develop kar sakein to phir marifat ka khazana hamein har taraf nazar aayega. ji bilkul. doctor sahab, agla sawal lene se pehle kuch comments padhna chahunga.