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Shirk In The Naqshbandi Sufee Tareeqah
Yesterday I was invited to visit the Naqshbandi homepage, because it�s
great, I was told. This caused me to take one of their articles and
demonstrate once again the greatest Shirk that we can find in their
writings.
The article, "Meded - Asking Support From Grandsheikh", which I include
below, contains several jaahilee concepts, among which:
�Du`aa to Allah to derive from the Grandsheikh (Ad-Daghistani) from his
spiritual care even from the grave.
�"We derive our spiritual power from his heart center."
�"the breaths of Allah�s Saints give life to their followers, to their
spiritual sons and daughters."
�"�a real Grandsheikh always keeps a watchful eye on his followers" [even if
passed away]
�Claim that to stand firmly in the face of our enemies: the lower self,
Satan, vain desires and worldliness, "we need his support," and that
"without such a strong support a person will be vanquished."
�Their saying, "Therefore, we seek our Grandsheikh�s support by saying:
"Meded Ya Sayyidi", "Support, oh my Master." "You must call upon your
Grandsheikh in such a manner when you are in need of support, then that
support may reach you."
�Their claim that guidance reaches to our hearts through the Saints.
�Their saying, "you must look for the support of the Saints in a Universe in
which you are totally weak."
This article is useful for explaining how some people fall in shirk in all
aspects of Tauheed:
Shirk in Tauheed ur-Ruboobeeyah:
Their claim that the Grandsheikh can bring good fortune or remove
calamities; he can govern the affairs of this world and he is believed to
have power and influence besides Allaah, or that Allaah creates creations
that can cause harm and benefit to His creatures. The Grandsheikh is one
upon whom we are dependent for guidance and spiritual strength.
Shirk in Tauheed ul-`Ibaadah:
Directing one�s acts of worship, such as du`aa (supplication), seeking help,
tawakkul (trust and reliance), and hope for good fortune to other than
Allaah.
Shirk in Tauheed ul-Asmaa�i was-Sifaat:
Attributing divine power to Allaah�s creation. Attributing to man the power
to keep a watchful eye on his followers, whether alive or dead, the power
and ability of guiding people�s hearts that belongs to Allah alone, and
ability to answer prayers of Allaah�s creation and provide them with aid.
Refutation from the Qur�aan:
Allaah says in the Qur�aan, "And who is more astray than one who calls
besides Allaah, such as will not answer him till the Day of Resurrection;
and who are (even) unaware of their calls to them? And when mankind gathered
(on the Day of Resurrection), they (false deities) will become enemies for
them and will deny their worshipping." (46:5-6) "You Alone we worship and
from You Alone we seek help." (1:5) "Do they attribute to Allah those who
created nothing but they themselves are created? No help can they give them, nor can they help
themselves." (7:191-2)
"Those on whom you call besides Allaah are only slaves like yourselves."
(7:194) "Do not worship besides Allaah that which cannot help or harm you."
(21:66) "And those whom you invoke or call upon instead of Him, own not even
a Qitmir (the thin membrane over the date-stone). If you invoke them, they
hear not your call, and if they were to hear, they could not grant it to
you. And on the Day of Resurrection, they will disown your worshipping them.
And none can inform you like Him Who is the All-Knower." (35:13-14) "And
invoke not besides Allaah any that will neither profit you nor hurt you, but
if (in case) you do so, you shall certainly be one of the Dhaalimooon. And
if Allaah touches you with heart, there is none who can remove it but He;
and if He intends any good for you, there is none who can repel His Favour
which He causes it to reach whomsoever of His slaves He will. And He is the
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (16:107) Also, "You worship besides Allah
only idols, and you only invent falsehood. Verily, those whom you worship
besides Allaah have no power to give you provision, so seek your provision
from Allaah (Alone) and worship Him (Alone), and be grateful to Him. To Him
(Alone) you will be brought back." (29:17)
Refutation from the Sunnah:
"If you ask in prayer ask only Allah, and if you seek help, seek it only
from Allaah." [At-Tirmidhee, an-Nawawi�s Forth Hadith]
"He who dies while praying to someone as rival to Allaah, the reward for
such a person shall be the Fire of Hell." (Narrated by Al-Bukhaaree) "O
people of Quraish, sell your own souls. I will not be of any help to you
before Allaah; O Abbaas ibn Abdul-Muttalib, I will not be of any help to you
before Allaah; O Safiyah, aunt of Allaah�s Messenger, I will not be of any
help to you before Allaah; O Faatimah, daughter of Muhammad, ask of my
wealth what you wish, I will be of no avail to you before Allaah." (Narrated
by al-Bukhaaree)
During the days of the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, there was a
hypocrite who used to harm the believers, some of them (the believers) said:
"Come (support) with us whie we appeal to Allaah�s Messenger for assistance
against this hypocrite." The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa
sallam, replied, "Verily, no one should seek to me for assistance."Indeed,
it is Allaah Who is to be sought for assistance and help." (at-Tabaraanee)
Saying of a scholar, Ibn Rajab, rahmatullaahi `alayhi: "Know that it is an
obligation to invoke Allah Alone in Du`aa, and not His creation. Invoking
entails showing humiliation, destitution, need and poverty by the one who is
invoking while admitting that the one who is being invoked has power over
delivering such matters as removing hardship, delivering the need, bringing
about benefit and fending off harm. Admitting (and showing) humility and
meekness can only be revealed to Allaah, Alone, for this is the essence of
worship."
Proofs are numerous, since Shirk is crystal clear in their article, wa laa
Hawla wa la quwwata illaa billaah (and there is no ability or power save by
Allaah).
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Their article is found on www.best.com/~informe/mateen/Sufi/meded.html
Meded - Asking Support From Grandsheikh
Our Grandsheikh is Sheikh Abdullah Al-Faiz Ad-Daghistani, may Allah Almighty
sanctify his blessed soul and draw him ever closer to His Divine Presence.
May He Almighty cause us to benefit from Grandsheikh's blessings and
teachings, and from his spiritual care for us even from
the grave. We derive our spiritual power from his heart center. If he cuts
us off we are stranded. Every breath that our Grandsheikh turns toward us
from his spiritual breaths is like a warm spring breeze which blows on the
bare branches of trees, causing buds and blossoms to burst forth. Like the
spring breeze that carries the revival of life within it, so do the breaths
of Allah's Saints give life to their followers, to their spiritual sons and
daughters. That relationship is stronger than the
relationship to our parents, as there is only a short period of time in
which they are all and everything to their small children, and, ultimately,
it is very difficult for them to influence their children to follow the way
of life that they would choose for them. Perhaps those children will leave
them and go away to the far corners of the Earth and choose a way of life
totally unrelated to that of their parents. But a real Grandsheikh always
keeps a watchful eye on his followers, whether that Grandsheikh be living in
this world or already has passed on to the existence beyond this world. He
never abandons them.
Yes, we are always seeking our Grandsheikh's support, support that will help
us act according to our Lord's commands, and support to help us stand firmly
in the face of our enemies: the lower self, Satan, vain desires and
worldliness. For both of these goals - progress on the right way and
avoiding deviation from it completely - we need his support. Without such a
strong support a person will be vanquished.
Therefore, we seek our Grandsheikh's support by saying: "Meded Ya Sayyidi",
"Support, oh my Master." You must call upon your Grandsheikh in such a
manner when you are in need of support, then that support may reach to you.
The more you feel yourself to be weak and in need of
support, the more support he will extend to you. But the more you depend on
your own knowledge and your mind's powers, the less support you will
receive, as Grandsheikh will say: "He is self-sufficient, so why lend him
support. Leave him in the hands of his ego."
When the Holy Prophet asked his Lord, "Oh my Lord, don't leave me in the
hands of my ego even for a moment", he was seeking refuge from two
undesirable possibilities: 1) to be left in the hands of his ego's base
desires, and 2) to be left alone to guide himself only by his mind and
knowledge. In both these ways the ego attempts to separate us from true
guidance, and in admitting our weakness and seeking support in the face of
the ego's trickery we gain that help.
Divine Guidance and help reached to our Prophet through the Archangel
Gabriel who acted as Allah's representative in carrying His revelation to
the Prophets, so that Divine Help reaches to the Saints via the Holy
Prophet, who acted as Allah Almighty's representative in bringing guidance
to his Nation. And ultimately, after the Prophet's time, that guidance
reaches to our hearts through the Saints, his inheritors, as we have not yet
developed the senses with which to listen directly to the Prophet's
guidance. Some foolish people, even among the Muslims, will undoubtedly deny
this, saying that all that remains of the Holy Prophet's guidance is what is
written in books. This point of view, far from being the reality, is a blind
man's view, for were the Holy Prophet to have taken those powers with him
upon his death there would remain no more religion, no more faith, no
nothing from Islam. No, that prophetic power never leaves the Earth; it is
only transformed and distributed through the awareness of the Holy Prophet's
inheritors.
Therefore, you must look for the support of the Saints in a Universe in
which you are totally weak. Once you have established a good connection with
such a person you will always be in contact with him: a "wire" will carry
current to your heart from his power source. That aid will make
itself felt most in times of need. Now it is daytime and you don't seek a
torch, no need; but at night such a small light will prevent you from
falling into a pit.