About Tasawwuf & Sufism "kemarin malam saya browsing 'looking for sufism & tasawuf", dan saya menemukan blog yang sangat indah, bercita rasa tinggi yang dibuat oleh seorang wanita muslim sydney, sampai saat ini saya belum mengenal nama aslinya, tetapi membaca LINKS dan artikel di blog ini serasa tak mau berhenti, berjam-jam hingga dinihari saya berkontemplasi melalui kata-katanya very beautiful, very rich, semoga Allah swt, memberinya banyak keberkahan pada warriorette.blogspot.com demikian nama blognya amin."
wassalam, arief hamdani http://mevlanasufi.blogspot.com (saya menambahkan banyak links di mevlanasufi untuk mengakses blog warrior ette dan blog lainnya haqqani diseluruh dunia,untuk mengetahui perkembangan sufism dan tasawuf di amerika rusia, eropa dan dinegara2 dilima benua, antum bisa mengakses tariqah2 sufi diseluruh dunia melalui www.mevlanasufi.blogspot.com) TASAWUF & SUFISM by WarriorEtte, Sydney Australia http://warriorette.blogspot.com A few years back, I asked my dad:"Dad where and what is Tasawwuf?" He replies "(child) I am not worthy of speaking about it, so ask those whom apply it to their lives" So I asked someone who was learned they said: "Tasawwuf is Ehsan, Tasawwuf is Mysticism and Tasawwuf is Tawwakul" They continued on with their fancy vocabulary, but I just wanted an answer not a lesson on Arabic words. So on with my search for this mysterious subject called Tasawwuf! I lifted every rock and shouted "Tasawwuf are you there?" Have you ever stared at something so hard that your eyes went out of focus? It appeared the harder I looked the more confused I got. Honestly, it is a very difficult subject, unlike other sciences. It's not taught to a class by a teacher on a chalk board. Nor can it be memorised like a book. Not to mention there is not one method of practicing it. So I investigated more, and read and pondered and read more. I looked at all the rubbish people where writing in the name of Sufism and Tasawwuf, Strange brotherhoods with no legitimate Tariqa connection and cult movements were calling them selves a Tariqa! It was like I picked up a fragile ornament and was trying to dust all the dirt of it, I had to be very careful one hard hit and it would smash to pieces, and all my efforts would go to waste. The wikipedia definition for Sufism\Tasawwuf: Sufism (Arabic Tasawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy associated with Islam. In modern language it might also be referred to as "Islamic spirituality" or "Islamic mysticism". The word Sufi has its origin in Tasawwuf. The root word of Tasawwuf is the Arabic word Saaf, meaning pure, clean or blank. So the word Tasawwuf means purifying or making clean. A Sufi is a person who practices purification of heart. Yes, that's an answer. A definition, But anyone can give a definition. Are they going to start defining love too? So someone asked me the other day, where do I find it how do I do it? Oh! If only it was that easy. I scratched my head in distress; you can't find Tasawwuf in books or on the internet, Tasawwuf is a fragile science that can't be explained with one word or one paragraph. Just before I joined my Tariqa I asked one of the mureeds "How do I know this Tariqa is right for me?" The mureed replied: "You don't pick your Tariqa, the Tariqa picks you" When I heard this, I knew that this was the correct path for me and I did not hesitate, I did not have any doubts about it. The worldly life has changed from those of many famous Sufis (Shaykh Abd-Qadir Jilani, Mowlana Jallaluddin Rumi, Hasan al-Basri, Ibn-Arabi, Al-Ghazzali etc) Whilst reading Kashful Mahjub I read a fascinating section on dervish hood, and this is my very short summary on it. From reading this book it's fair to say that asceticism and dervish hood (faqir) is exceptionally difficult to achieve in this day and age. Faqir can be literally translated as poverty, however in Sufi terminology it means to be rich with God because he lives on spiritual wealth and abundance not physical (Istighna) in English this is known as asceticism, a person who lives like a faqir, lives his life with complete trust in Allah (Tawakkul) and non dependant on anything else. If you see my early post on 11 Qualities, I guess this is almost like the Dog and Owner's relationship as Sayyid Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani (RA) put it, Strange analogy, but also very valid. But in Islam asceticism\renunciation of the world is purely mental and spiritual not physical, my understanding of it is that they need not to sit in seclusion for good, but go about their daily life earning a livelihood and going about its dealings. Living each day with absolute and complete trust in Allah and admitting it is through him alone they are given bread, not their own efforts. Men are physical beings after all it's impossible for them to escape the physical world, unlike ascetics from other religions who sit in seclusion for good, and do not want to face the world's anxieties and duties. So people continue to ask show me how to become a Sufi (dervish)? So can this renunciation or Tawakkul be taught? But tell me how can you teach someone how to love? We have hundreds of prominent scholars trying to enlighten us on this beautiful science, however they have not succeed in my eyes. For Tasawwuf can only be taught by a true dervish, and is not like any other subject. It's a mercy from Allah that I am able to call myself a Student of Shaykh Nazim who lives like a true Dervish\Sufi and I am spiritually connected to him through the Naqshbandi Tariqa. Because it is through his devout love and trust in Allah I maybe just one day able to understand the real meaning of Tasawwuf. WarriorEtte © 2005 Read more! Scribbled by www.WarriorEtte.blogspot.com at Link 10/24/2005 11:30:00 AM 4 comments Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! 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