The Most Beautiful Type Of Islam.

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I found this site and it shows the most majestic and beautiful interpratation of Islam I have ever come across.

What do you brothers think?

It teaches the most peaceful and kind interpetation of Islam I have ever seen-a brotherhood of humanity based on the principles of our beloved master Rasool Allah and the ord of the worlds. :slight_smile:

http://www.naqshbandi.org/frmabout.htm

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What does Islam mean?

Islam means submitting to God’s Will and accepting that there is no God but one God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God, peace abd blessings upon him, as are Jesus, Moses, Abraham, Noah and Adam, peace be upon them all.

What is faith according to Islam?

Faith is believing in:

One God
In the existence of spiritual beings known as angels
In the revelations of God (the Testaments), the Psalms revealed to David, the Torah sent down to Moses, the New Testament brought to Jesus and the Last Testament, Qur’an brought to Muhammad (peace be upon them all)
all the prophets that were sent as mercy to mankind
The Judgement Day and Resurrection
The Divine Decree (destiny)
What is Sufism?
Sufism is the way of purifying the heart from bad manners and characteristics

How is Sufism related to Islam?

It is the path of spirituality that exists in Islam. Its meaning is:

Seeking the pleasure of God
Love and peace with one’s self
Harmony with all creations (mankind, animals, and nature)
To be dressed with the beautiful attributes of Prophets and Saints
How does Islam view other religions?
All are vehicles and a path to God’s Divine Presence;
According to Islam, all religions are originally from God the Exalted. With time and man’s weakness, most religions were distorted from their original truth and adopted practicing of idol-worship or other wrong beliefs, which turned people away from worship and adoration of the one true God.
You will find the essence of other religions embodied in the beliefs of Islam.
How does one enter Islam?
One enters islam by believing in one’s heart in the existance of One Lord and believing in Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him) as the last of the Prophets that the Lord has sent throughout history.

What is a Shaykh?

A Shaykh is someone who has inherited what the prophets brought and who is authorized to convey these teachings and secrets to those who take his hand as teacher. A true Shaykh is the one that has mastered his lower self’s bad characteristics through devotion and sincerity towards His Lord. For that reason he is able to guide his students to mastery of their own lower selves, opening the way to reach unlimited potential of their spiritual realities. It is that spiritual reality which allows one to attain 6 powers:

The power of attraction
The power of concentration on the heart
The power of guidance
The power to convey other peoples’s burdens and requests to God
The power to convey blessings
How does one reach spiritual levels in Sufism?
The main methods of attaining spiritual progress in Sufism are:

Following the guidance and instructions of an authorized Shaykh or guide.
Performing dhikr, the remembrance of your Lord through reciting his Holy Names and Attributes, glorifying Him and praising the Creator of all.
Attending the advice and dhikr gatherings held in the presence of the Shaykh or his representative; sitting together, praying together, welcoming all that come to praise their Lord.

**According to Islam, all religions are originally from God the Exalted. With time and man’s weakness, most religions were distorted from their original truth and adopted practicing of idol-worship or other wrong beliefs, which turned people away from worship and adoration of the
one true God. **

A brotherhood of humanity! Such a great system .:slight_smile:

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Re: The Most Beautiful Type Of Islam.

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What do you brothers think?

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only brothers?

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Sorry abt before. :)

I mean brothers and sisters of course, sorry for being forgetful. :)

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Indeed Brother Mo_Best, Islaam is the most magnificient and beautiful religion since the beginning of time.

There are many organizations out there with many views but what I've read in your post and "the explanation of Islam & Sufism" found at the website appear to me to be what I know of Islaam. Look for goodness & the truth and you shall find it.

Perhaps some of our more knowledgeable brothers & sisters will be able to elaborate.

I wish you much luck in your quest for knowledge.

Salaam

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Re: The Most Beautiful Type Of Islam.

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**According to Islam, all religions are originally from God the Exalted. With time and man's weakness, most religions were distorted from their original truth...*
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This is not true at all and is probably indicative of the "all religions are from God" philosophy espoused by ibn al-Arabi (lived in the 12th century A.D.). All religions are certainly not from God as this quote incorrectly suggests. The only religion God originated was Islam, all other religions are man made. It is important to realise the implications of what this web site is teaching here.

Hisham Kabbani, a chief player at this web site (there's a brief biography of him there), has some rather unusual teachings. If anyone wants to confirm this for themselves they only have to get a copy of his book Mercy Oceans Shore of Safety which was published in 1993 by the Haqqani Islamic Trust.

And Allah is the One Who grants success.

Iqbal

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Mo_best,

Strange way to address a sister in Islam. I believe your most beautiful type of Islam also teaches Respect.

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I'm sorry, I'll edit the previous post, but I thought it was obvious that I was just asking aeveryone and not blokes alone.

Sos for any disrespect you may have felt.

:)

Brother I've met Shiekh Nazim twice and just being in his exalted presence cleans your mind and makes you think of Allah. He is indeed a man of God, a saint. His presence and noor on his face overwhelms the average guy like me-he is amazing.

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**Brother I've met Shiekh Nazim twice and just being in his exalted presence cleans your mind and makes you think of Allah. He is indeed a man of God, a saint. His presence and noor on his face overwhelms the average guy like me-he is amazing.*
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I have met Shaykh Nazim on many more occasions, probably around fifty times. Unfortunately, his claims about:

  • being able to control the souls of his followers;

  • his many failed predictions in trying to give a period of time for when the Day of Judgement would occur;

  • his teaching that mankind is uncreated;

  • his claim that some Jinn will be under his personal control during the time of Mahdi;

  • his own teacher's claim that once after delivering a lecture that was heard by the Prophet's Companions in their graves in which he mentioned the incompleteness of some of the Companions, Allah miraculously completed the development of those very Companions right there and then in their graves as a consequence of the lecture he had just delivered;

  • his teacher's claim that the Companion Uthman ibn Affan didn't attain the spiritual ranks of Abu Bakr and Ali because "he sometimes held firmly to his own desires instead of putting them completely in line with the Prophet's" and he said about 'Umar ibn al-Khattab that he "did at times set his will against the will of the Prophet" and that as a result the soul is "kept from awakening, it remains passive";

... (and much more) all leave a very bad taste in one's mouth. This has nothing to do with Islam, and the same is the case with his student's claims about the noble Companion Ali ibn Abi Talib constantly visiting outer space to stop alien creatures from taking over the earth!!

Iqbal

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If you've met him countless times, then something keeps taking you back there to be in his presence.

I was not aware of shiekh having said such things, I am not very educated in Islamic issues, but plz provide a fair amount of proof for those statements. Shiekh Nazim has brought more ppl into Islam then many so called "scholars".

I am not a mureed of Shiekh Nazimz, but my own shiekh is also from the Nashqbandi triqat, although I am only now learning for myself the spiritual side of Islam and knowledge about it.

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**If you've met him countless times, then something keeps taking you back there to be in his presence.*
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Not really, i haven't seen him for around five years.

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I was not aware of shiekh having said such things, I am not very educated in Islamic issues, but plz provide a fair amount of proof for those statements.
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Here are the references (most of which have been available on the Internet for quite some time - try a search and see what else you come up with):

- being able to control the souls of his followers

Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, wrote: "Mawlana Sheikh Nazim can control you from where he likes because he received custody of your spirit when you took initiation from him." (Mercy Oceans Shore of Safety: Haqqani Islamic Trust publication, 1993, p.113)

- failed predictions in trying to give a period of time for when the Day of Judgement would occur

  1. Shaykh Nazim said in 1978: "Allah Almighty will send to each camp a head, a leader. In our books we call one of them (one of such leaders) Mahdi, who will lead man to Allah Almighty... Before this camping will be a great war... The greatest war that history will witness will ensue... These signs that have been given us indicate that the last day is coming, is nearly exactly now. I don't know if this will happen today or tomorrow, this month or next month, this year or perhaps the second year. We shall witness that great event within two years." (Mercy Oceans: Serendib Edition: Part One, pp. 18-19)

History proved otherwise.

  1. In 1986 he said: "There must be a Great War between East and West... This year it will not be because this year is not Hadj ul-Akbar... And 1988 will be the year when Israel is 40 years. We do not think that they will be more than 40 years old. During the war Mahdi Alehi Salam will come... In these next 2 years dangerous and big things are expected." (The Secrets Behind the Secrets, p. 142)

I don't think any "big things" took place.

  1. More dates were given some years later. He again said about the year in which the War would occur: "It can come in 1996, or in 1997, or in 1998 or in 1999. It will not wait for the year 2000." (Secret Desires, p.116)

The Great War did not occur in 2000.

  1. When asked at which time Jesus (as) would come back, he replied: "He will come soon. In a few years. The year 2000 will not be completed. It is impossible for the year 2000 to be completed. He will be with us before then." (The Secrets Behind the Secrets, p. 22)

Jesus did not come.

  1. Finally, he said the Day of Resurrection would happen in the 21st Century. (Secret Desires, p.83)

- his teaching that mankind is uncreated

Shaykh Nazim: "Allah Almighty is greatest. He is timeless, ever ready, without beginning. He is king. And yet you cannot find a king without a kingdom. Without subjects his kingship has no meaning. Just as there can be no meaning for a prophet without an ummah (nation). Therefore, Allah was ready without beginning, and his servants also were ready without beginning. If there were no people, to whom was He Allah? Was it to Himself? No! A hadith relates: ‘I was a secret treasure and wanted to be known.’ His people were part of this treasure... When people come to this world, they have the appearance of beginning, but in reality they were with Allah always, without beginning." (Mercy Oceans, p.13)

- his own teacher's claim that once after delivering a lecture that was heard by the Prophet's Companions in their graves in which he mentioned the incompleteness of some of the Companions, Allah miraculously completed the development of those very Companions right there and then in their graves as a consequence of the lecture he had just delivered

Shaykh Nazim: "Grandsheikh told me: 'Oh Nazim Efendi, this morning's lecture has been heard by the companions of the Prophet in their graves, and they were very pleased with it, as we have been given a miraculous favour from the Lord that if we notice an incompleteness on the part of anyone, and point it out, it will become complete. When i was pointing out that some of the Sahaba were sometimes using their own wills and not putting their desires in line with the Prophet's thus causing their incompleteness, at that moment Allah Almighty completed for them their development there in the grave, and so, they are very happy indeed." (Mercy Oceans' Hidden Treasures, pp.66)

- his teacher's claim that the Companions Umar ibn al-Khattab and Uthman ibn Affan didn't attain the spiritual ranks of Abu Bakr and Ali

Shaykh Nazim: "Grandsheikh was saying about the third Khalipha, Othman, that he was of a very high degree among the Sahaba and was the most modest of the Prophet's companions... In spite of this, Othman didn't attain the spiritual ranks attained by Abu Bakr and Ali because he sometimes held firmly to his own desires instead of putting them completely in line with the Prophet's. This was also one reason for his martyrdom: misfortunes befell him as a result of his not being able to totally leave his own desires behind." (Mercy Oceans' Hidden Treasures, pp.38-39)

About Umar ibn al-Khattab (r), he says: "Yet, despite these most admirable characteristics of Sayyidina Omar, he did at times set his will against the will of the Prophet. Often Omar would be quick to unsheathe his sword and ask permission to decapitate hypocrites, but the Prophet would say: 'No. Omar, put away your sword.' This sort of thing may happen a few times, but the effect is that the soul is kept from awakening, it remains passive." (ibid, pp.43-44)

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Shiekh Nazim has brought more ppl into Islam then many so called "scholars"
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I'm sure he has, and if so that is highly commendable. However, i would ask what kind of Islam he has brought these people to? In addition to that, a person is not necessarily judged by the number of people he might or might not have converted to Islam. Some Prophets on the Day of Judgement will have no followers whatsoever - does this mean that anyone who brings more people to Allah are therefore better than them? Of course not.

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I am not a mureed of Shiekh Nazimz, but my own shiekh is also from the Nashqbandi triqat
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There are various Naqshabandi schools of thought, each with their own rituals. From what i've heard other Naqshbandi's have said that Shaykh Nazim is not a true representative of this tariqat. Hisham Kabbani himself was apparently in one of the outer tariqats until Nazim brought him to the main branch of Naqshbandiyya. And Allah knows best.

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although I am only now learning for myself the spiritual side of Islam and knowledge about it
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This is a good thing. Very often the spiritual aspects of Islam are neglected in favour of a more "academic" style of studying Qur'an and hadith.

And Allah knows best.

Iqbal

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Brother that is some compelling evidence against Shiekh Nazim, I will investigate further. :)