It is well known that Hazrat Khwaja Gharib
Nawaz Radi Allaho Ta’ala Anho introduced
CHISHTIYA ORDER in this sub-continent. It
will therefore be interesting for the
readers to have a glimpse of what Sufism
actually means.
This interpretation is that it is an ORDER
which teaches a man to come closer to the
divine virtues for his Salvation. It
perfects one for a deeper vision. A real
Sufi leads a godly life. His main object is
that of love and peace, because real SUFIS
have discovered that the eternal order of
the Universe is based on these two
principles. They believe that man having
been evolved out of matter is the highest
form of creation and therefore, he must
socially claim greater affinity with the
divine attributes. Their entire concept of
the order is based on the theory of LOVE OF
GOD. Among the SUFIS there are many schools
of thoughts adopting various ways and
process to achieve salvation. Two of them
however, are more prominent. One sect who
believe in renouncing the world altogether
and in practicing abnegation, self
modification, constant devotion etc. while
the second one believes in unsullied,
harmless and normal life and is living
closer to God's creatures and serving them,
at the same time studiously observing all
formal religious ordinances. They believe
that service to mankind and all the
creatures of God on this earth was the
greatest act of piety and the main object of
Life.
The followers of the both the schools have
however, one thing in common –a course of
intensive training and severe test of both
moral and physical levels. They also agree
that the first step to achieve this aim
consists of complete reorientation followed
by constant struggle with 'NAFS' (Lower
Self) which command sensual and physical
appetite in man. As defined by the Holy
Qur’an, there are three states of Nafs, NAFS-E
AMMARA, NAFW-E-LAWWAMA AND NAFS-E-MUTMAINNA.
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