Sufi Links
March 3, 2007 by Abdur Rahman
Peace, one and all…
Here are my links to Sufism/Tasawwuf sites (Islamic spirituality/mysticism). Enjoy, and may Allah make them beneficial.
Mevlevi Tariqa and Lovers of Mevlana
- Dar al-Masnavi
- Essence of Rumi
- The Foundation of Universal Lovers of Mevlana
- Haqqani-Mevlevi Tariqat
- London Sufi Group (Threshold Society)
- Mesnavi-i Ma’navi
- Mevlana.org
- Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi
- Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi (run by the family of Mevlana, God sanctify his secret)
- Mevlana Rumi
- Mevlevi Australia
- Mevlevi Order of America
- Persian Poetry
- Rumi’s Rubaiyat
- The Threshold Society
- Whirling Dervishes: a Search for Spirituality
Sufi Orders & Paths (Tariqas)
- Amatullah Armstrong Chishti
- Ansari Sufi Order
- Baitunnoor Khanqah
- Bawa Muhaiyadeen Fellowship
- Bektashi Order of Dervishes
- Bektashi Order of Sufi Dervishes
- Beshara
- Boston Nimatullahi Sufi House
- Bulent Rauf
- Chechen Zikr
- Chishti Website
- Dargah Ajmer (Chishti)
- Darul Iman (Chishti)
- Halveti-Jerrahi Order of Dervishes
- (Halveti) Jerrahi Midwest
- Haq Qalandar Shahbaz
- Haqqani Naqshbandi UK
- Hazret Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
- Hazret Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishty
- Hazret Sultan Bahu (Sarwari Qaderi Tariqa)
- Hazret Sultan Bahu
- International Sufi Movement
- Khanqah
- Kubrawi Order
- Mouride.com
- Muhyiddin ibn Arabi Society
- Naksibendi Osmanli Dergah
- Nakshibendi Sufi Way
- Naqshbandi Hijazi Tariqa
- Naqshbandi Owasiah
- Naqshbandi Sufi Way
- Nimatullahi Gonabadi Lineage
- Nimatullahi Sufi Order
- Niyazi Silsila
- Nur Ashki Jerrahi Order
- Nuradeen
- Owasiah
- Qadri-Naushahi Order
- Qadiri-Rifai Sufi Order
- Rifaii Marufi Order of America
- School of Sufi Teaching
- Serious Seekers
- Shadhili Teachings
- Sherif Baba
- Sub-Saharan Sufis
- Sufi
- Sufi Circle
- Sufi Way (Qadiri Boutchich tariqa)
- al-Tariqa al-Sammaniya (Arabic)
- Tariqa Tijaniyya
- Tasawwuf.org (Naqshbandi-Mujaddedi)
- The Light of Golra Sharif
- The Retreat
- Uwaiysi Tariqhat
- Zahuri Sufi Order
General Sites/Forums, etc
- Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani
- Ahmed Baki’s Sufism and Science Website
- Aulia-e-Hind
- Fusus al-Hikam (Ibn Arabi)
- al-Ghazali.org
- Gnostic Archive
- International Association of Sufism
- Les Forums Des Fuqara (French)
- Mawlid
- Muhammad TV
- Serving the Guest
- Sufi Tariqahs
- Sufi Web Resources
- Sufis Without Borders
- The Sufi Study Circle of the University of Toronto
- The Writings of Hakim Bey
- Untired With Loving
- World of Tasawwuf
Sufi Blogs
- Accoustics, Health & Sufism
- al-Miskeenah
- Anony Sufi
- Anulios
- Black Turban
- Contemplating Chishti
- Den Fremmede
- Green Sufi
- Hakkani: Defender of Truth
- Jhelum Motorworks
- Journey Towards Sufism
- Osmanli Traveller
- Reflect On This
- Sufi Stuff
- The Haqq
- Wahiduddin’s Web
Sufi Poetry/Music (Contemporary)
- A Lighter Kind of Dust
- Adnan Tariq
- Behind Every Whisper There’s a Shout
- Ecstatic Exchange
- Ecstatic Exchange (blog)
- Everlasting Greenland Abode
- Gently into the Night
- Jalal Mansur Nuriddin (Last Poets)
- Muslim Poet
- Poems from the Edge of the Continent
- Poetry Chaikhana Forums
- Seeker After Truth
- The Last Poets
- Visual Sufi Poetry
- While Kneeling Before the Rose
- Wild Dervish Writes
Sufi Poetry/Music (Works of the Masters)
- Abu Said Abu’l-Khayr
- Allama Iqbal
- Altaf Hussain Hali
- Amir Khusrau website
- Amir Khusrau (Wikipedia)
- Bulleh Shah
- Dervish Mehmood Ghaznavi Sabri
- Durood UK
- Farid al-Din al-Attar
- Hafez
- Hafez on Love
- Hakim Sana’i
- Kabir
- Khamush.com
- Nezami
- Nurudin Abdur Rahman Jami
- Nusrat Forever
- Pakville.com
- Persian Sufi Poetry
- Poetry Chaikhana
- Qawwali
- Rumi on Fire
- Rumi, Poet of the Heart
- Sa’adi
- Sa’adi’s Gulistan
- Urdu Poet
- Yunus Emre (Wikipedia)
- Yunus Emre & Humanism
- Yunus Emre: Love and Peace
A most excellent list, dear Bhai
Inshallah, many who stop by here will find what they are looking for.
Ya Haqq!
Salaams Irving bhai,
I hope so too. May the Beloved guide us all. If you’ve got any more, I’d be happy to add them.
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
Sallams brother. Jazak Allah khayr for adding me. I really appreciate it.
Wassallams
Adnan
Salaams Adnan
Ahlan wa sahlan. You’re more than welcome.
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
Here is a link of my own: http://www.madsufi.com/
The Nurwaniyyah Sufi Order
http://nuralimam.net/
Nur al-Imam (Light of the Master) is the website of the Nurwaniyyah Sufi Tariqah, a mystical order dedicated to sacred chivalry (futuwwah) in the service of Imam al-Mahdi, the twelfth lineal descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and his twelfth successor who will return with Jesus Christ at the end of this era, his peace be upon us, and finding the Hujjat (proof) of the Divine Love of Aql (Intellect) which emanates, manifests, and pervades all of existence. We give our Eternal Bayat (Allegiance) to Imam Ali, successor of the Prophet Muhammad, His peace be upon us, and Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family. The Shahada (testament) by which we abide is that there is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is His Prophet, and Ali is His Saint. In Shi’ism, the knights of the Imam of the Age are known as the khulas (الخلص) or the ahl al-ikhlas (أهل الإخلاص), both meaning the people of devotion. In Sikhism they are known as the Khalsa. The Nurwaniyyah exists for those who wish to be members of the khulas/khalsa. Those Nurwaniyyah members who practice Shi’ism and Sufism, in its diverse forms, are sahajdhari sikh (Sikhs who accept the ten Gurus as their spiritual masters in addition to the Twelve Imams but do not practice the 5ks of Sikhism) members of the khalsa, hoping to be accepted by Imam al-Mahdi, and those who practice Sikhism are those who strive to follow the ideal of the khulas in the hope that Imam Mahdi wll accept them. We have seven principles which we derive from the shahada:
» Allah is the Manifest and the Hidden, and can neither be Created nor Destroyed. His Essence is beyond existence and non-existence.
» Muhammad, peace be upon him, is the Everlasting Messenger and Guide of every living and dead entity.
» All reality knows Allah only through Ali, His peace be upon us, who is the Face of God and exists within the soul of all creations. He is the manifestation of the eternal Divine Command that created Being itself.
» Salman al-Farsi is the Hujjat of Allah.
» Fatima Zahra, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, Her peace be upon us, is the cause of the Beginning Herself but has no beginning, and is the cause of the End Herself but has no end. She manifests what lies beyond Divinity.
» Imam al-Qa’im ibn al-Askari al-Mahdi, his peace be upon us, is the Hidden Universal Intellect and will Manifest Himself unto humanity in the upcoming times. In the time of His Occultation, where He is hidden from the world, there are many paths (tariqahs) by which to reach Him, such as Twelver Shi’ism, Alevism, Ismailism, Sikhism, Sufism, and mystical Christianity.
» Enlightenment is achieved when the soul surrenders itself to Imam al-Mahdi, His peace be upon us, and dissolves itself into His Eternity.
In truth, I led my prayer leader in prayer
In truth, I led my prayer leader in prayer
with all of humanity behind me;
wherever I turned
was my way,
And my eye saw her before me
in my prayer,
my heart witnessing me
leading all my leaders.
It is no wonder
the prayer leader prayed toward me
since she had settled in my heart
as niche of my prayer niche.
All six directions faced me
with all there was
of piety and pilgrimage
both great and small.
To her I prayed my prayers
at Abraham’s Station,
and I witnessed in them
her prayer to me,
Both of us one worshipper
bowing to his reality
in union
in every prostration.
For no one prayed to me but I
nor were my prayers performed
to other than me
in each genuflection.
How long must I be brother to the veil?
I have rent it,
and its clasps were loosened
in the bond of my pledge!
Solomon Marni. Aytaroun
Salaams Solomon,
Welcome to my online home. Thank you for the beautiful poem. Allah bless you and all that you do.
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
Salaams Baqi,
Thank you for sending this detailed information to me. Allah bless you now and always.
I’ll look through it when I have a few spare moments, insha Allah.
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
Wa 3alaykum salam.. My pleasure
Salam, brother Abdur Rahman.
You forgot the Tariqa Tijaniyya homepage, which is located here - http://tijani.org
Salaams Imran,
Jazak Allah for the link. Insha Allah, an oversight soon corrected.
Abdur Rahman
Every corner of your Corner looks wonderful, Mahsa’Allah dear brother, very rich indeed! I’ll be back very often insha’Allah.
Salaams Safa,
Ahlan wa sahlan
Abdur Rahman
Summary of Biography of His Eminence Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty.
H.E. Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty was born on March19,1953 in a respectable muslim family at village Sindurpur, post-office Sompara, sub-district–Chatkhil, district– Noakhali, of Bangladesh.
His Eminence Ahmed Chisty is a Religious and Spiritual leader and Founder Chief, of
the (International President) Publication and Co-ordination Centre of Islamic Ideology
and Sufi-ism (PCCIIS International) and Darbar -E- Chishtia Complex.
Spiritual Life
H.E Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty is the follower and devotee of the holy saints
of Qutub-E- Rabbani Maahboob-E-Sobhani Hazrat Bara Peer Abdul Quader Jilani (R.),
Sultanul Hind Garib-E-Newaz Hazrat Khawja Mainuddin Chisty (R.), Hazrat Mujadded
Al-Fesani (R.) and Hazrat Shah Jalal (R.), who had taken actual steps for preaching of
Islamic ideology and Sufi-ism, as shown by the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace
be upon him): “you are hereby requested to forget selfishness and difference of opinion
in Islamic ideology and to bring forth the virtues of humanity in human beings”.
H.E Ahmed Chisty leads life accordingly and preaches that we should remember the blessings of Allah as well as the love of our holy Prophet — it is the only way of total peace and
salvation of Islamic ideology. In the light of that he has devoted his life in the service
of mankind and roaming different parts of the world for establishing one-world the World
of Peace and Justice
Status of PCCIIS International
PCCIIS International, a United Nations (UN) affiliated international organization and
Acquired consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN
as well as associate-status with the Department of Public Information (DPI) and UNICEF. Also, the Publication and Co-ordination Centre of Islamic Ideology and Sufi-ism (PCCIIS International) and Darbar- E- Chishtia Complex while working towards peace in the Middle East since1995, has been awarded associate status with the Palestinian Rights Division of
the UN.
Area of philanthropic activities of H.E. Ahmed Chisty and PCCIIS International
His Eminence Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty, had have taken part in several UNGA sessions and played vital role on many international issues including world peace and human rights. He also contributes to several international conferences of the UN and civil society.
While working with UN bodies and other international organizations, His Eminence Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty visited USA, Austria, Switzerland & other countries.
Founder Chief, PCCIIS International and Darbar- E-Chishtia Complex H.E Ahmed Chisty, irrespective of nationality and religious belief, is vocal against all sorts of human rights violation across the world. H.E. Chisty is a prominent leader in the international arena and working with various international bodies, including UN High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCR), and contributed to those on different occasions. Moreover, HE Chisty is engaged in home and abroad in upholding UN development programs covering the UN Decade for Human Rights Education, Poverty Alleviation, Drugs Crime Prevention, Child Abuse, campaign Against Women Trafficking, and Peace and Justice.
PCCIIS Chief Mr. Chisty’s major work include launching campaign for handing over
of the management of the sites of the Holy Kaaba and Mosjid-e-Nabbabi to a global- body with a view to bring back peace and justice in the entire Islamic World. To this end, he made a remarkable deliberation at 57th session for the commission on Human Rights held in Geneva on April21,2001. At that meting, H.E Chisty gave a clarion call towards the government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to hand over the management of the Muslims Holy sites of the Holy Kaaba and Mosjid-e-Nabbabi to a global-body comprising top religious leaders from Muslim dominated countries. Needless to mention that it is much expected and long pending issue of the whole Islamic world. Addressing the session, H.E Ahmed Chisty pointed out that the Christian community across the world has already set an example through establishment of the Vatican-City under the care of a Pope the top most religious and spiritual leader of the Christian Community, supported by all religious and spiritual leaders of the Christian world. In that outstanding speech, H.E. Ahmed Chisty citing some Quranic verses reiterated that kingship is not allowed in the Islam. He raised these points, not only for attesting the rights of Islamic nation., but also for consolidating the unity of the global-peoples by curbing terrorism which is being nurtured across the world by the Saudi Government in the name of preaching Islam and its teachings.
H.E. Chisty’s efforts for establishing world peace in the light of Sufi-ism
H.E. Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty always preaches strongly the proper preaching of the Sufi thought can help immensely in bringing the world peace and communal harmony. It upholds the teachings of all the Scared Texts including Tripitak of Lord Buddha, Taura of Hazrat Musa (Peace be upon him), Bible of Hazrat Issa (Peace be upon him) the Prpohet of the largest religious Christian community of the present-day-world and Quran of Hazrat Muhammad (Peace be upon him) the Prophet of the Muslim Community. H.E Chisty, in the light of Sufi Ideology, also strongly believes that we can achieve the goal of World Peace by accommodating the teachings of all the holy books in our bosom and thereby would be able to understand that all the prophets came to this world to establish peace in the materialistic world, amidst political struggles and differences of opinion and other problems including poverty.
Nourishing the intention of establishing world-peace in mind, the Spiritual leader H.E Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty trying his best to allow world leaders to understand that all political and spiritual leaders should work together, sit together to resolve the major issues of the current conflicting world with a view to establish a LONG-LASSTING PEACE in the world that would be remembered by the generations to come in the new millennium. This intention has inspired H.E Ahmed Chisty to take relentless effort to be always in touch with the world leaders in solving different global issues.
Feedback of H.E. Chisty’s from World Leaders
In the backdrop of the H.E Chisty’s effort for resolving global issues towards establishing world peace and justice. World leaders including heads of Government and UN Secretary Generals greeted him and extended their whole-hearted support. Supports as such include former UN Secretary Generals H.E. Butros Butros Ghali and H.E. Kofi Annan and current UN Secretary General H.E. Ban Ki Moon.
UN Secretary General H.E. Butros Butros Ghali in his letter to him, on May12,1995, conveyed his support for his valuable contribution in the field of Human Rights issues in the international arena. Mentionable, His Eminence Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty, while working for the UN Millennium Development Goal had draws the attention of the H.E Kofi Annan regarding the UN’s activities and presented some invaluable suggestions, which later on was endorsed by the Secretary General himself. In a letter
on November17,2006, the H.E Kofi Annan rendered his cordial thanks to His Eminence Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty for his support in promoting settlement of all conflicting situations across the world . The Secretary General also appreciated his unflagging support for UN development Goal.
His Eminence Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty as a World Leader
In brief, His Eminence Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty as a World Leader seems
to be one of the promising and potential personalities of the current world. H.E. Ahmed Chisty is among the few persons in the world who is free coterie interests of any kind. Now, its need of time that would decide how to utilise his talent fully for greater interests of the world.
http://www.chistypcciis.org
Salaams Sufi,
Thank you for your very detailed information. Allah bless you always.
As you can perhaps imagine, it will take time for me to digest it all. I will certainly visit your website, as Allah wills.
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
Salaams
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Salaams Sheikh Diya al-Haq
Welcome to my online home. Allah bless you always.
As you can imagine, it will take me some time to digest the detailed information you have sent me. I will try my best to look through this as soon as I can, insha Allah.
Abdur Rahman
Salaams Ali
Welcome to my online home. Sheikh Kabir’s teachings are deeply inspiring. I am not an official murid. Insha Allah, in the fullness of time, I will become one. But, at heart, I am a Mevlevi. That is, I see myself as a pupil of Mevlana Rumi (Allah sanctify his secret).
I live in Merthyr Tydfil (about 2 hours from Birmingham). My sister-in-law is a student in Birmingham. So, I do travel there fairly often.
There aren’t many Mevlevi gatherings in the UK, though the group in London is part of the Threshold Society.
It’s really nice to meet you. Insha Allah, we will talk more soon.
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
I’m looking for a spiritual break, I know I’m in the need to get away from this mad world and retreat and link with my tearning spirituality-I know I would benefit from a Sufi retreat but one which accepts woman and first and formost is genuin and safe-has anyone got any contacts for me to checkout
Wasalam;
Sufiya
Assalmo Alaikum!
i have just visited this page and found it a great source for islamic and tasawuff websites. i would like to request to add a link of http://www.khawajamuhammadyaar.net having lectures on tasawuff.
Thank you.
Allah Hafiz
Salaams Sufiya,
Welcome to my online home. May Allah bless you always.
Check out the various links here for further information. Also, if you’re in the UK, feel free to stop by here. I usually post information on this kind of thing as I get it.
Abdur Rahman
Salaams Muhammad Sarfraz,
I will certainly check out your link, insha Allah. Jazak Allah for sending it in.
Welcome to my online home.
Abdur Rahman
Hazrat professor Dr Hameer Sufi
The word, Sufi
has been ascribed various origins, among them words meaning ‘purity’ and ‘wisdom.’ The Sufi, therefore, is one who has discarded all that does not belong to his innermost self, and who has cultivated the garden of the heart, for there is no other place where wisdom grows.
The Sufi sees the Divine Presence reflected in all names and forms, and is limited by none. Knowing that no man-made distinction can contain the One Being, the Sufi offers sincere respect to all forms of worship, while ever striving to be free of dogmatic limitation.
The Sufi is one who has two points of view: his own, and that of the other.
Sufism, the Religion of the Heart
The subject of Sufism has been interpreted in various ways in India , Arabia ,Sindh,Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries over hundreds of years. This subject is also found in numerous historical documents as well as in contemporary publications, and yet to the question, ‘what is Sufism?’ there seems to be no precise definition which could satisfy the curiosity of those who, in the disguise of seekers on the spiritual path, are searching only for the key to performing wonders.
Sufism is neither a religion nor a cult nor a sect, nor is it only from the East or from the West. Sufism, which means wisdom, has always been and shall always be an open door to Truth; the wise feel sympathy towards all beliefs, while at the same time avoiding speculation upon abstract concepts. Sufism believes in the Divine origin of every form of worship in which the unity of religious ideals is respected.
Sufism, which is without any religious obligations, regards spirituality as the religion of the heart. That religion is one wherein the unity of religious ideals is followed unconditionally in search of truth, without going astray in following the followers of the followers of the great religious reformers, whose messages have been altered beyond recognition through the centuries by those who confuse mysticism with fanaticism.
In Sufism there is no place for comparisons or preferences. All Messengers are regarded with the same respect and their messages are worshiped with the same veneration, knowing that Buddha was not a Buddhist, Christ was not a Christian, and Hazarat Mohammed was not a Mohammedan. They were bringers of new impulses of the Divine Message, which the multitude uses as toys to play with, and impostors use for power games.
Sufism is an attitude of inner sympathy towards all beliefs. All religions are Sufi religions as long as they recognize the limits inherent in any speculative interpretation of Truth. One might say that Sufism is a process leading to the widening of the horizon of the heart, so that Truth may shine within as a brilliant sun, illuminating all that is receptive of its rays of light.
Through the ages there has been one religion after another, but each one came as a confirmation of the previous one. Now, in our century and with the development of science and communication, it has become clear that each religion had a special purpose to fulfill at a particular period of human evolution. For the wise, one can only be really attuned to any religion if one’s heart is open to all religious beliefs with the same love and understanding for each.
If one took six or seven different glasses, each one of a different color, and poured water in each glass, the water would appear red in one glass, blue in another, green in a third, and so on, although it were the same water in each. In the same way, all religions are in their origin of divine inspiration, but, like the image of water poured into different colored glasses, as soon as divine inspiration is crystallized in human thought, it acquires the colors of that thinking. We then call the one colors Hinduism, another colors Buddhism, another Islam and still other colors are called Judaism, Christianity, or by any other religious denomination.
Therefore, since the origin of all religions is of divine nature, these can only be understood inasmuch as one is prepared to recognize the unity of all religious ideals, at which level all religions are so many derivations of one and the same impulse, the cry of the heart, the longing of the soul for God.
Wisdom might reveal itself in the guise of a recognizable form, although wisdom is not tangible, nor does it have a form of its own. Examples of wisdom might perhaps be described, although wisdom cannot be defined in words. Furthermore, there are just as many expressions of wisdom as there are seekers of wisdom. Yet, for the one who is really wise, there is only one wisdom but many different ways of understanding that one wisdom, and different forms of expression through which the one and only wisdom is recognized by the wise.
Wisdom takes it for granted that some very specific dogmas must have made much sense at the time that they were preached, but these don’t necessarily apply any more in our world today, where science has taken over the responsibility of such subjects as health and education, which were originally once part of the basic structures of ancient religion.
The word Sufi means wisdom, but that does not mean that when pursuing the Sufi path one is necessarily wise. Sufism is a test with which one is constantly confronted, when expected to show an example of how well one understands what spirituality truly is. Spirituality does not mean drifting away upon the clouds of illusion; it means having the feet firmly on the ground of reality, proving thereby, without pretence to have acquired discipline over the physical and mental energies. It is only then that one can possibly inspire others on the path where honesty in spirituality is the watchword.
A Sufi is a religious soul whose nature is to refuse to submit to imposed beliefs, and who is conscious that life is not necessarily just what one might think it to be, nor what one is told it to be. Life is not only lived at the level of physical experience, nor only at the level of thought, nor only at the level of feeling, but also, and most importantly, at a still higher level of consciousness, where the self is no more the barrier separating reality from illusion.
On the path of spirituality, one ventures to vanquish one’s own faults rather than to judge others, whose faults are not very different to one’s own. One tries to master one’s own feelings rather than misinterpreting those of others, and one treasures even the smallest sign of appreciation coming from those who are dependant upon one’s sympathy.
At this level of consciousness, there are neither limitations nor opposites, nor is there any relationship with pre-conceived ideas, such as those expressed in all dogmatic religious interpretations of Truth. When trying to explain God one only fashions an individual concept, limited to the size of ones thoughts.
Perhaps one might discover someday what it really means to have inner security, when seeing that all things only have just as much importance as one attaches to them. Nothing is important and yet everything is important, but that which seems so important to oneself does not always seem important to others. The Sufi will always remain free from judging others and from specifying what is good and what is bad. For the Sufi, good and bad are concepts that can only be discerned within one’s own conscience.
As soon as one attempts to define abstract concepts, one is taken away into the labyrinth of one’s own thoughts that soon break down into speculative descriptions from which one constructs dogmatic ideas; these are then added to the many pre-conceived ideas picked up through one’s education, together with the numerous impressions and influences which constitute our mind world. Then, when one tries to express one’s beliefs and understandings, the words tend to deviate from the original ideas, which were themselves only arbitrary concepts, and the result of all this is so often presented as being the one and only truth.
The Sufi Message is a message of, ‘Spiritual Liberty,’ revealing in its essence, the true nature of spirituality as being the liberation from dogmas and preconceived ideas. And in its call for “Unity of spiritual Ideals, the Sufi message offers a source of inspiration, reaching far beyond such feelings as ‘my religion’ as opposed to ‘your religion,’ because there is only one religion and several interpretations of the one Truth.
Let us unite as brothers and sisters without any pretension, with the great ideal of bringing happiness to a world where illusion reigns regrettably in full authority, over the freedom of spiritual awakening.
The religion of our time is destined to be the religion of the heart, and since there are many hearts, there are obviously many religions, although all religions spring forth from one and the same heart, the temple of God , wherein, when wisdom prevails, love harmony and beauty together constitute the living altar.
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Summary of Biography of His Eminence Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty.
H.E. Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty was born, March 19th 1953, in a respectable Muslim family at village Sindurpur, post-office Sompara, sub-district–Chatkhil, district– Noakhali, Bangladesh. His Eminence Ahmed Chisty is a Religious and Spiritual leader and Founder Chief, (International President) Publication and Co-ordination Centre of Islamic Ideology and Sufi-ism (PCCIIS International) and Darbar -E- Chishtia Complex.
PCCIIS International is just not an NGO but is deeply rooted to Islamic Sufi-ism, as overwhelming majority of Muslims practice spiritualism at heart and mind for the welfare of mankind. We can no longer remain in isolation. We need to unite and get started on one common platform in bringing about global unity in cohesion and unison.
Spiritual Life:
H.E Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty is the follower and ardent devotee of the holy saint Qutub-E-Rabbani Maahboob-E-Sobhani Hazrat Abdul Quader Jilani (R.) popularly known as Bara Peer in Indo Pak Sub continent, Sultanul Hind Garib-E-Newaz Hazrat Khawja Mainuddin Chisty (R.), Hazrat Mujadded, Al-Fesani (R.) and Hazrat Shah Jalal (R.), who had taken actual steps for peaceful preaching of Islamic ideology and Sufi-ism, as enunciated by the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace be upon him): “you are hereby requested to forget selfishness and difference opinion in Islamic ideology and to bring forth the virtues of humanity in human beings”. From his linkage and ancestral roots, the lineage of His Excellency can be evidently drawn from Hazrat Ibrahim (Abraham, Peace be upon him), PHUH.
The patriarch of all the believers of Allah (God), i.e. Jews, Christians, and Muslims is Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham, Peace be upon him, PBUH). He built the Kaaba in Makkah with his firstborn son Ismael (Peace be upon him, PBUH). This was an order from Allah (SWT) that Ibrahim and Ismael (Peace be upon him, PBUT) construct this Holy House of Allah (SWT) as a place of worship for all the believers on earth. Ismael (Peace be upon him, PBUH) was 17 at the time he and his father built the Kaaba. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), a descendent of the Prophet Ismael (Peace be upon him, PBUH), would come nearly 2,500 years after Kaaba was built to re-purify and reunify it as a holy place of worship according to the teachings of the Prophet Ibrahim (Peace be upon him, PBUH). As stated in the Torah and in the Holy Quran “all the generations will be blessed through Ibrahim (Peace be upon him, PBUH)” (Genesis 12 and 18 Holy Bible, Chp 2 Verses 123-141 Holy Quran).
He is convinced that it is only in the unblemished love of Allah (God) as well as the love of our holy Prophets, can bring about total peace and salvation of mankind. In the light of that he has devoted his entire life in the service of mankind, traveling different parts of the world for establishing one-world, the World of Peace, Justice, Equality and Religious Brotherhood.
Status of PCCIIS International:
PCCIIS International is a United Nations affiliated international organization, having consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN, as well as holding Associate Status with the Department of Public Information (DPI) and UNICEF. The organization (Publication and Coordination Center of Islamic Ideology and Sufi-ism (PCCIIS International) was awarded associate Status with the Palestinian Rights Division of the UN for the cause of establishing peace in the Middle East in actively promoting and preaching the doctrines of Islamic ideology and Sufism, since 1995.
Area of philanthropic activities of H.E. Ahmed Chisty and PCCIIS International:
His Eminence Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty, had have taken active part in several UNGA sessions and played vital role on various international issues, including world peace and human rights. He is a regular participant at several international conferences of the UN and civil society.
While working with UN bodies and other international organizations, His Eminence Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty visited USA, Austria, Switzerland & other countries.
Founder Chief, PCCIIS International and Darbar- E-Chishtia Complex H.E Ahmed Chisty, irrespective of nationality and religious belief, is vocal against all sorts of human rights violation across the world. H.E. Chisty is a prominent leader in the international arena and working with various international bodies, including UN High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCR), contributing his resources, time and energy in the welfare of mankind worldwide. Moreover, he is also involved at home and abroad in implementing and upholding UN development programs covering the UN Decade for Human Rights Education, Poverty Alleviation, Drugs Crime Prevention, Child Abuse, campaign Against Women Trafficking, and Peace and Justice.
PCCIIS International Chief Mr. Chisty’ one of the major work includes, launching campaign for handing over management of the sites of the Holy Kaaba and Mosjid-e-Nabbabi, preferably to a global-body with a view to bring back peace and justice in the entire Islamic World. To this end, he made a remarkable deliberation at 57th session for the commission on Human Rights held in Geneva on April 21, 2001. At that meeting, he gave a clarion call towards the government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to hand over the management of the Muslims Holy sites of the Holy Kaaba and Mosjid-e-Nabbabi to a global-body comprising top spiritual-religious leaders predominantly from Muslim countries. Needless to say, this is a long pending issue and demand across the Islamic world. Addressing the session, H.E. Chisty, pointed that the Christian community across the world has already set an example through establishment of the Vatican-City under the care of a Pope, the top most religious and spiritual leader of the Christian Community, supported by all religious and spiritual leaders of the Christian world.
In that memorable speech, H.E. Ahmed Chisty citing some Quranic verses reiterated that kingship is not allowed in the Islamic concept and mandate. He raised these points, not only for establishing the inalienable rights of Islamic nation., but also for consolidating the unity of the world, irrespective of religious beliefs, inasmuch curbing violation of Quranic concept, which is being nurtured across the world, allegedly by the Saudi Government in the name of preaching Islam and its teachings.
H.E. Chisty’s efforts for establishing world peace in the light of Sufi-ism:
H.E. Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty is constantly advocating proper and authentic preaching of Sufi-ism. This ‘school of thought’ can help immensely in bringing about the much desired world peace and communal harmony. It upholds the teachings of all the Sacred Texts including Tripitak of Lord Buddha, Taura of Hazrat Musa (Peace be upon him), Bible of Hazrat Issa (Peace be upon him) the Prophet of the largest religious Christian community of the present-day-world and Quran of Hazrat Muhammad (Peace be upon him) the Prophet of the Muslim Community.
H.E Chisty, in the light of Sufi Ideology, strongly believes that we can achieve the goal of World Peace by accommodating the teachings of all the holy books in our bosom and thereby would be able to understand that all the prophets came to this world to establish peace in the materialistic world, amidst political struggles and differences of opinion and other problems including poverty.
Nourishing the intention of establishing world-peace in mind, the Spiritual leader H.E Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty is relentlessly making sincere endeavor in making the world leaders understand that all political and spiritual leaders should work and sit together, to resolve the major issues and conflicts of the world, with a view to establishing LASTING PEACE in the world that would be remembered by the generations to come in the new millennium. With this objective in mind he is continuously involved in his global mission, calling and meeting world leaders aimed at bringing about peaceful solution of ongoing conflicts.
Feedback of H.E. Chisty’s from World Leaders:
In the backdrop of the H.E Chisty’s effort for resolving global issues for the cause of peace and justice, renowned world personalities, heads of states and UN Secretary Generals have extended their appreciation and whole-hearted support. These include former UN Secretary Generals H.E. Butros Butros Ghali and H.E. Kofi Annan and current UN Secretary General H.E. Ban Ki Moon.
UN Secretary General H.E. Butros Boutros Ghali in his letter to him, on May12, 1995, conveyed his support for his valuable contribution in the field of Human Rights issues in the international arena. Mention ably, His Eminence Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty, while working for the UN Millennium Development Goal had drawn the attention of the H.E. Kofi Annan regarding UN’s activities and presented some invaluable suggestions, which subsequently was endorsed by the Secretary General himself. In his letter dated November 2006.H.E Kofi Annan conveyed his cordial thanks to His Eminence Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty for his support in promoting settlement of all conflicting issues across the world. The Secretary General also appreciated his unflinching support for UN Development Goal.
His Eminence Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty as a World Leader:
In brief, His Eminence Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty as a World Leader promises to be one of the prospective personalities of the current world. H.E. Ahmed Chisty is amongst the few distinguished persons in the world, who is free coterie interests of any kind. It is high time for the peace loving people of the world, irrespective of cast, creed and ethnicity background to sink all differences to utilize the vast potential of this noble saint, who is actively engaged with his peaceful mission in carrying forward the rich heritage, spiritual legacy of his illustrious forefathers, for the greater welfare of mankind.
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Press Statement
International Religious and Spiritual Leader H.E. Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty Gives A Clarion Call to Establish the Religious Brotherhood on the light of Abrahamic Faith.
“The patriarch of all the believers of Allah (God), i.e. Jews, Christians, and Muslims is Prophet Ibrahim (Peace be upon him, Abraham, PBUH). He built the Kaaba in Makkah with his first-born son Ismael (Peace be upon him, PBUH). This was an order from Allah (SWT) that Ibrahim and Ismael (PBUT) construct this Holy House of Allah (SWT) as a place of worship for all the believers on earth. Ismael (Peace be upon him, PBUH) was 17 at the time he and his father built the Kaaba. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him, PBUH), a descendent of the Prophet Ismael (Peace be upon him, PBUH), would come nearly 2,500 years after Kaaba was built and reunify it as a holy place of worship, according to the teachings of the Prophet Ibrahim (Peace be upon him, PBUH). As stated in the Torah and in the Holy Quran “all the generations will be blessed through Ibrahim (Peace be upon him, PBUH)” (Genesis 12 and 18 Holy Bible, Chp 2 Verses 123-141 Holy Quran).”
Dear Religious and Spiritual Leaders,
I wish to plead and make a fervent call to all my brothers/sisters across the world through the courtesy of this letter in carrying forward, upholding the message of Allah (God), His love for mankind, and ensuring lasting peace in a troubled world. The purpose of portraying my call upon all revered world leaders, politicians, and heads of states, policy makers, academicians, and civil society, spiritual and religious leaders is aimed at removing mistrust, misunderstandings the world is unnecessarily obsessed with, we have to liberate the world of undue tensions and wrangling.
My dear revered brothers and sisters, I have been working tirelessly for establishing peace for nearly twenty-five years. We are definitely running out of time. Everyday a large number of innocent lives are taking their toll for no fault of their own. This has to be arrested. The burning question is how this can be arrested? We can only achieve this by arriving at a common consensus and share our noble vision, thoughts, pooling our energy, resources, dialogs based on religious and spiritual concepts together on one common platform and thus thrust all our force in that direction without further wastage of time. Our Holy Books and Scriptures are the source of eternal light to erase all such misconceptions and misgivings. These sacred books as ordained by Allah (God) are irrevocable. It is enshrined and has come to us as an eternal source of strength, driving force sent through our Holy prophets at different times for the betterment of mankind. Unfortunately, we have not been able to use and exploit this to our advantage, as was the enlightened desire of Allah, through His Divine prophets. We are potentially still a force to reckon with on the driving seat to harness our good virtues for the peace of the world.
It is therefore imperative, I feel, that concerted effort needed to renew our honest will to establish the doctrines of Allah in this world, in thoughts, words and deeds, if not we are bound to perish and vanish from the good book of Allah. Politicians, policy and lawmakers and religious leaders of all faith, belief has to work in close conjunction in order to materialize our dream for a world of progress and prosperity. My thoughts go out for the oppressed and the depressed. It is true, many thought provoking, peace loving individuals, groups are working in reducing tension and conflicts, but unfortunately not much has been achieved. It is only through the doctrine of preaching love and respect for families under Allah (God) and the teachings of His innumerable prophets that were sent for the welfare of mankind at different times can bring about welfare, happiness of mankind.
Followers of the Abrahamic faith having one common ancestral root in fact preach love and peace, religious harmony, having sprung from one land. This indeed is a big boon and blessing that we can be proud of. It is time for reality and not rhetoric. It is through this vehicle that we can effectively mobilize our engine together by bringing the Abrahamic faith of all religious faiths together for establishing lasting peace. I have been running all over the world relentlessly making sincere effort to preach the ideology of Islamic Sufism as enunciated and preached by our Holy prophet Hazrat Mohammad (Peace be upon him, PBUH) who inherits the fundamentals of Hazrat Abraham (Peace be upon him) as are also firmly rooted in the common ideology of our Jews and Christian brothers.
I am convinced that we can march forward in our common goals and gospel without further delay, in fostering synchronization on the principles of our common glorious heritage. I would like to make a call upon all world leaders to form a consensus to ensure that this can be established. Unfortunately in recent years, Islam has been widely misunderstood and there lies one of the saddest tragedies of our contemporary world. We believe that our prophets who had all been sent and ordained by Allah were His peaceful messengers for the spread of fraternal brotherhood and live in peaceful coexistence.
Sincerely,
Shah Sufi Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chisty
Religious and Spiritual Leader.
International President,
Publication and Co-ordination Centre of Islamic
Ideology and Sufi-ism (PCCIIS International).
-In consultative status the with ECOSOC and
Associated with DPI of the United Nations.
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