FOREWORD
Path of Spirituality:
Informing of one’s state
& following the advices
All praise is for Allah , and may the blessings
of Allah be upon our beloved Prophet .
We thank Allah for His continuous blessings
and the tawfiq of publishing another edition of
Nisbah.
As mentioned in the foreword of the last editions
that in order to develop oneself, one should take
a Shaykh (spiritual guide) and then there are four
key things that one has to have in the connection
with their Shaykh to get maximum benefit;
1. Love and Trust (Mahabbah)
2. Facilitating him in serving the religion of
Allah (Khidmah)
3. Informing him of one’s spiritual state (Ittila’)
4. Following his advices (Ittiba’)
It was mentioned that one has to have complete
trust and love for one’s Shaykh, so that there is
focus and direction, so that one takes on the
advices imparted by the Shaykh into one’s life
and not follow his own desires. Also, to create
humility, and to get a share in the reward of
serving the cause of Allah I, one should engage
in facilitating his Shaykh.
The next principles in this process are called
Ittila’ and Ittiba’.
Allah I has established this methodology
(sunnah) in the world that you need means in
order to accomplish a thing. If you have to
quench your thirst, you have to drink water. If
you have to get cure, you have to go to a doctor,
and get the medicine.