Seller Inventory # 1646780833-2-4. SIX. Check your conscience,  judge yourself leaning towards the pessimistic and do something about your any failure if you can. Anybody with any residue of humanity in him or her cannot help but be moved by a kind and understanding treatment. Wali kind of person is careful about making promises and giving pledges but once he gives or makes one he will honour it come hell or high water-  provided it remains possible. (Mirqaat -Sharah of Mishkaat, Vol.10, Pg.93,94 – Print Maktaba Rasheediya, Queta, Baluchistan). Now I am humbly setting down ten criteria which in my humble experience make a good list of checking the degree of our own success in befriending Allah. Amen. He is the One who answers our sincere call, and rewards us without expecting anything in return. The Prophet sws was the epitome of cleanliness and good taste in everything and was the most pleasant mannered of all people around him. HOW TO RECOGNISE A WALI. The lowest level of this wilayat (being a Wali) is when a person reaches such a state that his heart is so absorbed in the remembrance of Allah, that the love of everything else in this world cannot override it. Regarding this Allama Muhammad Idris Kandalwi writes, ‘Awliya of Allah are people characterized by Imaan and taqwa. Additionally and if possible he may add an alternative repayment like practical or intellectual services. All praises are for Allah and peace and blessings be upon His final Prophet (S.A.S). Watch Queue Queue As a result, He created a system in the sky that produces water even as we talk, read, sleep, work and do other activities. While explaining who are the Abdaal, Mulla Ali Qaari states, ‘In An Nihayah it is mentioned that the Abdaal of Shaam (Syria) will be the Awliya and the worshippers. (After people have accepted the Mahdi as their leader), armies will be sent from Sham (Syria) to fight with him’. Thereafter if you find that his company generates the thought and love of Allah in your heart, then he is a Wali. (Mirqaat -Sharh Mishkaat, Vol.10, Pg.93, Print Maktaba Rasheediya, Queta, Baluchistan), With respect to the amount of Abdaal, Mulla Ali Qaari has stated, ‘In Al Qamoos, it is mentioned that they (the Abdaal) are seventy, forty in Sham and thirty in other palces.’ Mulla Ali Qaari further writes, ‘what is evident is that what is meant by Shaam (Syria) is not specifically Damascus-Syria. The acceptance of Allah and being beloved to Him manifests in the pious ones in that Allah puts His love in the hearts of His humble servants for them. He is a prodigal. Allah (swt) has created His awliyaullah, His saints, and made them on different ranks.And every wali doesn’t cross his limits; he knows where he stands and he is happy with what Allah (swt) gave him. As an extension of this generous spirit the wali consistently responds to gifts with gifts of greater value albeit not always immediately for practical reasons. NINE. Fame gained through the media or for the wrong reasons is in no way a proof of acceptance by Allah. Shah Wali Allah, Indian theologian who flourished during the decline of the Mughal Empire. Al-Tha’labi (d. 427 H) says something similar too:)الله ولي الذين آمنوا (أي ناصرهم ومعينهم وقيل محبهم وقيل متولي أمرهم (Allah is the Wali of those who believe) [257], meaning their Helper and Supporter. Like doing a service or teaching something. This is the same as becoming friendlier and friendlier with Him Almighty. The Mahdi will then practice and establish among the people the Sunnah of the Prophet (S.A.S) and his Shariah, and will establish Islam on the earth. Once met with a dishevelled man he asked him to groom himself better, calling his untidy hair as that of the Satan. Without that through and through charity of disposition and practice all other observations of the Sunna of the Messenger of Allah is-  THEATRICALS. But there are apparent signs which can be seen from them that tells a person that they are close to Allah. The level of Taqwa (piety) in each person makes him reach closeness to Allah to the extent of his Taqwa. Another extension of this is rewarding every good done to you, one way or another and not savour it as a free favour done by a ‘foolish fellow’. They refrain from sins and unlawful actions. A seed is merely one of the numerous signs that Allah has created in the universe. Handle even total strangers in totally strange situations to see the light and stop doing harm and start doing good. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. Those who cannot afford, refuse their gifts with thanks. Another extension of this is rewarding every good done to you, one way or another and not savour it as a free favour done by a ‘foolish fellow’. Thanking Allah for His spiritual gifts and explaining them is not boasting when done in context and for motivating others and one should be able to tell the difference. “Allah is the Wali (Protector or Guardian) of those who believe. It is said that the wali is the one given tawfeeq (Divinely aided success) in conquering these four enemies. All rights reserved. Wilaya is a personal relationship with Allah that develops throughout one's struggles against the four enemies: ego, whimsical impulses, shaytan, and dunya. Copyright © 2021 by Darul Uloom Trinidad and Tobago. Wali is well-ordered, clean in habit and habitat and well-groomed and regular and punctual in everything and uniformly well-mannered. Allah, the Exalted, says: "Say (O Muhammad (PBUH) to mankind): `If you (really) love Allah then follow me (i.e., accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Qur'an and the Sunnah), Allah will love you and forgive you of your sins. The singular of ‘Abdaal’ is ‘Badl’ (which means replacement or an exchange). When one of them dies, Allah replaces another one in his place’. That was from the signs of Allah . “How dare you disrespect Me like that” a spiritual boaster means to say. Check yourself on this as well and do as necessary. He is equally interested in his friends of any category-  old neighbours, old classmates, old colleagues or hobby partners…  What is more the older the friendship stronger it gets for them. Look upon everybody as a potential wali and help as much as you can each to become one. A man lavishing gifts on his companions while starving his parents is not generous. The Muslims will then perform Janaza over him. ‘But they (the enemies) will sink in the earth at (a place called) Al Baidaa, which is between Makka and Madina. Never excuse a breach of law or morality by rationalising your evasions as legitimate self-defence or avenging of wrongs supposedly done to you. No amount of hurt inflicted on a wali can totally switch him off his relative and the least he will do for that relative is sadly wishing well for him or her. A mistaken aspirant satisfies his desire for practicing the Sunna in formal matters like dress and posture with enough excess to leave no room and give no care to the moral, spiritual and social ways of the Messenger of Allah sws. Against this ‘saint’ is pre-occupied with self-holiness which tends to send him or her to excesses of self-denial which may backfire as self-glorification,   the scourge of Christian mystics as well as some Christian-influenced second class Sufis. (Through Allah’s help), the followers of Mahdi will gain the upper hand over the army of the Banu Kalb people’. As such it is less pretentious (than claiming holiness) and  has both a lovelier perspective and is more practical in attitude-  the friend works  for his friend. Be Abdur-Rahman-  the servant of the Universally Mercifully Caring Allah! He whom Allah guides is the [rightly] guided, but he whom He leaves astray - never will you find for him a Wali Murshida. Let justice be your greatest concern. With respect to ‘Abdaal’ there is an authentic tradition of the Prophet (S.A.S) that speaks about this. (According to scholars, this man will be the Mahdi from whom Bai’ah will be taken). What can people do to us when we carry paradise in our hearts? Not to neglect a Sunna (established practice) of the Prophet sws especially in moral and spiritual and also social matters. This way you will be working from the Divine Name ‘al Rahman’,   i.e., the  Universally Mercifully Caring attribute of Allah. Lamahat (Flashes of Lightning), Hyderabad: Shah Wali Allah Academy, 1963; trans. Unfortunately many aspirants to Allah’s friendship are deceived in that they confuse slovenliness with humility and asceticism. THREE. Zakat withheld is hell! Allah Himself calls Himself ‘al Waliyy’ because He is the superlatively caring friend of all His servants. In truth, Allah alone knows who these pious servants are, we can simply accept the external acts of a person to have love, respect and high regards for him. However, Al Hakim has made the Takreej of the Hadith and has stated that it is Saheeh (sound). The caliphate can be of three categories according to Wali-Allah. All in all anybody who meets and scrutinises a supposed good friend of Allah must find him very clean and smart in his humble Islamic way radiating a natural pleasant aroma and broadcasting a clean and well-ordered image signifying great respect towards the society he lives in. If, for example, he cannot really afford to repay a gift with more or in equal measure then he will repay with less or nothing but make up the difference with profuse thanks. 2. Who are Abdal? Awliya is the plural of Wali. G. Jalbani, Sufism and the Islamic Tradition: the Lamahat and Sata'at of Shah Waliullah, London, 1980. From these explanations, the understanding of ‘Abdaal’ is clear. ‘The highest level is that of the Prophets of Allah, (for they are closest to Allah and the most beloved to Him). The Signs and Symbols of the Reappearance of Imam Mahdi (A.S.) Innumerable narrations contain the signs and symbols of the reappearance of Hazrat Wali-e-Asr Imam Mahdi (a.s.) Janab Sheikh Sadooq and Allamah Majlisi (May Allah Shower His blessing on them) the highly acclaimed Shia scholars have described these narrations among the signs and symbols of the re-appearance of Imam (a.s.) Do something about improving your performance but never ever discuss this exercise on yourself with anybody lest pride and hypocrisy spoils all. A man who is lavish in spending on luxuries and miserly on essentials is not generous but prodigal. Anyone who attains these two attributes becomes a Waliyullah’. For benefiting from haram is the single greatest and most effective way in destroying your relations with Allah-  full stop! Muslims all over the world can recite or tilawat , learn and listen this beautiful surah. Man, according to Shah Waliy Allah, is distinguished from other creatures by his 'perfect signs' (athdr tdmmah), such as the faculty of forming 'generalizations and comprehensive opinions' about his works and activities, faculty of speech, writing and esprit (zarafa). For example reward your children anytime they do good and promise rewards and deliver them the rewards when they stop doing harm. Such intention is the sign that a person like this is not the suitable cloth for wilaya. For example, he may dress or eat like the Prophet sws as he believes the Prophet sws had done and then turn around and treat others rudely and arrogantly or turn away a needy person without attending to his needs out of miserliness. For no effort put up for Allah’s Beautiful Face’s sake is ever wasted but must and will come to success. TEN OBJECTIVE SIGNS OF WILAYA (SAINTHOOD), (AS GLEANED FROM THE QUR’AN, HADITH AND TRUE SHEIKHS). 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