Happy New Year!

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Purifying the Heart I

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As Allah (swt) says in the Quran Sharif in Sura Ar-Ra’d:

‘alladhena ‘aamano wa- tat.ma’inn qulob -hum bi- dhikr ‘allaah . ‘a-laa bi- dhikr ‘allaah tat.ma’inn al- qulub <13:28>

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1st Jumada al Awwal Urs Hazrat Muzaffer Shah Ali, Bundi, India, 1376AH/1956CE

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In the Qadiri lineage. Hazrat Daata Sahib was a loving and gentle saint who lived in India in the earlier part of the 20th Century.  His real name was Hazrat Muzaffar Ali Al-Hanafi RA.  The saint was lovingly called Daata Sahib (the one who gives freely) by the people of Bundi for his exceedingly generous nature.  Daata Sahib was the spiritual master of our murshid’s Sufi Master (Peerzada Mawlana Chaman Qadri).  He passed away to the perpetual realm at the age of 107.  His life was spent in spiritual exercises and guiding people.

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Al-Amanah – Trust

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Assalamu ‘Alaikum, greetings of peace to you.

The subject of Trust is so important in our daily life: if people trust one another and if they act accordingly, they will live in peace and harmony. If we trust one another, but we do not act rightfully, we will create a state of anarchy, a state of confusion and a state of disturbance in the society.

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4th Rabbi ath-Thani Urs Hazrat Abu Yusuf Chishti, 459AH/1067CE

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Khwaja Abu Yusuf al-Chishti (ra) was one of the great Persian saints of Afghanistan. The level of his marifah and love for Allah is rare even among the saints. Khwaja Abu Yusuf r.a was the son of the sister of Khwaja Abu Mohammed r.a. His mother was waliayah of great sanctity who was so engrossed in the remembrance of Allah that she refused to get married until instructed to do so by divine inspiration. As Khwaja Abu Mohammed r.a had no children, he took Khawaja Abu Yusuf into his own care and gave him all the benefits of his spiritual learning.

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