The First Actual Sufi
The source of Sufism: It is what the
prophet (May the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did himself. When he
went to the cave
of Hiraa
In that cave, he worshipped God,
sometimes he thought, other times he contemplated, other times he pronounced
Allah’s name and other times he worshipped God following the religion of
Abraham, until the people in Mecca said about him (even before the mission was
revealed to him): "Mohammed adored his God." They said that, because
they saw him occupied and busy by his God. After that, God granted him purity
and clearness.
He said about this period:
"The stones, the trees and the
mountains were calling me by name saying: O Mohammed, O Mohammed," this happened before the revelation.
All those who have pure spirit and
enlightened humanity, their higher realities speak and listen to realities:
"And there is not a thing but
glorifies His Praise. But you understand not their glorification." (Surat Al-Israa, verse 44)
Whoever is pure can hear and understand
this glorification and listen to these words even if it is without a tongue, a
sound, uvula or lips, but if Allah (glory to him) wants, He does what He wants,
this is the origin of Sufism.
After the revelation, he (May the
blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) continued like that. He stood all
nights until his feet swelled, thanking God for his favors. He used to fast
until they say he never eats, it is, the never broken fasting (fasting day and
night without eating or drinking). He was also, as lady Aa’isha said: he always
pronounces God’s name. He described himself saying:
"My eyes sleep, but my heart
doesn’t."
He didn’t forget Allah, his guardian,
even when he was asleep, why? Because he adored worshipping his God and never
spent a single breath without remembering his God. All his life was as God
says:
"Say (O Muhammad): "Verily, my Salat (prayer), my
sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah." (Surat Al-Anaam,
verse 162)
His words, deeds, eating, drinking,
sleeping, even the intercourse with his wives and his jokes are all acts of
worship. He says: "I make fun, but say only the truth." [1] He
made all his life worshipping to God (Glory to Him).
When God said to him in the Quran:
"And I am the first of the
Muslims."
(Surat
Al-Anaam, verse 163)
His companions competed to be like that
in their lives. So he originated the first school in practical Sufism, at
Al-Arkam Ibn Abel-Arkam’s house (near Safa mountain now), where he used to meet
his companions:
"A multitude of
those (foremost) will be from the first generations (who embraced Islam." (Surat Al-Waakiaa, verse 13)
They were not more than forty. The
prophet (May the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), began with them at
this high Sufi school.
Sufism means, prevailing purity. We don’t
want to ask where this name comes from or to see philosophers’ and wise men’s
sayings, but we want to go directly to purity, because it is the origin of
Sufism. The Sufis care only for pureness and after that, God (Glory to Him)
grants them gifts and favors.
When is a person ready for grants?
If he reaches, with himself and his
heart, the grade of purity, countless grants and bounties come from God to him.
The prophet (May the blessings and peace
of Allah be upon him) stayed with his companions at Al-Arkam Ibn Abel-Arkam’s
house preparing them for these bounties and graces, because the special
bounties from God to pious come to hearts and souls, but other bounties of the
life and bodies are available to disbelievers and ungrateful. All mankind have
the right to get the bodily bounties or the bounties of the present life, the
disbelievers may get more than the believers. Because God takes care of the
believers, the prophet said in this respect:
"God protects the believers from
this life, as you protect your patient from food and drink." [2]
If the patient gets food and drink, his
sickness might increase. We all deal nicely with him to prevent him from them
to get speed recovery. God knew by His ultimate knowledge that, the present
life is the disease which attacks the souls and separates them from the grades
of pious and good people, so He protects them, because He wants to give and
grant them.
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