Clarification on Shahab Sahib (ra)

Visitors to this blog will know that I have posted a number of pieces on the life and teachings of Qudratullah Shahab (ra) in the past and I can say (based on the feedback I get) that these posts of been very popular with people. To my mind this is an indication of the immense [...]

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Remembering Shahab Sahib (ra)

Found this post about Hz Shahab (ra) today. It gives some background and has some pictures from the Shahab Nama. If you’ve wanted background information about Shahab sahib, you’re in luck. Take a look here.

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Pakistan: A Timely Reminder from Shahab Sahib.

Given the current situation in Pakistan I thought this article by Hz Qudratullah Shahab (ra) would be worth reviewing. It seems we have still not learnt the lesson.
Pakistan: From Concept to Reality
How has the Pakistan that was born in the vision of Allama Iqbal developed into reality? This self-evaluation is even more necessary than the [...]

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Sufism- the Shahabian View

Hz Qudratullah Shahab (ra)
The following is a reply that Shahab sahib gave regarding his view of Sufism.
“I’m not really a Sufi but I have always loved reading religious books and most of the books that I read were by Shaykhs who are much venerated by people. For example the very first book that I [...]

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Extract of Letter – Hz Qudratullah Shahab

This is an extract from a letter addressed to a young woman who Shahab sahib had graciously taken under his wing for instruction in the spiritual path.
“As-salamu alaykum…………
Do not follow the example of Imam Ghazali (RA) in tasawwuf. He is one of the few people who adopted a particular method and lifestyle upon the Path [...]

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Hz Qudratullah Shahab (RA) on Bay’at

These days one usually encounters various opinions regarding pledging oneself to a shaykh of tariqa. There those who consider Islam to be a simple and self-explanatory religion and therefore do not see any need for a shaykh. Then there are others who regard it as a necessary condition of success in this world and the [...]

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Final Resting Place of Hz Qudratullah Shahab (RA)

May God fill it with Light and elevate his rank. He continues to be an inspiration.

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Shahabiyat 3.2 (on tawba)

……It was by a chance encounter that my attention was drawn towards tawba (repentance). I was once honoured by the visit to the tomb of the author of the Masnavi Mawlana Jalauddin Rumi (RA). On the main entrance to the dergah I noticed a quatrain that says:
Return! Return! whoever you are return!
Whether you be an [...]

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Shahabiyat 3.1 (on tawakkul)

…Apart from Taqwa I was also quite confused about tawakkul (reliance/trust in God). Over time these verses of the Quran have helped to clarify things for me:
If Allah helps you, none can overcome you: If He forsakes you, who is there, after that, that can help you? in Allah, then, Let believers put their [...]

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Shahabiyat 3 (on taqwa)

…..I was also confused about the true meaning of taqwa (piety, God-consciousness), tawakkul( reliance on God) and tawba(repentance). I had read somewhere that in order to understand the Quran one must have a wholesome disposition, a wholesome intellect, breadth of vision and the “light” of understanding and these come about through taqwa. What is taqwa [...]

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