The Necessity of the Directing-Shaykh
Visualization (tasawwur) and bonding (rabita) can only be made to the directing shaykh. The directing shaykh is the heir of the Prophet, and represents the living archetype of the Prophetic … Continue reading
April 22, 2011 · Leave a comment
Khwaja Mir Dard’s lineage according to Dr. Annemarie Schimmel
In her book “Pain and Grace: A Study of Two Mystical Writers of Eighteenth-Century Muslim India” p.32, Annemarie Schimmel writes: “Khwaja Mir Dard`s family, like many nobles, from Bukhara; they … Continue reading
March 12, 2011 · 2 Comments
Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin 