I remember the trees of my childhood,
Elm trees that are no longer there -
I remember how they made me feel good
When now I fall into despair.
I remember my school and its teachers
As a place that was happy and kind -
I remember the summer sun breezes
In a world that now seems to go blind.
I remember the fields and the hillsides,
The butterflies bright patterned wings -
I remember the wind on the bike rides
And how I would play on the swings.
Shaykh Hamid Hasan discusses how the Sufi teachings of the Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi tariqah in New Delhi reach students in other contries.
Shaykh Hamid Hasan of the Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi tariqah talks about Sufism and the Modern Man.
Shaykh Hamid Hasan answers the question “What does the new student experience if they come onto this path?”
Shaykh Hamid Hasan answers the following question: “Could you say something about the practices of this tradition”.
Shaykh Hamid Hasan answers the question, “What tradition do you teach?”
Shaykh Hamid Hasan, the shaykh of the Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi order of New Delhi, India, was interviewed in London in 2010.
Here, he answers the question “What is Sufism?”
If you wish your path to be shortened in order to attain realisation swiftly, hold fast to what is ordained (in the Qur’an) and to what is particularly recommended concerning voluntary observances [that is, rites and other observances which are not legally obligatory but which the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) strongly recommended]; learn outer knowledge as is indispensable for worshipping God, but do not linger on it, since you are not required to study this deeply; a deepening of inner knowledge is what you need; and fight against covetousness; then you will see marvels. “Noble character” is nothing else but the tasawwuf of the Sufis, just as it is the religion of religious men. […] Continue reading
