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Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following:<\/p>\n
The main mujaahadah (i.e. the main cause of striving and making effort) in the path of sulook (the path to acquire the love of Allah Ta\u2018ala) is for one to oppose his nafs in committing sins. Despite how much the nafs forces one to commit sins, one should not give in to the nafs and one should not go even close to the disobedience of Allah Ta\u2018ala.<\/p>\n
As for the other types of mujaahadah (causes of striving and making effort) e.g. (1) decreasing one\u2019s eating (2) decreasing one\u2019s sleeping (3) decreasing one\u2019s speaking (4) decreasing one\u2019s meeting with people, then these are not the main goal and objective of this path, but rather they assist one in reaching the goal i.e saving oneself from falling into sins.<\/p>\n
Hence, according to the spiritual need of each person, the spiritual mentor will prescribe for him that which will assist him to reform himself.<\/p>\n
From these four types of mujaahadah (viz. decreasing one\u2019s eating, sleeping, speaking and meeting people), then the mashaaikh do not practise upon the first two types (i.e. decreasing one\u2019s eating and sleeping), firstly, due to these two causes being a weak means of assisting oneself to leave out sins, and secondly, due to people being weak and not having the physical strength to manage (eating less and sleeping less), these two types of mujaahadaat have been completely left out by the mashaaikh. Thus, it is only in a rare situation, due to some specific need, that these two mujaahadaat will be prescribed by the mashaaikh.<\/p>\n
The first two types of mujaahadah (i.e. decreasing one\u2019s eating and sleeping) are unlike the second two types of mujaahadaat (decreasing one\u2019s speech and meeting people). These two types are still being prescribed by the mashaaikh today (as they play a vital role in assisting one to save himself from sins).<\/p>\n
The crux of the matter is that in this path of Tasawwuf, the greatest mujaahadah (striving and making effort) is the mujaahadah of leaving out sins.<\/p>\n
However, it is most unfortunate that in today\u2019s times, people regard leaving out eating and drinking as a great act of piety. As for leaving out sins, then they don\u2019t show much importance to this, whereas the main purpose of this path of internal reformation is to acquire the pleasure of Allah Ta\u2018ala, and without leaving out sins, this can never be achieved.<\/p>\n
(Malfoozaat Hakeemul Ummat 9\/110-111)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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