User:Poison1368/The mirror of self improvement is the truth

The author: Shaykh akbar mohi-ud-din Muhammad Ibn Al Arabi

Original title: The holy spirit in self- healing

Translator: Urdu: Abrar Ahmed shahi

Country: Syria

Language: Arabic

The topic: Sufism

Gender: Islamic Mysticism

Publisher: Ibn-al- arabi Foundation pakistan

The holy spirit holds a special place in Ibn arabis books; It's easy, because it tries to explain things. In it, Sufism is presented in conjunction with the social aspect. In this book, you have not only pointed out the evils of Sufism in your time, but have also slammed the so-called Sufis who have disguised themselves as Sufis for worldly or psychic purposes. Nowadays, from the very beginning, it has been seen that no section of the society - even the Sufis and their relatives - do not want to abide by any rules, but most of the people have imposed such restrictions on themselves. Understand the cause of pain. Of course Junaid Baghdadi were also right when he said “Now Sufism has become a jam, a mattress and a robe, now Sufism has become a slogan, an ecstasy and a ritual. This statement of Imam Qusayri is also true: Weakness came in the method, but the method actually disappeared. And Sheikh Akbar also says the truth that the people of Samaa and Wajd have made their religion a spectacle. This is because they have always tried to bring people together.

There are five parts of the book
The Main characteristics of this book is that Sheikh Akbar in this book has tried to highlight the same outward and social aspect of religion and mysticism in different ways along with the inward aspect. The book is divided into five sections and each section is brought in the book in a proper order. Just as one has to do different kinds of work in different stages to prepare a field, in order to control this ego one has to resort to emotions sometimes, sometimes one has to learn from events and sometimes one has to use its argument and argument. You have to shut your mouth. Sheikh Akbar has used all these means in this book due to which we can say that this is the prescription of Alchemy of a wise man to guide the soul. The basic introduction to the different parts of the book is as follow.

First part of the book
In the first part of the book, attention is drawn to the faults and shortcomings of Tareeqah and its followers. Attempts have been made to embarrass the so-called Sufis, the fake Pirs or those who have made this Sufism a source of worldliness in the delusion of the self. The situation of the contemporaries has been described in detail and they have been compared with the situation of the forerunners.

second part of the book
The second part of the book is based on a debate with Nafs in which ten witnesses from the Companions are brought and each testimony is presented before Nafs as an argument and Nafs is asked to respond to this testimony. Has gone In these ten testimonies, there are subjects like poverty and starvation, humility and submission, pleasing Allah, sticking to religion and turning away from the world. Sometimes simple, easy-to-understand answers to complex nafs questions are also provided. In the end, the reality of the sufferings in the world has been clarified by presenting a hadith in a very literary manner so that this soul is aware of these facts and then it will be easy for it to accept all these things. At the end of this section, when Nafs accepts obedience, the events of Hazrat Owais Qarni are narrated to entertain him.

Third part of the book
This part of the book contains the events of Sheikh Akbar's Sheikhs. These events draw attention to the fact that time is never devoid of good and virtuous beings. Nafs has been persuaded that the company of these good personalities, their literature and learning from their morals is the only guarantee of success in this path. No exaggeration has been used in describing the condition of these elders but the fact has been stated in the incidental passage. This part of the book has the status of instructive stories which motivate the soul to do good deeds after obedience.

The fourth part of the book
The fourth part is the essence of the book. We see that the Sheikh has completely changed his method in this part. In the first part you pointed out the shortcomings of Nafs. This was the situation when Nafs was not ready to obey you. Is. The second part was a debate with the self. Obviously, in a debate, everyone tries to prove his point, and even if he agrees with the scenes in front of him, he just accepts formally, so even in this part, the advice cannot be so effective Was Now that Nafs had declared obedience and submission at the end of the second part, now was the time to admonish him. And there has been an attempt to overcome the emotions, but it is also clear that the soul lives in action under emotions and love as long as these loves and emotions Stay tuned. As these emotions differ, so do their results and actions. So the nafs had to be overwhelmed with complete facts and knowledge so that it would not only act emotionally but also have full insight and in such a situation no one will be able to stop it from following this path. This part is based on the same facts and teachings in which the reality of man and this universe has been clearly stated. Man's grace over other creatures has been proved by the Almighty God and it has been explained how everything is present in man and how man has been asked to worship all these things. Then what is the reward of benevolence? Under the verse of non-benevolence, the innumerable favors of Allah Almighty are repeated which require man to be grateful to Him and to worship Him. In the same section, a symbol of the path of truth and reality - that is, the existence of the divine symbol in man - is also mentioned. Of this code in man Attention has been paid to the symptoms of the disease, its disadvantages and the diseases associated with it and their treatment. That is, the true meaning of Tawheed and Shirk has been explained in simple words.

Fifth part of the book
The fifth part of the book is based on advice and will. The shortcomings of the lost days have been lamented and regret has been expressed over the loss of life and shortcomings. One's self has been shamed by Allah and this book has been called the great bounty and blessed gift of Allah. By quoting a long hadith in this section, a map of the difficulties faced by the saints of Allah in the world has been drawn and an attempt has been made to make the soul believe that if he has to walk in the path of Allah then this is the only way. On which Allah guides His prophets and saints, but in other words it has been prepared for a new journey which is the journey. This is how the book ends at this point, but we also see that Shaykh Akbar, for the sake of his friend Shaykh al-Mahdavi, at the end of this book, has added his own poems about the letters and their mysteries. Has recorded victories in Mecca. To these poems The purpose of listing here was probably that since this magazine was to be sent to Shaykh al-Mahdavi immediately, you considered it appropriate to include these poems full of facts and teachings so that Shaykh al-Mahdavi would also be a mystery. Benefit from the light hidden under the curtain. We also see that at the end of these poems Sheikh Akbar has written that now the fifth part has been completed and thus the book has been completed, therefore these poems are part of this book and they cannot be separated from it in any way.

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