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Sufi Saints & Mystics

Did Sufi Saints Preached Equality of All Religions?

6/1/2019

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Looking back at the lives of all famous Muslim Sufis we notice that they never preached that there was no difference between Islam and other religions. ​We do not find any evidence from their lives where they abandoned any one of the 5 pillars of Islam such as salaah or saum (fasting) and adopted other religious principles such as those of Hinduism and Buddhism and or Christianity. Never do we find a renown Muslim Sufi saint who adopted other faiths and its practices and mixed them with those of Islam or even abandoned Islam. However some people have mistook their beautiful style of preaching and tolerance towards other faiths and their followers with that they believed there was no difference at all between Islam and other religions with their erroneous teachings. 

The main focus of these pious and saintly ones was actually to stress universal view of God whom Muslims call Allah ﷻ, the Jews call Yahweh, the Hindus call Bhagwan and similarly other cultures and religious backgrounds refer to Him with different terms but that we are all worshiping, in our own ways, the same Deity. They believed that all humanity accepts and worships Him in a manner adopted through interpretation of their texts and teachings. This approach of Sufis towards others promoted tolerance which brought many in to the fold of Islam. This same attitude was also exhibited by the Sultans & Caliphs of Islamic Empires towards other religions and faiths that resided within their domains.


This approach of Sufis is not independent of what Islam teaches. In fact this understanding which is the source of tolerant behavior towards other faiths is rooted in the message of the Quran and the ahadith of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. For instance verses such as these bear witness: (Al Quran 2:62) "The [Muslim] believers, the Jews, the Christians, and the Sabians- all those who believe in God and the Last Day and do good- will have their rewards with their Lord. No fear for them, nor will they grieve." or (Al Quran 29:46) "Say, ‘We believe in what was revealed to us and in what was revealed to you; our God and your God are one [and the same]; we are devoted to Him."

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said in his ahadith: “The believers in their mutual kindness, compassion and sympathy are just like one body. When one of the limbs suffers, the whole body responds to it with wakefulness and fever".[1] “O people, be aware: your God is One. All men are the children of Adam and Adam had been created by Allah from clay. No Arab has any superiority over a non-Arab, and no non-Arab any superiority over an Arab, and no white one has any superiority over a black one, and no black one any superiority over a white one, except on the basis of taqwa (piety/God consciousness). The most honorable among you in the sight of Allah is he who is the most pious and righteous of you.”[2]  Such prophetic teachings are found echoed in the preaching and poetry of many Muslim Sufi saints throughout the history such as the famous Sufi poet Saadi Shirazi who said:

“Humans (lit., 'children of Adam') are the limbs of one/the same body,
and are from the same essence in their creation.
When the conditions of the time hurt one of these parts,
other parts will suffer from discomfort/restlessness, as well.
If you are indifferent about the misery of others,
it is not deserving to call you a human being."[3] (Gulistan - Saadi Shirazi)







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There is no doubt that much of the missionary preaching done throughout the Islamic history was done by Muslim sufi saints that promoted equality of all humans in the sense that all are descendants of the same father Adam (alaihi salaam) and that their Creator is one. However their aim was never to replace Islamic teachings for themselves or their followers, they tolerated other faiths and their practices but never adopted them.

An interesting incident recorded from the life of Ahmad ibn Harb, an early Sufi of Nishapur, with a Zoroastrian neighbor teaches us how these saints interacted and expressed tolerance to wards those of other faiths while simultaneously preaching them the message of Islam.  
Ahmad ibn Harb had a Zoroastrian neighbor named Bahram. Barham sent a partner out on a trading mission, and on the way thieves had carried off all his goods. Ahmad heard of it and went with his disciples to pay him a visit. “Do not trouble yourself,” Ahmad said. “We have come to sympathize. I heard that your goods had been stolen.” “Yes, that is so,” said Bahram. “But I have three reasons to be grateful to God. First, because they stole from me and not from someone else. Second, that they took only a half. Third, that even if my worldly goods are gone, I still have my religion; and the world comes and goes.” “Write this down,” Ahmad told his disciples. “The odor of Islam issues from these words.” Then he added, turning to Bahram, “Why do you worship this fire?” “So that it may not burn me,” Bahram replied. “Secondly, as today I have given it so much fuel, tomorrow it will not be untrue to me but will convey me to God.” “You have made a great mistake,” commented Ahmad. “Fire is weak and ignorant and faithless. All the calculations you have based on it are false. If a child pours a little water on it, it will go out. A thing so weak as that—how can it convey you to One so mighty? A thing that has not the strength to repel from itself a little earth—how can it convey you to God? Moreover, to prove it is ignorant: if you sprinkle musk and filth upon it, it will burn them both and not know that one is better than the other—that is why it makes no distinction between filth and frankincense. Again, it is now seventy years that you have been worshipping it, and I have never worshipped it; come, let us both put a hand in the fire, and you will see that it burns both our hands. It will not be true to you.”[4] These words struck Bahram to the heart. Bahram then asked few questions about Imaan (faith) to Ahmad and after he heard the answers, he recited the kalimah and became a Muslim. 

References:

[1] Riyad as-Salihin 224 - Sunnah.com 
[2]  (Bayhaqi)
[3]  (Gulistan - Saadi Shirazi)
[4] 
Muslim Saints and Mystics, Episodes from the Tadhkirat al-Auliya’ (Memorial of the Saints)
by Farid al-Din Attar, Translated by A. J. Arberry

3 Comments
Rajinder Nijjhar
4/29/2023 02:48:19 am

Sufi Muslim
Chaudhry Rajinder Nijjhar of the Jatt tribe.
T-Shirt design:- http://www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/Sufi.pdf

I was born to Jatt tribal parents in Multan in 1932 where my father was a Science Master in the School. He was promoted to Inspector of Schools and for not taking bribes or giving, he was demoted in 1942. He had a keen interest in religion and through logical reasoning, he learnt a lot. During the partition of India, he averted many sectarian killings.

After his death in Ghana in 1981, where I was a Senior Lecturer in Metallurgy at UST, Kumasi, I took over his Mantle and started writing Booklets in his honour. In 1983, I wrote the exposition of the Parable of Matthew and sent around 1300 copies worldwide but no reply. The same year, I returned back to the United Kingdom where I had done my M.Sc. and kept on writing articles. In 1993, I compiled my articles in Book form; FIRST GNOSTIC PRINCIPLES OF ONE GOD ONE FAITH – No Copyrights in Mammon.

I started attending Churches and the German Kirchentag but had no interest in the Gospel. Later on, I found that they are Super Blind Theologians of the dead letters with no interest in God but Mammon; COE headed by Queen is a Church of Satan that glorified God by killing and looting people.

The Second coming of Jesus was Satguru = Christ Nanak Dev Ji but the Khatris of the Punjab are most opportunist sons of Satan. Kashmir used to be the centre of spirituality producing the best quality Al-Djmar Al-Aksa sons of Satan Mullahs.

However, learning the Gospel Truth by the power of the holy spirit, which is “common sense”, gave me immense Pleasure and encouraged me to keep on writing and producing Youtube Videos that stand around 8400; channel One God One Faith.

In this Dark Age, the Universal Religion is Islam, which Christ Jesus and Christ Nanak Preached called “HUKUM RAZIAN CHALNA; NANAK LIKHIA NAAL” – INSHALLAH – NOOR AND NOT INSHMULLAH ISLAM OF SHARIAH. Allah is Noor and no moral laws originate from Allah or are applied to His Sons such as my Elder Brother Royal Shah Shams Tabrizi whose Mukbra is in Multan, my birthplace.

I am a Sufi Muslim; no prayer, fasting, circumcision or Hajj. I am in Allah and Allah is in me and I always speak that pleases my Supernatural Father Allah whilst the politicians turn their back to Allah and speak Kuffar; Tony Blair and Bush are the greatest hypocrites that destroyed one country after the other:-

Greatest Blasphemers and Killers Blair and Bush being considered by Anti-Christ Bishops for Nobel Peace Prize. Nobel Peace Prize should rather go to Asange and the Iraqi Journalist who threw both his shoes at the hypocrite Bush in Iraq.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qHdTpTXHvE&list=PL0C8AFaJhsWz7HtQEhV91eAKugUw73PW1

Here are the Four qualities of a True Muslim:-

A True Mussallmaan, is a solitary man, son of Allah whether in flesh, the person is a male or a female, with Mussallum = Firm belief, Eemaan in Allah. Thus, a True Mussallman is in Allah and Allah is in him if he has these Four qualities:-

1. He has Heya/sharm/conscience/Salt of his tribal father or of his family/Khandaan called “Ba-Ilah”, son of Man – This is Nesiff or Half Eemaan.
2. He speaks the truth but nothing else but the truth
3. He is contented with his lot or Haq. He is satisfied with “HAQ HALAL” earning or no cheating which is drinking the blood of the poor – Ramzan lesson.
4. He is Merciful and helps the poor on a philanthropic basis.

Such a Person is a Mussallmaan and they are very rare whilst the Kafirs to dominate in this Islam of Mullahs Al-Djmar Al-Aksa.

There is no brother and sister in the Islam of Allah (Spirit) but Sons of Allah, the Brethren whether you are a male or a female in flesh. Unless a female becomes a male, she cannot enter into the Royal Kingdom of God.

KHUDI KO KHAAK MAE MILLAH ITNAH; KEH ALLAH (AND NOT KHUDAH AS STATED BY IQBAL) AADMI SAE POOCHE; KEH TERI RAZAH KIYA HAE. KABAH BELONGS TO “KHUDAH” AND NOT TO “ALLAH”.

Playlist on True Shariah-Free Islam of Allah, NOOR:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yy-eCVuvlo&list=PL0C8AFaJhsWyuSQ2oDAzyv6uShEGgwHzS

In honour of my Elder Brother Royal Shah Shamas Tabrezi, the Son of Allah – Shariah-Free Islam of Noor-e-Allah for the Ba-Ilah sons of Man whilst the Full of Shariah Inshmullah Islam for the Super Bastard fanatic devils – John 8v44.

https://youtu.be/Z6tWwxEFbn8

Here is a special video on this Sufi Islam of InshAllah:-

https://youtu.be/RbSY9c2lBqU

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Zaid
5/1/2023 08:22:22 am

Hello and thank you for sharing your comments and the details. Could you please share how did you find out about my site and article? Thanks again!

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Rajinder Nijjhar link
5/2/2023 03:04:18 pm

Most of these so-called Muslims but they do not know why Allah is called Allah, they are people of the Book divided into the Shia/Sunni Islam of Inshmullahs. Real Islam is not only Sharia-Free but of Inshallah and it sets you FREE.

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