Tablighi Jamaat and Tasawwuf
Submitted by Mohammed Gilani on
Condition: I am also connected with the tablîghî jamâ‘at.
Some friends are telling me that I have placed my feet on two
ships. In other words, tasawwuf and jamâ‘at cannot go
together. Is this correct? What should I do?
Answer: Those who say this are immature. They are not two
ships but one. Tablîgh is a branch of Dîn, the places where the
Qur’ân is taught is a branch of Dîn, the madâris is a branch of
Dîn, the khânqâh for the purpose of purification is a branch of
Dîn.
The proof for this is the following verse: يَتْلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِهِ وَيُزَكَيْهِمْ وَيُعَلَّمُهُمْ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ
Reciting to them His
verses, purifying them, and teaching them the Book and wisdom.”
How, then, can they be two ships? If they were two ships, why
did the founder of the tablîghî jamâ‘at, Hadrat Maulânâ Ilyâs
Sâhib rahimahullâh, remain in the service of Hadrat Maulânâ
Khalîl Ahmad Sahâranpûrî rahimahullâh for thirty years and live
a khânqâh life? Why did he frequent the khânqâhs after spending
forty days in tablîgh?
Every department of Dîn is ours, they are
all important, and they are all one. They therefore belong to one
ship. Do not get caught up in the statements of immature and
ignorant people. Be the companions of each other in matters of
Dîn and do not be different groups.
Solutions to spiritual maladies - Hazrat Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saab (Rahimahullah)