Teachings of Holiness Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen _lovingly called Bawange or Guru Bawa by his devotees

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MIA 1 Tuesday, February 05, 2013

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

"My precious children, please bear with me when I plead with you, you who are likethose whom I have given birth to, born of me, to such of you, I gift this Knowledge ofTruth, which is, that your belief, that Trust in the Almighty, is your Power and yourStrength, your Purity and the Perfection of your Soul. These will determine the destinyof your Soul and ensure the victory of your existence, victory of Perfection and Purity,the victory of Unity, when you attain that conviction that all other lives are like your ownlife."

His Holiness Sheikh Muhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Rad)

Colombo, 28th April 1981.

The Serendib Sufi Study Circle (founded in 1967) is dedicated to learning, practisingand propagating the teachings of His Holiness M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Rad).

Sheikh M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Rad) was a revered Sufi Saint, first found meditatingin the jungles of Kataragama in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in the early 1900s. His Holiness hasspent his life tirelessly serving humanity until his demise in December 1986.

Regular weekly meetings are held every Sunday at 10 AM at the Serendib Sufi StudyCircle, 31, W.A.D. Ramanayake Mawatha, Colombo 2, where the teachings of SheikhM.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen are discussed. All are welcome to attend!

Note: The last Sunday of each month, the meeting and zikr are held after Asr prayers.


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The Methodology of the Silent Marifah Zikr

In August of 1976 M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral) gave discourses on the practice ofsilent Zikr, the constant remembrance of God with every breath. At approximately 4:30most mornings Bawa came down to the Meeting room, packed beyond its capacity, todemonstrate the performance of this Zikr and explain the exalted, inner meanings of thetraits of the surats and prayers he taught us. The silent repetition of la ilaha illAllahu,nothing exists but You, You are Allah, in conjunction with the in and out movement ofthe breath has an essential place in the complex layers of instruction which make up hislegacy to us. Speaking of this Zikr in 1974 Bawa Muhaiyaddeen said:

This Zikr is not like the prayers you offer in a temple or mosque where you can fallasleep and wake up just in time for prayer, where you can talk to your neighbour andpray at the same time, that will not do. Every part of you must be focused absoultely onone point: nothing exists but God. You cannot deviate the slightest bit from this, yourbreath, your speech, that sound, that music, the vibrating strings of your nerves, yourbones, each of these must be one-pointed, unswerving in concentration. That is thestate you have to be in to do this Zikr, the 43,242 breaths you take each day must all beused in its performance. It is not easy.

Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral) describes the silent Zikr this way:

Focus the place of worshp in your qalb, your inner heart. First you have to put yourintention on Him in your qalb, then bring that intention to your memory which should bethe focal point of attention. That focus must slip through feeling and feeling shouldbecome awareness of it. Understand what prayer is through that awareness which mustflow through your blood and body; they must be associated with the Zikr, and asawareness exists in the blood, intellect must also function there. Iman, faith, certitudeand determination, should be at work within the pointedness of intellect, and that prayermust function on the pointedness of iman in the three worlds, awaal, the time ofcreation, dunya, this world, and akhirah, the hereafter, because everything exists withinman. This prayer should radiate through the tissues, the nerves, the marrow, throughintention; focus your needs, this Zikr should flow through tissues, nerves, veins, blood,

the body. When it does, that is prayer, that is devotion. Establish this thought, establishthis intention, the Zikr must function like the pulse of blood in your arteries.

Clearly this is a demanding study requiring great concentrattion and determination. Maywe be granted the grace and the wisdom to practise it and to reach our goal,annihiliating the self to merge with God.

His Holiness Sheikh Muhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen's Silent Marifah


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Zikr

This is a very brief outline of the zikr. The number of repetitions is shown at left for themorning zikr, in order to make it quicker for those who have to go to work. His Holinesscuts the repetitions of all the recitations with 100 repetitions to 33 or less with theexception of the kalimah, which usually remains at 100. If time is severely limited,repetitions may be cut to 11, 9, or 3 and the repetitions of A'udu billahi minashshaitannir rajim, Surathul Fatihah and Surathul Ikhlas between the other recitations maybe omitted and replaced with A'udu and the Bismillah.

For the Jum'ah zikr on Fridays, the Kalimah and other recitations may be repeated 100,200, 300, 500, 666 or more times. This is the Zikr Ruhi for your Soul, the silent Zikr ofMarifah to be said silently with lips closed, coming from your soul and heart (Qualb) andsaid at Thahajat time to seek your Qualb's unity with Allah, and entrusting your Ruh to

Allah. Befor doing zikr your heart must be melting and be made pure without any traceof arrogance, hatred, malice, shaitan's and animal qualities. Do Thowba, repent and askforgiveness from Allah, before doing this Marifah Zikr. The niyat or intention which youmust keep is to merge your purified soul or light form with Allah.

The recitation or remembarance of God which cuts away the influence of the fiveelements (earth, fire, water, air and ether), washes away all the Karma that hasaccumulated from the very beginging until now, and beautifies and dispels the darknessof the heart and makes it respond. The Kalima washes away the body and heart of manand makes them pure, makes his wisdom emerge, and impels the wisdom to know theself and Allah.

The Silent Marifah Zikr

3 - A'udu billahi minash shaitanir rajim(I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed satan)

33 - Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim(In the name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate)

A'udu billahi minash shaitanir rajim

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim (In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil 'alamin (Praise be to Allah, The Lord of the universes)ArRahmanir Rahim (Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)Maliki yawmid-din (Master of the Day of Judgment)Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in (Thee do we worship and Thine aid we seek)Ih-di nas siratal mustaqim (Show us the straight way)Siratal-ladhina an 'amta 'alaihim (The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy


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Grace)Ghairil-maghdubi 'alahim wa lad-dallin (Those whose portion is not wrath and who gonot astray)

Ameen

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim (In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)Qul Huwallahu Ahad (Say: He is Allah, the One and Only)

Allahus Samad (Allah, the Eternal, Absolute)Lam yalid wa lam yulad (He beggetteth not, nor is He begotten)Wa lam yakul-lahu kufuwan ahad (And there is none like Him)

33 - Astaghfirullahil azim(I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Supreme One)

33 - Subhanallahi wal hamdu lillahi, wa la ilaha illallahu, wallahu akbar, wa la haula, wala quwwata illa billahi, wa huwal aliyyul azim(All glory is Allah's and to Allah belongs all praise; and none is God except Allah and

Allah is Most Great! There is no Majesty or power except with Allah, and he is MostExalted, Supreme in Glory)

Implant Allah's 99 Qualities, the Asma ul Husna in your Qualb (Pray knowing the fullmeaning and plant these God's Qualities firmly in your Qualb)

33 - Subhanallah - Glory be to Allah!

33 - Al hamdulillah - All praise is to Allah!

33 - Allahu akbar - Allah is most Great!

33 - Ya Lateef - The most Gracious One!

33 - Ya Kabeer - The Great, The Vast, The Venerable and Formidable One!

33 - Ya Kareem - The Generous, The Bountiful, Noble and Beneficient One!

33 - Ya Raheem - The Compassionate, The Most Merciful One!

33 - Ya Rahman - The Merciful, The Compassionate and Most Gracious One!

33 - Ya Rabb - The Lord: The Creator and Protector!

33 - Ya Saboor - The Most Patient, The Long Enduring and Forbearant one!


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33 - Ya Quddus - The Holy, The Purest!

33 - Ya Allahu - God, The One who is beyond Comparison!

33 - Ya Ghafur - The Much Forgiving, The Pardoner, The Forgiver!

33 - Ya Baseer - The All Seeing, The All Comprehending!

33 - Ya Haqq - The Truth!

33 - Allahu Qadirin, Allahu Malikin, Allahu Salihin (O Allah who is the Power, O Allahwho is the King, O Allah who is the Most Righteous One!)

33 - Ya Allahu, Ya Manhu, Ya Rabbil Alamin (O Allah, The One who exists by Himself,O Lord of all the Universes)

100 - Haqq La Ilaha Illallah - True, there is no God but Allah!

33 - Sallallahu ala Muhammad, Ya Rabbi salli alaihi wa sallim (May Allah shower hisblessings upon Muhammad, O Lord grant him eternal peace!)

1 - Ya Sayyid Muhaiyaddeen Amrullahi, Ya Nurail(O Master Muhaiyaddeen, Command of Allah)

1 - Ya Sheikh Muhaiyaddeen Fadlullahi Ya Atwail(O Teacher Muhaiyaddeen, Plentitude of Allah)

1 - Ya Auliya Muhaiyaddeen Amanullahi Ya Jabbail(O Saint Muhaiyaddeen, Shelter of Allah)

1 - Ya Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Nurullahi Ya Qamrail(O Father Muhaiyaddeen, Pure Light of Allah)

1 - Ya Ghauth Muhaiyaddeen Qutubullahi Ya Asmail

(O Saintly Helper Muhaiyaddeen, Qutub of Allah)

1 - Ya Sultan Muhaiyaddeen Saifullahi Ya Ismail(O Ruler Muhaiyaddeen, Sword of Allah)

1 - Ya Khwaja Muhaiyaddeen Farmanullahi Ya Tartail(O Master Teacher Muhaiyaddeen, Allah's Assurance of Safety)


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1 - Ya Makhdum Muhaiyaddeen Furqanullahi Ya Ruqail(O Director of Duty Muhaiyaddeen, Clear Proof of Allah)

1 - Ya Badhushah Muhaiyaddeen Arshullahi, Ya Matrail(O Primal Ruler Muhaiyaddeen, Throne of Allah)

1 - Ya Darwsh Muhaiyaddeen Hayatullahi, Ya Qatrail(O Dervish Muhaiyaddeen, Life of Allah)

1 - Ya Fakir Muhaiyaddeen Mujahidatullahi Ya Numail(O Pauper Muhaiyaddeen, Allah's warrior against evil)

1 - Ya Baghdadi Sheikh Sultan Fakir Muhaiyaddeen Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radiyallahu'anh)(O the one from Baghdad, King of Sheikhs, Pauper Muhaiyaddeen, Slave of the MostPowerful, the one from Jilan - May Allah be pleased with him)

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim (In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil 'alamin (Praise be to Allah, The Lord of the universes)ArRahmanir Rahim (Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)Maliki yawmid-din (Master of the Day of Judgment)Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in (Thee do we worship and Thine aid we seek)Ih-di nas siratal mustaqim (Show us the straight way)Siratal-ladhina an 'amta 'alaihim (The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed ThyGrace)Ghairil-maghdubi 'alahim wa lad-dallin (Those whose portion is not wrath and who gonot astray)

Ameen

33 - La ilaha illallah, Muhammad Mustafa rasul Sallallahu alaihi wa salam (There is noGod but Allah, Muhammad is the chosen Messenger, may the blessings and peaceof Allah be upon him)

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim (In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)

Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil 'alamin (Praise be to Allah, The Lord of the universes)ArRahmanir Rahim (Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)Maliki yawmid-din (Master of the Day of Judgment)Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in (Thee do we worship and Thine aid we seek)Ih-di nas siratal mustaqim (Show us the straight way)Siratal-ladhina an 'amta 'alaihim (The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed ThyGrace)


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Ghairil-maghdubi 'alahim wa lad-dallin (Those whose portion is not wrath and who gonot astray)

Ameen

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim (In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)Qul Huwallahu Ahad (Say: He is Allah, the One and Only)


Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim (In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)Qul A'udhu birabbil falaq (Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the dawn)Min sharri ma khalaq (From the mischief of created things)Wa min sharri ghasiqin idha waqab (From the mischief of darkness as it overspreads)Wa min sharri naffathati fil'uqad (From the mischief of those who practice secret arts)Wa min sharri hasidin idha hasad (And from the mischief of the envious one as hepractices envy)

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim (In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)Qul a'udhdu birabbin-nas (Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of mankind)Malikin-nas (The King of mankind)Ilahin-nas (The God of mankind)Min sharril waswasil khannas (From the mischief of the whisperer of evil who withdrawsafter his whisper)

Al-ladhi yuwaswisu fi sudurin-nas (The same, who whispers into the hearts of mankind)Minal-jinnati wan-nas (Among jinns and men)

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim11 - Jibreel (Alaihis Salathu wassalaam) - Gabriel - Angel who brings revelations11 - Mika'il (Alaihis Salathu wassalaam) - Michael - Angel of Water11 - Israfil (Alaihis Salathu wassalaam) - Israfil - Angel of Air11 - Izra'il (Alaihis Salathu wassalaam) - Izrael - Angel of Fire, Angel of Death11 - Ruq'ail (Alaihis Salathu wassalaam) - Ruqail - Protecting Angel11 - Munkar wa Nakir (Alaihimas Salathu wassalaam) - Angels who ask questions andadminister punishments

11 - Raqib wa Atid (Alaihimas Salathu wassalaam) - Recording angels, Raqib for good,right shoulder, Atid for bad, left shoulder11 - Rizwan wa Malik (Alaihimas Salathu wassalaam) - Rizwan - Angel in charge ofheaven, Malik - Angel in charge of hell.

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim (In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil 'alamin (Praise be to Allah, The Lord of the universes)


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ArRahmanir Rahim (Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)Maliki yawmid-din (Master of the Day of Judgment)Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in (Thee do we worship and Thine aid we seek)Ih-di nas siratal mustaqim (Show us the straight way)Siratal-ladhina an 'amta 'alaihim (The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed ThyGrace)Ghairil-maghdubi 'alahim wa lad-dallin (Those whose portion is not wrath and who gonot astray)

Ameen

3 times - Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim (In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, MostCompassionate)Qul Huwallahu Ahad (Say: He is Allah, the One and Only)


Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim (In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)Qul A'udhu birabbil falaq (Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the dawn)Min sharri ma khalaq (From the mischief of created things)Wa min sharri ghasiqin idha waqab (From the mischief of darkness as it overspreads)Wa min sharri naffathati fil'uqad (From the mischief of those who practice secret arts)Wa min sharri hasidin idha hasad (And from the mischief of the envious one as hepractices envy)

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim (In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)Qul a'udhdu birabbin-nas (Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of mankind)Malikin-nas (The King of mankind)Ilahin-nas (The God of mankind)Min sharril waswasil khannas (From the mischief of the whisperer of evil who withdrawsafter his whisper)

Al-ladhi yuwaswisu fi sudurin-nas (The same, who whispers into the hearts of mankind)Minal-jinnati wan-nas (Among jinns and men)

(Pray the Dua, Kanzul Arsh or the Invocation of the treaure of the throne with full

meaning from the Heart or Qualb)

1 - La ilaha illallah, Adam Safiyullah1 - La ilaha illallah, Nuh Najiullah1 - La ilaha illallah, Ibrahim Khaleeyullah1 - La ilaha illallah, Ismael Dhabiyullah1 - La ilaha illallah, Musa Khaleemullah


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1 - La ilaha illallah, Dawood Khaleefathullah1 - La ilaha illallah, Isa Ruhullah1 - La ilaha illallah, Muhammad Mustafa Rasul Sallallahu alahi wa sallam

Sallahu ta'ala ala khairi khalki wa nuri arshihi, afdalil ambiya'il wal mursalin, habibi rabilalamin: habibina, wa shafi'ina, wa sayyidina, wa sanadina, wa maulana, wa wasilatina,illahi muhammadiw wala alihi wa sahbihi ajmaina, birahmatika ya arhamar rahiminSubhana rabbika, rabbil izzati amma yasifun, wa salamun alal mursalinWal hamdu lillahi rabbil alamin

Ameen Ameen ya Rabbil Alamin

2 - Sallallahu ala Muhammad; Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam1 - Sallallahu ala Muhammad; ya Rabbi salli alaihi wa sallim

May Allah, the exalted bless the best of His creation, the light of His throne, the mostperfect of the prophets and messengers, the beloved of the Lord, protector andcherisher of the universes, our beloved, our intercessor, our liege, our support, ourfriendly protector, and our way and method of reaching Allah, Muhammad, and bless hispeople and his companions, all, by Your grace, O Most Merciful of the merciful! So be it,so be it, O Lord, Cherisher and Protector of all the universes! Ameen!

May Allah bless Muhammad; O my Lord bless him and grant him peace!


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The Serendib Sufi Study Circle (founded in 1967) is dedicated to learning, practising andpropogating the teachings of our beloved Sheikh His Holiness Muhammad Raheem Bawa

Muhaiyaddeen (Rad).

His Holiness Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (lovingly called Bawange or Guru Bawa by his

devotees) was first found by a group of religious pilgrims in the early 1900s meditating in the

jungles of Kataragama in Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Awed and inspired by his personality and the

depth of his wisdom, he was invited to a nearby village.

Since that time, people of all walks of life from paupers to prime ministers belonging

to all religious and ethnic backgrounds have flocked to see Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen to seek

comfort, guidance and help. Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen tirelessly spent the rest of his life

preaching, healing and comforting the many souls that came to see him. He cultivated a farm in

Jaffna to feed the many people who came to him and constructed the Mankumban Mosque.


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Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen supervising work on the farm in Sri Lanka.

The Mosque of Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen in Mankumban, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.


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In 1971, he was invited by his American disciples to Philadelphia, USA. Here too, people from

all religious, social and ethnic backgrounds flocked to hear him speak. In Philadelphia, Sheikh

Bawa Muhaiyaddeen founded the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship and constructed the Bawa

Muhaiyaddeen Mosque.

Sheikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen has authored over twenty books on Islam and spirituality and

the Fellowship he founded recorded thousands of hours of audio and video discourses.

Across the United States, Canada and England, he won recognition from religious scholars,

journalists, educators and world leaders as a true saint. Many entered into the fold of Islam

through his blessing. The United Nation's Assistant Secretary General, Robert Muller, asked for

Bawa Muhaiyaddeen's guidance on behalf of all mankind. Time Magazine turned to him forclarification during the hostage crisis in 1980. Shiekh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen touched the hearts

of thousands of people by his overwhelming compassion and wise words. He was

interviewed by Psychology Today, the Harvard Divinity Bulletin, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and

the Pittsburgh Press. Wherever he went, he tirelessly answered the many personal and mystical

questions that people brought to him.

Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen giving a discourse.


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The Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Mosque in Philadelphia, USA.

In a cold winter day on 8th December 1986 Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Rad) returned to his

Lord (May Allah be pleased with him). His Mazaar is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania,

USA.

The Mazaar of Sheikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Rad) in Chester County, Pennsylvania,USA.

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