What is Ilm ul Muarifah? Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains.

Summary:

- There are different types of knowledge. Sharia is the sacred law whereas Tariqah has been declared by the Prophetic Traditions to be profitable knowledge.

- Through Tariqah, you manage to bring divine energy into your heart, making you a Momin (Devout Believer).

'O' Ali, close your eyes and hear the Kalima (Motto of Faith) inside your heart'. - Prophetic Tradition

- Through Tariqah, you manage to purify your Lower Self, your ego and your heart. You also manage to arrive at God and see God.

- The one who helps you in Tariqah has Ilm ul Muarifah. To teach Tariqah is the knowledge of Ilm ul Muarifah.

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar answers a viewer's question about whether or not the Quran mentions His Divine Eminence Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi.

Summary:

- God used different titles for Prophet Mohammad (saw) such as 'My Beloved Wrapped in a Blanket' (Quran 73:1), or 'Divine Lantern' (Quran 33:46 and Quran 24:35).

- 'Imam Mehdi', 'Gohar Shahi', 'Imam e Qayim' and 'Nasrullah (Helper of God)', 'Al Fatha' and 'Imam e Aadil' are just titles of the personality who shall come in the end times; he is not mentioned by name in the Quran, but his signs are.

'We shall show them our signs in the horizons and in themselves until they are convinced this is the truth'. Quran 41:53

'The image of Imam Mehdi shall shine on the Moon'. Imam Jafar Sadiq

- His Divine Eminence Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi's image is clear on the Moon. If one looks at the image on the Moon with love and declares God's name three times while looking at the image, they will be granted Izn e Dhikr e Qalb (Permission for the Activation of the Heart).

'Everything shall perish. What will remain will be the face of your Lord'. Quran 55:26-27

'O' Moon, protect my followers'. Prophetic Tradition

'When you see the new moon, ask it to protect your faith'. Prophetic Tradition

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar reveals how Zikar (commemoration of God) is a fundamental Customary Practice of Prophet Mohammad and the gist of Islam.

'I heard that God will forgive any obligations to him that we fail to fulfill as long as we fully respect the rights of others on us. Is this true?'

Summary:

- The idea that you can neglect your obligations to God in favour of fulfilling your obligations to your family has been spread by the religious clerics. This concept promotes worldliness.

- If God were to forgive you for completely neglecting your obligations to him - such as carrying out the required worship, fasting and embarking on the spiritual quest to find God - then you would not have to answer questions during the Torment of the Grave.

'Become lost in the name of your Lord and cut off ties with all other relations'. Quran 73:8

- As a member of society, Islam teaches you the rights of others upon you. This is so that you do not behave unjustly with anybody.

- First and foremost, God has all rights upon you. After him comes the rights of Prophet Mohammad (saw), then the Ahle Bayt (Household of the Prophet) and then all others. The Spiritual Mediator represents God's, Prophet Mohammad (saw)'s and the Ahle Bayt's rights upon you.

- If God were to forgive everybody for neglecting his rights upon them, then he would not have created hellfire.

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What is a 'Dervish'? Where did the term come from and how did it come to be part of Sufi terminology? What is the purification of the Lower Self and why do you need God's permission for it? Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains all this and more in this fascinating video.

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar’s profound explanation of exoteric and esoteric knowledge and provisions.

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar's detailed discourse on the rank of the great Sufi saint, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, how he came to be known as 'Jhule Lal', and how dancing in Agape Love has been a practice of famous Sufis.

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar answers a viewer's question about the way Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) worshipped, why he worshipped and whether he actually needed to worship.

Summary:

- Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is, by nature, divine light. He does not need to worship, fast or perform any religious rites. He did all these things to serve as a model for his nation.

- To assume that Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) needs to fast or worship is a great disrespect. According to the Quran 2:183, fasting was prescribed to purify the Devout Believers - but Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) was already pure. He declared that he was a prophet even before coming to the world.

- According to a Hadith-e-Qudsi, God created Adam in his own image. When it came to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), God said in Quran 18:110 that he created Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) in the image of man - which simply means that Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is not a man by nature; rather, he is divine.

Quran 33:56 states that God and his archangels send benedictions upon Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), therefore the Devout Believers are advised to wholeheartedly accept his eminence and send benedictions upon him.

Quran 2:238 decrees one to protect the Salat which is performed by the heart.

- To look at the face of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is a form of worship in itself. Therefore, why would Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) need to worship?

Practical things you can do to bring your Lower Self under control and weaken it according to the teachings of Sufism - explained by Sayyidi Younus AlGohar.

Summary:

- In order to protect yourself from your Lower Self, you have to weaken it. In the first instance, you weaken it by giving it divine energy. In order to purify the Lower Self, what is important initially is the help and spiritual concentration of the Spiritual Guide. And then after that comes your own efforts which aid in the process of purifying the Lower Self.

- Things you can include visualising God's Personal Name upon your Lower Self and going against the desires of your Lower Self. When the Lower Self wants you to sit, you stand; when it wants you to sleep, you stay awake. You can also trick the Lower Self by seemingly fulfiling its desires but finding a way to earn divine energy while doing it - for example, going to a place the Lower Self likes in order to propagate the mission of Imam Mehdi.

- The entire Exoteric Koran was revealed purely for the sake of taming the Lower Self. In some parts of the Koran, God entices the Lower Self with the greed of paradise; in other parts, he scares it with the threat of hellfire.

- In order to come under the spiritual concentration of the Spiritual Guide right now, engage in propagation of the office of Imam Mehdi. You will then come under the spiritual concentration of HDE Gohar Shahi and your Lower Self will begin to be purified.

Sufi Master Younus AlGohar answers a viewer's question about finding the purpose of life according to what they opted for in the Primordial Times.