Tasawwuf

15/03/2019

(شریعت و طریقت)
مفتی محمود الحسن صاحب مفتی اعظم دارالعلوم دیوبند فتاویٰ محمودیہ میں تحریر فرماتے ہیں:
شریعت میں احکام ظاہرہ - نماز، روزہ، زکوٰة، حج، بیع وشراء اور نکاح وطلاق وغیرہ کے احکام بیان کئے جاتے ہیں۔ اور طریقت میں احکام باطنہ - صبر وشکر، رضا و تسلیم، تفویض و توکل اور اخلاص وغیرہ کے احکام بیان کئے جاتے ہیں۔ یعنی شریعت ظاہرکی اصلاح کرتی ہے،اور طریقت باطن کی اصلاح کرتی ہے۔ (فتاویٰ محمودیہ ،ج:۱)
دوسری جگہ حضرت نے تحریر فرمایا ہے: جو احکام انسان کے ظاہر سے متعلق ہوں وہ شریعت ہیں اور تربیت باطن کا نام طریقت ہے۔ یہ دونوں چیزیں ایک دوسرے کی ضد نہیں ہیں بلکہ معاون و مددگار ہیں۔ ان میں سے ایک کی تکمیل دوسرے سے ہوتی ہے۔ (فتاویٰ محمودیہ، ج:۱۵، ص: ۱۰۵)

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Healthier Living through Fasting

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22/08/2016

Islamic Medicine: 1000 years ahead of its times

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Medicine and Medical Education in Islamic History

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IS HIJAB COMPULSORY?

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The Pleasures of Learning

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International Islamic Free University

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The Islamic Revolution

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The Medical Benefits of Taraweeh Prayers

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Islamic & Scientific Perspectives

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Understanding Tasawwuf

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