Glossary of Sufism 13 and 14:muhasaba wa' (and) l-musharata
Monday, December 28, 2009 By Maryam
Muhasaba wa'l-musharata المحاسبة والمشارطة
“Soul searching” (Muhasaba) consists in blaming oneself for the breathings (anfas) and wasted moments other than to obey God through different ways. It happens at the end of the day, like the coordination (musharata) takes time in the beginning of day, when one says to oneself: “Here is a new starting day which will be a witness against you; try then, Oh my soul, to fill every instant with what takes you closer to God; because, if you had died the day before, you would have been in need of the goodness that you would enjoy today.” It is this way that one addresses to the soul when the nights is gong to start and that is examined the moment when the night ends, this with tenacity until the Divine presence settles steadily in it. Then, time will gather in the unique moment (yattahid al-waqt), which corresponds to the dip in the vision (shuhud), and there will not be examiner nor punisher. So, as long as the spiritual progression (al sayr) lasts, coordination comes first, soul searching comes last and the watchfulness -prudence (muraqaba) is done in permanence. Once the intention is attained, there is no more soul searching nor coordination.
Translated from Glossaire du Soufisme, by Iban Agibah, edited by A. Saleh Hamdan.
GLOSSARY OF SUFISM 12. Muraaqabah
Monday, December 07, 2009 By Maryam
Watchfulness
( muraaqabah )
She is the source of all goodness, and the contemplation (mushaahada) is at its level: whoever keeps an extreme watchfulness will attain an extreme contemplation.
To the exoterics (ahl al-zaahir), watchfulness consists in the preservation of the external organs from distractions (hafawaat); to te esoterics (ahl al -baatin), it consists in not letting the heart to be taken by self-propagating thoughts (khawaatir), and by distractions (ghafalaat); to the deepest esoteric ones, watchfulness consists in keeping the deep inner being (sirr) from resting in everything but the divine Presence.
Translated from Glossaire du Soufisme, by Iban Agibah, edited by A. Saleh Hamdan.
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Pearls of Wisdom / Perlas de Sabiduría
Friday, April 17, 2009 By Maryam
I have added a few more articles at the “Pearls of Wisdom” section.
Thanks to: The Sufi
and
via “Foods for thought”
He añadido algunos artículos sobre sufismo en la sección “Pearls of Wisdom”.
Ya Haqq,
Maryam
