Ruhul Adab

Commentary of Imam Hassan Cisse

Among the great Jihadists of Islam that engaged in just struggles, were Shaykh Uthman bin Fodio of the Tarîqa Qadiriyya, who led the Northern Nigerian Jihad from 1804-1808. Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jaza-iri of Algeria who fought against the French colonialist from 1832-1847. Shaykh Alhaji Umar Tal Al-Fûtî of Tarîqa Tijâniyya, who fought against paganism, colonialism and innovations in the West African countries of Senegal, Guinea and all the way up to Mali from 1852-1864. Other notable names include Sayyid Muhammad Abdullahi of Tarîqa Salihiyya who fought the British and Italians in Somalia from 1899-1920 and Shaykh Ma’al Aynayn al-Qalqami, who fought against the French in Northern Mauritania and Southern Morocco from 1905-1909. All of these men were known to be righteous Sufi Shaykhs who fought to establish the sacred law (Shari’at) with the power of their complete attachment to Allah, attained through the reality (Haqîqah). The so-called jurists of today that criticize Sufism need to revisit the pages of history and study them properly. Shari’at and Haqîqah form the two wings of the bird that flies the disciple to high stations. When the Prophet of Allah, Musa AS desired the knowledge of the ‘Higher Truth’, Allah SWT appointed for him a teacher, Khidr AS to guide him. Allah relates as in the Qur’an 18:65-66 ‘And they found a servant from among Our servants to whom We had given mercy from Us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge. Moses said to him, “May I follow you on [the condition] that you teach me from what you have been taught of sound judgement?“’

To be continued in sha Allah…..