In the spirit of True Bliss

With humility,I surrender to The Lord, by my own experience of trying to emulate the true seeker.


It was the journey from

The syariah, the outer perimeter consisting of Usulluddin ( the prelimineries) & Fiqh (the law), on to the Tariqah (the way) in order to reach the Haqiqah & Ma'arifat (that which is sought).

They are not only important but necessary.

However, I crave to say this : I would wish muslims generally to try & follow in some ways,the western philosophical mode too - which is : to the thesis (syariah), apply the anti-thesis, which really is Ts'auf (Tasawuuf),the liberating Philosophical Islam to enable one to enter into the true essence of Spirituality (the synthesis)..AllahHuAlam..ABNIZAR

The rigid syariah due to strict faith (iman), sometimes has a tendency to "schackle" the mind - it is an "arresting" state of mind. I would implore to apply the

anti-thesis,The Tsa'uf, which I describe as The Liberating Philosophical Islam - I dont mean free adherents completely out of syariah, but to allow for an "escape route" in some ridiculous situations by applying philosophy eg: the strict dress-code. When was a child born that he was not in the nude ? The point is AlMighty did not put connotations of "sin"into His injunctions "..cover thy bosom,be decently dressed.." The covering is only to be decent in this world, in order to differntiate man from animal - it is not about "sinning" to The Lord. Yes we have to be decently dress, but not overly distort all His injunctions! So, sometimes Tsa'uf goes in " opposite " ways..

The path of Sufism is another thing. It is a journey par excellence. It has do with syncretic knowledge beause it has the "elasticity" to combine all the variables of all positive values & knowledge from all sources

All I am saying is, we need Tsauf to enable us on a correct path into Spirituality - otherwise there is bound to be "blockages" and deviations or distortions...AllaHuAlam,,,

If we go by the "outward" alone we are stuck, but if we go by the next layer of the Injunction, we should be able to be " freed" by the outer rigidities :


"..And remember: The Inner attire of Truth & Righteousness is the better garment for you.."

which is the profound & lying hidden beneath the " outer symbolism ",which is the real. So the outer is symbolic of the hidden truth, so that, if one does not lift the veil, one would be clinging to superficial truths...Hence my earlier exhortations: from the thesis,to the anti-thesis in order to arrive at the synthesis - the essence of Spirituality..... ABNIZAR



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