What is Sunnah for us?
To have the Qur’an preserved in our hearts. Otherwise, we have been deprived of this Sunnah of the Prophet (s).
Growing out the beard is a very common Sunnah.
What makes a difference is for us to bring the Qur’an into our hearts just as the Qur’an was preserved within the Prophet’s heart.
And then call it a Sunnah!
What Is It To Follow The Sunnah?
Gohar Shahi Marhaba.
My question is that a clergyman said to me that one who is not following the Sunnah cannot be connected to God,
please could you speak about this so that I may be able to respond to him?
Tell him: Maulana, what you have said is the absolute truth,
but make a small change to this statement,
‘One who is not completely following the Sunnah can never be connected to God’.
Now, what does it mean to follow the Sunnah completely?
To adopt and adhere to the Sunnah of the Prophet (s)’s body and spiritual heart,
to follow the physical and spiritual Sunnah of the Prophet (s)’s.
For example, the Prophet (s) stated:
yunaamu aini wa la yunaamu qalbi.
‘My eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep’.
Therefore, the actions of the Prophet’s heart are also the actions of the Prophet (s), following those actions is also considered Sunnah.
What is the most eminent Sunnah of the Prophet (s)?
The Prophet (s) witnessed the divine splendour.
Did he not? Right? Didn’t he?
So when will you practically follow this Sunnah?
The Prophet (s) consumed halva, absolutely.
But what does the Prophet (s) prefer, to eat halva or to witness the divine splendour?
And what do you prefer?
So when will you practically follow the Sunnah of seeing God?
When will you practically follow the Sunnah of the Activation of the Heart?
To make your lower self accountable, to make your lower self follow the actions of Mustafa (s) is what brings you closer to God.
One can never become connected to God by adopting physical acts of the Prophet (s).
If you only adhere to the physical acts of the Prophet (s) and you disregard the spiritual acts, don’t you think this is unfair?
If I were to tell you - first of all, there is a beverage in Pakistan and Hindustan called Rouh Afza,
it’s quite nice and it is red in colour.
There are many people who forget the name of this beverage, Rouh Afza,
so they simply say, ‘go and bring the red drink’.
So if you were to mix red colouring in water, although it will resemble Rouh Afza,
you will know it is definitely not Rouh Afza as soon as you take a sip.
Similarly, you can keep a beard, memorise all the traditions of the Prophet (s), tie an imama on your head, go to the mosque and pray,
it will definitely appear as though you are following the Sunnah.
However, since your lower self is not purified, your spiritual heart is not awakened and enlightened,
the Qur’an has not settled in your heart, then it means you are not following Sunnah.
The Qur’an was preserved in the spiritual heart of the Prophet (s).
So what is Sunnah for us?
To have the Qur’an preserved in our hearts.
Otherwise, we have been deprived of this Sunnah of the Prophet (s).
Growing out the beard is a very common Sunnah.
What makes a difference is for us to bring the Qur’an into our hearts just as the Qur’an was preserved within the Prophet’s heart.
And then call it a Sunnah!
Growing a beard isn’t a great Sunnah, is it?
Leave it be and it’ll grow this long in two weeks.
Why don’t you practically apply the Sunnah of bringing the Qur’an in your heart like the Prophet (s)? That’s a proper Sunnah.