Oneness of purpose (Towhid-e-matlab)

An important principle: A murid has to love his Shaikh more than his life, property and everything else in the world. There may be thousands of Shaikhs in the world, but a murid should regard his own Shaikh as the only key to his success. This is known as towhid-e-matlab, which is the most necessary factor in receiving maximum inspiration (faizaan) from the Shaikh. Proper flow of faizaan is not possible without this kind of relationship with the spiritual guide (Shaikh). It is not permitted in the spiritual path (tariqat) to look to any other Shaikh for guidance so long as his own Shaikh lives. Nor in baiyat to any other Shaikh during the life time of his Shaikh valid. It is no more than merely shaking hands. The real baiyat is the one he has alredy taken with his own Shaikh and the murid cannot cancel his baiyat with the previous Shaikh at will. Because baiyat means selling yourself to somebody else. When he has sold himself once, he cannot sell himself again, like a slave who cannot go to any body else without permission from his master. If he does, he is guilty of breaking the commitment.

During is regarded as heresy in the religion of the lovers;

God is one, the Prophet is one and the Shaikh is one.

The spiritual significance of this verse is that a pupil (murid) should regard God, the Holy Prophet and the Shaikh as one authority.

Renewal of Baiyat: In the spiritual path (tariqat), baiyat is considered as sacred as wedlock. The rules of baiyat are the same as the rules of wedlock. To look to a Shaikh other than his own Shaikh for guidance is like looking at a person other than her husband, by a wife. However, renewal of baiyat is justified in the following cases:

1. When the Shaikh has died and the murid has not completed his spiritual course, nor has he developed the spiritual capacity to receive guidance from his Shaikh after his death. In this case the seeker is not only allowed, but is duty bound to renew his baiyat.

2. When the Shaikh has disappeared or migrated to another country unknown to the murid, or the baiyat was taken during a journey and the Shaikh was not heard of anymore. In this case too, the renewal of baiyat is permissible.

3. If the murid comes to know after baiyat that the Shaikh is nor genuine, or has not completed the spiritual course properly, he is at liberty to take baiyat with a genuine Shaikh.

4. When a murid is the victim of continuous carelessness on the part of his Shaikh to impart proper training to him, the Shaikh becomes like a husband, who fails to provide livelihood to his wife, who is justified in seeking divorce. In such a case, a genuine Shaikh is permitted to accept that person as his murid and give him correct spiritual training.

5. When someone takes baiyat with a Shaikh without reaching the age of puberty at the behest of his parents. This kind of baiyat is known as baiyat tabaraak, and it can be renewed with some other Shaikh on reaching the age of puberty.

An important principle: A murid has to love his Shaikh more than his life, property and everything else in the world. There may be thousands of Shaikhs in the world, but a murid should regard his own Shaikh as the only key to his success. This is known as towhid-e-matlab, which is the most necessary factor in receiving maximum inspiration (faizaan) from the Shaikh. Proper flow of faizaan is not possible without this kind of relationship with the spiritual guide (Shaikh). It is not permitted in the spiritual path (tariqat) to look to any other Shaikh for guidance so long as his own Shaikh lives. Nor in baiyat to any other Shaikh during the life time of his Shaikh valid. It is no more than merely shaking hands. The real baiyat is the one he has alredy taken with his own Shaikh and the murid cannot cancel his baiyat with the previous Shaikh at will. Because baiyat means selling yourself to somebody else. When he has sold himself once, he cannot sell himself again, like a slave who cannot go to any body else without permission from his master. If he does, he is guilty of breaking the commitment.

During is regarded as heresy in the religion of the lovers;

God is one, the Prophet is one and the Shaikh is one.

The spiritual significance of this verse is that a pupil (murid) should regard God, the Holy Prophet and the Shaikh as one authority.

Renewal of Baiyat: In the spiritual path (tariqat), baiyat is considered as sacred as wedlock. The rules of baiyat are the same as the rules of wedlock. To look to a Shaikh other than his own Shaikh for guidance is like looking at a person other than her husband, by a wife. However, renewal of baiyat is justified in the following cases:

1. When the Shaikh has died and the murid has not completed his spiritual course, nor has he developed the spiritual capacity to receive guidance from his Shaikh after his death. In this case the seeker is not only allowed, but is duty bound to renew his baiyat.

2. When the Shaikh has disappeared or migrated to another country unknown to the murid, or the baiyat was taken during a journey and the Shaikh was not heard of anymore. In this case too, the renewal of baiyat is permissible.

3. If the murid comes to know after baiyat that the Shaikh is nor genuine, or has not completed the spiritual course properly, he is at liberty to take baiyat with a genuine Shaikh.

4. When a murid is the victim of continuous carelessness on the part of his Shaikh to impart proper training to him, the Shaikh becomes like a husband, who fails to provide livelihood to his wife, who is justified in seeking divorce. In such a case, a genuine Shaikh is permitted to accept that person as his murid and give him correct spiritual training.

5. When someone takes baiyat with a Shaikh without reaching the age of puberty at the behest of his parents. This kind of baiyat is known as baiyat tabaraak, and it can be renewed with some other Shaikh on reaching the age of puberty.