Why Thariqa’
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is naswihah by Habib Muhammad Luthfi ibn Yahya ash-Shadzili ( q.s. ). As Muslims, we are certain that we have to pass the stages of iman , islam and ihsan . After we have believed in Allah ( s.w.t. ) and His Prophet ( s.a.w. ), as how we say the shahadah , we also have belief in His angels, His prophets and messengers, in the Last Day, and faith in Allah’s ( s.w.t. ) Will and Determinant. As Muslims, we also have to know and perform the shari’ah , like swalah , fasting, giving zakat, and performing haj , and also following what Allah ( s.w.t. ) has Commanded and leaving what He has Forbidden. When we perform the swalah , we have to follow the rules and steps, like performing the ablution, wearing clean clothes, facing the qiblah and adhering to the rest of the rules and steps of the swalah . Once that obligation has been done, then our job is finished. After performing the obligatory swalah , c...