Question:
Assalamu’alaykum yaa Sayyidi,
May Allah shower you and yours with barakah more and more yaa Sayyidi...
When we were in Istanbul and met with Syaikh Mehmet, he gave us our spiritual name. My spiritual name from Syaikh Mehmet is Abdul Lathif. While in Lefke, I also got my spiritual name from Mawlana Syaikh Nadzim, that is Abdullah.
What should I do with my spiritual name yaa Sayyidi? Should I change my name with my spiritual name, especially when doing interaction with Bro/Sis in Naqsbandi Haqqani as some brothers do? Or, can I keep my name and only using my spiritual on certain occassion only? Please advise yaa Sayyidi…
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
Amin and you also. Mawlana Shaykh Hisham one time said of spiritual names: “It is a code that can open a lot of heavenly doors, but it needs the permission from Mawlana Shaykh.” And another time he said: “It is for Akhira.” My advice is to continue with your awrad and meditate on your names. Then when you see Mawlana in person you can ask him if that is your wish, but silence is more effective.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
