Request:
Salam Aleikum wa Ruhmatullah wa Barakatu. I am just starting to investigate tasawwuf, I know it’s not up to me to choose a teacher or a tariqa, but up to Allah(swt) and in his hands. I’m living in Oregon, and there’s not a sufi community here, and although there’s a masjid in town, i haven’t been there yet, mostly because i’m nervous that if i do go, i won’t find the strength and guidance i need, and then i’ll be more lost. Please, pray for me to find a good, honest, righteous teacher and guide, so that i may grow in my faith and not be ruled by my ego, by anger or pain. I ask that Allah (swt) blesses you all and Shaykh Nizam with his highest blessings and love. Please, Allah, help me. Jazakallah khayr.
Response:
wa `alaykum salam,
Insha-Allah Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani is praying for you.
You are in the best of places, for the spiritual openings will come to you daily, as your heart is open to explore and find and discover realities. There are Sufis in Oregon, and in every place there are seekers. Don’t worry, seek and you will find. Don’t waste time with those who reject spirituality, but instead seek out the rare few who not only accept it and believe in it but implement it in every aspect of their daily lives.
Taher Siddiqui
