Question:
Bismillah
Assalam-Alaikum:
May Allah bless Sheikh Nazim, Sheikh Hisham, and the pious, and the righteous.
I took Internet bayat with Sheikh Nazim, but, ever since then, I have had consistent doubts about my bayat‘s acceptance. I do not know if it was, as I didn’t have any dreams about the bayat itself or Sheikh Nazim or Sheikh Hisham as Masha-Allah others who took bayat seem to have had from what I read on this site. Does that mean my bayat was not accepted? How can I dream of Sheikh Nazim or Sheikh Hisham talking to me about the bayat (as I wish to see them in dream)? I apologize, as I know I have sent similar questions twice on the subject before (without reply), but I would really appreciate being answered as I am bothered by my doubts.
Jazkallahu Khair.
Allahuma sale ala Muhammadin wa ala ale Muhamaddin wa sallam.
Answer:
wa `alaykum salaam wa rahmatullah, peace of Allah be upon you and His Mercy and Blessings!
Congratulations on your initiation (baya`) which Mawlana Shaykh Nazim is accepting insha-Allah. We recommend you keep connection with Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and his deputy Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani via the websites sufilive.com, haqqanisoul.com and naqshbandi.org.
It is not necessary to see any dreams of the shuyukh to confirm your baya`. Rather most important is to begin your wird/awrad and stick to them without fail.
If you are able to visit the Shaykh this is also recommended, but you must inform us before traveling. We have daily transcription of the Shaykhs’ talks in 10 languages at sufilive.com.
Please begin to practice daily the awrad for the beginners, at the Naqshbandi website.
If you have questions that need addressing, post them at eshaykh.com.
You may seek to attend congregational Dhikr at the nearest location to you (lookup at sufilive.com/centers).
Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and Mawlana Shaykh Hisham have a number of books in English language which you may obtain from isn1.net.
Taher Siddiqui
