Is our Awrad for Allah or Sheikh?

Question:

Hi, (salaams and blessing upon you all).

I was given daily awrad from the Naqsbandhi Tariqa.
I was wondering do we think of shiekh Nazim while we do this awrad or do we think  of Allah while doing the awrad?

May seem like silly question but its better to be safe than sorry!

Thx

Answer:

wa `alaykum salam,

All worship is for Allah Alone without partner. However, as Allah cannot be seen or visualized, we must seek the means of approach, al-wasilah, as Allah said:

{O ye who believe. Do your duty to Allah and seek the means of approach to Him} Al-Ma’idah [5:35]

In the case of those who follow a shaykh the wasilah for rabitah can be one of the following, according to the teachings of Grandshaykh `Abdullah al-Fa’iz ad-Daghestani (q) as related to us by Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani:

1) the Ka`ba

2) the Muwajjat ash-sharifa of Sayyidina Muhammad (s)

If you reach a higher level you may use:

3) the Shaykh himself

All these are Sha`airillah, the Symbols of Allah swt, towards which directing one’s self is permitted.

Taher Siddiqui

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