Question:
Assalam-o-Alaikum!
I am 14 year old and the mureed of Shaykh Banaras Owaisi. I liven in lahore, Pakistan, while he is from Jammu Kashmir and lives in Birmingham. My famliy is not a supporter of sufism and they don’t even want me to be in it. That is why i am unable to reach him Whenever i try to perform muraqaba, the kept sneaking at me as they don’t find it right, the keep disturbing me and i am unable to reach the drifting state and my muraqaba never succeeds. I never receive a little vision even. I am a lot tangled in these situation. Help! Jazak-Allah!
Answer:
`Alaykum Salam,
Do muraqaba late at night, before morning, before or after salat and at any other times when you would be left undisturbed. Successful muraqaba is not based on visions or extraordinary states but on sincerity. Ask for Allah and do not associate your desires for results with simple sincerity to Him.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
