Question:
Assalamu Alaikum. I took bayat from Shaykh Nazim through the website when converted to Islam few months ago. The problem is that there are no Muslims around me, plus I am on my own, and it is quite hard to build my faith up. Can you help me with advise on how could I connect spiritually to the Shaykh and feel some support, please. God bless
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.
To establish spiritual connection with the Shaykh, see the Post “Rabita“.
Staff
