Be indulgent towards God's creatures as the Lord Most Merciful!
Do not make the religion difficult for them, doing the show, however, easy and enjoyable as
"God does nothing to the soul that is beyond his capabilities." (II, 286).
The "Islam following our Holy Prophet, is nothing but to attest that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is his Prophet - Sent; Praying five times a day, give the legal alms (zakat), fasting month of Ramadan and make the pilgrimage to Mecca as far as possible.
In addition to Islam, the religion includes the "iman" and "Ihsan".
The "Iman" is the belief in God, angels, Books, the prophets of God, the Last Judgement and Predestination.
The "Ihsan" is to adore God as if you saw Him, and if you do not see Him, He nevertheless sees you (Bukhari).
The Muslim religion includes this ternary: Islam - Iman - and Ihsan and nothing else. It is the right way, the large way (Shariah) common to all Muslims, one that leads to salvation, happiness here and in the beyond. It is simple, clear and easy. Thus it was intended by the Lord Almighty.
"God wants to make easy your religion"
No one has the right to complicate it or transgress the limits imposed by God.
It is sufficient to itself, it remains valid at any time and any place.
We can simply order to purify it. Outside it, there are only vain pretense, blind and distraction; from it, you can climb all levels of spiritual realization through the grace of God, provided the practice sincerely.
"Well! Sing purity of your Lord with praise, and be of those who prostrate themselves, and worship your Lord until certainty comes to you. " (XV, 98 and 99).
Spiritual realization is a matter of divine grace. This precedes, for each of us, our earthly existence, but it is actualized in the formal world only by effort to comply with the requirements of God. Divine grace concerns only the servant and his Lord; God gives it to whom He pleases of his slaves. Through it, God makes easy every effort to reach him despite the importance and the considerable number of surerogatory acts that He impose us.
Sharia is the large way, unique, Tariqah, the tight, complementary, the one of those who are elected by God. So without Sharia, no Tariqah. The way of Tariqah is the one for those to whom the Lord Almighty has given His grace to all eternity by purifying them, raising their fame and giving them a magnificent gift; it is one of the prophets and saints. Thus the Lord Almighty speaks to the Prophet Muhammad (S and B):
"Didn’t we open your chest, (and didn’t we withdraw the burden that crushed your back? (Didn’t) we high your fame?" (XCIV, 1-4);
"In truth, we have given you a wonderful gift! (CVIII, 1).
It is ordained to elects of God not only to respect the requirements of Sharia, but also to perform surerogatory acts that make mystics and ascetics; first at hours of the night, seeking the Lord in meditation, by spiritual reading and prayer from the Koran:
"When you have rest time, meditate and research your Lord (CXIV, 7 and 8). (Reading the Quran during) the night (is en evidence in effect) of higher resolution and provides more rectitude to what is ; during the day you have to be busy a long time. (LXXIII, 6 and 7).
Similarly, the mystic must pray a lot at night: "Get up (to pray) only part of the night half the night, or a little less or a little more! (LXXIII, 2 to 4).
"Yes, your Lord knows that you stand for nearly two thirds of the night, its half, its third. Also part of those who are with you! (LXXIII, 20).
Among other requirements which make the mystic, alms and sacrifice are included:
"Address your prayer to God and make sacrifice! (CVIII, 2), saith the Lord Almighty"
Imam Al-Ghazali wrote in his Letter to the disciple, sacrifice your soul because the essence is in the sacrifice, as stated by Dul-Nun al Misri to one of his disciples: "If you can give your life come with me, otherwise do not pay attention to trivial matters of Sufism.» It is in the extinction of the self (al-fana) that remains the sacrifice.
But the favors that God grants us in the way of Tariqah must remain mysteries; do not disclose it, without God's permission, that which could disrupt or disturb the faithful who have not reached this level.
"Do not grant wisdom to the people who do not deserve it, otherwise you penalise them, and do not be stingy in saying it to those who deserve it, otherwise you penalise these people," said the envoy God (B and S). So the Prophet recommended to hide the wisdom to lay keeping quit in front of them.
The tradition teaches that the Prophet (S and B) received from God three kinds of knowledge and he was ordered to disclose the first one to males (Sharia), to teach the second one only (Tariqah) and to keep the third one confidential.
Lord! Show us the straight path, the path of those You hast bestowed Thy blessings;
Lord! Firm our steps towards the Tariqah Tidjaniyya, fills us with graces that You have given to people with the gift. You are the Merciful, the Powerful, the Beneficent, You are able to all really!
Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds! May God bless our Prophet Muhammad and grant him salvation and to his family and companions!
