In reality, our affiliation and link today are with Shaykh al-Tijani, the Seal of Saints, without intermediary since he is always present with us. Praise be to Allah, to Him belongs the favor. It is related that Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili once was asked about his Shaykh. He said:
I used to be affiliated with Abd al-Salam b. al-Mashish, but today im swimming in ten oceans. Five of them are Adamic Beings: Muhammad (SAW), Abu Bakar (RTA), Umar (RTA), Uthman (RTA) and Ali (RTA). The other five consists of spiritual beings: (the angels) Gabriel, Michael, Izra'il, Israfil and the Spirit (al-Ruh).
"And we are in a single ocean, which has no shore, no limit, no termination, or end, which supplies its vastness. And this ocean derives from the Presence of the Absolute (hadra al-itlaq), which supplies its vastness and lordliness (rububiyya). And for this let those who strive aspire,
The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete."
(Quran 83:26)
-The Removal Of Confusion by Shaykh al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (RTA)
I used to be affiliated with Abd al-Salam b. al-Mashish, but today im swimming in ten oceans. Five of them are Adamic Beings: Muhammad (SAW), Abu Bakar (RTA), Umar (RTA), Uthman (RTA) and Ali (RTA). The other five consists of spiritual beings: (the angels) Gabriel, Michael, Izra'il, Israfil and the Spirit (al-Ruh).
"And we are in a single ocean, which has no shore, no limit, no termination, or end, which supplies its vastness. And this ocean derives from the Presence of the Absolute (hadra al-itlaq), which supplies its vastness and lordliness (rububiyya). And for this let those who strive aspire,
The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete."
(Quran 83:26)
-The Removal Of Confusion by Shaykh al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (RTA)
