It is worth mentioning that the people of the Tariqa, they, men and
women, are the ones remembering Allah often. They sit for the
remembrance in every place and in all states. Remembrance (dhikr)
is the sacred means of emulating the Messenger of Allah (SAW): “Surely
in the Messenger of Allah there is for you a beautiful example, for
those who hope for Allah and the Last Day, and who remember Allah often”
(33:21). The people of the Tariqa are the living example of this: they
come together from diverse ethnicities, gathering for the love of Allah
and His Messenger, extinguishing themselves in the pursuit and victory
of the truth, with asceticism and humility in the emulation of the
greatest means of access, Mawlana Shaykh Tijani, may Allah be pleased with him. Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse wrote in the Risalat al-Tawba:
“Despite being absorbed and extinguished in Allah, the people of Tariqa
have not abandoned the affairs of the creation nor their role as
vicegerents on the earth. Rather they compete in every sphere of life
and they are found in diverse professions and specialties, desiring to
obtain what is lawful and to expose themselves to the zephyrs of the
Lord, exalted is He. May Allah bless them, shield them from the schemes
of their enemies and protect them with what He has protected His Wise
Remembrance, and such is not difficult for Allah.” So these are the
scholars and the shaykhs and the leaders of people; and they are also
business men, executives, engineers, doctors, journalists and professors
…
If it is understood that the purpose of the Tijani litanies is to smell the fragrance of the Haqiqa Muhammadiyya, such a fragrance leads one to act according to the Qur’an and the Sunnah, both of which provide the capacity for security and the foundation of faith. The Prophet has said: “I am leaving with you two things, to which if you hold fast, you will never be misguided: the Book of Allah and my Sunnah.” On this foundation this Tariqa has spread to all horizons, for it is a Tariqa of truth, and the truth prevails and is not prevailed upon. Shaykh Tijani, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “This seal (taaba’) of ours will gain ascendancy over every other type of (Sufi) mark (taaba’), and none will gain ascendancy over us.” This Tariqa thus has the capacity to spread without limit, since it is grounded in magnanimity and tolerance, nor is it contrary to the flawless natural disposition (al-fitra al-salim).
- Shaykh Hassan Cisse (RTA)
If it is understood that the purpose of the Tijani litanies is to smell the fragrance of the Haqiqa Muhammadiyya, such a fragrance leads one to act according to the Qur’an and the Sunnah, both of which provide the capacity for security and the foundation of faith. The Prophet has said: “I am leaving with you two things, to which if you hold fast, you will never be misguided: the Book of Allah and my Sunnah.” On this foundation this Tariqa has spread to all horizons, for it is a Tariqa of truth, and the truth prevails and is not prevailed upon. Shaykh Tijani, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “This seal (taaba’) of ours will gain ascendancy over every other type of (Sufi) mark (taaba’), and none will gain ascendancy over us.” This Tariqa thus has the capacity to spread without limit, since it is grounded in magnanimity and tolerance, nor is it contrary to the flawless natural disposition (al-fitra al-salim).
- Shaykh Hassan Cisse (RTA)
