ACTIONS AND PURSUITS OF TASAWUF (Aamal-o-Ashgaal)
- Being in constant remembrance of Allah through Zikr.
- Concentration, pursuit, efforts and contemplation.
- Establishing a link with Allah through prayers.
- Fasting in order to attain proximity to Allah.
- Remaining pious after self-purification.
- After being a Muslim, observing the unseen world.
- Freeing one’s self from all distractions and with concentration, searching for one’s inner self, or in other words, meditating (Muraqaba).
- Controlling anger and bringing forth forgiveness.
- Allah Almighty serves His creatures without expectations; in accordance with this attribute of Allah, a Sufi too strives to serve all creatures.
- A Sufi witnesses the beauty of the minarets in the sky through his eyes.
- There is no fear or grief inside a Sufi and this is a sign of the friends of Allah.
- A Sufi frees himself from the atrocities of his ego and recognizes his God.
- A Sufi is aware of the formulae of creation of the sky, earth and the universe. Almighty Allah gets him to experience paradise in this sensory world. A Sufi in every moment of his life, strives to free himself from damnation.
- A Sufi offers gratitude for every blessing bestowed upon him and does not complain of what he is deprived of.
- A Sufi is understanding and does not usurp the rights of others.
- A Sufi fearlessly respects all and considers obligatory upon him to be useful to all irrespective of their religion.
- A Sufi is unappreciative of lies and himself refrains from resorting to lies.
- A Sufi is the first to greet “Salam”.
- A Sufi is magnanimous and hospitality is their tradition.
- A Sufi acquires, Certitude of knowledge (Ilm-ul-Yakeen), Certitude of sight (Ain-ul-Yakeen) and Absolute certitude (Haq-ul-Yakeen).
- With the blessings of one’s Spiritual Mentor (Murshid), establishing connection with the Prophet of God (PBUH), and with the grace of the most Exalted Allah, a Sufi enters the group of those who are enlightened.