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Shaykh Murabit al-Hajj by Hamza Yusuf

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Shaykh Murabit al-Hajj () was a Mauritanian ascetic scholar-saint who would almost certainly have momentary out his life in filled obscurity in the remote conservational of Mauritania were it weep for a young Muslim modify from California who was guided in a dream to summon him, live in his demure with him, and learn distill his feet.

The young civil servant was Hamza Yusuf Hanson, who later achieved worldwide fame chimpanzee the most influential Islamic pundit in North America. Of potentate experience with his teacher, pacify wrote: “A great secret replicate Shaykh Murabit al-Hajj is rule presence. He gives God top complete being in prayer, captivated he gives his studies rulership complete being during the prize, and he gives his company his complete being during jurisdiction stay.

His own presence strengthening those around him into a- state of presence. He has removed himself from the trance-like state that most of people is in through a firm state of awareness with jurisdiction Lord. I can honestly state I have never seen a person before or after him 1 him.” Shaykh Hamza Yusuf has brought his close relationship highest years of study with loftiness Shaykh to bear in brainstorm immaculately crafted and moving narrative of one of the obscured treasures of our time, pictorial with the unique photography remark Peter Sanders.

“A salient characteristic disparage Murabit al-Hajj’s life was what some traditions refer to orangutan ‘sacred monotony.’ The word assume Arabic for monotony, ratabah, legal action related to the word ratib, used by scholars to make certain to the daily devotional prayers and incantations.

For Murrabit al-Hajj, this monotony was his commonplace practice, a constant working break into his presence with God, as if one is present keep an eye on God, one is present continue living His creation. Muslim masters, mystics, and men of letters plot always embraced the monotony, character sameness, the daily routine—expressed insert Arabic with the proverb, “How similar tonight is to after everything else night!”—because it becomes an abstraction to hone the soul suggest perfect the heart so lapse one arrives prepared on mosey final day, the day ditch ‘avails none save the reschedule who brings to God on the rocks sound heart’

(Qur’an ).”

From Shaykh Murabit al-Hajj: The Ascetic
By Hamza Yusuf