Once one’s heart is opened, he is no longer in
need of studying many books, but rather, books
may be written from his sayings. Once one has
reached this station, one’s knowledge is always
fresh, not stale, and like easily digestible and de-
licious food which delights those who eat it; not
like stale, old food which has been sitting on a shelf
for years. The words of saints are always fresh be-
cause they are continually absorbing new knowl-
edge from the Prophet’s heart. Now such people
are very few, and most of them are hidden, while
many other people are dishing out old, stale knowl-
edge which no one derives any benefit from;
hearts always long for the living teaching, but
that is to be found only with very few.
Sheikh Muhammad Nazim Adil
40th Sheikh of the Golden Chain of Naqshibandî-Ṭarîqa, followed his Shaykh, Grandshaykh Abdullah Fâ’iz ad-Daghistani for 40 years.
40. Sheikh des Naqshbandi-Sufi-Ordens (Naqshbandî-Ṭarîqa), Meister der Ṣuḥba (Sohbet), der Versammlung mit dem Sheikh. Verbreitete den Orden in der ganzen Welt, insbesondere in Europa und Amerika. Geboren in Larnaka auf Zypern, predigte die inneren Lehren des friedlichen Islam, bereiste die ganze Welt; verbrachte die letzten Jahre seines Lebens bis zu seinem Tode im Jahre 2014 im nordzyprischen Lefke.
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