In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Forty Utterances [Malfoozat] of The Most Venerable Shaykh, AmirE-Millat, Hazrat Sayyid Jamaat Ali Shah Naqshbandi Mujaddidi [May Allah sanctify his soul]
(Translated by Asif Jehangir Naqshbandi Jamaati) He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 1. If the name of Allah is uttered even once with the tongue, it is the Zikr (Remembrance) of the tongue; if Allah is remembered once with the heart, then that is equal to thirty five million Utterances (Zikr) of the tongue. Such is the Zikr of the heart. There are 35 million blood vessels in the body, and all are connected to the heart. If Allahs name is uttered even once (with the heart) then all the vessels utter it too.

2. In a river, a boat travels on the water and the greater the amount of water, the more at ease the boat will be. However if that very water enters the boat, it will capsize. The heart is as the boat and the sorrows and heartaches of the world are the water; everyones boat has sunk except that of the people of Allah - those who do Zikr, which always stays afloat.

3. Allah [May He be Exalted!] has created Hell for the enemies of the Holy Messenger [sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam] and Paradise for those who are his lovers. Those people who worry about whether they will go to Heaven or Hell after death, should ask themselves whether they are lovers of His Excellency (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) or amongst his enemies.

4. "Kullu jadeedin lazeezun"; you may like every new thing of this world but in your Faith [Deen] you must stick with the same, ancient, Islam as that of your Predecessors.

5. If a man has bad (sinful) actions [Amal] so be it, but Allah forbid that his Belief [Aqeedah] is bad. In a Hadith it is written that run from a leper as you would from a lion; those with bad Belief are lepers of the heart - protect yourself from them, in fact do not even sit where they have sat.

6. Constant contemplation [Fikr] about prayer [Salat/Namaz] is given the name Prayer, i.e. a person is busy doing some work, but his heart is always thinking about the (next) prayer so that sometimes he asks about the time, sometimes he looks at his watch, at other times he looks at the (position of) the sun, to make sure that he doesnt miss the (correct) prayer time. Until such contemplation is achieved, the prayer is just a ritual and a habit, which is being performed. May Allah Almighty grant us such contemplation!

7. If a farmer uses a plough all his life but does not plant the seeds, can his crops grow? Of course not! Using the plough is Fasting [Sawm], Prayer [Salat], Pilgrimage [Hajj] and sowing the seeds is Charity [Zakat]. If one does not give Zakat, then all his Praying, Fasting and making the Pilgrimage is in vain.

8. If two tasks need to be performed, one for the Faith [Deen], the other for the World [Dunya], then perform the one for the Deen first. Through its blessing [Barakah] the worldly task will also be achieved.

9. Every Supplication [Dua] has two wings: lawful earnings, and a truthful tongue. Whoever earns through Lawful [Halal] means and speaks the truth, his supplication will definitely be accepted.

10. Whoever asks from you in fact does you a favour, for he asks you for a Paisa [a hundredth of a rupee] and Allah rewards you for (giving) it seven-hundred fold.

11. Saying, Laa ilaha illal Allah (there is no god but Allah) makes one a Muwwahid (Monotheist), not a Believer (Mumin). So when will you become a Believer? When you say Laa ilaha illall Allahu Muhammadur Rasul Allah (there is no god but Allah (and) Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah). For us the greatest Blessing (Nimat) is that of Iman (Faith). Even Satan recites Laa ilaha illal Allah, but why is he still known as the Accursed? He (even) says, Inni akhafullaha Rabbal aalamin (Verily, I have fear of Allah, the Lord of the Worlds). All the different groups in the world are believers in the Oneness of God [Tawhid], whether they be Christians, or some other group, but why are they accursed (Maloon)? Because they only say, There is no god but Allah, but omit Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

12. When the blessed name of the Chief of Both the Worlds (Muhammad, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam), comes on ones tongue, all ones lifetime of Blasphemy [Kufr], Polytheism [Shirk], and all ones sins are erased.

13. In this day and age it is common to hear that we do not praise His Excellency Muhammad, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, beyond ones limit. But only one who knows a limit can go beyond it. If someone does not know the limit, how will he exceed it? Apart from Allah Almighty no one knows the limits of the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam); reading his noble Kalimah once is enough to wipe out a lifetimes sins! This much we do know about his limits: Muhammad Mustafa, O Kaif, is praised by Allah Forget about Man: no one can truly praise him! Muhammad is the Divine Secret, his secrets who knows? In Shariah he is a man, in Reality [Haqiqah] God knows!

14. In, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, there is Laudation [Naat] of the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam; those who do not like the Prophets Laudation [Naat], should also refrain from saying, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

15. The earth does not eat the bodies of the Prophets, neither does it touch them. The Prophets pray [perform Namaz] in their graves. Use Analogy [Qiyas] then, and think what the state of the Prophet will be like (in his grave).

16. The Messenger of Allah, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, said that whoever sends salutations upon me, I will answer his salutations.

17. His Excellency Muhammad, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, said that whoever sends Blessings [Durood-e-sharif] upon me with love, I hear it with my own ears.

18. The Holy Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, after veiling himself from this world, is, without doubt, alive and still upon his Prophethood (in his blessed grave) and is pleased by the worship and good deeds of his Community [Ummah] and saddened by sins and disobedience.

19. A loose, unbridled, camel never reaches its destination and wherever it goes it is beaten and hit. A camel in a line (of camels) however, no matter how thin and weak it is, definitely will reach its destination.

20. The body has been given to use, and not to nourish and make fat: You must awake, so awaken now, whilst beneath the Heavens shadow, you shall have until Judgement Day to sleep - beneath the earths shadow! 21. By putting ones head on the dust (in prostration), a man becomes purified: What right do we have to put our feet on the ground, When, in prostration, weve never put our head on the ground? 22. Do not stay in the company of people with Incorrect Beliefs [Aqidah], in fact do not even sit where they have sat.

23. Wherever the water touches during Wudu [Ritual Washing], that place will not burn in the hellfire.

24. If after Poverty [Faqr], the Faqir becomes a dog of the World [Dunya] again; The fool after being purified, has become embroiled in filth again!

25. In the verse of Surah Fatiha, Guide us to the straight path, the path of those whom You have favoured, there is proof of Taqlid (Following) and its necessity.

26. "Fatta biu millata Ibraheema hanifan". There have been 124, 000 Prophets but this command, "Therefore follow the religion of Ibraheem, who was separate from every falsehood," proves that it is Obligatory [Fard] to do Taqld of an Imam.

27. Everybodys grave will be dark but the grave of those who pray the Tahajjud Prayer (Night Vigil Prayer) will be full of light. The reading of the Ayatul Kursi (Verse of the Throne) after each Prayer (Namaz), and the Sura (beginning with) Tabarakallazee, each night will definitely result in there being no punishment in the grave.

28. Just as it is Obligatory [Fard] to send Blessings [Durood] upon the Holy Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) during the Prayer [Salat], likewise it is also obligatory to send Blessings [Durood] upon his Family [Ahle Bait may Allah be pleased with them], otherwise the prayer will not be valid.

29. Nothing is had before it has been Destined [Qismat] and before its appointed Time [Waqt].

30. Allah Taala has created the Heart [Qalb/Dil] for His Remembrance [Zikr], and has not created it for worries.

31. When people from previous nations sinned, their faces used to metamorphose, but His Excellency, the Holy Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam), declared, "Allah the Pure will not change the faces of those who believe in me."

32. The Day of Judgement [Qiyamat] will come when from amongst Allahs servants, no one remains to pronounce Allahs name.

33. Respect the Great Men of Religion [Buzurg]. If they become angry (with you) then there is no hope for salvation. To insult one is to insult them all. If a chicken lays a rotten egg, then even if that one egg is placed beneath a thousand other chickens, a chick will never emerge from that egg.

34. Read the Word of Allah (Quran) only for Allah. Reading it for Worldly Reasons [Dunya], is like giving rubies in exchange for a few worthless pennies; it is another matter if, after reading for Allah, Allah Himself gives you worldly benefits for the sake of your reading (for Him).

35. He who has no Shame [Hayaa/Ghairat] has no Faith [Imaan].

36. To accept an Invitation (to dine) [Dawah] is Sunnah. His Excellency the Holy Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said that even if someone makes you an invitation, which is at a distance of three miles away, and invites you for something simple, you should still attend.

37. At the time of entering Madina Sharif, you must pay full attention to its Etiquettes [Adaab]. At the very least, ones facial appearance should be that of a Muslim: the latest fashions, and hairstyles, etc. should be avoided.

38. If one wishes to give anything in the way of Allah, one should do so in ones own lifetime. After we die, neither our wives nor our children will give anything in our name; in fact, it will be difficult even for them to come to read the Fatiha at our graves!

39. If there are ten people doing Zikr and one person who is abstaining [Ghaafil], the Remembrancers [Zaakireen] will make the abstainer Radiant too [Noorani]. Staying with Company [Suhbat] wherein Allahs Zikr is performed will bring contentment.

40. It is said that after death the dead person does not receive Spiritual Reward [Thawab]. The situation is this, that the soul does not die; when the soul does not die, why then will it receive no reward?