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Sufi Parables | Children of the Spirit (Abnā’ur Rūḥ)

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The Children of the Spirit are those who live within the language of the soul. They are people who understand subtle indications, who seek meaning—not those who rush to judgment. The words of the Sufis do not move in a straightforward way according to the thinking of ordinary people, because they emerge from the station of the spirit (maqām al-rūḥ), or from states of ḥāl and zawq (spiritual taste). That is why they use parables (examples) and symbolic expressions (ishārāt), to convey realities that cannot be directly captured in plain language. I call the people of understanding Abnā’ur Rūḥ—the Children of the Spirit—those who grasp meaning before words, and who carry expressions from the outward (ẓāhir) to the inward (bāṭin). To them, speech is a tajallī—a manifestation of Reality that requires a purified heart to receive it. This is why not everyone can understand the words of the Sufis. Shehu (RTA) said: "وهذا لا يخرج إلا من مدد جسدنا ولا يفهمه إلا جسد مددنا" “This knowled...

Sheikh Muhammad al-Yadali al-Daimaniy

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Sheikh Muhammad Al Daimani Al mauritaniy Muhammad al-Yadali al-Dimmani The eminent scholar, al-‘Allāmah Muḥammad al-Yadālī (1096–1166 AH), was born in the year 1096 AH near a well-known well called Bīr Tandagasm in the ولاية (region) of Trarza. His birth came approximately ten years after the famous Sharrab war, a conflict whose flames engulfed the Maghāfir (Banū Ḥassān) in Trarza, as well as several Zāwāyā (scholarly communities), particularly the tribe of al-Yadālī. It was within these difficult ظروف (circumstances) that al-Yadālī grew up, opening his eyes to a turbulent reality that deeply influenced him. This impact is clearly reflected in his intellectual and cultural works, whether أدبية (literary) or شرعية (religious). Lineage (Nasab) He is: Muḥammad ibn al-Mukhtār ibn Muḥammad Sa‘īd ibn al-Mukhtār, from the tribe of Idūdāy al-Yadāliyyīn, which belongs to the well-known confederation of Tashamshama. This alliance consists of Idīqb, Idgabhani, Idājfāg, Idūdāy, and the Dimmaniyyīn...