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**bobibnoxx** · 04-24-2012, 02:22 PM

There are many, many zahids alive today but they just don't wear a special t-shirt - if they went round announcing that they are ascetics this would make it something of the nafs not of Islam. You probably even know some people who are at your masjid or locality, but you think they are just the funny old man from across the street.

Yes but as rare and hidden as they are, I was hoping perhaps someone knew a friend who knew someone who knew a zahid

. I myself know of a wali and zahid but he passed away (may Allah SWT elevate him). He was a good friend my grandfather. One of the remarkable things he used to do was he’d to have others lock him in a tiny one-roomed house from the outside which was away from the village where he’d spend long periods of time. What was it but a jail cell and yet he would voluntarily ‘imprison’ himself in it :subhan:. My mother would tell us of his karamaat (miracles). May Allah SWT have mercy on him and elevate him. Ameen.

One of my relatives I think is a wali too because… he can read minds! Yes he can. He’s not really ascetic though, he’s quite normal actually. He does however have a very high sense of morals and justice

ta’ala. TBH, his gift is rather scary and amazing at the same time. I can’t help but try to censor my thoughts around him : o. May Allah SWT increase him. Ameen Ya Rabb.
Wallahu a’lam.

Perhaps a good place to start would be to go to sufi circles and ask around there. The thing is I don’t really know where such circles are held in Egypt. Where else do you guys think I could search? Who do think I should I ask? Thanks. Please pray for me. I will pray for you all too

ta’ala.

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04-24-2012, 02:22 PM	#31
bobibnoxx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 670 Senior Member	There are many, many zahids alive today but they just don't wear a special t-shirt - if they went round announcing that they are ascetics this would make it something of the nafs not of Islam. You probably even know some people who are at your masjid or locality, but you think they are just the funny old man from across the street. Yes but as rare and hidden as they are, I was hoping perhaps someone knew a friend who knew someone who knew a zahid . I myself know of a wali and zahid but he passed away (may Allah SWT elevate him). He was a good friend my grandfather. One of the remarkable things he used to do was he’d to have others lock him in a tiny one-roomed house from the outside which was away from the village where he’d spend long periods of time. What was it but a jail cell and yet he would voluntarily ‘imprison’ himself in it :subhan:. My mother would tell us of his karamaat (miracles). May Allah SWT have mercy on him and elevate him. Ameen. One of my relatives I think is a wali too because… he can read minds! Yes he can. He’s not really ascetic though, he’s quite normal actually. He does however have a very high sense of morals and justice ta’ala. TBH, his gift is rather scary and amazing at the same time. I can’t help but try to censor my thoughts around him : o. May Allah SWT increase him. Ameen Ya Rabb. Wallahu a’lam. Perhaps a good place to start would be to go to sufi circles and ask around there. The thing is I don’t really know where such circles are held in Egypt. Where else do you guys think I could search? Who do think I should I ask? Thanks. Please pray for me. I will pray for you all too ta’ala. .
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