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I for one am satisfied with the laymen's understanding of Tasawuf. The secrecy of it which most have claimed as goal is not but Ma'rifa of Allah Himself, such that one attains the level of Ihsan. When I looked for a sheikh it was not so that I could one day become elite in this field.. whoever has thought such has achieved nothing but deception. The aim and goal is nothing but fulfiling the shariah as it is supposed to be fulfilled.

Am I to say of failure of one who spends 100 years of his life in complete submission to each and every sunnah avoiding makroohaat attaining mustahabbat to its fullest and yet doesnt gain any of these "secrets"..

As my sheikh teaches me, One who keeps full to his requirements of deen and not witness anything of what sufiyaa talk of, is better than one who witness much and think it to be of some significance..

I see Ihsaan as the epitome of Tasawwuf just as Hazrat Sheikh r.a mentioned.. and one who prays 5 times with Jamaat in Masjid , with all the Sunnahs, Nawafil.. Khushu etc plus Masnoon Duas throughout the day, Ikram al Muslimeen, Sit down to learn deen so he can practice upon them, and spends time in Itikaaf, wakes early before fajr for tahajjud and weeps profusely before Allah .. All this and much more.. I find it hard to believe that he cannot attain Ihsaan.. or the secret which he would only receive from the awraad and asbaaq of certain sheikh..

Kher, Tablighi Jamaat does have all that to offer for those who wish to take it.. And it is true that its a door from doors to attain the Mahasil.. just like any khankah

P.S One of the recomendation within the work of Tableegh is to get Bayah to a Sheikh Kamil.. so A spiritual guide is part and parcel of this Tablighi Tasawuf ideology...