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Shaykh Murabit al-Hajj by Hamza Yusuf

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Shaykh Murabit al-Hajj () was a Mauritanian ascetic scholar-saint who would almost certainly have lived passionate his life in complete obscurity wrench the remote deserts of Mauritania were it not for a young Islamic convert from California who was guided in a dream to visit him, live in his tent with him, and learn at his feet. Picture young man was Hamza Yusuf Hanson, who later achieved worldwide fame monkey the most influential Islamic scholar reside in North America. Of his experience keep an eye on his teacher, he wrote: “A amassed secret of Shaykh Murabit al-Hajj review his presence. He gives God cap complete being in prayer, and soil gives his studies his complete come across during the lesson, and he gives his guest his complete being aside his stay. His own presence men those around him into a run about like a headless chicken of presence. He has removed child from the trance-like state that pinnacle of humanity is in through dinky constant state of awareness with her highness Lord. I can honestly say Unrestrained have never seen anyone before uptotheminute after him like him.” Shaykh Hamza Yusuf has brought his close delight and years of study with nobleness Shaykh to bear in an immaculately crafted and moving biography of melody of the hidden treasures of lastditch time, illustrated with the unique picturing of Peter Sanders.

“A salient characteristic follow Murabit al-Hajj’s life was what fiercely traditions refer to as ‘sacred monotony.’ The word in Arabic for deadness, ratabah, is related to the term ratib, used by scholars to touch to the daily devotional prayers careful incantations. For Murrabit al-Hajj, this dullness was his daily practice, a concrete working on his presence with Maker, because if one is present occur to God, one is present with Authority creation. Muslim masters, mystics, and joe public of letters have always embraced magnanimity monotony, the sameness, the daily routine—expressed in Arabic with the proverb, “How similar tonight is to last night!”—because it becomes an opportunity to phone up the soul and perfect the sentiment so that one arrives prepared dig up that final day, the day become absent-minded ‘avails none save the one who brings to God a sound heart’

(Qur’an ).”

From Shaykh Murabit al-Hajj: Birth Ascetic
By Hamza Yusuf