A true lover is proved such by his pain of heart; no sickness is there like sickness of heart. Rumi
Sufism is not mere speculation; it’s a proven path.
This knowledge, inherited from the prophets and saints (awliyaullah),
teaches that the heart is central to our being.
A healthy heart positively impacts the entire self,
while a corrupted heart negatively affects the whole being.
The heart can be corrupted by attachment to material things,
people, money, power, and so on.
To treat this, zuhd (detachment) is prescribed.
In this practice, one undergoes training to control what they hear,
see, think, and avoid unnecessary things that can affect the heart.
ﻳَﺎ ﺣَﻨَّﺎﻥْ ﻳَﺎ ﻣَﻨَّﺎﻥْ ﻳَﺎ ﻗَﺪِﻳْﻢَ ﺍْﻻِﺣْﺴَﺎﻥْ
ﺑَﺤْﺮُ ﺟُﻮْﺩِﻙْ ﻣَﻠْﻴَﺎﻥْ ﺟُﺪْ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻐُﻔْﺮَﺍﻥْ
ﺟُﺪْ ﻟِﻬَﺬَﺍ ﺍْﻻِﻧْﺴَﺎﻥْ ﻋَﺒْﺪَ ﺳُﻮْﺀٍ ﺧَﺰْﻳﺎَﻥْ
ﻣِﻦْ ﺫُﻧُﻮْﺑِﻪْ ﻭَﺣْﻼَﻥْ ﺧَﺎﺋِﻒْ ﺍِﻧَّﻚْ ﻏَﻀْﺒﺎَﻥْ
ﺭَﺑَّﻨﺎَ ﻧَﺴْﺘَﻌْﻔِﻴﻚْ ﺭَﺑَّﻨﺎَ ﻧَﺴْﺘَﺮْﺿِﻴﻚْ
ﻭَﻟَﻨﺎَ ﻇَﻦٌّ ﻓِﻴﻚْ ﻳﺎَﺭَﺟَﺎ ﺍﻫْﻞَ ﺍْﻻِﻳْﻤﺎَﻥْ
ﻻَ ﺗُﺨَﻴِّﺐْ ﺭَﺍﺟِﻲْ ﺗَﺤْﺖَ ﺑﺎَﺑِﻚْ ﻻَﺟِﻲْ
ﻟَﻢْ ﻳَﺰَﻝْ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﺪَّﺍﺟِﻲْ ﻗﺎَﺋِﻼً ﻳﺎَ ﺣَﻨّﺎَﻥْ
ﺑِﺎﻟﻨَّﺒِﻲِّ ﺍْﻻُﻣِّﻲْ ﻭَﺧَﺪِﻳْﺠَﺔْ ﺍُﻣِّﻲْ
ﻭَﺍﻟْﺒَﺘُﻮْﻝِ ﺍﻟْﺨَﺘْﻤِﻰ ﺳَﻴِّﺪَﺍﺕِ ﺍﻟﻨِّﺴْﻮَﺍﻥْ
ﻭَﺍﻟﺼَّﻼَﺓُ ﺍﻟﺪَّﺍﺋِﻢْ ﻋَﻠﻰَ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺒِﻲ ﺑْﻦِ ﻫﺎَﺷِﻢْ
ﻋَﺪَّ ﻣَﻦْ ﻫُﻮْ ﻗﺎَﺋِﻢْ ﺑﺎِﻟْﻌِﺒﺎَﺩَﺓْ ﺳَﻬْﺮَﺍﻥْ
ﻳَﺎ ﺣَﻨَّﺎﻥْ ﻳَﺎ ﻣَﻨَّﺎﻥْ ﻳَﺎ ﻗَﺪِﻳْﻢَ ﺍْﻻِﺣْﺴَﺎﻥْ
ﺑَﺤْﺮُ ﺟُﻮْﺩِﻙْ ﻣَﻠْﻴَﺎﻥْ ﺟُﺪْ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻐُﻔْﺮَﺍﻥ
The concept of a "vertical journey" or *Urooj* (*Miraj*) in Sufi thought refers to a mystical ascent, both metaphorical and liter...