According to Shaykh Hassan Cisse: It is said, “The service (khidma) of the disciple (murīd) is his ladder to attain his aspirations.” Saydī Ali did not attain his position with Shaykh Ibrāhīm only because the Shaykh loved him, that’s not the only reason Shaykh Ibrāhīm gave him everything. Saydī Ali…
In a forthright letter documented in the Jawâhir al -Rasâ’il, Shaykh Ibrâhîm (RA) writes: ‘And may you know that the Shaykh (al-Tijânî), may Allâh be pleased with him, mentioned a Fayda that would appear in the latter days. And some of the people of Kashf from the disciples of Shaykh…
The community of Ibrāhīm Niasse articulated specific guidelines for disciple conduct. The most important was purity of intention. The Arabic word murīd (disciple, aspirant) connotes one who desires. The Sufi murīd was thus conceived as one who ardently desired to know God. This intention should remain central to the disciple’s…
