Murabit al hajj biography of george orwell

Shaykh Murabit al-Hajj was a Mauritanian ascetic scholar-saint who would almost certainly have lived out his life in complete obscurity in the remote deserts of Mauritania were it not for a young Muslim convert from California who was guided in a dream to visit him, live in his tent with him, and learn at his feet.

Murabit al hajj biography of george orwell: The Muslim The World's Most Influential

The young man was Hamza Yusuf Hanson, who later achieved worldwide fame as the most influential Islamic scholar in North America. He gives God his complete being in prayer, and he gives his studies his complete being during the lesson, and he gives his guest his complete being during his stay. His own presence forces those around him into a state of presence.

He has removed himself from the trance-like state that most of humanity is in through a constant state of awareness with his Lord. I can honestly say I have never seen anyone before or after him like him. For Murrabit al-Hajj, this monotony was his daily practice, a constant working on his presence with God, because if one is present with God, one is present with His creation.

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