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InSufism,theMajzooborMajzub(Arabic:مَجْذُوب,plural: مَجَاذِيبٌmajazib, majazeeb) is a mystical station (ḥāl) that the Muslim saint (wali) underwent in his journey withinIslamicsufismto reach the posture (maqām) of reacher (wasil) and perfect man (al-Insān al-Kāmil).[1][2][3][4][5]

Presentation[edit]

Majzoobsare suchmuridswhose hearts (qulub) are soaked, immersed and illuminated withanwarandasrareven before they engage inadhkarandawrad.[6][7]

They do not first engage indhikruntil God illumines their hearts and guides them from the very inception.[8][9]

After being illumined with divine lights, they engage in recitation and invocation which is not a hard task for them because in their state it is just as breathing is.[10][11]

Duncan Forbessaid:[12]

Majzub, attracted, abstracted

— Duncan Forbes,A Dictionary, Hindustani & English,Page 668.

John Thompson Plattssaid:[13][14]

Majzub (Drawn, attracted; carried away (by), abstracted; absorbed (in), lost (in)): One whom God has drawn to himself; a madman; an ascetic much given to divine meditation.

— John Thompson Platts,A Dictionary of Urdū, Classical Hindī, and English, Volume 1,Page 1002.

Ra Gohar Shahi said:[15]

Faiz without the required knowledge will turn the aspirant into a Majzoob (an enlightened person who lost the intellect in God's love).

— Ra Gohar Shahi,The Religion of God (Divine Love): Untold Mysteries and Secrets of God,Page 20.

Muḥammad Fasī al-Dīn said:[16]

While it would not be strictly true to define the Majzoob as an eccentric recluse, he is so exercised in bringing his soul in touch with the Divine Essence as to be practically oblivious of what goes on around him.

— Muḥammad Fasī al-Dīn,Kings of the East,Pages 99-100.

Since theMajzoobis awasilwho has approached and reached the pinnacle of Sufism, the Sufis ascribe all sorts ofKaramatand powers to them, from helping others miraculously to knowing matters ofAl-Ghaib[17]

Difference with Salik[edit]

Thewaliwho is characterized by attraction and soaking, is distinguished, from othersalikinsaints who are characterized by behavior, in that he receives from God selection and care without much religious practice (ibadah) of remembrance (dhikr) and rituals (awrad), thus reaching the station (maqām) of the linker (wasil).[18][19][20]

Syed Yusuf Shahab said in his bookThe Lost Sufis of Delhi:[21]

The journey results in two different attribute of temperament, that is “majzoob” and “saalik”. Majzoobs are those who lose themselves and devote to god that they forget world and in search of peace they want to spend their life in loneliness. On another hand, Saaliks are those, who are close to Allah, they perform their worldly duties with keeping in mind of their duties.

— Syed Yusuf Shahab,The Lost Sufis of Delhi,Page 3.

Legality[edit]

The Islamic legality of majzoob's position is stated in theQuranin severalverses:

  • Verse58 ofSurah Maryamshows that seeking refuge (Arabic: اجْتِبَاءٌ) and guidance (hidayah) is one of the favors (ni'ma[Wikidata]) of God Almighty over some of His chosen and selected servants, and among them are those who are attracted (majazeeb):[22]
وَمِمَّنْ هَدَيْنَا وَاجْتَبَيْنَا‎

English:Several translations of the meaning:
1- And of those We˹rightly˺ guidedandchose.
2- And from among those whom Weguidedandchose.
3- Of those whom Weguidedandchose.
4- And from those Weguidedandselected.
5- And from among those Weguidedandchose.
(Quran:19:58)[23][24][25][26][27]

  • Verse13 ofSurah Ash-Shurashows that seeking refuge (Arabic: اجْتِبَاءٌ) is a favor (Arabic: نِعْمَةٌ) of God Almighty, and guidance (hidayah) is offered to the assiduous and humble practitioner:[28]
اللَّهُ يَجْتَبِي إِلَيْهِ مَن يَشَاءُ، وَيَهْدِي إِلَيْهِ مَن يُنِيبُ‎

English:Several translations of the meaning:
1- Allahchoosesfor Himself whoever He wills, andguidesto Himself whoever turns ˹to Him˺.
2- Allahchoosesfor Himself whom He wills, andguidesunto Himself who turns to Him in repentance and in obedience.
3- Allahchoosesto Himself those whom He pleases, andguidesto Himself those who turn (to Him).
4- Godchoosesto Himself whom He wills, and Heguidesto Himself whoever repents.
5- Allahchoosesfor it whomever He wishes and Heguidesto it whomever returns penitently.
(Quran:42:13)[29][30][31][32][33]

Practice[edit]

When the chosen majzoob receives the divine flow (faydh[Wikidata]) of thema'rifa,theirfanand thehaqiqa,he finds himself in a situation of sublimation (Arabic: اصطلام) due to this spiritual ascent (Arabic: التَّرَقِّي) unexpected and sudden, and therefore a whole directive of conduct must taint his subsequent behavior (suluk (Sufism)[Wikidata]) in order to attain the approval and acceptance of his Lord.[34][35]

He must then look for asheikhormurshidproven and confirmed inSufismto accompany him in his return to the worldly life ofMuslimsthrough aprolapse(Arabic: التَّدَلِّي) from this position of ecstasy to a form of moderate ritual practice (ibadah) according toshariaand righteousness (istiqama[Wikidata]), and he will then be namedsalik.[36][37]

If this attraction is pure generosity (karamat) from the Lord, then the etiquette of the slave (abd (Islam)[Wikidata]) requires him to abide by the modesty of this generous gift through his commitment to uprightness in his desires, laws and commands stipulated in theQuranandSunnahin order to achieve true servitude (ubudiyya[Wikidata]).[38][39]

Ibn al-Banna al-Sarqasti composed a poem in which he described the need of the devotees of God, among them the majazeeb, for a guide and a sheikh who guides them to the signs of true worship:[40][41]

Misconducts[edit]

When the majzoob practices theawradwithout moderation and balance, this insanity can cause a permanent physical and mental abuse to the Sufi.[42][43][44]

People in this abused state can be seen like crazy and vagabonds near the tombs of the Sufis and in isolated places.[45][46][47]

Sometimes, theSufisglorify the state of thesemajazeebclaiming that they have not acquired this state but that it is something bestowed.[48][49][50]

See also[edit]

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