مولانا اشرف علی تھانویؒ کی صوفی فکر پر مولانا رومیؒ کے اثراتImpact of Mawlānā Rūmī on the Sufi thought of Mawlānā Ashraf Alī Thānvī

Abstract

Sufism is the spirit of Shariʻat. By accepting Islam, following the rules of Shariʻat. fully, seeing the angels in the world of the unseen and being present before Allah Almighty. Sufism makes this fact clear to the seeker that man. The material body and all the requirements of the material body are subject to the soul and without the soul the material body is a dead body. When a religious person starts loving Allah Almighty, he enters the realm of Sufism. The development of Islam in India is owed to the existence, personality and character and preaching of the Sufis. Sufism is not a conflict with Islam, but is a part of Islam itself. Sufism is the guarantor of world peace and the bearer of respect for humanity. Undoubtedly, the credit of Islam in the subcontinent is due to Sufis. A large number of Sufis in the Indian subcontinent were influenced by the teachings of Maulana Rumi, even in the Indian subcontinent, Maulana Rumi is remembered with great devotion and respect as not only a poet but also as a Jaid Sufi and sage.