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Sayyidi Younus AlGohar gives the true introduction to Sufism and how Prophet Mohammad took spiritual knowledge to its culmination. Main points: - When a Spiritual Guide is appointed by God, he has God's image in his heart. God sends 360 theophanies upon that image every day. God would send 360 theophanies upon the saints and 500 theophanies upon Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani every day. However, Pr...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar answers a viewer-submitted question about the reality of Halala (a temporary marriage which supposedly allows a divorcee to remarry her ex-husband according to Islamic law). Main points: - Halala is unquestionably prohibited (haram) in Islam. A woman can only remarry her ex-husband if she has been divorced by him, married to another man and then her second husband also divor...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar responds to a viewer’s question about the reality of Ishq-e-Majazi (Romantic Love) in light of spirituality. Main points: - Love is a topic that has always been misunderstood. Love is another word for attraction. There are many types of love; to determine which types of love are lawful and which are unlawful in the eyes of God, we have to see what the source of the attractio...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar answers a question from a viewer who wanted to know how Muslims should handle blasphemous caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Main points: - People who make such caricatures are mischief-mongers who are trying to incite Muslims towards violence. Because of the terrorist activity being done under the label of Islam, Muslims have to be very careful in this delicate mat...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar answers a question from a viewer who asked for clarification about the importance of animal sacrifice on Eid ul Adha and the reality of the Nafs (Lower Self). Main points: - Before animal sacrifice, human beings used to be sacrificed and this was decreed by God. However, God changed this when he asked Abraham to sacrifice his son, and in place of the son, a lamb was sacrific...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar comprehensively answers a viewer’s question about how to see the beloved Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Main points: - There are many types of ways one sees Prophet Mohammad. To see Prophet Mohammad is the right and obligation of a Momin (enlightened believer) in the nation of Prophet Mohammad. There are conditions attached to seeing Prophet Mohammad set by God - you must fulfil c...

Turn on CC to view English subtitles Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains the Prophetic Tradition in which God says, 'I am closer to my servant than his own conjecture. I deal with him according to the conjecture he has about me.' Main points: - Here, God is not addressing common people. He is speaking about those to whom he is closer than their jugular vein: those who have brought God in them...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar reveals the permanent remedy to sectarianism and divisions in Islam in this mesmerising speech. Summary: - When Prophet Mohammad came, it was the culmination of humanity. Exoterically speaking, Islam is similar to the other Abrahamic Faiths. But the esoteric aspects of Islam were so eminent that they were unequalled in human history; the greatest element being the ability to...

What Fiqh will Imam Mehdi follow? Will Imam Mehdi introduce a new Fiqh? Sayyidi Younus AlGohar sets the record straight in this video. Summary: - Different people connected to God, known as Aima Ikram (jurists), gave their own respective understanding of Sharia known as Fiqh. The Fiqhs from the jurists of Prophet Mohammad’s Household and the Fiqhs from the jurists like Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Ahmad...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar answers a viewer who asked for elaboration on the presence of God and Prophet Mohammad in relation to Imam Mehdi. Main points: - Imam Mehdi and Prophet Mohammad cannot be compared to one another because Prophet Mohammad is within Imam Mehdi. The Prophetic Tradition that states that Imam Mehdi’s name will be Mohammad is actually a reference to Prophet Mohammad’s presence in I...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar answers a viewer-submitted question: can only Muslims obtain God and become Enlightened Consciences? Main points: - God is the provider of all the realms and the creatures therein. He provides for everyone, regardless of their religion or lack thereof. Some creation, such as human beings, need both esoteric and exoteric provision; God provides both for them. To obtain exoter...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar reveals why only certain people get satanic dreams and gives important information on the different ways the Devil may try to divert you from the spiritual path. Summary: - A common person who is not walking upon the spiritual path will neither see a divine dream or satanic dream. A common person sees nonsensical dreams. Secondly, His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi says, 'W...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains the true path of Islam in light of the Koran and Prophetic Traditions at the request of a viewer from Kabul, Afghanistan. Summary: 'One who opens his heart (Shahr-e-Sadr) with the name of God for Islam will receive light from his Lord. Woe and destruction upon those whose hearts are so hard that the name of God does not enter them. They are in open misguidance.&...

What is the difference between Ishq-e-Haqiqi (God’s Love), Ishq-e-Majazi (Platonic/Romantic Love) and Ishq-e-Nafsani (Carnal Love)? Sayyidi Younus AlGohar gives an in-depth explanation. Summary: - Ishq-e-Nafsani (Carnal Love) involves the Lower Self; there is always some motive of the Lower Self behind this type of love. What we see depicted in movies and hear about in songs these days is all Ishq...

Sufi Spiritualist Younus Algohar explains the importance and necessity of Zikar Allah (invocation of God) as a fardh (obligation in Islam. He also discusses how exactly Salat is established per God’s instructions. Summary: - Do not ever compare Salat with Zikar Allah because both are obligations in the religion. You have to do both at the same time. Salat is a timely obligation and Zikar Allah in...

Are pictures haram (forbidden) in Islam? This video is Sayyidi Younus AlGohar’s definitive answer to this hotly debated question. Summary: - There were no cameras in the era of Prophet Mohammad, so how can pictures be forbidden? If something is forbidden in the religion, there is some wisdom behind it; God does not make restrictions in religion for no reason. - Making idols was common in the previ...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar answers a question from a viewer who asked how Owais Qarni was a Companion of the Prophet Mohammad. Sayyidi explains how Owais Qarni was the most eminent of all the Companions. Summary: - The religious clerics say that Owais Qarni was from the Tabieen (second-generation followers). A 'Tabay' is one who did not live in Prophet Mohammad's time; rather he lived in t...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains why it is nearly impossible in this day and age to recognise Imam Mehdi in light of the Prophetic Traditions. He reveals the role of God’s signs. Summary: - There is a huge question mark about the authenticity of Prophetic Traditions. There are over 73 sects in Islam and each carries its own set of Prophetic Traditions. The public doesn't know which Prophetic Tr...

In this monumental speech, Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains what it means for the Spiritual Guide to supervise a disciple. He speaks at length about the difference between the common method of supervision and the special type of supervision reserved for the most elite disciple. Summary: - There are different types of Spiritual Guides. Some Spiritual Guides are ‘Perfect’ in Sharia, some others are ‘...

Who are the Manzoor-e-Nazar (Admitted to the Eyes) and how does one become admitted to the eyes of his Spiritual Guide? How has Imam Mehdi changed the spiritual system since His advent? Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains. Summary: - The genuine status of a Spiritual Guide starts from Kamil Tariqat (Perfection in Spirituality). He will only accommodate the number of disciples prescribed by God in his...

What, exactly, is a human being? Where and how do human beings exist in light of spirituality? Sufi Spiritualist Younus AlGohar simplifies some of the most pressing questions of the human condition in this must-see video. Summary: - A car is a complex item so it cannot be explained on the basis of one particular part in it. It is a sum of many different parts. In a similar way, a human being is a...

Is it permissible to call Moula Ali God - and can you call God Ali? Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains. Summary: - There is a type of knowledge in which it is not incorrect to call a man of God, God. This is because the man obtains something from God due to which if someone calls him 'God', they are referring to God, not the man. A Prophetic Tradition also states: One who completes Spiritual...

Sufi Master Younus AlGohar explains the method of Dam Milana, an act used by the saints of God to request a special form of spiritual help from other spiritual dignitaries. He also grants those who have the Personal Name of God permission to use a unique form of Dam Milana. *Available with English subtitles Summary: - People say that the supplications of saints can make it rain or that their praye...

You are known by the company you keep, but does the company you keep actually affect you as a person? In the video, Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains the implications of bad company in light of spirituality. Summary: - There are two types of bad company: exoteric and esoteric. The bad exoteric company in where you keep the company of people who do bad things - People like gangsters, hooligans, drug...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains why Moula Ali did not come to rescue Imam Hussain during the Battle of Karbala at the request of a viewer. Summary: - When Ameer Muawiya handed over control of the Islamic Sultanate to his son, Yazid, the people of Kufa wrote letters saying that Yazid was a sinner and they would not pledge allegiance to him. 'Pledging allegiance' meant to accept Yazid as the...