Monday, August 4, 2008

Bayyath or the Initiation into the Naqshabandi Order

(The Connection or the Pledge of Allegiance)

The Bayyath is the process of initiation into the Order or Tariqa. This is also known as the Oath of Allegiance. Once Bayyath is taken ,one becomes the Mureed of Moulana Sheikh Nazim and as is connected to the Naqshabandi Order. Once a mureed is thus initiated he has connected himself through the Golden Chain of Transmission to the Prophet Muhammad (sal).This then is the beginning of the Mureeds spiritual journey with Moulana Sheikh Nazim as his guide.Bayyath maybe given personally by Moulana Sheikh Nazim or by any one of his authorized Deputies who have specifically been given permission to initiate Mureeds.

The Bayyath is also a conscious confirmation of the connection between the Master and his disciple. The disciple allows his Sheikh and Master to work with him, accepting to be his student and follower, for the sake of his spiritual progress toward his destination. The disciple puts his hand in the hand of the Master or on his stick or coat. Other people can also be connected by putting their right hand on the right shoulder of the person in front of them. The Master says;

?Audhu bi?llahi mina shaitani rajim, Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Inna?lladhina yubai?unaka innama yubayi?una?llah, yadu llahi fauka aydiihim, faman nakatha fa innama yankuthu ?ala nafsi, wa man aufa?bima?ahada?alayu?llah fasayutihi ajra?athnma.

Allahu, Allahu, Allahu, Haqq,
Allahu, Allahu, Allahu, Haqq,
Allahu, Allahu, Allahu, Haqq?

Hasbi Allahu wa niamal Wakil, la haula wa la quwatta ilia billahi?Alia?l?Azim Radna bi?llahi Rabban, wa bil Islami dinan, wa bi Muhammadin Rasulan, wa bi Abdullah Daghestani Sheikuna wa Ustadhuna wa Murshiduna Sheik Muhammed Nazim Adil Al Haqqani

Ila sharafi-n-Nabi salla?llahu ?alai wa?sallim wa alihi wa sahbihi I kiram wa ila arwahi jami?il Anbiya?i wa?l Mursalin, wa khudama-i-shara?i?ahim wa ila arwahi?i a?immati?l arba?a, wa ila Mashaikhina fi Tarikati Naqshbandiya?ti?l-Aliyya, khassatan ila ruhi?l Imami-Tariqa wa Ghwathi?i Khaliqa Shah Baha?ud-din Naqshband Muhammadim Ilwaysiyi?l Bukhari, wa ila ustadhina wa ustadhi ustadhina Khwaja Abdu?l khaliq al Ghudjawani, wa ila Sultani?l Awliya Sheik Abdu?llah al Fa?izi ad-Dahestani wa ila Maulana Sheik Nazim al Haqqani, wa ila arwahi sa?iri sadaatina wa-s-Siddiqiyun.. al Fathiha.

Bayyath or connection may be received at the following centres worldwide.

World Naqshbandi Centres.

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