Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ismail (ra) — Page 29
29 4: SAINT M yst icism , in Arabic is called Taṣawwuf , and t he mystic is known as a Ṣūfī [pronounced soo - fee]. Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhammad Ismail ra was a truly great saint, an enlightened soul, a mystic and someone veritably acquainted with God. In the jargon of Islamic Mysticism, someone who is acquainted with God is know n as an ‘ Ārif Billāh , which literally means "someone who knows God". The relationship of such a person with God is beyond mere doctrine, belief or faith. On the contrary, i t is founded on absolute certitude, which such a person attains only after repeated spiritual experiences and first - hand encounters with God. Such belief is not conceptual or dogmatic. It is insightful. Such belief is anchored securely in personal experience. The relationship that Ḥaḍrat Mir Ismail ra had with God is evident from the event s of his life, from his scholarly writings, and from his exquisitely beautiful and mystical poetry. Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhammad Ismail ra was a recipient of true visions and Divine revelation came to him. God had repeatedly spoken to him, in the state of Ilhām [p ronounced il - haam] meaning revelation. Unassuming, as he was by nature, he was generally more inclined to keep his relationship with God, obscure from the eyes of the world. Occasionally though, he appears to narrate his spiritual experiences for the purp ose of guiding and enriching other seekers of Divine Light.