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<!--l. 7--><p class="noindent" >What to do when one seeks to follow the sufi path and reach God? One may learn
from the personal experience of the Mujaddid. He writes in his monograph <span
class="cmti-10">Mabda’ va</span>
<span
class="cmti-10">Ma‘ad</span><a
id="dx1-2"></a> about how he started his own sufi journey.
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<!--l. 12--><p class="noindent" >When I experienced the desire for this path, divine grace (<span
class="cmti-10">ilahi</span>)
(SWT) took me to a caliph of the family of the <span
class="cmti-10">khwaja </span>hazrats (qaf).
It is from there that I attained the tariqa of these masters and I
clung to his companionship. [Mabda’ 1, 3.1-4]<a
id="dx1-3"></a></div>
<!--l. 17--><p class="noindent" >Yes! In order to attain Allah, one must attain the companionship of an authorized
deputy or <span
class="cmti-10">khalifa </span>of any of the sufi tariqas and learn from him.
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<h2 class="likechapterHead"><a
id="x1-1000"></a>Index</h2>
<div class="theindex"><span class="index-item">books <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">    <span
class="cmti-10">Mabda’ va Ma‘ad</span>, <a
href="scr.html#dx1-2" >1</a> <br /></span>
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<span class="index-item">Naqshbandi tariqa <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">    Mujaddid starts, <a
href="scr.html#dx1-3" >2</a> <br /></span>
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