Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri was a distinguished Islamic scholar and religious figure from Sharaqpur Sharif, near Lahore, Pakistan. Renowned for his expertise in Islamic jurisprudence, Quranic interpretation, and hadith studies, he devoted his life to the dissemination of Islamic knowledge. Sharaqpuri served as a mentor and teacher, nurturing numerous students in their religious education and instilling in them a profound understanding of Islamic principles. His involvement in religious gatherings, where he delivered lectures on moral values and social justice, left a lasting impact on his audience. Sharaqpuri’s passing in 2013 marked the end of an era, but his legacy as a devout scholar and advocate for Islamic teachings continues to inspire generations of students and followers.
01. “Calamities and afflictions descend owing to the bad deeds of people in earth and sea. Some people get requital of their evil deeds in the temporal world.”
— Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
02. “Ascetic practice does not mean that you leave the world and go to the jungle. Rather, you get busy in your occupation and your heart immersed in His remembrance. Every breath must adore Him.”
— Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
03. “You will leave behind everything in this world except pious deeds. Whatever you earn here shall be recompensed in the Hereafter. The corporeal world is an abode of affliction, and the Hereafter an abode of bliss and comfort.”
— Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
04. “Who inflicts you, you comfort him.”
— Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
05. “The virtue of dhikr (remembrance) is boundless, and its invocation is highly emphasized, so much so it must be done in every circumstance.”
— Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
06. “Paradise is a realm of bliss whose praise is ineffable.”
— Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
07. “Remember Him with ardency, wailing, and imploring heart.”
— Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
08. “Keep three things in mind: Think God Omnipresent, when you eat, be careful whether it is lawful or unlawful; think all the people superior to you.”
— Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
09. “Tawhid (Unity) and Risalat (Messengerhood) are coherent with each other. Without Tawhid, there is no Messengerhood nor is Tawhid affirmed without Messengerhood.”
— Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
10. “Subject your soul to self-accounting so that you may be at ease on the Day of Reckoning.”
— Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
11. “Affliction, indigence, loss of life and wealth, and other calamities are treasures from the treasures of the celestial worlds, but they are conditioned with patience, thankfulness, and satisfaction of man with God.”
— Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
12. “He who runs after the gratification of the lower self and temptations of the flesh and then claims that God Most High shall pardon him, it would be his sheer stupidity.”
— Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
13. “Where unlawful acts become rampant, calamity descends. Former nations were subjected to Divine calamities for this reason.”
— Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
14. “The human soul likes good and evil both but is more inclined toward evil. It is incumbent on humans to bridle his soul and don’t let it prone to evil, failing which it would tear him into pieces as the beast does.”
— Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
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