SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASSE’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY SHAYKH `ALI b. SAYYID AL-HASSAN CISSE (THE REMOVAL OF CONFUSION)In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. May Allah bestow blessings upon the secret of the divine Essence, he through whom the divine Names and Attributes are elucidated, our master Muhammad, the best of best of creation. And on his family and companions, May Allah grants fountains of grace (fadl) and overflowing bounties (fuyudat).This is only a small portion of the author`s biography, may Allah be pleased with him.He is a shaykh in all the degrees and ramifications of the rank. He is the mouthpiece of his time, the light of his age, unique of his kind, the focus of Allah`s attention among His creation. He is the open doorway for anyone who wishes to enter the Holy Presence. The age knows no equal in knowledge and religious piety. He is Shaykh for the training of spiritual aspirants, the repository of learning for the rightly-guided, and the seal of those who have attained certain knowledge (al-muhaqqiqin) in the fourteenth century of the Islamic era. He is the splendour of the nights and the day’s. He is the authoritative source (hujja) of the distinguished Gnostics (al-arifin), the blazing pride of the Muhammadan community. He is the champion the Tariqa Ahmadiyya Ibrahimiyya Hanifiyya (Tijaniyya), for he is elite of its most distinguished men. He is the rising sun of the religious and gnostic sciences, the confluence of discernment, insight, and gnosis. He is the impregnable fortress, the lofty mountain cave. He is the pearl in the crown worn by the noble champions of Truth. He bears the precious necklace from the saintly poles (aqtab); he lifts the flag of noble virtues among the human race. He brings together the knowledge of the previous scholars: Knowledge that had been dispersed and separated, from the time after the foundation of this Muslim community until recent times. He is endowed with a beautiful, pleasant character, and with the sanctified qualities of the Prophet Muhammad (s.w.a).To be continued....
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