? These blessings are attained with muraqabah and and we should try to perform dhikr abundantly so that Allah سبحانه وتعالى will bless us with His favors."
I asked the very same question to a Maulana who is Naqshbandi-Mujaddadi and he replied:
The essence of Tassawuff is to follow Sunnah so during Salah you don’t perform Murqabah at all, rather you consult with the Ulama and follow what the Sharia desires of you during Salah. Shaytaan will affect you and during Salah (for beginners) they get such strong connection (and success) during Salah that they want to practise Murqabah; know that this is a trick of Shaytaan. Obedience of Allah (SWT) and Nabi (Sallallaho Alaihe Wassallam) is what is required not feelings and concentrations.
Overtime Wuqoof-e-Qalbi becomes second nature to a person (in or out of Salah) then your heart is inclined towards Allah (SWT) without even trying. Maulana said that for a beginner this is a very difficult concept to fathom. Wuqoof-e-Qalbi eventually becomes “Auto-Pilot” and the person remains engaged in affairs of the Dunya and no attention or manual intervention is required. Sometimes a slight (split second) attention is required like if your car has good tracking and Cruise Control you can drive one end of the Autobahn to another without much intervention (except for occasional course correction). The driver talks to the passengers, changes the CD, gets a drink but just keeps a watchful eye on the car (that’s all).
A beginner on the Autobahn is absolutely petrified he actively tries to control every aspect of the car (speed, direction etc) and CANNOT afford even a momentary lapse of concentration; even shifting gears requires his attention.
Advanced drivers shift gears without even thinking in the middle of the most intense conversation and debate with passengers, do they have to STOP and LOOK DOWN as to where to shift the gear?
Overtime a person has no need to exert effort or attention (just occasional) course correction.
In the end Maulana said, "Wuqoof-e-Qalbi is done not talked about and unless and until a person goes through these stages they won't understand it!"
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