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Ibn_Masheesh_the_Pivot, page : 38
One night whilst he was on one such tour he spent the night in a
cavern and as he worshipped he saw a shaykh enter so he asked
who he was. The Shaykh replied, “I have been your Shaykh since
you were seven years old, and the matters you received were
from me.” Then the shaykh proceeded to mention the matters all
of which had materialized.
His Shaykh was our master Abdul Rahman ibn Al Husain Al
Madiny (of Medina) As Shareef who was known as Zayat. He
lived in the Olive Oil Ally in Medina, the blessed city of the
Prophet, may Allah praise and venerate him. History falls short in
reporting his other shaykhs.
Bushari said: “It is important for us to pause a little and reflect on
the title “Shaykh”. The opponents of Ihsan have attacked the rank
of shaykh, however, in Ihsan the rank of shaykh is a natural
progression. A shaykh of the science of Ihsan is an expert, one
who studied the path which he both traveled and traversed. He
cavern and as he worshipped he saw a shaykh enter so he asked
who he was. The Shaykh replied, “I have been your Shaykh since
you were seven years old, and the matters you received were
from me.” Then the shaykh proceeded to mention the matters all
of which had materialized.
His Shaykh was our master Abdul Rahman ibn Al Husain Al
Madiny (of Medina) As Shareef who was known as Zayat. He
lived in the Olive Oil Ally in Medina, the blessed city of the
Prophet, may Allah praise and venerate him. History falls short in
reporting his other shaykhs.
Bushari said: “It is important for us to pause a little and reflect on
the title “Shaykh”. The opponents of Ihsan have attacked the rank
of shaykh, however, in Ihsan the rank of shaykh is a natural
progression. A shaykh of the science of Ihsan is an expert, one
who studied the path which he both traveled and traversed. He