Our goal is ALLAH swt Himself. Our only intention ( niyyat ) is worshipping HIM and winning HIS pleasure. Our policies are:
1- Preferring sobriety over intoxication.
2- In our silsilah miracles are not encouraged.
Our Mashaikh try to kindle or enlarge the spark already in the murid's heart, and then his own fire work wonders.
Our Mashaikh do not allow the murids to get lost in the charm ( i.e. miracles and physical beauty etc ) of the spiritual journey.
3- In our silsila, our Mashaikh do not allow dancing, crying or moving about in Qawalli sessions, halqa zikir etc, because if one is overpowered by ecstasies, faizan stops coming. We want the murids to bear everything calmly and firmly, while in some silsila getting up and dancing is encouraged as progress. We regard it as weakness. So overall position is that our way is closer to the Prophet's way of patience, tolerance and courage.
Extracted from " From Darkness into Light " Pg 215
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