Dātā Nagar (City of Dātā) due to his association.^[1]

Introduction to Kashf al-Maḥjūb

Dear Islamic brothers! Dātā Ganj Bakhsh ꜤAlī Hujwayrī رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ  was a highly skilled Islamic scholar. He authored several books, but alas! His books are no longer available. However, one of his magnificent books, Kashf al-Maḥjūb, is still available. Kashf al-Maḥjūb is originally in Persian, and its Urdu translation is also available in the market.

·         Kashf al-Maḥjūb is such an extraordinary book that many great Sufis not only studied it regularly but also taught it to their students.

·         Kashf means ‘to unveil’, and maḥjūb means ‘a veiled or hidden thing’. The Sufis refer to the spiritual impurity that accumulates on the heart due to sins as ḥijāb. Thus, Kashf al-Maḥjūb means: Unveiling of the Hidden i.e. it is the book which removes the veils of the Heart.

·         Khwāja Niẓām al-Dīn Awliyāʾرَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ   used to say: Whoever cannot find a perfect spiritual guide should read Kashf al-Maḥjūb, and they will find one.^[2]

Summary of a Chapter from Kashf al-Maḥjūb

Dear Islamic brothers! There is a chapter in Kashf al-Maḥjūb titled “Kashf-e-Hijāb (Removing the veil): Description of Etiquette”. In this chapter, Dāta Ganj Bakhsh ꜤAlī Hujwayrī رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ   primarily mentions three things: (1) What is etiquette? (2) Types of etiquette. (3) Various etiquettes of life.

Let us attain the blessing of listening to the teachings and a few pieces of advice from Dātā Ganj Bakhsh رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ   in this chapter of Kashf al-