Murshid =link= -

Perhaps the most beautiful aspect of the is that he is never alone. He is a link in a chain ( Silsila ) dating back 1,400 years. When a Murid sits with a Murshid, he is, in the spiritual realm, sitting with the Prophet Muhammad.

The Quran mentions the "signs for those who have discernment" (15:75). A true Murshid possesses Firasa —the intuitive ability to see the inner state of the seeker. Without this, his advice will be generic and ineffective. Murshid